Youth and Education
Y&E Photop: Getting Ready for School
Families staying at a local shelter enjoyed the end of summer while looking forward to the start of school.
The parents and children living at the Family Support Center, a shelter operated by the Social Development Commission for homeless Milwaukee County families, held the End of Summer Carnival at the Southside facility. Young people from SDC’s Youth programs helped children enjoy an afternoon of fun, games, prizes and food.
Dozens of children of all ages celebrated the beautiful day. Patty the Clown made a special visit to paint children’s faces.
The children were also offered backpack full of school supplies for the start of classes. Dr. Sandra Jones, an SDC Board member, helped assemble the backpacks for the shelter's children.
Organizers thanked many businesses and groups for donations that made the day a special one. Alonzo and Cerresse Ladd volunteered to prepare the donated food, helping put smiles on the faces of youngsters whose families have confronted many challenges during the past summer.
Detroit Mayor Kwame R. Kilpatrick to keynote African American Chamber of Commerce dinner September 23
Detroit Mayor Kwame R. Kilpatrick will be the keynote speaker at the African American Chamber of Commerce (AACC) of Greater Milwaukee's first annual dinner. The event will be held September 23 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 333 West Kilbourn Avenue, downtown.
The dinner is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. The reception will start at 2 p.m.
Kwame’s speech will focus on the economic development plans that he initiated for the city of Detroit, one of America’s largest city’s and still the center of the nation's automotive industry.
The chamber has also invited New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. The confirmation of his attendance is in process.
Both Kilpatrick and Nagin symbolize the effort needed in the community as it attempts to champion the emergence of African American businesses in Greater Milwaukee.
This is the foremost mission of the AACC and has been for more than 14 years.
In a news statement, the AACC said the time has come to change the paradigm facing African American business and the community in general.
The dinner will also be a backdrop for the launching of the organization’s Strategic/Succession Plan which will officially begin on October 1, with the hiring of long-time community business advocate and entrepreneur Curtiss E. Harris, who will become the new interim executive director of the AACC.
As director, Harris will handle the day-to-day operations of the chamber, which will undergo a restructuring and possible realignment of its board of directors, as well as the outline of new duties for outgoing chair of the executive committee, Dester Martin.
Several awards will also be handed-out to local Black businesses in the community. Legacy Bank, Power Supplies and Soche’ will receive the Progressive Business Award.
The Pioneer Business Award will go to Joe Nevels Landscaping, General Converters and Assemblers, V&J Foods, North Milwaukee State Bank, Columbia Savings & Loan and Lena’s Food Market.
The Community Service Award will be given to Creative Marketing and Prism Technology.
WE Energies and Johnson Controls, Inc. are the sponsors of the event. For ticket information, contact the AACC at 462-9450.
