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At their annual event on Thursday, May 18, the Madison Community Foundation celebrated 30 years of A Fund for Women, and the Odyssey Project (and alumnus Char Braxton) was prominently featured in AFFW’s anniversary video. A Fund For Women was started in 1993, when a group of women started a fund that focused on women’s …
Smith recalls family and friends commenting on her unique ability to express herself in writing, but she did not give it attention. However, the Odyssey program ignited her passion for writing. “I live for writing!” she exclaimed. Smith jumped in with both feet last September when she entered one of her poems in a creative …
As the Odyssey Project looks ahead to the next 20 years, we take a look back at the last two decades, in photos.
Our youngest Odyssey students held a graduation celebration all their own last month, with parents, teachers, and community partners cheering them on. Before receiving certificates and gift bags, Odyssey Junior participants shared samples of their work, from art projects to writing featured in the final Junior Oracle. In a section asking what they liked about …
Thank you so much to those of you that were able to join us either in person or via Zoom as we celebrated the incredible and resilient UW Odyssey Project Class of 2023 on May 3! The evening began with moving words from Dean Jeffrey Russell and Odyssey Director of Adult Education, Kevin Mullen. Then …