Hello, I'm Deanna Springer live at the Great Wisconsin Quilt
Show in Madison, Wisconsin and I'm joined with Kristin Korevec.
Good morning Kristen. >> Good morning Deanna.
>> Congratulations. It's opening day of our 21st year of
the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. >> Congratulations to you too.
>> It's always great working with you. We've been working
together for at least 15 years. >> 13 years? That's right.
>> And your events manager at PBS Wisconsin?
that works on community engagement and fundraising
events across the state. Like this one.
>> All year long. Yes. >> And Nancy Zieman Productions
back in Beaver Dam, we coordinate the teachers and the
education, the quilts, and your team in Madison focuses on the
vendors. And tell us a little bit what your team works.
>> Advertising, marketing, ticket sales, volunteers. So
it's a great partnership. >> Is is a huge, huge thing. It
takes over 500 volunteers to do the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show.
So thank you. Volunteers. Yeah. In our missions align NCP and
PBS Wisconsin, we share a mission.
PBS Wisconsin's largest annual community engagement and
fundraising event. And it's just so amazing to see people
come together to connect, engage, learn from one another
and be inspired. That's all a big part of our mission.
>> Well, all while supporting. It's a fundraiser.
>> That's right. >> For PBS Wisconsin. So
enjoying yourself at the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show also helps
quality programing. >> Exactly, yes. Thank you for
for your support by coming to this.
founder, Nancy Zieman came to PBS Wisconsin with this idea
over 20 years ago. >> So I think she would be.
>> So proud. It was such a natural fit for our teams to
partner on this. And cheers to 20 more years.
>> Yes it's amazing. >> Have a have a great show
this year. >> Thank you.
>> It's day one. So come out to the Alliant Energy Center
Exhibition Hall and join us for the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. And to learn more
about this year's event and next year's event, head over to
quilt Show.com. [MUSIC]
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