Doctors in Recital, a variety show fundraiser scheduled for Jan. 25 featuring the musical talents of Northeast Wisconsin physicians, will benefit several local nonprofits in 2025 — Foster the Village, Ecumenical Partnership for Housing, Fort Howard Fife and Drum Corps and the Griffon String Quartet.
Doctors in Recital, Inc., was created to organize, administer and produce a local fundraising benefit concert, held annually in January.
Each act features an area physician with a passion for music, and many other healthcare workers, family and friends share the stage.
Funds are raised through donations and ticket sales, but sponsorships provide the most income.
The net proceeds are split between and donated to the community and music program recipients.
“Doctors in Recital exists to make a difference by making music,” said Board President Kim Schefchick. “Our goal has always been to make a positive impact in our community, and we are thrilled to announce Foster the Village and Ecumenical Partnership for Housing as our community recipients this year.”
Foster the Village is a non-profit organization that supports children from birth to 18 years old in Brown County who have been removed from their homes and placed in foster care.
Foster the Village provides services to children and families in foster care including basic needs, training and community support to ease the journey for children and their caregivers.
In six years, more than 5,440 local children have been served thanks to support from the community.
Ecumenical Partnership for Housing (EPH) is a nonprofit organization that has served families with children facing homelessness in Brown County for over 30 years and aims to reduce homelessness one family at a time.
Its mission is to provide safety, stability and solutions leading to self-sufficiency for the families it serves.
Working in partnership with 21 local churches, EPH provides three main programs: transitional housing, long-term supportive housing and eviction prevention.
All families who participate receive intensive case management support focused on family well-being, financial stability, employment, education and home care to help them build the skills necessary to become self-sufficient.
In addition to its community recipients, Doctors in Recital named the Fort Howard Fife and Drum Corps and the Griffon String Quartet as its 2025 music education recipients.
The Fort Howard Fife and Drum Corps was founded by Heritage Hill at the beginning of 2023 thanks to a donation from the late James Griesinger.
The Corps was developed to provide a historically accurate and meaningful sensory experience to the Fort Howard area.
The Corps works with youth age 10 to 22 and provides students regular instruction with highly-trained musicians.
There is no fee to join, and no previous musical instruction necessary in order to participate.
As an organization, Heritage Hill is committed to enriching the lives of visitors of all ages by nurturing a deeper understanding and appreciation of the history of Northeastern Wisconsin and its people.
One of the most vibrant and engaging quartets of its generation, the Griffon String Quartet was formed in the fall of 2018 as a collaboration led by Midsummer’s Music.
GSQ enriches the lives of children and adults throughout Northeast Wisconsin through concerts, workshops and music education outreach.
Each member of the Griffon String Quartet has advanced degrees and significant professional experience, both as educators and performers and they have been recognized for “their youthful vigor, which is absolutely infectious!”
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