Danen Hemmersbach is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin in Eau Claire, and plans to study nursing and become an Oncology Nurse. Danen’s mother Sharon has worked at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin for twenty-five years now, and Danen began working at Fort McCoy too, when she was sixteen, as a Recreation Assistant at the Community Activity Center. “I’ve learned so much working there, and have made many great friends that are still in my life today,” she says. Danen enjoys participating in Big Brother Big Sisters, and feels great satisfaction knowing that she has had an impact on a child’s life.