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June 2026 Newsletter

Leave a Comment / News & Notices / By Lucy Hanson

June 2026 News
Quarter 1 Ride Data
County-Wide Trips Veteran Trips Loan Client Trips Voucher Trips
309 31 "1,328" 438

“The work you do, is much much more than transportation… You’re building community.” - Driver
“Door-Tran excels at compassion, encouragement, professional scheduling, and excellent drivers. Our volunteer driver was most gracious and we enjoyed the conversations and fellowship.” - Rider

Upcoming Dates
Tune in to WDOR for updates on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 11:10
Door County Fire Company (2nd Floor)
Saturday, June 6
9 am to 12pm
2026 Spring Door County Volunteer Fair
Stop by to learn more about the amazing organizations changing lives in Door County and how you can be part of making a difference in your community! This event is taking place alongside the Sturgeon Bay Farmers Market.

Door-Tran Board Meeting
2:00pm – 3:30pm
~ 3rd Thursday of every other month ~
Quarterly Transportation Resource Improvement Partners (TRIP) Meeting
1:00 pm - Sturgeon Bay City Hall Community Room - Virtual Option
July 8th
July 16th
Door-Tran will be part of the Driven to Succeed: Transportation and Career Fair
Wednesday, June 17th
9am-12pm at the Door County Fairgrounds.

Jimmy Johns is hosting a “You Buy, We Give” promo benefiting Door-Tran on June 10th. Jimmy Johns will be donating $1 dollar for every sandwich purchased when the Door-Tran flyer is mentioned. Stop by for a delicious lunch that makes a difference!
Upcoming Fundraising Events
Marchants Brat Barn fund raiser on July 30. Please mark this your calendars and tell your family and friends to stop by for lunch. Contact Kim if you are able to help with this event.

Program Highlight: Veteran Volunteer Driver Program
Free medical transportation for veterans across county lines

Partnership between Door-Tran (staff time for onboarding riders, making them or their family feel comfortable, invoicing, coordinating vehicle trips with transportation vehicle, rider and driver, driver recruitment, orientation and background checks), County Veteran Service Office (verifies Door County veteran status, covers fuel costs), and Door County Transportation Department (use of a vehicle that includes the repair & maintenance, insurance and registration, inspections, and staff to move the vehicles around and assist with scheduling vehicle).

When a county vehicle is not available or they are traveling from a distance north of Sturgeon Bay or the trip begins south of Sturgeon Bay and it’s more convenient for the driver, the veteran still receives a free ride using donations. Internally we refer to it as the “golden heart” fund as it originated from the volunteer drivers who were nominated and won the Volunteer Center of Door County’s Golden Heart Award in 2014.

They received $500 to gift to a nonprofit of their choice and that year, that donation started the Golden Heart Award. Whenever we receive a donation of $50 or greater, the donor may direct which program they would like to support. Please consider donating to that fund to ensure our veterans do not have to pay a fare to get to their medical appointments.
Amvets Post 51 recently donated $2,000 to support this program.

Celebrations
Nikki Voight (Executive Director):
15-year work anniversary (April 18th)
Evonne LaCrosse (Program Coordinator): 5-year work anniversary (May 10th)
Birthdays
Rick Gename
Dan Lindner
Bonita Madden
Lori Vandertie
John Korolewski
Anniversary
Larry Fiala (2 years)
Rick Gename (1 year)
Welcome Lucy Hanson, our new Marketing Coordinator and Office Assistant. Lucy started in March and hopes to expand marketing efforts and increase awareness for Door-Tran.

Past Events
Door-Tran’s Annual Meeting took place on April 8, 2026. Thank you to everyone who attended!
Grand Prize: Sally Warwick ($1,500)
1st Prize Doc Bundy ($750)
2nd Prize Emily Groessel ($500)
3rd Prize Megan Welch ($250)
Raffle Winners
Don Kuehn Party – Rocker (Catholic Charities matched $250) – 5/2/26, $1,000 total raised including match
4th, 5th & 6th prizes:
-Matt Nei
-Rebecca Denhollander
-Frank DeVillers
($200)
Thank you to everyone who sponsored, sold & bought tickets!

Raffle Sponsors
Grants Received
iTNAmerica – $1,000, iTN reimburses $10 per one-way vision related trip – approved 4/1/26
United Way grant – $13,000 awarded
Thank you once again to all the raffle sponsors!

Nikki recently attended the Wisconsin Association of Mobility Managers (WAMM) Legislative days at the state capitol. Topics discussed include:

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Barriers for volunteer drivers
Insurance for volunteers
Updates on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation
State funding for transportation services

Not sure what to do with your Monday morning? Tune into WDOR AM at 8:30am and play Door-Tran bingo. Up to 3 prizes for the winner(s).
ITN America (Independent Transportation Network) is a national nonprofit network for seniors and people with visual impairments. We receive an annual grant from them based on the number of trips we take to eye doctor appointments. Door-Tran was happy to be represented by Joe Mitchell, a volunteer driver, who spoke at their 2026 Philanthropic Collaborative for Volunteer Transportation. Thank you Joe!
Next time you log in to Facebook take a moment to check out what is on the Door-Tran page. Please take a moment to like and share those posts. Every time a post shows up in front of someone new, we have spread the word just a little further.
Tadych’s MarketPlace Foods donates 1% for every one dollar spent. Drop off your receipts at the office and we will do the rest.

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