Rallying Brewers Fans to Support Local Nonprofits Providing Basic Needs for FamiliesMILWAUKEE – Brewers Community Foundation (BCF) traditionally hosts its annual “Drive for Charity” four times a year during the baseball season. BCF today announced the event will be staged online, Sept. 24-27, to support nonprofit organizations keeping children and families in Greater Milwaukee safe and warm this winter with basic needs such hats, mittens, gloves and toiletries. Donations will be accepted beginning today in increments of $10 or more.Drive for Charity is proudly presented by the Brewers Leadership Council: American Family Insurance, Aurora Health Care, Delta Dental of Wisconsin, Harley-Davidson, Johnson Controls, Lubar & Co., Molson Coors, the Milwaukee Admirals, Northwestern Mutual, WE Energies Foundation and West Bend.
Several companies have pledged support for the annual Drive for Charity. American Family Insurance, Harris Turer / Milwaukee Admirals and We Energies each issued challenge grants, encouraging others to join in the effort.
This year, due to extreme economic challenges many families are facing, there is an increased need for winter necessities. “We are so thankful for our Brewers community and their continued support for Brewers Community Foundation’s Drive for Charity,” said BCF Executive Director Cecelia Gore. “We know how brutal a Wisconsin winter can be. Through financial contributions, our fans and supporters can have a dramatic impact on nonprofits working to keep our most vulnerable populations warm this winter season.”
Participating in this drive provides another opportunity for Brewers fans to make a difference. Fans who donate $10 or more will be recognized on Brewers Community Foundation website.
Show support by donating $10 or more at brewers.com/BCFBCF harnesses the pride, passion and commitment of Brewers fans, players and other supporters to positively impact the lives of children and their families in the Greater Milwaukee area and throughout Wisconsin. Over the past nine years, BCF has generated more than $42 million to support local nonprofits in the areas of health, education, recreation and basic needs. In 2019, approximately 200 nonprofit organizations received funding through the Foundation’s initiatives.Visit brewers.com/BCF to learn about ways you can join the team that goes to bat for those in need.
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It comes from within: Tapping into one’s personal power
April 2 Voices of Leadership focuses upon leveraging one’s unique perspective
Power is no longer bound by status but by one’s unique perspective known as “onlyness,” a term coined by Nilofer Merchant, author of “The Power of Onlyness,” and keynote speaker at Mount Mary’s Voices of Leadership event on April 2, 2020.
Merchant will share her story of how she went from community college to launching more than 100 products, netting $18 billion in sales, while working in executive positions for companies ranging from Apple to Autodesk. The organization Thinkers50 named her among the world’s leading thinkers. She will inspire participants to embrace their distinct history, experiences, visions and hopes to generate powerful ideas, lead passionate lives and create scalable impact.
This annual Voices of Leadership event, sponsored by Mount Mary’s Women’s Leadership Institute, brings women leaders who have broken ground in entrepreneurship, innovation, social change and leadership to Mount Mary to engage Milwaukee’s professional community. The campus community is involved in this program through multiple student projects centered on the theme of personal power. Classroom learning projects encompass issues related to contemporary life and through the perspective of history, particularly the suffragist movement.
“The theme of this year’s Voices of Leadership keynote is to claim what matters to you and to find a community to move your wild, powerful idea forward,” said Anne Kahl, executive director of the Leadership Institute. “This theme is especially meaningful on this 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.”
“Nilofer Merchant offers a modern perspective and application of the personal power that spurred women’s activism and empowerment during the women’s suffrage movement,” said Kahl.
A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. Sally Haldorson, manager of Porchlight Book Company, a Milwaukee-based online bookseller (formerly 800-CEO-READ), will moderate it. Haldorson, who is also a writer and editor, has contributed to three editions of The 100 Best Business Books of All Time and has written a recommendation of Merchant’s book on her company’s website.
Registration is now open. Additional details can also be found at www.mtmary.edu/vol.
Past presenters include social activist Jessica Shorthall; NASCAR champion Julia Landauer; Malala Fund co-founder Shiza Shahid; fashion model, designer, activist, social innovator and entrepreneur Lauren Bush Lauren; and White House advisor to former President Barack Obama Betsy Myers.
Presenting sponsors of Voices of Leadership include Johnson Controls, the Milwaukee Business Journal and Aurora Health Care.
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About Mount Mary University
Mount Mary University is an urban Catholic university committed to social justice and the development of the whole person. Founded in 1913 by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, it is the first four-year, degree-granting Catholic institution for women in Wisconsin. Today it serves a minority-majority population and offers more than 30 undergraduate majors for women and nine graduate programs for women and men in four schools: Arts & Design, Humanities, Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies; Natural & Health Sciences and Education; and Business.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Birthday Celebration on January 20
WHAT: Milwaukee and Atlanta, Georgia are the only cities to have celebrated Dr. King’s Birthday annually since 1984. The event is free admission and is open to the public. Parking is free and available at the Marcus Center Parking Structure on East State Street.
The Celebration will commence at 1:00 PM in Uihlein Hall and will include a multi-cultural performing arts salute to Dr. King. Representation from community organizations will include: Majestic Community Choir, Hmong American Friendship Association (HAFA) Girls, and The Milwaukee Flyers Tumbling Team. We will also include a Moment of Silence to honor former Writing Contest Winner, Sandra Parks.
Another highlight of our programming will include honoring those students who have interpreted Dr. King’s words through art, speech, and writing. This year, we are Celebrating the Legacy for 35 Years.
The event is sponsored by Forest County Potawatomi Foundation, Brewers Community Foundation, Inc., BMO Harris Bank, Islamic Society of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation, Inc., Aurora Health Care, Landmark Credit Union, Educator’s Credit Union, and Hayat Pharmacy.
WHO: Speech, writing, and art contest winners
Student Groups in the Milwaukee Area
MLK Steering Committee
DATE: Sunday, January 20, 2019
TIME: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Uihlein Hall – Marcus Center for the Performing Arts