Jill Perlberg

Three weeks before Christmas, my uncle was diagnosed with cancer. His options were do nothing or try chemo in an attempt to shrink the tumors vs. cure him. To add to the stress of the situation, my aunt and uncle did not have the best insurance and the cost of doing chemo could wipe out thier retirement savings. After long talks, they decided to try chemo and see if my uncle's time with us could be extended. My family felt a bit helpless as we live in Milwaukee and my aunt&uncle are in Phoenix. So we decided to organize a fundraiser to help offset some of the incoming medical bills. Between scheduling the fundraiser and having it yesterday, my uncle had passed away. But we decided to have it anyway, my aunt was going to need all the help she could get. On a cold Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee, I saw selflessness of people that we rarely see anymore. Through donations at the door, raffles, and silent auction items we raised nearly $5,000 in a four-hour period. Nothing was be

2009 is here and although we have said "Do More with Less" in the past, 2009 couldn't more true. This is true for many people including myself. Example being: -Like many of you, I work where some colleagues have been laid off, budgets were tightened, but it seems the work hasn't decreased either, in fact, its growing. -I'm getting married this year. Not only that, my tax escrow was short, Christmas just passed and it seems that everything costs a bit more, well at least gas isn't $4/gallon. -Because of the two items above, I feel like I don't have any time or money. I spent a number of days from my year end vacation, cleaning, paying bills, doing laundry, running errands, all the things you don't have time for now because you are working harder (do more with less). What's a girl to do? At work, we all had to write down everything we do. Then we had to identify anything that wasn't strategic, imperative, etc. This allows you to really evaluate i