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 [...]

Annual charity golf outing registration is open The Fellowship Open has selected Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman and ReDonna Rodgers as honorees for this year’s annual charity golf event that will take place on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at the Silver Spring Country Club. Junior Bridgeman, former NBA professional basketball star, and owner and president of Bridgeman [...]

Potawatomi Bingo Casino is now accepting entries from local non-profits for the 2010 Miracle on Canal Street program – the Casino’s signature community program. The application can be found at www.paysbig.com/miracle and must be received by Wednesday, June 30. Miracle on Canal Street’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children in southeastern Wisconsin. [...]

A former Milwaukee Brewer is going to bat for the Social Development Foundation. Jeff Cirillo, a two time MLB All-Star who played with the Milwaukee Brewers, has announced the Social Development Foundation will be the beneficiary of his 1st Annual Charity Golf Classic this summer. The golf outing will be staged Thursday, July 22 at [...]

BloodCenter of Wisconsin is the new home of Wisconsin Donor Network and Wisconsin Tissue Bank, making it the first and only organization in the United States to specialize in all four types of donation: blood, marrow, tissue and organs. BloodCenter of Wisconsin has also advanced into clinical research and treatments through its newly established Medical [...]

Duchie Rodgers & the Black Earth Band, K.I.C. and Mirage III will host a benefit concert to support The Salvation Army Haiti Relief Efforts on Sunday, April 18 at Gene’s Lanes & Lounge, 6135 W. Fond du Lac Avenue. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. For [...]

CYD held its 25th Annual Lil’ Jeannetta Toys for the Children that Santa Forgot but God Remembered through your Gifts of Love event on Monday, Dec. 28 at the location of the (former) North Division High School from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm. The event is held each year in remembrance of Jeannetta Robinson’s granddaughter [...]

For more than a decade, Hupy & Abraham , S.C. has provided holiday meals for families in need. This year the firm donated $6,000 for Thanksgiving meals and another $6,000 for Christmas meals to feed hungry families in the communities they serve. 100 families in the Milwaukee area received food baskets filled with a turkey [...]

By Nyerere C. Davidson ‘Tis the season to give to others – this holds true for the Healthy Holiday Soup Kitchen. Hosted by members of the Delta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the Eta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. in conjunction with All Saints Food Pantry, located in [...]