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20 | I NSIGH T • J u n e 2 0 15 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m U P F R O N T I nsight Publications hosted its second annual Insight Innovation Awards on May 19 at UW-Fox Valley. Our panel of judges was impressed with the strong field of nominees — a testament to the innovation occurring throughout the New North. Here are the winners. CATEGORY: PEOPLE United Way of the Fox Cities When the Fox Cities Life Study found in 2006 that one-quarter of local 10th- graders had experienced depression, 14 percent had attempted suicide in the past year and one school district experienced an alarming cluster of suicides, United Way volunteers mobilized. ey studied and identified the many causes for this disturbing trend and took action. Two years later United Way Fox Cities launched PATH, a school-based mental health program designed to increase access to therapy for youth who experience barriers to mental health care. PATH, which stands for Providing Access to Healing, today collaborates with three mental health agencies and 10 school districts. It has served nearly 1,000 students and achieved measurable success. More than three- quarters of participating students have reported improved relationships with family and friends, reduced symptoms and increased functioning and generally "feeling better about life." CATEGORY: PROCESS Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County, Inc. Delivering meals to the elderly, disabled and homebound happens in practically every community in America. But since 2012 Meals on Wheels of Sheboygan County Inc. has been doing it differently — and better. It's the first meal delivery program in the country to grow much of its own food or use donations of produce from local farmers and gardeners to prepare fresh, nutritional meals for its clients. As such, the organization has been able to control costs, greatly improve the quality of its meals and be a near- zero waste facility by using sustainable practices. "ey got the local businesses involved and other organizations nationally are looking at them as a model," our judges said. Meals on Wheels-Sheboygan accomplished this by working with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, state registered dieticians, the local health department, restaurateurs, institutional food service directors, kitchen equipment manufacturers and kitchen designers using LEAN principles. CATEGORY: PRODUCT C3 Corporation C3 is an Appleton-based engineering firm providing machinery, integration Insight Innovation winners announced United Way, Sheboygan Meals on Wheels, C3 Corporation, Wisconsin Film & Bag and FVTC's Public Training Safety Center recognized United Way Fox Cities, from left: Peter Kelly, Kristine Sack, Holly Keyser, Karen Johnston, Justin Dluqolenski, Nanci Micke, Lois Mischler and Mary Wisnet. Meals on Wheels Sheboygan County, from left: Saunders Kohn, Kelly Heyn and Dennis Ohl. P H O T O G R A P H S B Y D I A N E V E R H A G E N