In the true spirit of Christmas, businesses reach out to lend a helping hand this holiday season. Growing Power, Milwaukee’s only urban farm, has announced the availability of market baskets for families that are struggling this holiday season. No one will go hungry with the help of Growing Power and the kindness of local corporate [...]

Attorney Jason Abraham, partner in the law firm of Hupy & Abraham, S.C. presented a $10,000 donation to the NAACP Scholarship Fund at the Milwaukee Branch NAACP Annual Freedom Fund Dinner held Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Milwaukee. This year’s dinner entitled “One Nation One Dream” was attended by [...]

The Milwaukee Urban League’s 25th Anniversary Black & White Ball was a silver anniversary celebration to remember. Nearly 850 guests commemorated the milestone and helped raise $200,000 for the League, including $17,000 from a special appeal to purchase backpacks and school supplies to be distributed to needy children at the League’s 2010 health and back-to-school [...]

Photo by Robert Bell The Milwaukee Urban League held its annual Black and White Ball last weekend. A check for $20,000 from the Roundy’s Foundation for the Milwaukee Urban League’s “Campaign for African American Achievement” program was presented by Vivian King, director of public affairs for Roundy’s Supermarkets to Ralph Hollmon, president/CEO of The Milwaukee [...]

100 deserving young students will attend basketball camp this summer The Nicholas Family Foundation will underwrite the funding for 100 scholarships to allow Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students to attend boys’ and girls’ basketball camps at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) this summer. UWM Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago, incoming MPS Superintendent Dr. Gregory Thornton and [...]

MillerCoors and River Network, a national non-profit organization focused on water quality, today announced the recipients of $50,000 in grants to local non-profits. The funds, part of MillerCoors $75,000 donation to River Network, will go toward protecting and restoring local water resources through agricultural means. The winning organizations were chosen by the public through an [...]

Steve Roell, CEO of Johnson Controls presented UNCF – the United Negro College Fund – a $100,000 contribution in support of the UNCF Wisconsin Student Aid Program. The Program targets entering freshmen as well as upperclassmen enrolled in UNCF schools, who continue to have a financial need even after Pell grants, scholarships, work-study aid and [...]

Aurora Health Care Foundation president Bev Greenberg and George Hinton, vice president and chief administrative officer of Aurora Sinai Medical Center receive a $312,000 check from Diane Ostrowski, of US Bank Private Client Reserve on behalf of the Irving Stone Trust, which was formed in 1967. Funds will be used to support Aurora’s efforts to [...]

Employees show great Responsibility with Successful, Enterprise-Wide Giving Campaign MillerCoors recently announced the results of its first United Way employee giving campaign, during a check presentation ceremony with several representatives from local United Way chapters at the company’s Chicago headquarters. MillerCoors employees contributed nearly $900,000 over the course of the “Live United” campaign, which ended [...]

Thousands of items were donated that will help area programs assist families with young infants. The Community Baby Shower is organized by Today’s TMJ4 (WTMJ TV) and urges people to donate items for newborns and infants at Sentry Food Stores throughout the area. On Friday January 15, the Community Baby Shower collected thousands of items [...]