Giver’s Honor Roll

THE GATHERING BOARD OF DIRECTORS THANKS THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS SUPPORTERS WHO GAVE $250 OR MORE BETWEEN July 1, 2012 AND June 30, 2013.

$20,000 and Over

The Grainger Foundation ● Nicholas Family Foundation ● Northwestern Mutual Foundation

$10,000 - $19,999

1 Anonymous Donor ● Catholic Community Foundation - JCC Fund ● Dr. Bronner’s Family Foundation ● Hunger Relief Fund of Wisconsin ● Mary A. McKey Charitable Bequest Trust ● The Roundy’s Foundation ● Stackner Family Foundation,Inc. ●  United Way of Greater Milwaukee

$5,000 - $9,999

2 Anonymous Donors Christ ● Church Episcopal - Whitefish Bay ● Emergency Food and Shelter Program ● Jane Bradley Pettit Foundation ● Lloyd and Edith Herrold Trust ● Luedke-Smith Fund - The Greater Milwaukee Foundation ●  Lux Foundation, Inc. ● Gerald and Elaine Mainman ● Charles Trainer and Anne Booth ● The Virginia Queenman Estate

$2,500 - $4,999 All Saints’ Cathedral Hunger Book Sale ●Community United Methodist Church- Elm Grove ● Emanuel United Church of Christ ●Gardner Foundation ●The Gathering Memorial Fund at The Greater Milwaukee Foundation ●Johnson Controls, Inc. ●Mel and David Johnson ●Ladish Company Foundation ●Mark and Karen Meunier ●Nonprofit Management Fund ●St. Paul’s Episcopal Church- Milwaukee ●Service Club of Milwaukee ●Thompson Foundation, Inc. William G. Christie A. Krugler Fund - Greater Milwaukee Foundation

$1,000 - $2,499 8 Anonymous Donors ●David and Karen Bartel ●William and Kathryn Berezowitz ●Bostik, Inc. ●CNA Insurance Company ●Lucy Cooper ●Richard and Mary DeLuca ●Rachel Finger ●Fox Point Evangelical Lutheran Church ●GE Foundation ●Daniel and Kathy Glaser ●Grainger Matching Charitable Gifts Program ●Steve Holt ●Immanuel Presbyterian Church ●Greg and Jackie Johnson ●Silas Johnson ●Joy Global ●Nancy and Daniel Kiernan ●Kuehl Family Foundation ●Eugene and Gwendolyn Lavin ●Daryl and Kim Lueck ●Mike and Ginny McBride ●Joseph and Joni McDevitt ●John and Beryl Mulhern ●Ab Nicholas ●William and Susan Rose ●St. Joseph’s Catholic Church- Wauwatosa ●St. Mark’s Episcopal Church- Milwaukee ●Richard Schreiner ●Margaret Schumacher ●Silverman Family Foundation ●Richard and Mary Thickens ●Jason and Laura Thurow ●Trinity Episcopal Church-Wauwatosa ●Twin Disc Incorporated ● Robert and Ellen Venable ●Will Ross Memorial Foundation ●Donald and Kate Wilson ●Eugene and Carmen Witt ●John Zacher

$500 - $999 8 Anonymous Donors ●Albert and Flora Ellinger Foundation ●Answerport Management and Technology Consultants ●David Ashpole ●James Bauman ● Evert and Cindy Berndt ●Joe and Marlene Bruno ●Lisa Christiansen ● Cottrell/Jacobs and Housiaux ●Family Fund - Greater Milwaukee Foundation ●David P. and Marjorie L. Hamacher Fund - Greater Milwaukee Foundation ● Gene Detert  ●Extendicare Health Services, Inc. ● Richard Fabing ●Paul and Kathy Hartke ● Michael Istwan and Amy Korpi ●Jack and Martha Prince Family Fund (other funds)- Greater Milwaukee Foundation ●Keith Jacoby Frederick and Susan Kasten ● Ted and Mary Kellner ●James and Dona Knight ●Evan Lenhardt and Virginia Finn-Lenhardt ●George and Sharon Loxton ●Jesse Maier ●Andrew Martin and Janet Trostel Martin ● Steve Martinie ●Jane Matheus ●Michael McClone ●The Other Stratton Foundation ●Dick and Betty Peterson ●Pieper Electric, Inc. ●Jack and Mary Plemons ●Rex and Gladys Merriman Fund - Greater Milwaukee Foundation ●Robert C. Archer Designated Fund - The Greater Milwaukee Foundation ●St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church ●St. Jude The Apostle ● St. Matthias Parish ●Marilyn Schlosser ●Patrick Schoen ●Thomas and Meredie Scrivner ●Seaman-Goes Family Foundation, Inc. ● Seeds of Health Elementary ●The Sharp-Zillig Foundation Inc. ●Gary and Maureen Shebesta ●James and Christine Speaker ●Carl and Nancy Trimble ●Robert and Kathleen Wene ●Trevor and Margaret Will  ●John and Julie Wolf

$250 - $499 12 Anonymous Donors ●Advanced Engines Development Corp. ●Jeff and Susan Allen ●Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church - Mequon ●Richard and Karen Binder ●Patricia Bowne ●Robert and Elizabeth Bradley ●Darrel and Linda Bybee ●John and Julie Cabaniss ●Carrie Taylor and Nettie Taylor Robinson Memorial Fund - Greater Milwaukee Foundation ●Michael Carter ●James and Diane Cowles ●Data Financial, Inc. Delve, LLC ●Sarah Fanjul ●John Farina ●Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund ●Gary and Faye Giesemann ●Peter and Elizabeth Gottsacker ●Greg and Hazel Griffin ●Kevin Hanus ●Stephen and Deborah Heinze ●John Hickey ●Mary H. Hickman ●Sue Jones ●Maureen Kania ●Mary and Peter Klabunde ●Randall Klumb and Sarah Ford ●Kristin and Peter Kult ●Brian and Suzanne Lanser ●Anthony and Julianne Maggiore ●Peter Mahsem, Sr. ●Phillip Mattix and Sheila Stafford ●Douglas and Suzanne Mettelman ● MKEfoodies ● Jo Mooney ●Thomas Mooney and Elene Strates ●Shane Morrison ● William and Susan Mueller ●Janet Nast ●Kevin and Cheryl O’Connor ● David Paris ●W. Stuart and Phoebe Parsons ●Charles and Evelyn Payson ●Joseph Pipitone ●Mary Prince ●Jean Ripple ●Robert W. Baird ●St. Benedict Meal Program ● St. James Congregation-Mukwonago ●St. Nicholas Orthodox Church- Cedarburg ●Luciano Sanchez ●Rosemary Selep ●Davita Shanklin ●Shorewest Realtors ●John and Jane Stoneman ●Thomaswerks ● Creative Trade Press Media Group ●Teresa Trostmiller ●Bill and Mary Walker ●Robert Webb ●Western States Envelope and Label Company ●Wanda Zemler-Cizewski

$100 - $249 43 Anonymous Donors ●A & A Manufacturing Company, Inc ●Advocacy Investments ●Richard A’Hearn ●Thomas Allen and Patricia Rand-Allen ●Diane Anschuetz ●Dave and Jill Aschebrook ● Assurant Health ●Dick and Patsy Aster ● Emily Bach ●J. Mark Baker ●Richard and Carol Bayerlein ●Bazaar Home Decorating ●Barbara Becker ●Frazier Bemis ●Ralph and Nancy Bill ●Jack and Peg Blank ●David and Diane Borton ●Elizabeth C. Bradley ●Patrick Brady ●Mark and Amy Bronner ●Ashley Brooks ●Dick and Sandy Buchman ●Gary Buerstatte and Anna Pepelnjak ●John and Georgia Cain ●William and Joanne Callahan ●Robert and Sheila Carew ●Jim and Laura Carlos ● Alexandra Carlson ●Stanley and Susan Carr ●James Cary and Cheri Neal-Cary ●William Christofferson ●John and Catherine Clarke ●George Clarke and Jan Hamann ●Michael Coffey and Maggie Broeren ●Rick and Lana Colbo ●Michael Costello ●Covenant Community Presbyterian Church-Schofield ●Kip and Patricia Cramer ●Steve and Pamela Daily ●Leanne Drives ●Thomas and Michele Ebben ●Guenther Eisenmann ●Bo and Nancy Elder, Jr. ●Daniel and Corinne Engstrand ● Paul Fackler ●Clifford and Mary Fairbanks ●Faith United Church of Christ- Slinger ●Robert and Linda Frisch ●Arthur and Nancy Fritz ●Thomas and Roxanne Gebhard ●Frank and Susan Gedelman ●Sandra Gepfert ●James and Jennifer Gettel ●Julie Giacobassi ●Richard and Joanne Glaser ●Michele Goldstein ●Paul and Bonnie Gossens ● Joe and Joanne Graf ●Jim and Sarah Gramentine ●Charles and Deborah Graupner ●John and Diane Gruber ●Guaranty Bank ●Doug and Margaretann Haag ●Gerald Harmon and Ellen Croke ●Paul and Mary Beth Haubrich ● Heritage Presbyterian Church- Muskego ●Heidi and Ed Hida ●Nick and Rita Hirsch ●Megan Holbrook and Eric Vogel ●Houghton Mifflin Matching Gift Program ●David and Mary Elizabeth Huntington ●Andrew and Ruth Itzov ●Barbara and Chuck Jackson ●Marilyn John ●David and Jane Johnson ● Jeffrey Johnson and Marie Hoven ●Lenny and Patty Johnson ●Terence Joost ●Thomas and Leigh Joost ●Jeffrey and Dawn Kautzer ●Anne Kebisek Dudek ●Brian Koch ●Carolyn Korona ● Jill Kortebein ●Rob Krecak ●Christine Krueger ●George and Irene Krueger ●Ian and Kathy Lambert ●Jerome and Virginia Laurent ●Jim and Maureen Leurquin ●Bill and Missy Levit ●Dan and Judy Linsley ●Steve and Ricka Long ●Mary Ellen Lukaszewicz ●Ann Magestro ●Douglas and Nancy Mayne ●James McCormack ●James McCormick ●Tom and Diane McGinn ●Patrick and Beth McWey ●Randy Miller and Jana Troutman-Miller ●Rob and Heidi Mortensen ●John Morton ●Harry and Ellie Moseley ●Lisa Murray ●Amy Myers ●Richard and Judy Nell ●Ronald Nelson and Elizabeth Pfluger ●Barry and Becky O’Connor ●James and Donna Ognenoff ●David and Judith Olson ●Harrison and Susan Parker ●Ed and Sue Patschke ● Peace United Methodist Church- Brookfield ● Marshall H. Pepper ●Thomas and Mary Perz ●Emil and Ellen Pfenninger ●Rich Phillips ●Victor and Karen Platinga ●Cara Pliskie ●Prince of Peace Congregation-Milwaukee ●Michael Prudhom ●R. H., Inc. ●Sandra Radick-Roman ●Neil and Jane Radtke ●Bruce and Lyn Ranta ●Michael Rathsack ●Jay and Denise Riederer ●Susan Rilling ●William Robison ●Mason and Julie Ross ●Charles and Patricia Roy ● Dick and Martha Roy ●Jeff and Diane Roznowski ●Ruby Isle, Inc.●Steven Russ ●St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church-River Hills ●St. James’ Episcopal Church- Milwaukee ●Richard Ryan and Carol Sklenicka ●Delp Schafer ●James and Claudia Schaumann ●Jan Scherr ●James Schinneller Arlan and Sharon Schlundt ●William and Kelly Schmitz ●School Sisters of Notre Dame ●Lyle Schroeder Ellsworth and Miriam Schuett ●William Seaman ● Julie Seidlitz ●Glenn and GiGi Sheridan ● Bruce and Linda Sherman ●Tom and Martha Shimek ●Sheryl Slocum ●Bruce and Janine Smith ●Katherine Smith ●Wendy Sopkovich ●L. William and Kathleen Staudenmaier ●Dan and Valerie Stefanich ●Steren McDonald’s Restaurants ●Kevin and Melanie Stewart ●Robert and Claudia Stewart ●Gertrude Stillman ●Gregory Norman and Margaret Stratton ●Streich Family Foundation Inc. ● Jacqueline Tharakan ● Dean and Kathy Thome ● Gary and Barbara Troy ● Roy and Sandy Uelner ●Richard and Lauralee Uihlein ●United Way of Metro Chicago ●V2 Fitness & Physical Therapy ●Weber & Rick, SC ●Michael Weinert and Jane Shero ●Gregg Weirauch ● Western Province of the Community of St. Mary ● Lee Wolcott ●Bob and Connie Wolf ●Nancy Zaborowski ●Bill and Sue Zieche

$50 - $99 37 Anonymous Donors ●Joy Allen ●Kathryn Allen ●Daniel and Amy Argall ●Mark and Pam Ariens ●Marianne and Dennis Bach ● Jeff and Maureen Badding ●Lisa Baltes ●Larry Barbera ●Bruce and Catherine Bauer ●Bryan and Danielle Bergner ●Dennis Bersch, Jr. and Clare Fiorenza ●David and Diane Biddle ●Stephen and Lynn Bittner ●Marjorie Bjornstad ●Joan Blaicher ●Ron Brahm ●Elizabeth Brewer ●Mary Louise and Kelly Brown ●Brian and Shana Callahan ●Charles Camilli ●Elizabeth Campbell ●William and Bonnie Cavaiani ●John and Kimberly Caviggiola ●Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church-Jackson ●Thor and Joan Christensen ●Catherine Clark ●Daniel Conway ●Stuart Crane ● Penny and Chuck Cruse ●Dennis and Lisa Davis ●Sharon Dehli ●Jerry Dlugi ●Linda Dotson ●Dolores Duffey ●Timothy and Susan Dugan ●James and Susan Dziak ●John and Shari Egan ●Don Ellingsen ●Richard and Peggy Falsetti ●James and Nancy Faust ●Thomas and Linda Feist ●Helen Flynn ●Norman and Judith Fons ●Jeffrey and Cynthia Gault ●Kurt and Rosemary Glaisner ●Dick and Susan Hackl ●Ann Hahn ●David and Janice Hahn ●Steve and Jana Hanagan ●Mike and Gay Hatfield ●John Haydon ●Arthur Heitzer and Sandra Edhlund ●LaDon Herd ●H. Allen and Joan Higgins ●Paul and Kathleen Hoffman ●Carolyn Hoover ●Timothy Howe and Susan Dugan ●Hulick Metals, Inc. ●Scott and Karen Hulick ●Jeff and Kathy Huntsinger ●Nancy Jacobs ●Casimir and Diane Janiszewski ●David and Deborah Jasso ●Ron and Shala Johnson ●Kunal Kapoor and Parul Srivastava ●Cathy Kendrigan ●Suzanne Kennedy ●Jeanette Ketelsen ●Thomas and Susan Koepp ●Norton and Betty Ann Kollmann ●Doris Kontos ● Craig and Karen Korn ●David Krajewski ●Michael and Michelle Kral ●Mary Krenek ●Jerry and Mary Kringel ●Julia LaChapelle ●John Lapinski and Helena Pycior ●Wayne and Sue Long ●Gary and Julie Maddox ●Jackie Maggiore ●Michael and Karen McGinnis ●The McGovern family ●Chris and Mary Meixner ●Brion and Betty Miller ●Fred Moss ●Thomas and Susan Mountin ●Moxie Fitness ●Jean Mueller ●Steve and Katie Nelson ●Tom and Julie Niehaus ●Brian and Tracy Niemuth ●Dawn Oleszak ●James and Claudia Paetsch ●Esther Pastene ● Debbie Pelky ●Carl and Jonni Penner ●Kelly Joy Potterton ●Carol Privette ●Mary Therese Purdy ●Renee and Mitchell Quick ●Anne-Marie Ramirez ●Jim and Ann Reeve ●Fred and Janelle Robinson●Bret Roge and Jill Munson-Roge ● John Roy, II ●Daniel and Barbara Sabin ●Mark and Laurine Sanders ●Evelyn Sappenfield ●Steve and Lynne Schley ●Marshall Schmitt ●Judy and Mark Schueller ●Scott Advertising ●Michael and Claire Singleton ●Mark and Minna Smith ●Dorothy Sorensen ●Robert and Mary Sowinski ●Linda Spindler ●James and Catherine Sponholz ●Glenn and Patricia Stalker ●Julie Starks ●Robert Stowers ●Frank and Irene Strong ●Sue Pepper Joys Living Trust ●William Swisher ●Marjorie Szydlowski ●Thomas and Mary Thill ●Thomas Thomas and Candice Maynard ●Janet Totero ●Ivy Toy ●Ray and Judy Treinen ●Roger VanEperen ●Brad Vonck ●Franklin and Barbara Walbrink ●Joseph R. Wall ●Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist Church-Wauwatosa ●Dianne Weber

Volunteer Numbers for FY 2012/2013

Northwestern Mutual MLK day clean up group

The Gathering relies on hundreds of individuals and groups who donate their time and expertise. Volunteers do 98% of the direct service work. Numbers provided below are based on available tracking, observation and best practices.

SERVICE VOLUNTEERS - 36,399 Donated Hours

Volunteers come to the Gathering as individuals or as groups, one time or daily. In FY2012/2013, 163 different groups served meals at Gathering sites: 44 businesses/organizations, 58 religious institutions, 29 schools, and 32 service groups and families. At weekday meals these groups worked alongside individuals from the community and from our guest population. Each meal required 12-20 volunteers, resulting in 29,076 donated hours of service. Produce Preservation volunteers, bag lunch makers, serving group recruiters, cleaning groups, and cook team volunteers made up the remainder of the donated hours.

Breakfast Program serving line

LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS - 67 Volunteers

These volunteers serve as lead cooks and coordinators for our Saturday lunch programs. They serve in roles that would otherwise have to be covered by paid staff.  In FY 2012/2013 these leadership volunteers provided 2,934 hours valued at $52,988.

Donations In-Kind FY 2012/2013

Without donated food, supplies and services, the Gathering’s expenses would double. But that’s not the only reason donations in-kind are important. They also reflect the commitment and creativity of the community at large to this work. DONATED FOOD - 163,313 Pounds valued at $167,098

92,638 pounds of perishable and nonperishable foods from government and other sources were donated through Hunger Task Force. An additional 54,825 pounds came from area restaurants, grocery stores, coffee shops and bakeries.  2,225 pounds of fresh produce was donated for the Produce Preservation Project, and 13,625 pounds came in the form of take home bag “dinners” for our Saturday Lunch guests. These numbers do NOT include the wonderful donations of coffee, milk and home-made baked goods provided by serving groups on a weekly basis.

South Side Saturday Lunch Cooks

DONATED SUPPLIES & SERVICES - 110 Distributions

Toiletry items were distributed monthly to St. James’ Saturday Lunch guests by Sundries from the Avenue. An additional 3 toiletry distributions were provided at our Dinner site. Sixteen groups distributed bag lunches/sandwiches at 83 of our meals. Thirteen additional distributions of treat bags, warm weather clothing, blankets and holiday decorations in addition to equipment and in-kind services were provided by scout and school groups, churches, individuals and companies.

Oranges Donated for Christmas 2012 Goody Bags

On Site Services - FY 2012/2013

MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM - 1,121 Contacts A contributing factor to homelessness is mental illness. Our collaboration with the Homeless Outreach Nursing Center focuses on connecting with and stabilizing the lives of the homeless mentally ill. Twice weekly at our Breakfast Program, mental health staff provided information/referral and general screening services to 782 guests and direct mental health services to 339.

Robert, a long term volunteer with the Breakfast Program

LEGAL ASSISTANCE - 68 Clinics

Unresolved legal issues are often barriers to housing and job acquisition/retention. Our collaboration with the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, along with volunteer attorneys, addresses such issues at both our Breakfast and Dinner Programs on a weekly basis. At the Breakfast site, 49 clinics serving 123 guests were held. Municipal citations comprised 33% of issues dealt with; next closest, all at 6%, were driver’s license recovery, criminal, and landlord/tenant issues. The Dinner site offered 19 clinics serving 17 guests with the majority of issues focusing on landlord/tenant and municipal citations.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - 39 visits

Staff from St. Ben’s Medical Clinic provided blood pressure checks and medical referrals at our breakfast site for 244 guests and conducted flu shot clinics serving 55 guests.

SUNDRIES FROM THE AVENUE - 25,060 Items Distributed

Toiletry items (soap, lotion, shampoo, laundry soap, combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste and deodorant) were distributed monthly to guests at our St. James’ Saturday Lunch by Sundries from the Avenue, a ministry of St. James’ Episcopal Church. This ministry is particularly important at this downtown location where a majority of Gathering guests are homeless.

BAG LUNCH/SANDWICH PROJECT - 82 Distributions

Sixteen different groups provided bag lunches or sandwiches for Gathering guests to take home with them following the Saturday Lunch meals. This is especially important on Saturdays since the next large scale meal available is not until noon Sunday. An estimated 13,625 bag lunches were distributed valued at $20,438.

Preservation Peppers donated by the Witte's Vegetable Farm c/o Bill Balbach

FRESH PRODUCE PRESERVATION PROJECT - 1,330 Pounds Frozen

This project (in its third year in 2012) focuses on preserving excess donated produce received during the growing season for use in our winter meals, providing additional flavor and nutrition. The 2012 growing season suffered a severe drought affecting the amount of produce available. However, 2,225 pounds of bell peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots and green beans were still donated by area farmers, gardeners and food banks. 43 volunteers (270 donated hours) processed the donations into 1,330 pounds of frozen produce.

Program Information - FY 2012/2013

Numbers and activities listed below are for our fiscal year – July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

Total number of meals served in Fiscal Year 2012/2013: 150,336

Hot, homemade meals are served to all who come at no cost to the recipient.

BREAKFAST - 50,179 (ave. of 200 guests/meal)

Breakfast is served Monday through Friday mornings at our downtown site, St. James’ Episcopal Church, 833 W. Wisconsin Avenue. The majority of breakfast guests are adult males; 60-70% homeless. Legal, medical and mental health services are provided on site.

DINNER - 11,694 (ave. of 118 guests/meal)

Dinner is served Monday and Wednesday late afternoon at our south side location, Christian Faith Fellowship Church East, 724 S. Layton Blvd. Dinner guests come from the surrounding neighborhood; diverse in age and ethnic background.

Youth Volunteers in the serving line at the Dinner Program

SATURDAY LUNCH - 26,156 (ave. of 513 guests/Saturday)

Saturday lunch is served at the above two sites and at Our Next Generation Neighborhood Center (ONGNC) , 35th & Lisbon. Guests at ONGNC are primarily African American with 20-30% children. Lunch is also provide on the 4th Saturday of the month at Mt. Carmel Lutheran church, 82nd & Center.

SHELTER MEAL PROGRAM (SMP) - 53,949 meals

The Shelter Meal Program provided three meals every day to residents of three shelters managed by Community Advocates: Women’s Refuge homeless and domestic violence shelters and Autumn West, housing for adult mentally ill. Community Advocates funded the program and the Gathering provided the staffing, food and delivery of services.

Shelter Meal Program Staff Meeting

OUR NEXT GENERATION COLLABORATION - 8,358 meals

This tutoring/mentoring program at 35th & Lisbon – one of our Saturday Lunch sites – serves a light meal four afternoons each week to program participants of middle school and high school age. The Gathering provides the underlying support for these meals.

Coolbot Cooler Room Construction Almost Completed

You may have heard of a project the Gathering is doing thanks to a grant from the UWM Cultures and Communities Program Office. Through this grant, the Gathering is partnering with UWM professor Dr. Phillips and her undergraduate class entitled "Practical Approaches to a Sustainable Future." The class is growing their own produce in ten garden beds. They are learning the science behind creating sustainable human systems and food production. As an added bonus, the class will be working with the Gathering's Fresh Produce Preservation Project to learn how to safely preserve the produce they have grown. 

Already, the class has donated close to fifty pounds of produce to the Gathering's Fresh Produce Preservation Project.

Another perk of working together, is that the Gathering is constructing a Coolbot Cooler room (pictured above!). In a space donated by All Saint's Cathedral, construction has begun! The room is made out of studded wall panels with polystyrene foam insulated walls. Using a window a/c unit and some innovative technology known as a Coolbot, the insulated room will be able to get down to temperatures close to 30 degrees F. This room is perfect for storing produce while it is waiting to be preserved! It greatly increases the Gathering's ability to accept produce donations and is a huge asset to the Fresh Produce Preservation Project.

Construction on the room should be done by the end of this week, just in time for the UWM student's preservation session in early October. Stay tuned for more pictures and updates! Special thanks to all of our supporters who made this room possible, especially All Saint's Cathedral, the UWM Cultures and Communities Program Office as well as Dr. Phillips. Also, thanks to board member Jim Lerquin who did much of the room's physical construction! and Ron Khosla, creator of the Coolbot who has been crucial in answering our Coolbot questions.