Events around the 17th!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
December 3, 6-7:30p, Meet and Greet, Belleville Library Community Room, 20 S Park St.
PAST EVENTS:
September 21 - Campaign Fundraiser, New Glarus
September 17 - Campaign Kick-off, New Glarus
October 17, 6pm, Meet and Greet, Speakeasy Fifty/50, 130 W Market St. Platteville
October 20, 5:30-7:30, Wisconsin Senate Forum, UW-P Campus, Nohr Gallery, Ullsvik Hall, 30 S. Hickory Street, Platteville
October 23, Meet and Greet, New Rose, 523 1st St. New Glarus, WI from 6-8 pm
November 2, 2-4 pm Meet and Greet, Dodgeville
November 3, 5-7 pm, Fundraiser, 2951 Triverton Pike Dr., St. Charles Station
November 9, 3-5 pm, Meet and Greet at Corrine's house 854 10th Ave, New Glarus
November 16, 6 pm, Candidate Forum, hosted by Brix Cider, 119 S. 2nd St. Mount Horeb
November 18, 7-7:30 pm, Virtual Fundraiser REGISTER first 50 registrants who include their address receive a free poster of Corrine
News from the 17!
We Are Family Child Care — Featured in the Regional Emmy Nominated Documentary
Child Care Providers Run for Office to Fix a Broken System, November 3 - The 74.
Hendrickson said she feels prepared to explain how and why allocations from the state budget affect providers’ livelihood, and why child care plays a critical role in her state’s rural economy. When she goes out into the community to talk with people, from firefighters to farmers, they consistently bring up child care as one of the barriers they face.
Wisconsin Senate candidates discuss key Democratic issues at Platteville forum, October 22 - Telegraph Herald
“I decided to run for office after I closed my business of 18 years as a child care provider because our funding did not invest appropriately in our children.”
Former Child Care Provider Takes on Wisconsin's 17th Senate District, September 22 - Civic Media, Matenaer on Air
From advocate to candidate, September 19 - Monroe Times
“We need someone who will fight for the people of this district; that will bring people together to solve the problems created by the lack of affordability instead of fighting each other over the scraps … we’re all fighting to survive. We’re working harder than ever and feeling further behind.”
Childcare advocate Corrine Hendrickson officially enters Senate 17th District contest, September 18 - Wisconsin Examiner
“A lot of people are getting priced out of their homes because property taxes are too high, because our state refuses to invest in the local school districts, the local fire districts, municipalities, highways, counties — and so the local people have to absorb the cost themselves or go without the services,” Hendrickson said.
Hendrickson campaign: New Glarus caregiver announces run for Wisconsin State Senate, September 17 - WISPOLITICS
“It’s tough out here for lots of folks,” Hendrickson said. “People are working harder just to try and get by and are worried about their families. The cost of everything is making life harder to afford, but it’s important to note even in this challenging moment, there is a better way to do this. If we want things to be different, we have to be willing to try something different, and that’s why I’m running.”
Corrine Hendrickson launches State Senate Campaign, September 17 - WGLR
Why So Many Childcare Centers are Closing, August 15 - TIME
Provider to close her family child care program, but won’t leave advocacy, July 23 - Wisconsin Examiner