News View All August 20, 2018 Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Well. Kathy Dunleavy reflects on Wellville and the future of philanthropy: “Our tagline is ‘Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Well.’ When I think about Wellville in the context of philanthropy, [Wellville founder] Esther [Dyson] was extremely bold and brave. I hope this is just the beginning of a new type of philanthropy.” June 2, 2018 The 2018 Wellville Gathering The theme of the 2018 Wellville Gathering was to ask a simple question: What story do we want to tell at the end of the 10-year Wellville project, on December 31, 2024? Each Wellville community answered this question. April 4, 2018 Lake County Wellville: 2017 Year in Review As we dig into our plans for 2018, it’s worth taking a look back to what each Wellville community achieved in 2017. Here’s the 2017 Year in Review for Lake County, CA. March 23, 2018 Spartanburg Wellville: 2017 Year in Review As we dig into our plans for 2018, it’s worth taking a look back to what each Wellville community achieved in 2017. Here’s the 2017 Year in Review for Spartanburg, SC. Media Coverage View All August 30, 2018 Esther Juices with Gary at HLTH At the HLTH conference earlier this summer, Esther sat down with Gary Earl to talk about how and why she founded Wellville, and what she’s learned so far. But first, they juiced! March 15, 2017 Innovative farm-to-school program in Muskegon County Michigan State University Extension looks at a program that puts locally grow foods in school cafeterias. March 9, 2017 National Attention Focuses on Muskegon’s Obesity Efforts What’s Wellville community Muskegon, MI doing to curb rates of obesity? A feature article in Politico digs in to find out. July 22, 2016 Health Standards Twitter Chat with Esther Dyson To end “global sickening” we need to invest in health.
