A Green Bay Packer themed Misty Harbor pontoon is being raffled off for the benefit of the St. Hedwigs project.  The pontoon is 16′ and features a 25 HP Mercury motor, gauge package and a rear entry with ladder. The raffle is already underway and will conclude on Sept. 24th with the winner drawn at Fragile’s second concert at the State Theatre.  The pontoon can be seen now at O-W Sports and Liquor and will be displayed at the Munson Bridge Winery when Fragile plays there on the 28th of May.  This will be first music event at Munson Bridge and will feature music from Jerry Teclaw and Anna Johnson as well.  Tickets for the raffle are 1 for $10, 3 for $20, and 9 for $50. Thanks to those who have already purchased their tickets.

Music of all kinds throughout the day for only $5. Refreshments are available. All proceeds to benefit the restoration of St. Hedwigs. Doors open at 11:00. Tours of St. Hedwigs from 11-4.

12:00 – 2 PM – Cynor Polka Band
2:00 – 2:30 – Christopher & Jennika Marion
2:30 – 3:00 – Jerry Teclaw feat. Darrell Marrier of Fragile
3:00 – 5:00 – Cynor Polka Band
5:00 – 6:00 – Jerry Teclaw feat. Darrell Marrier of Fragile

The world famous Cynor Polka Band featuring the Cynor Brothers will be playing all your favorite Polka hits. We know you can dance, so come down and prove it. There will be a dance-off for prizes. Christopher Marion (from Fragile) will be playing classics with his sister Jennika on violin. They will also be joining Jerry Teclaw and Darrell Marrier (of Fragile) as they play your favorite songs by the Beatles. Please come down and show your support as we will be raising funds for the St. Hedwigs project being done by the Hands Foundation.

We are excited to announce our first projects are underway in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. In conjunction with the Fragile CD release show on May 15th, we wanted to raise some awareness and funding for the foundation. Proceeds from this show will go to the foundation.
These projects continue our new commitment to accessibility. The first project is located in St. Paul for an 83 year old woman named Leila. She has lived in her two story home in Frogtown since 1965 and finds it harder these days to make it up to the second floor. This happens to be where her only working bathroom is. We have set about remodeling the bathroom downstairs and making a few other adjustments to make it easier for Leila to stay in her home as she grows older. We found out about this project with the help of Charles Braun from Equal Access Homes. He not only found the projects, but also donated his time to help us complete them. We’ll have more on Leila and the work of Charles Braun coming soon.
The second project is in Burnsville, MN and is another bathroom remodel for Bethany Demaster. Bethany was born with Spina Bifida and has been in a wheelchair her whole life. This project will make it easier for Bethany to live independently. There will be photos and more info added for this project soon. We continue to look for ways to expand the foundation and appreciate those who have supported us and those who will in the future. There will soon be a way for you to donate to the foundation directly through this site. 100% of your donations go directly toward materials needed for these and other projects we do. Thank you.

The Hands for Jason project is progressing very well and looks to be headed for completion in mid-May.  We are thrilled to be a part of the project spear-headed by Bill Buettner of Pioneer Plumbing and Shannon Melvin of Wood Wright Construction.  When they called us and told us of the project and the family behind it we jumped at the chance.  Our project manager Jon Nyre has played an integral part in the finishing of  this project and we can’t thank him enough for that.  We had a very successful media day last Thursday in which we were visited by various TV stations (channels 13, 9, and 18), newspapers (Marshfield News Herald, the Neillsville Post) and Paul Knoff from Neillsville’s own 107.5 WCCN.  It was a great opportunity for us to get the word out on the project we’re working on for Jason as we improve the accessibility of his new home.  Thanks to everyone who has been a part of this project; businesses, friends, family.  We will be posting more photos as we go.  Please click on the links below to view some of the news coverage:

WEAU Channel 13 Article

WAOW Channel 9 Article

There will be more links to follow.  For more information on this and other projects please visit the Projects page on the site. Thank you.

As many of you already know the roof project for St. Hedwigs has been underway for the last few weeks.  We couldn’t be more excited to tell you that the roof is finally completed!  The project was headed up by Kulp Construction of Stratford and enough thanks cannot be given to them.  Those of you who have been able to drive by or stop and see the work being done were able to marvel at a job well done.  For those of you who weren’t able, make sure you swing by or check out the gallery we have included in the photos area of the St. Hedwigs page.  Thanks to everyone for their support on this project and for our future projects.  We couldn’t have done it without you.  This was a huge step forward in saving St. Hedwigs.

Work has started and is going on as you read this to put the new roof on St. Hedwigs. The long awaited project has finally begun with the help of Kulp Construction. They have donated a significant portion of this roof for the project to be possible. We will post photos of the process soon so you can see the progress. You can also see by just driving by so feel free to do so. Thank you for all of your support and donations made toward this roof. It is a great step forward for this project and will make everything else we do easier. Donations are still needed to finish paying for this project.

Welcome to the new and improved Hand Foundation website.  We would like to thank Andrew Tarcon for designing it for us.  This will be your place to follow the progress on St. Hedwig’s and all the other projects we are working on.  Check back often for updates and contact us if you want to volunteer and join us on one of our projects.  Thanks for your support.