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 Lil Netta who was discovered on her birthday, Dec. 27, giving away her toys to the kids attending the party. When grandmother Jeannetta asked why she did that, she responded that the children told her …

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. In a historic vote that took place this morning members of the Senate joined their colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass a landmark health insurance reform package — legislation that brings us toward the end of a nearly century-long struggle to reform America’s health care system.
Ever since Teddy Roosevelt first called for reform in 1912, seven Presidents — Democrats and Republicans alike — have taken up the cause of reform. Time and time again, such efforts have been blocked by special interest lobbyists …

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 or ham and all the ingredients to prepare a delicious Thanksgiving meal. Another 100 families received the food baskets for Christmas. The 13th annual holiday food giveaway events were held at the Pick n’ Save …

The 20th Annual Christmas Family Feast sponsored by 1290 WMCS and the Salvation Army will take place on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2009, at the Midwest Airline Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm.
The event is free and open to all who wish to join in the festivities including, entertainment by local choirs, a visit from Santa, a traditional Christmas meal and more. Bring your family, friends, neighbors, clients, Church members, anyone and everyone as we celebrate 20 years of Christmas joy together.
The Milwaukee County Transit …

The only thing that could possibly be more amazing than the four day run of parents “shopping” for toys for their kids at The Salvation Army Toy Shop is the unfathomable number of stuffed animals, board games, bikes, big wheels and all the other goodies giddy little children will find under their Christmas trees less than a month from now.
That’s all anyone could say as they make their way around the former warehouse where staff and volunteers of The Salvation Army, along with US Marines will gather to make the …

In appreciation for a donation of scarves that will be worn by the women of the chorus for the first time at their Dec. 11 and 12 Christmas concerts, The Milwaukee Choristers have announced their support of a coat drive launched by Burlington Coat Factory.
In addition, hearing-impaired concert goers attending the Choristers’ Friday, Dec. 11 performance will have the benefit of American Sign Language interpretation done by students in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Interpreter Training Program.
The 70-voice chorus, under the direction of Dr. James B. Kinchen, Jr., will present its …