Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Whitefish Bay Patch is taking nominations for volunteers and other people who are doing positive things in the community.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Jeff Rumage
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
It's the end of the year, and Whitefish Bay Patch has had the privilege of meeting some amazing people who are doing great things. For example, we told the story of Paul Sandvick creating free mouthguards for local athletes, Aviya Stein quilting for children with heart defects, and an entire high school's efforts to help a 12-year-old girl with a life-threatening disease meet her idol, Taylor Swift. The list goes on and on in Whitefish Bay. Even with everything we've mentioned, we know there are people doing good that we have never heard about. This December, we'd like your help determing the Whitefish Bay Patch person of the year. You can nominate anyone who lives, works or volunteers in town. But nominations close at 9 a.m. Dec. 13, so …
Thursday, November 22, 2012
More than 100 Whitefish Bay students are baking treats to raise money for an African schoolhouse through the Boxes of Love organization.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Jeff Rumage
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
A growing number of Whitefish Bay kids are giving new meaning to the phrase 'made with love'. This holiday season, more than 100 Whitefish Bay students are expected to participate in the Boxes of Love project, which bakes holiday treats to raise money for a charitable cause. Last year, 120 kids baked 17,000 treats for a fundraiser that donated $20,560 to expand the HIP and HIPPY parent involvement programs at COA Youth and Family Centers. This year, the kids will be baking treats to purchase desks for Valley View Academy near Nairobi, Kenya. The effort to rebuild the schoolhouse has been led by Shorewood native Stephanie Koczela, who studied abroad in Nairobi in her junior year of college. After finishing her study abroad program, she …
Monday, September 3, 2012
Delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte were led by "Extreme Home Makeover" host Monday as they worked together to help build a home for a local veteran.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Most convention events don’t involve Wisconsin delegates swinging hammers and painting walls, but this isn’t your average convention event. Democratic delegates — including those from Wisconsin — on Monday participated in the Craftsman House United project to build a home for a military veteran. Half the home was built last week by delegates at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. The home was transported to Charlotte, where Democrats finished up the work. The project was a collaboration between Heroes at Home, Rebuilding Together, Craftsman and NextGen Home, and was led by Ty Pennington, of "Extreme Home Makeover" fame.
Marvin Mason
11:47 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Rick Domach, who leads the Auxiliary Police team. He volunteers nearly a full time equivalent amount of time helping coordinate all the special events in WFB--from parades to Sounds of Summer to the bike race to football games, and more. His tireless contributions are an inspiration to all who know him; and many might not know him because he is quiet, humble, and purely giving. Just ask any full … more ›