WUMFA

Wisconsin & Upper Michigan Florist Association

  Center for Education
 

WUMFA’s Center For Education offers complete, hands-on training to hundreds of students each year with special thanks to the Wisconsin Florist Foundation and their financial support. The Education Development committee drafts the course curriculum, and hires and trains instructors from a pool of applicants. Courses are held in sponsoring wholesale houses when available, and generous contributions of supplies are donated by wholesalers as well. Through the support of dedicated volunteers, wholesale members and the Wisconsin Florist Foundation, WUMFA is able to provide up-to-date, hands-on, educational sessions in five locations, four times a year for a very low cost of just $50/class for WUMFA members.
(Non-members = $75)

Click here to apply for membership

Special Thanks to the
Wisconsin Florist Foundation
for supporting the
Center for Education.

 
Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced courses in each of three main topics are now offered on a rotating cycle as follows:
  • Wedding Design: 2010, 2013
  • Basic Design: 2011, 2014
  • Sympathy Design: 2009, 2012, 2015

 

There is also one additional training offered each year on a “hot-topic”. A single-day, CFE Extended Seminar will be held in conjunction with each WUMFA Convention.

Courses are offered in seven locations throughout the State:

  • Eau Claire
  • Germantown
  • Green Bay
  • Janesville
  • Madison
  • Menomonie
  • Milwaukee
  • Rhinelander
  • Stevens Point
 

WUMFA Center for Education

Inflating Your Profits

Marla Michael, CBA,
Pioneer Balloon Company

Join Marla in this FUN hands on class as she puts you on the fast track to making money with easy designs, featuring the latest balloons from Qualatex! Get the adrenaline rush your business needs to move you forward by joining  Marla as she shows you how easy it is to serve up profitable balloon designs that can be made in a matter of minutes!  Whether you’re a budding young starlet or a seasoned performer, your new found talents will win you some real star points from cash & carry centerpiece ideas to arches and columns!   You’ll learn it all!  So grab your cameras, notebooks and scissors and come join in the fun!  When you’ve finished this class, you’ll be having so much fun at work, you’ll forget you’re at work!  Your bank account will enjoy the “Cha Ching!!”

Things to bring with you:

  • Notebook & Pen/Pencil
  • Camera
  • Scissors
  • Open Mind to Inflating your Bank Balance!

Price: $50.00

Dates/ Locations:

Sunday, October 24, 2010,
1:00PM-5:00PM
Best Western Midway Hotel Wausau
2901  Hummingbird Road
Wausau, WI 54401
(800) 482-3770

Monday, October 25, 2010,
5:00PM-9:00PM
Karthauser and Sons, Inc.  
W147 N11100 Fond Du Lac Ave
Germantown, WI 53022-4270
(262) 255-7815
 

All workshops take place from 5:00 - 8:00PM on the scheduled date. Workshops are held at the sponsoring wholesale facility with the exception of the Janesville, Rhinelander, Stevens Point, Eau Claire and Menomonie locations.

Please view chart for wholesaler and hotel contact information.
     
Please note new registration policy:
Advance registration and pre-payment for all CFE courses is required one week (7 days) prior to each class. Any registration requests that come in after the cut-off date will be placed on a waiting list. Walk-ins will no longer be accepted, all individuals must call in advance to see if there is space available in the class before they arrive on-site. Refunds may be requested up to three days prior to the class. If someone requests a refund, and there is someone to fill their spot on the waiting list, their fee will be refunded in full.  If a refund is requested within the three-day period, and no one is on a waiting list, then a refund will not be offered (special exceptions considered on a case-by-case basis).