{"product_id":"whc-031-dr-kate-and-the-million-penny-parade","title":"WHC-031 — Dr. Kate and the Million Penny Parade","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWISCONSIN HERITAGE COLLECTION — WHC-031\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDR. KATE AND THE MILLION PENNY PARADE\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne doctor carried a medical bag through the snow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen students began collecting pennies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn entire community helped build a hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHC-031 — Dr. Kate and the Million Penny Parade honors Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb, the determined Northwoods physician remembered as Wisconsin's \"Angel on Snowshoes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor years, Dr. Kate traveled through the forests and isolated communities surrounding Woodruff, Wisconsin, reaching patients by automobile, canoe, foot, and snowshoes. She served an enormous rural area where medical help was scarce and the nearest hospital was many miles away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Kate believed the Northwoods needed a hospital of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1952, Arbor Vitae–Woodruff High School geometry teacher Otto Burich and his 16 students decided to help by collecting one million pennies. The campaign began with 500 letters mailed on November 5, 1952. By April 15, 1953, the students had reached their goal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Memorial Day in 1953, more than 10,000 people came to Woodruff to see the pennies and celebrate what became known as the Million Penny Parade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Kate's story later reached a national audience. Following her March 17, 1954, appearance on the television program This Is Your Life, approximately ten tons of mail arrived in Woodruff carrying more than $105,000 in additional donations. Volunteers gathered to open the letters, count the coins, and help finish and equip Lakeland Memorial Hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis original Crave Designss artwork brings the different parts of that remarkable story together. Dr. Kate stands at the center holding her medical bag, surrounded by the snowshoes that symbolize her dedication, the students and volunteers who supported the campaign, the pennies and mailed donations that arrived from across the country, and the hospital their collective effort helped make possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery element carries meaning:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003emedical bag\u003c\/strong\u003e represents Dr. Kate's commitment to reaching patients wherever they lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003esnowshoes\u003c\/strong\u003e recall the difficult winter journeys that earned her the name \"Angel on Snowshoes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003estudents\u003c\/strong\u003e represent the simple classroom idea that grew into a national movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003epennies and mailbags\u003c\/strong\u003e symbolize the thousands of ordinary people whose small contributions became something extraordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ehospital\u003c\/strong\u003e represents what can happen when one person's vision becomes a community's mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHC-031 is a tribute to service, determination, generosity, and the power of people working together for something larger than themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePRODUCT FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Crave Designss historical artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWisconsin Heritage Collection release WHC-031\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch-based artistic representation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighly detailed, creator-ready digital artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong central composition designed for visual impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackground removed for flexible creative placement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-resolution PNG format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital delivery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo physical product will be shipped\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal for Wisconsin history projects, heritage publications, educational displays, commemorative designs, creator projects, and historically inspired visual storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe smallest contribution can become part of something that changes thousands of lives.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Kate carried the dream.\u003cbr\u003eThe students collected the pennies.\u003cbr\u003eThe community built the hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefuse to Be Ignored.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crave Designss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49961882419450,"sku":"WHC-031","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/9130\/6490\/files\/image_7712e2d9-afc5-43bf-9457-9da857915437.png?v=1785470709","url":"https:\/\/cravedesignss.com\/products\/whc-031-dr-kate-and-the-million-penny-parade","provider":"Crave Designss","version":"1.0","type":"link"}