Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare recently donated bicycles to 10 members of the Daniels-Mardak Boys & Girls Club. All the bikes were customized for the children at DreamBikes, located at 2021A N. Martin Luther King Dr. DreamBikes is a non-profit used bike shop designed to help a community in need in many different ways. As partners with [...]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee announced that Vincent Lyles, current president of M&I Community Development Corp. (CDC), has been named president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee effective January 2, 2012. The announcement comes after an extensive four month national search. Lyles will replace Jim Clark , who in [...]

Miami Heat Guard, Olympic gold medalist and Marquette University basketball standout Dwayne Wade made a special visit to the Pieper-Hillside Boys & Girls Club, 611 W. Cherry St., to encourage the children to have a positive and successful school year. He also announced his foundation’s reading incentive program for the Club.

The Bishop’s Creek Development Corporation, Bishop Sedgwick Daniels and the Holy Redeemer Church of God In Chirst joyfully dedicated its Pre- Collegant Dormitory prayer tower and one of a kind children’s orphanage. The dormitory is a 5 story, 23,000 square foot structure designed to be a co-ed living environment for high school students ages 14-18. [...]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Last week more than 250 teens and adults walked to pay homage to the historic neighborhood of Bronzeville, which was once upon a time the social and economic hub of Milwaukee’s African American community. The Bronzeville Unity Walk / Renaissance Festival was hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. [...]

Once upon a time Bronzeville was the social and economic hub of Milwaukee ’s African American community. On Thurs., Aug. 11, more than 250 teens and adults paid homage to the historic neighborhood as part of the Bronzeville Unity Walk/Renaissance Festival hosted by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee. The event started from North [...]

Jacob Latimore returned home to Milwaukee on Thursday, July 28 to perform for area children at the Pieper Hillside Boys & Girls Club. Latimore is already being called ‘The Black Bieber’, and is currently on tour of Boys & Girls Clubs nationally. He currently resides in Atlanta. The 14-year old Crown World Entertainment/Jive Records recording [...]

The North Division High School Boys & Girls Club invites area residents to be part of its Parent Community Learning Center. It is open Monday through Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. The Parent Community Learning Center is a place for positive recreation activities that relax and create enjoy. The North Division High School [...]

Milwaukee ’s most talented middle-school youth will compete for local bragging rights in art, chess and basketball during the fifth annual “March of Champions” tournament March 25-27 at the Mother Daniels Conference Center. It is located at 3500 W. Mother Daniels Way. “March of Champions” is a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater [...]

Cavalier Washington to compete in State Competition in March Sometimes a name says it all. Take Cavalier Washington. She is a courteous, brave, young leader and the 2011 Northwestern Mutual Foundation Youth of the Year for Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM). Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a [...]