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Milwaukee North Sunrise Rotary Club welcomes MPS students back to school
Photos by Yvonne Kemp
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, The Milwaukee North Sunrise Rotary Club (MNSRC) welcomed students back to school at two separate Milwaukee Public School locations – Brown Street Academy, 2029 North 20th St. and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, 3275 North 3rd St. Club members welcomed students to the first day of the 2019-20 school year with "highfives;" welcomed and greeted parents; offered assistance to parents completing paperwork to enroll children; helped direct students to their classrooms; and helped direct parents to the office. North Sunrise Rotary Club is a service organization whose stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance good-
will and peace around the community. Pictured at the event (left photo, from left) are MNSRC member Sharon Adams; Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper Publisher Lynda Jackson Conyers; MNSRC member Thanner Baquero; the Brown Street Academy Bobcat; Brown Street Academy Principal Ava Morris; MNSRC President Dr. Willie Hart; and MNSRC member Cynthia Berry Roberson; (right photo, from left) MNSRC member Gregory Williams; MNSRC member Dr. Janet Butler; Dr. Willie Hart; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School Principal Anesia Hayes; Lynda Jackson Conyers; St. Ann Center Bucyrus Campus Chief Operating Officer Diane Beckley; and one of the many wonderful teachers at the Dr. King School.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County aims to end family homelessness by 2025
AABN celebrates Black Breastfeeding Week with exclusive showing of 'Chocolate Milk: The Documentary'
Photo by Yvonne Kemp Photo by Yvonne Kemp
On Thursday, August 29, 2019, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County announced it is targeting to end family homelessness in the region by 2025. The new initiative was unveiled Thursday at United Way’s annual community campaign kickoff at Miller Park, where the organization also announced its campaign goal of $55 million. The new five-year initiative, called “Safe & Stable Homes: Ending Family Homelessness,” will involve United Way continuing to fund warming room and emergency shelters, but also expanding its focus to homelessness prevention for families. The Brewers Community Foundation pledged on August 29 to give $100,000 to the initiative. “We believe in the power of United Way and we believe that ending family homelessness will be life-changing for so many in our community,” said Cecelia Gore, executive director of Brewers Community Foundation, and a co-chair of United Way’s 2019 campaign. Pictured at the event are (from left) First Business Bank President - Milwaukee Region Mike Flynn; Johnson Controls Chairman and CEO George R. Oliver; Rockwell Automation Chairman and CEO Blake Moret; and Brewers Community Foundation Executive Director Cecelia Gore. An NCON Communications Publication
On Thursday, August 29, 2019, the African American Breastfeeding Networks, Inc. (AABN) presented the film "Chocolate Milk: The Documentary," at the Wisconsin Black Historical Society, 2620 W. Center St. Milwaukee was one of 200 cities in the country to be selected to show this ground-breaking documentary. The film examines how the socioeconomic factors of race and sex influence breastfeeding rates for Black mothers in America through the stories of three women. The viewing was followed by a talk-back session and was a part of National Black Breastfeeding Week. Pictured at the event are (back row, from left) Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. WIC Clinic Director and AABN Co-founder Angie WilksTate; AABN Executive Director and Co-founder Dalvery Blackwell; Marquette University Assistant Director of Service Learning, Black Lens Milwaukee Community Outreach Coordinator and event moderator Tyanna McLaurin; (front row, from left) mother and daughter, Savii MacDownell and Marsha Craddock; Aurora Health Care Board Certified Lactation Consultant Mary Shaw, RN; Milwaukee Health Department WIC International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Certified Dietitian Angela Hamilton; Mothers' Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes Education Specialist TyTina Sanders-Bey; and A Miracle Happened Wellness and Birth Services Certified Lactation Specialist owner and Doula Vanessa Johnson, RN. www.milwaukeetimesnews.com