Cap Wallrich helps the Wolf River Builders Association and is in charge of the youth exchange program for Shawano Rotary.
He was born and raised in Shawano, graduating from Bonduel High School. He has been with the Wallrich Insurance Agency, which he now owns, since 1975.
He and his wife, Sue, have been married 27 years and have a combined family of four children and eight grandchildren. The couple lives in Cecil.
Wallrich is the president of the North Star Gaited Horse Club, and the couple likes to trail ride.
Q Where do you volunteer?
A “The two I want to emphasize are the Wolf River Builders Association and the Shawano Rotary Club.”
Q What do you do for the WRBA?
A “I’m on their board of directors. This is my 10th year. I’m the Home Show chairman. We try to find vendors to participate. We get 50 to 60 vendors, and many come in the last month. The Home Show helps keep us in existence and keeps membership dues down. We charge admission if they don’t bring a food donation. People who are looking at remodeling, building or landscaping will have a wide array of businesses to talk to.”
The admission fee goes to Habitat for Humanity and the food goes to the food pantry.
Q How about the Shawano Rotary?
A “I’ve been in Rotary 30 years. I’ve been the youth exchange officer for at least 12 years. Every year we get at least one foreign exchange student in the Shawano area. I need to find host families. I get two families who split hosting. This year the student is from Sweden. Every year, I try to find an outbound student to go somewhere else. The students put what countries they want to go to. They have to be in the top 25 percent of the class. Rotary is probably the best exchange program there is. My wife and I hosted an exchange student from Japan prior to me being the exchange officer.”
Q Why do you volunteer?
A “I helped start the Wolf River Builders Association. I’m a charter member. I’m just trying to help out the builders in the community. The economy is kind of rough and we’re trying to help the community.”
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