I want to express my sincerest thanks to the community for all the support the Milwaukee Area Workforce Board (MAWIB) has received during this challenging year. Given the obstacles, it is easy to feel … [Read more...]
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Hupy & Abraham, S.C. donates $12,000 to feed 2500 people this holiday season
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 … [Read more...]
Food pantry joins fraternity and sorority for soup kitchen
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, … [Read more...]
Law firm skips holiday party to feed homeless instead
To get into the “real” spirit of the holidays, a downtown Milwaukee law firm is foregoing its annual holiday party and will feed the hungry instead. The attorneys and staff at Hausmann-McNally, … [Read more...]
Juneteenth legislation signed into law
Sen. Spencer Coggs’ bill making Juneteenth Day, or June 19th, a legal holiday in Wisconsin, was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Doyle in Milwaukee before a huge crowd of supporters at the Northcott … [Read more...]
The Salvation Army Toy Shop will distribute more than 100,000 toys this Christmas
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, … [Read more...]
MMABSE’s 4th Annual Holiday Fling
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Alliance of Black School Educators (MMABSE) invites you to our 4th Annual Holiday Fling on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the University Club, 924 E. … [Read more...]
Nonprofit center hosts Holiday Celebration of Diversity
The Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee will host the 15th annual “Spirit of the Nonprofit Sector: Holiday Celebration of Diversity” Thurs., Dec. 3, 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. … [Read more...]
2009 Holiday Parade in Milwaukee
Photo by Harry Kemp The 2009 Holiday Parade made its way down Wisconsin Ave. here in Milwaukee last weekend. Thousands of attendees watched floats, marching bands from area high schools, radio and … [Read more...]