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Join the 63Club!

Join the fight for healthy lakes by becoming a 63Club monthly donor

The 63Club recognizes individuals that sustain Clean Lakes Alliance through a recurring monthly donation. As a 63Club member, your donation directly benefits work to clean up our lakes.

As a thanks for your support, you will receive:

  • Ticket pre-sale and hosted lounge access at Frozen Assets (for $19.63 monthly donor level and above)
  • Printed recognition in the monthly Lake-O-Gram
  • Plus, all Friend of Clean Lakes benefits, including free admission to Clean Lakes 101

You’ll also receive invitations to events, updates on work to improve water quality, and the assurance that Clean Lakes Alliance is working on your behalf on a daily basis with city, county, and state officials to put the Yahara lakes at the top of to-do lists. In addition to 63Club benefits, donors who make a gift at the $1,000 or more level ($83.63 a month) are recognized each year through Clean Lakes Alliance’s Yahara Society.

Why is it called the 63Club?

1963 was the year that the Mad-City Ski Team was founded, which founded the Clean Lakes Festival in turn years later. It is due to the Mad-City Ski Team’s initiative and love for the lakes that Clean Lakes Alliance exists. Lands’ End — a company whose heritage is rooted in water — was also founded in 1963 and now serves as a Sustaining Founder to Clean Lakes Alliance. Donors who make a gift at the $1,000 or more level are recognized each year through Clean Lakes Alliance’s Yahara Society. Clean Lakes Alliance is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization. Your donation is tax-deductible!

Thank you for joining the 63Club! 

*** Upon approval, you will be automatically billed for the amount indicated and your total charges will appear on your monthly credit card statement. Automatic payments will be made on the 8th of each month. For your convenience you will not be required to renew your commitment each year. You may cancel this automatic billing authorization at any time by contacting us.

 

Thank you to our 63Club members

Current 63Club members (through August 31st, 2023) 63Club members who donate at the $1,000 level or more are also recognized as part of the “Yahara Society” (denoted with asterisks below).

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Doug Bach & Muriel Nagle
Prakash Balasubramanian
Chris Banaszak
Paul & Erin Barbato
Doug Barnes & Jan McGee
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Chuck Beckwith & Chuck Bauer*
Miguel Benson
Alan & Leslie Bergstrom
Jason & Vesa Bollig
Robert Bour
Jeff & Freya Bowen
Cary & Jill Bremigan
Cory & Jessica Buye
Conrad Campbell
Elizabeth Carley
Jeff Carroll
Jennie & Adam Casavant*
Jake & Kristi Cherney
Lewis & Judith Clark*
Thomas Clark
Jessica Collins
Jason & Stephanie Coons
Eric Cooper
Corner Stone Construction of Janesville Inc.
Jessica Crombie
Betty Harris Custer & James Custer*
Kate & George Dale
Harry DeBaufer, III
Trisha Doyle & Dennis Durow
Andrea Dutton
Amanda Elliott
Jeff & Jess Elliott
Nathan & Constance Fagre
John Fedell & Laurie Osterndorf
Beverly Fergus
Jayne & Bruce Fischer
Shannon Fix & Tim Stenzel
Peter & Karen Foy
April Gardner Taylor
Janice Gehrke
Kyle George
Peggy & Bill Gerard
Aris & Marta Gialamas*
LeeAnn & Rob Glover
Marilee & Kevin Gorman*
Linda & Tony Granato*
Brandon & Ashley Gries
Mark & Molly Griffin
Shane & Nichelle Griffith
Rachel Groman & Daniel Resnick
Linda & Bob Growney
Lisa Grueneberg
Jessica Haefner
Jill Hall
Jennifer Hartwig
Sue Haug
Natalie & Ed Hellmer*
Jeffrey Helmuth
Mary Louise Hertel
Ryan Hertel & Julie Bahr
Tim Hewett
Eric & Sharon Hovde
Bri Hoy-Skubik & Drew Rodysill
Kevin Hubbard & David Casey
Benjamin Huber
Andrew & Jane Ippolito
Mourad Ismail
Kyra Jacobson
Jason James
Daniel Jauch & Jane Allen-Jauch
Colleen & Mark Johnson
Corliss Karasov
Glenn & Marta Karlov
David & Elizabeth Katzelnick
Kris & Colleen Keller
Ryan Kelley
Lauren Kelso
Hollie Kemmer
Gregory & Virginia Kester
Dave Kettner*
Bruce & LaVonne Kilcoyne*
Tom & Lois Klingele
Mark & Cynthia Knipfer
Kristin & Ryan Kupres
Andy & Nicole Kurth
Michael & Debra Kutchin
Robert Latousek & Brian McCormick
Alison Lebwohl & Tobin Morrison
Matt & Rachel Lee
Michael & Sarah Lee
Tyler Leeper
Stephanie & Brendan LeRoy
Troy Lethem & Mary Matthias
Ellen Light
Courtney & Tim Lindl
Drew Lottig & Jan Howick
Lisa Luedtke
Stephanie Mader & Daniel Holvick
John & Norma Magnuson
Anita & Safraaz Mahamed
Erica Majumder
Josh & Katie Marron
Chas Martin & Tim Rikkers*
Ronald Kubalanza & Carey McCarthy
Al & Karen Meyer
Greg & Amy Meyer
Becky & Matt Mitchell
Chuck Mitchell & Sally Weidemann
Kate Morand
Stephanie Motz & Michael Fisher
Barbie Murawski
Kevin & Beth Murphy
Laura Myntti & Michael Croak
Sarah Nelson
Jeffrey Newquist
Jessica Niekrasz
David & Jill Odegard*
Corey & Ashley Olson
Ron & Kate Parton
Jessica Patchett
Mary Ploeser
Susan Policello
Susan Polzin
Nancy Poole
Marko Poznanovich & Kari Brock
Emily & Jason Preisler
Beth Prochaska
Andrew Quade
Jean Rawson
Heather Reekie
Carin Reynen
Samuel & Ashley Robertson
Mary & John Rowe
Robert & Heidi Rozmiarek
Michael Rupiper & Kaitlin McDonough
Chad & Kelly Ruppel
Jim & Janet Ruwaldt
Gary & Lois Sater
Stacy Schultz
Linda Scott
Courtney Searles
Cole Seckel
Yoav Shapira
Craig & Barbara Shelton
Elizabeth Shortreed
Leslie Shown
Billy & Sarah Shroyer
Dennis & Traci Snedden
Jimmy Soat & Kimberly Lechmaier-Soat
Adam & Carissa Sodersten
Brian & Kim Spanos
Chad Speight*
Kevin Speth
Susan Springman
Mark Steinbuck
Don & Mardi Stroud
Kurt & Nikki Studt
Robert & Meghan Teigen
Hathaway Terry-Pogue & Michael Pogue*
Linda Thompson & Allen May
Laura Thomson
Susan Thomson*
Ann & Russ Tieman
Adam Tierney
J. James Tye & Gabriel Neves*
Jason Valerius
Eric & Lauren Vieth
Michael Vilbrandt
Ben Walker
Kenneth Walz
Leslie Watkins
Avicia West
Teresa West-Lentz & Kevin Lentz
Donald Wichert
William Thomas Jewelers*
Charles & Crystal Wills
Hannah Wilson
Robert & Jennifer Winding
Jerald & Pamela Wirth
Karen & Franklin Wood
Cindy Zanesco
Marykay & Thomas Zimbrick
Scott Zimmermann & Liz Zelandais

Sunset over Lake Mendota

Fun finds around the Yahara Watershed

Although the most beloved beaches and piers are popular for good reason, there are also some hidden gems around the watershed that may just become your new favorite as we practice social distancing!

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2020 Frozen Assets Thank You

Frozen Assets nets more than $1,200,000 since 2012

More than 10,000 attendees visited The Edgewater and frozen Lake Mendota over eight days this February, making 2020 our biggest Frozen Assets yet! THANK YOU to all of our sponsors, guests, volunteers, and event partners who made this year’s festival, fundraiser, and new evening events a huge success.

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Karin Swanson with Clean Lakes Alliance
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“Our Yahara lakes are the center of our community. They are our biggest parks and provide opportunity for recreation, engagement, education, and connection. We must protect our lakes for future generations to use and enjoy.”

Karin Swanson

KARIN SWANSON
Marketing & Communications Manager

Karin has been the Marketing & Communications Manager at Clean Lakes Alliance since 2018. In her role, Karin creates and manages content for the Clean Lakes Alliance website and social media pages, monthly Lake-O-Gram, and Greater Madison Lake Guide. She also supports major events and produces material for various internal and external communications.

Before coming to Clean Lakes Alliance, Karin worked as a Meteorologist for two television stations in Madison, Wisconsin and two television stations in Wausau, Wisconsin. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist through the American Meteorological Society and a member of the National Weather Association.

Karin also worked for two private forecasting companies, providing forecasts to various cities and counties, radio stations, construction companies, golf courses, power companies, and ski resorts. Karin received her Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science and in Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000.

Karin’s love of the lakes developed when she was a child living in Minnesota. She spent many summer weekends at her grandparents’ cabin on a lake in northern Minnesota. She learned to swim, canoe, fish, and drive a boat on that lake. Her love of the lakes continued in college when she was a member of the University of Wisconsin Women’s Lightweight Rowing Team. Her (very early) mornings were spent on Lake Mendota rowing with her team, or beside the lake on an ergometer.

Karin lives in Fitchburg with her husband, son, and daughter. When Karin isn’t at work she’s busy playing chauffeur for her kids’ many activities, she enjoys cooking, hiking, camping, and exploring in her free time.

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James Tye, Executive Director of Clean Lakes Alliance
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“I love it that our communities are built around the lakes, not just physically, but culturally as well.”

James Tye

JAMES TYE
Founder & Executive Director

James is the Founder and Executive Director of Clean Lakes Alliance. His connection to the lakes runs deep, as he grew up swimming, waterskiing, and sailing on Lake Mendota. As a lifelong Madison resident, he has seen many changes in the Yahara lakes over the years, and is excited to have the opportunity to work on their behalf.

Currently, his projects include the Yahara CLEAN Compact, marketing and promoting various lake events, creating more community engagement within the watershed, and continuing to expand the alliance of organizations, people, and businesses that care for our lakes.

James has experience working for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including Capital Newspapers and Downtown Madison, Inc. While working with Hype Communications on a project for Mad-City Ski Team, James identified the community’s untapped passion for the lakes.

James wrote a business plan for Clean Lakes Alliance in the summer of 2010 and started recruiting the founding board members. The first board meeting convened in January 2011. Now, James directs the strategic mission of the organization in close collaboration with the 50-person Community Board.

Under James’ leadership, Clean Lakes Alliance has received national recognition including the North American Lake Management Society Technical Merit Award in 2014, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Citizen-Based Monitoring Program of the Year in 2018, and GuideStar’s Platinum Level “Seal of Transparency” in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Currently, he serves on the Board of Trustees of Taliesin Preservation in Spring Green and is a member of Wisconsin Union Director’s Advisory Board. He is a member of Wisconsin Realtors Association, Downtown Madison Rotary, Capital Neighborhoods Inc., James Madison Park Master Plan Stakeholder Committee, the Nolan Waterfront Group, Dane County Board’s Healthy Farms Healthy Lakes Task Force, and a Steering Committee for the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission.

James has been recognized for his significant community achievement and leadership as one of In Business Magazine’s 25 most influential people of 2015, Yahara Lakes Association’s Person of the Year in 2016, Madison Magazine’s 2016: One’s to Watch, and Madison’s Super Single in 2015.

James is married to Gabriel Neves, and lives in Madison. They enjoy spending time with their seven nieces and nephews, traveling, and of course, swimming, boating, paddling, and sailing on the local lakes. 

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The Clean Lakes Alliance team

Clean Lakes Alliance is a nonprofit organization devoted to improving water quality in the Yahara River Watershed. We see a future in which everyone realizes the lakes are the center of our community. Meet our team members who are working on behalf of our lakes.

James Tye, Executive Director of Clean Lakes Alliance

JAMES TYE

Executive Director & Founder
james@cleanlakesalliance.org

Paul Dearlove of Clean Lakes Alliance

PAUL DEARLOVE

Deputy Director & Chief Science Officer
paul@cleanlakesalliance.org

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JASON JAMES

Engagement Operations Manager
jason.james@cleanlakesalliance.org

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CAITLIN McALEAVEY

Watershed Engagement Manager
caitlin@cleanlakesalliance.org

Brian Shorey

BRIAN SHOREY

Finance & Business Manager
brian@cleanlakesalliance.org

Karin Swanson with Clean Lakes Alliance

KARIN SWANSON

Marketing & Communications Manager
karin@cleanlakesalliance.org

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James Tye, Executive Director of Clean Lakes Alliance

WHAT ABOUT OUR LAKES MOST INSPIRES YOU?

“I love it that our communities are built around the lakes, not just physically, but culturally as well.”

James’ connection to the lakes runs deep, as he grew up swimming, waterskiing and sailing on Lake Mendota. As a lifelong Madison resident, he has seen many changes in the Yahara lakes over the years, and is excited to now have the opportunity to work on their behalf.

James has experience working for both nonprofit and for-profit businesses such as Capital Newspapers and Downtown Madison, Inc. Currently, his projects include implementing Yahara CLEAN, marketing and promoting various lake events, creating more community engagement within the watershed, and continuing to expand the alliance of organizations, people and businesses that care for our lakes.

James lives in Madison, has deep roots in his community, and currently serves on the boards of organizations such as Overture Center for the Arts, Taliesin Preservation, Inc., and Friends of James Madison Park.

Karin Swanson with Clean Lakes Alliance

Karin Swanson serves as our Marketing & Communications Associate Manager. Karin comes to us with an extensive weather and science communications background, having worked in television news for almost two decades. Karin is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM #414), and holds an Atmospheric Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We’re excited to have Karin’s weather and climate knowledge, as well as her experience with public outreach at Clean Lakes Alliance!

Panorama of the Waubesa Wetlands

Behold The Things We Cannot See

About the author: My name is Karin Swanson and I am a student of the Yahara Watershed Academy. I work for Clean Lakes Alliance as the Marketing and Communications Associate Manager and I am a Meteorologist. I am sharing my journey through the Academy in an effort to expand our community’s knowledge and passion for the Yahara River Watershed.

The forgotten and sometimes unknown pieces of our watershed

“Behold the things we cannot see.” Take a moment to think about that sentence. What does it mean? We are so plugged in these days, but there is an abundance of information we can absorb that isn’t on Google or in a text book. There are actions occurring all around us. We may not know those things are happening, but we must trust and behold those occurrences – even if we cannot see the processes happening.

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Yahara Watershed Academy - Feb 2019

Growing a new group of lake leaders

About the author: My name is Karin Swanson and I am a student of the Yahara Watershed Academy. I work for Clean Lakes Alliance as the Marketing and Communications Associate Manager and I am a meteorologist. I will bring you along on my journey through the Academy in an effort to expand our community’s knowledge and passion for the Yahara River Watershed.

Karin Swanson

The 2019 Yahara Watershed Academy (YWA) began on a very snowy February 12th. Snow started the evening of February 11th, with ten inches accumulating by the time the storm ended on the 13th. But the snow didn’t stop our group of students from learning about the Yahara River Watershed.

The YWA is made up of five day-long courses once a month, with students graduating in June. The Academy involves a partnership with the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and Edgewood College. Graduates will have received the knowledge and skills to become a network of informed leaders for our watershed.

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