Newsmaker Sunday: 100 years of Brown County United Way
(WFRV) – On this week's Newsmaker Sunday, Tom Zalaski is joined by Brown County United Way President and CEO Robyn Davis and COO Rashad Cobb to discuss the last century of work from the Brown County United Way.
Brown County United Way has been around for 100 years and in that century of work they have been helping countless folks in the northeast Wisconsin area.
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