In the News
The Fox 6 Season of Giving
The Gathering will be featured this year on The Fox 6 Season of Giving holiday special will air the following dates/times:
Friday, December 16th at 9pm
Saturday, December 24th at 9pm
Sunday, December 25th at 1pm
Updates
Mount Carmel Luthern Church Meal Program Pilot Project
In September 2011, The Gathering began a pilot program with Mount Carmel Luthern Church at 8424 W. Center St. (North 84th & West Center Sts) to assess if a meal site was needed in that area. The Church has been providing all of the volunteers, cooks, supplies, and facilities, while The Gathering is providing the food and disposable supplies. The Church is hosting a lunch meal from 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm every 4th Saturday for 6 months (Sept. 24, Oct. 22, Nov. 26, Dec 31*, Jan. 28, Feb. 25). Please call Dani Ovanin at Mount Carmel for more information: 414-771-1270 ext. 17 or email dovanin@mountcarmelchurch.org
* December date changed due to Christmas. A Christmas meal will be served on December 31.
Hunger Book Sale
This year, the 30th annual Hunger Book Sale was held
Friday August 4th through Tuesday August 9th, 2011 and
donated $4,750 to The Gathering through its efforts. Thank you! In its 30 years of existence, the Hunger Book Sale has donated nearly $80,000 to The Gathering's ministry.
Milwaukee Empty Bowls
On Saturday, October 8, 2011 Milwaukee Empty Bowls raised funds through the sale of handmade donated bowls from the community and donated $6,500 of those sales to The Gathering. Thank you!
Fresh Produce Preservation Project (FPPP) 
The FPPP has concluded its processing season for 2011. We exceeded our goal of doubling our produce this year. We either used produce fresh or preserved 3,496 pounds of fresh produce, which has been and will continue to be used in the meals we serve throughout the year. We had 58 volunteers participate in the processing this year. Thank you from The Gathering and our guests!
This project helps The Gathering to be good stewards of fresh food, which is generously donated and to meet our goal of expanding access to nutritious meals for our guests. Produce preservation decreases cost by reducing the amount of fresh produce purchased and increases nutrition.
We are always looking for more farmers or organizations interested in donating 
fresh produce to this project and volunteers to assist in processing the produce up to twice a week from August through November. Experience in processing is not necessary, as on-the-job training will be provided. Volunteer assistance may be available to farmers that would like gleaning assistance. Please contact Laura Luttrell for more information, to discuss arrangements, or to be added to the FPPP email list at 414-272-4122 or lauraluttrell@thegatheringwis.org
Read more about our fresh produce preservation project here.
Father's Day Breakfast
Thanks to the Lueck/Plemons group of family and friends for providing a Father's Day breakfast for over 190 guests on Sunday, June 19th at our downtown meal site. What a beautiful gift!
Thanks to...
...all 81 golfers, our sponsors, volunteers and donors who made our 5th Annual Golf Classic a success! |
Thanks to your support, The Gathering raised over $13,500 to feed Milwaukee's hungry and homeless!
Media Sponsor
94.5 Lake FM
Gold Sponsors
- $2,500 –
P&H Mining Equipment
John Zacher
Silver Sponsors
- $1,000 –
The Episcopal Diocese
of Milwaukee
Mel and David Johnson
Mike & Ginny McBride
Ab Nicholas
Bronze Sponsors
- $500 –
Nordco, Inc.
Twin Disc, Inc.
Hole Sponsors
Advocacy Investment, LLC (1)
Answerport Management & Technology Consultants (3)
Brisco County Wood Grill (1)
Sue & Mike Carnahan (1)
Data Financial, Inc. (1)
Emanuel United Church of Christ (1)
Exacto Spring Corporation (2)
Dr. David Paris, DDS, SC (3)
Teresa Trostmiller (1)
Weber & Rick, SC (1)
Volunteer Recognition Event 2011
On Friday May 6, 2011, over 120 of The Gathering's volunteers, staff and board met at Mercy Hill Gallery inside Bay View's Hide House to celebrate the impact that volunteers had made over the previous year. Attendees enjoyed refreshments while socilizing, checking out the photography show hanging in the gallery space, and listening to the jazz duo of Steve Wolff and Todd Domenget. An interactive art project titled The Gathering Community Is... encouraged attendees to share their experiences as Gathering volunteers in images and words. When completed, this project will hang at The Gathering's meal sites on a rotating basis. Make sure to look for it in the coming months! The event culminated in the Awards Ceremony, honoring individuals and volunteer groups for their service milestones. A list of awardees and photos follows. The Marvelous Unspeaking Troupe of Entertaining Scoundrels (M.U.T.E.S.) capped the evening with their unique silent sketch comedy act. A big Thank You to all volunteers, staff and board members who helped make this year's event a success, and many thanks to all The Gathering's volunteers who continue to serve our guests with respect and dignity year-round.
2010 Volunteer Awards
In 2010, over 32,250 volunteer hours were donated by individuals and 129 service groups. The dollar value of volunteer leadership is estimated at $49,057. Leadership volunteers provide service for which The Gathering would otherwise have to pay. on May 6, we celebrated Gathering volunteers and honored the indiviauls and groups who in 2010 reached milestones in service to The Gathering's guests.
Group Awards
The following groups reached service milestones in 2010 for number of times volunteering:
15+ Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Marian University
Pius XI High School
R.A. Smith & Associates
Service Club of Milwaukee
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
YouthWorks
35+ St. Boniface Episcopal Church
St. Stephen the Martyr Lutheran Church
50+ North Shore Presbyterian Church
65+ Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
St. Rafael Catholic School
75+ CNA Insurance
Memorial United Methodist Church
Oak Creek High School HOSA
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
100+ Slinger High School
125+ Emmanuel Community United Methodist
Church
Friend of The Gathering Awards
This award is given to individuals, groups and agencies who have demonstrated exceptional compassion and dedication to The Gathering itself or to those we serve.
Bill Ballbach - gleaning and transporting fresh produce donations
Suzanne Foster & Good Shepherd Catholic Church - 4,500 homemade Christmas cookies individually packaged in Christmas wrapping
Joseph Kaja - star fill in for Saturday cooking and coordinating
Plemons/Lueck Group (May & Jack Plemons, Kim & Daryl Lueck, family and friends) - putting on special Sunday breakfasts for Father's Day 2009, Mother's Day 2010 and Father's Day 2011
John Ragland - patient and tireless work with our breakfast guests as a Senior Outreach Worker with Health Care for the Homeless
The Schmitz Family - hundreds of homemade Christmas cookies individually wrapped
Maureen Shebesta - holiday treat bags for children
Robert & Chris Witte - fresh produce donations
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Individual Awards
The following individual volunteers reached service milestones in 2010 for number of years of continuous volunteering:
20 Years: Stephy Flynn
John Keene
Maria Phelps,
Chuck Thimmesch
Dean Thome
Gregg Weirauch
15 Years: Pat Steppe
Jane Radtke
Neil Radtke
7 Years: Marianne Bach
Cheri Grambo
Harriet Greiber
Barbara Larkin
5 Years: Lynn Aiken
David Franczyk
Marie Hoven
Linda Koenig
Diane McGinn
Tom McGinn
Marcus Momon
Michael Peters
Betty Phillips
Kevin Stewart
Christine Wilke
3 Years: Roger Carroll
Michelle DaCosta
Karen Meunier
Mark Meunier
Lisa Schuldt
Richard Thickens
Jason Thurow
Mike Yost
George Greene Award
This Award, named after Gathering founder and long time Board President, is given for exceptional service by a guest turned volunteer. The 2010 George Greene Award winner is Tim Repensek, long-time breakfast volunteer.
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