"I'm honored to receive this award and to be recognized by the Jefferson Awards Foundation especially when there are so many people giving of their time and talents." said Braun. "The journey we have been on with TATTS has been filled with wonderful moments including the incredible generosity of our crowdsourced financial sponsors back in 2012, our awesome volunteers that make it all happen, and the diverse TATTS participants and their families that make it all worth while."
Jennifer Kliese and Amber Noggle from the south central Wisconsin ABC affiliate (WKOW) put a wonderful story together about the work that Paul and TATTS have been doing over the last 5 years. Click the image below to see the story.
The Jefferson Awards for Public Service and the Jefferson Awards Foundation were founded in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft Jr, and Sam Beard to establish a Nobel Prize for public and community service. Recipients come from local nominations all over the country. Wisconsin's monthly winners will all gather next spring where one nominee will be chosen to represent Wisconsin at the national awards banquet in June. Paul will be among them.
TATTS gives its participants an opportunity to work with cool technology and do something truly unique. This award offered one of it's participants - Mitchell Braun - an opportunity to get on TV.
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| Paul and Mitchell being interviewed by TV anchor Amber Noggle |
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| Mitchell demonstrating his flying skills |
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| WKOW's Jennifer Kliese in the Middleton Good Neighbor Festival parade |
Back in the fall of 2014 Jennifer Kliese interviewed TATTS and put together a short story about us. Thanks WKOW for helping spread the word about our organization!
