The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) surpassed its 2010 Campaign goal of $9.3 million by raising $9,450,382.
The campaign was led by co-chairs Linda Mellowes, community leader, and Ted Kellner, chairman and chief executive officer of Fiduciary Management, Inc.
"Surpassing our goal is a significant accomplishment, particularly when you take into account the sizable number of decreased gifts we faced coming into this campaign," Kellner said.
Two match gifts, a $125,000 challenge match from the Kelben Foundation to support increased individual leadership giving of gifts $500 or more, and a $40,000 gift from Carlene and Andy Ziegler to match all individual donations below $500, helped UPAF receive $1.5 million in new and increased dollars for the campaign.
"This achievement wouldn't have been possible without the extraordinary support of the Kelben Foundation and Carlene and Andy Ziegler," said Cristy Garcia-Thomas, UPAF president. "The challenge grants UPAF received from them helped us attract new donors and increased donations from existing donors. Several other companies and foundations added to their support as we came to the end of their campaign and we are indebted to them for their commitment to our community."
"This campaign has given me the opportunity to meet with many individuals who believe, as I do, that the performing arts make a difference in our lives," said Mellowes. "The performing arts impact the lives of over one million people each year, including over 400,000 children who are touched by performances, educational programming and community outreach. Because of our performing arts, we enjoy a quality of life most cities our size don't have. We have something truly special to celebrate here."
The celebration also honored Rexnord Industries Inc., and the law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. with the 2010 Robert W. Baird & Co. Outstanding Achievement in Employee Giving Award.
Judy Jorgensen, UPAF board member from 2002-04 was awarded the Mrs. Walter H. Stiemke Award for her dedication and commitment to the Milwaukee Artistic Community. 
"UPAF is grateful to the community for its support of our 2010 Campaign," said Garcia-Thomas. "We are thankful to Linda and Ted for providing such outstanding leadership for this year's campaign, for all the hard work put in by our outstanding campaign cabinet, and for the time and talent of hundreds of volunteers that helped make this year's campaign a success. It truly is a group effort and everyone's contribution really does make a difference. The economy obviously still posed considerable challenges for us again this year, but we did reach our goal and we did succeed in raising what is really a huge amount of money to fund and sustain the high quality arts organizations in our region."

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc., sponsored the annual Stomp Out Hunger food drive during the opening day of Summerfest Thursday. In three hours, patrons attending Summerfest donated 77,000 pounds of food for the organization.
Guests who arrived at Summerfest between 12 noon and 3 p.m. and brought three non-perishable food items were given free admission to the festival.
“We are so grateful to all those who donated,” said Sherrie Tussler, executive director of Hunger Task Force.
Last year, patrons collected 76,000 pounds of food in Stomp Out Hunger food drive for the Hunger Task Force.

Jockey Being Family, a corporate citizenship program of Kenosha-based Jockey International, will host Summerfest Family Day on Sunday, June 27. The first 1,000 patrons to donate $10 to the Debra Steigerwaldt Waller Foundation will receive free admission to Summerfest and a Jockey Being Family Teddy Bear.
The Debra Steigerwaldt Waller Foundation is named for Debra Waller, chairman and CEO of Jockey International who was adopted as a child.
Jockey Being Family is an organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting families that choose to adopt.
Since its launch in 2005, the program has donated more than $2 million in direct support and sponsored fundraising for post-adoption services, and has also awarded more than 160 scholarships for adoptive parents across the U.S. and Canada.
Proceeds from the Summerfest Family Day will go to support that effort.
According to Jockey, more than 125,000 children in the U.S. are waiting to be adopted right now. Visit www.JockeyBeingFamily.com for more information.

Mequon-based Concordia University Wisconsin’s Galen Society Scholarship Fund, set up for the new School of Pharmacy, was recently awarded $75,000 by The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation in Milwaukee. The Fund is designed to award scholarship support to pharmacy students.
“We’re honored to have the prestigious Bradley Foundation support this important health care initiative in our community and state,” said Curt Gielow, executive dean of the CUW School of Pharmacy.
CUW broke ground on its new School of Pharmacy building in mid May, and more than 70 students will begin taking classes in the Concordia Pharmacy program this fall.
“The Bradley brothers were always interested in supporting both higher education and local community institutions,” said Dan Schmidt, vice president for program at The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. “As part of carrying out the brothers’ legacy, the foundation’s board of directors is proud to support Concordia University, one of southeastern Wisconsin’s best institutions of higher learning.”
The new Pharmacy School building is scheduled to be completed in time for the start of fall 2011 classes.

More than 50 volunteers from the Milwaukee business community spent the first day of summer volunteering at COA Youth & Family Centers, 909 E. North Ave., Milwaukee. Volunteers helped COA youth plant flowers, mulch garden beds and do other landscaping.
COA Youth & Family Services brings children, teens and families together to learn, grow and achieve through programs offered at its urban community centers and rural camp facility. Volunteers also donated sunscreen, insect repellent, flashlights and sleeping bags for the ultimate camp experience.
“This effort is all about creating change and making our community a little stronger and the day a little brighter,” said Dani Machata a volunteer leader with Godfrey & Kahn S.C. “It was wonderful to see more than 50 people come together to create a new energy that will help inspire others to act not just on this day, but throughout the year.”
Machata and many of the volunteers are a part of United Way of Greater Milwaukee’s Emerging Leaders program, started in 2006 to engage young leaders and connect them to the community.
Local companies who participated in the Leadership Day of Action included: Reinhardt Boerner Van Deuren, Ernst & Young, A.L. Schutzman, Johnson Controls Inc., Godfrey & Kahn S.C., The Cholive Company, FIS, KPMG – Milwaukee, Wisconsin Energy Corp., Cleary Gull Inc., Northern Trust, Generation Growth Capital, Associated Bank Corp., General Mills, Manpower and Deloitte & Touche.

Industries for the Blind plans expansion
West Allis-based Industries for the Blind plans to build a $3 million, 48,562-square-foot addition to its 90,000-square-foot facility at 445 S. Curtis Road. The project will also include alterations to the building’s mezzanine area to create about 8,000 square feet of new office space.
For the expansion project, about 28,000 square feet of the space will be used for distribution operations and another 20,000 square feet of space will be used for new manufacturing business ventures, said president and CEO Chuck Lange.
“We are working on a number of products that are in development,” he said. “We are anticipating that they will be successful to the point that we will need to expand in order to produce them.”
Industries for the Blind is a non-profit organization, with a mission to provide jobs for blind and visually impaired individuals. The company has 260 employees, including 150 in West Allis, and plans to add another 25 to 50 employees in West Allis as part of the expansion project, Lange said. About 75 percent of the company’s employees are visually impaired or blind.
The organization manufactures several different products, primarily for government customers, but also provides some products to private customers including Wal-Mart.
The expansion project is expected to break ground by August, Lange said.

In Tandem Theatre hosts sneak peak open house
In Tandem Theatre will host its Fourth Annual Sneak Peek & Open House on Wednesday, July 28, from 5:30 to  8:30 p.m. at the Tenth Street Theatre, located in the lower level of the Calvary Church, 628 N. 10th St., Milwaukee.
During the event, performers will give a 20 minute sneak peek performance of the 2010-11 season at the theater. Performances will include Art of Murder, Scrooge in Rouge, Murder at Howard Johnson’s and Thrill Me: The Leopold Loch Story. Sneak Peek performances will be done at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Season subscriptions and single tickets will be on sale throughout the evening.
The event is free and open to the public, and will also include tours of the recently built 99-seat Tenth Street Theatre. Complimentary light appetizers will be available along with a cash bar. Attendees should RSVP by July 20 by calling (414) 271-1371 or emailing info@intandemtheatre.org.

Salvation Army packs meals for earthquake survivors
The Salvation Army of Wisconsin, in partnership with the Upper Michigan Disaster Services and Numana, will pack one million meals for earthquake survivors at The Salvation Army Relief Camps in Haiti. The organizations are seeking the help of 4,000 volunteers to assist with the effort.
The packing will take place on Saturday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 27, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in the Wisconsin Products Pavilion, 640 S. 84 St., West Allis.
Volunteers will be assigned to work at a table, packing simple meals of rice, soy protein, vegetables and vitamins in an assembly line fashion. To volunteer or for more information visit www.SAmilwaukee.org.

Sendik’s contributes to ABCD efforts

Balistreri owned and operated Sendik’s Food Markets recently donated $55,000 to ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis. The gift makes the continued expansion of the organization’s free services possible. ABCD specializes in one-to-one support for those affected by breast cancer. ABCD is just one of the charities Sendik’s supports. Pictured from left to right are Kathy Ehley ABCD board president, Margaret Harris co-owner Balistreri owned & operated Sendik’s Market, Ginny Finn ABCD executive director

BizTimes Milwaukee has launched its 2010 Nonprofit Directory. Submissions for the directory were collected since the beginning of 2010, and the list is now available for viewing and for purchase in a print format. The directory includes vital information about 501(c)3 organizations based in or serving Milwaukee, Waukesha, Walworth, Racine, Kenosha, Washington, Ozaukee or Sheboygan counties. The directory is intended to connect the region's nonprofit organizations with the business community. Submissions can still be made online and an electronic version of the directory is available for viewing online at www.biztimes.com/nonprofit.

• Friday, June 25, RedLine Milwaukee will host its Second Annual “Art Auction Fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m.  The auction will feature work from both local and national artists priced from $20 - $4,000. The auction will also include RedLine’s first ever art lottery. The Jason Spottek Jazz Ensemble will be performing. General admission cost is $10 per person. Tickets will be available at the door.
• Saturday, June 26, Elite Sports Clubs will host its Breakfast at Wimbledon fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Southeastern Wisconsin chapter, at Mequon Elite Sports Club, 11616 N. Port Washington Road beginning at 10 a.m. Guests will enjoy a traditional English-style breakfast while seated at center court on the club’s tennis court. Wimbledon tennis will be shown live on a large outdoor screen. The menu for the event will be catered by the Marcus Corporation and include an entrée of strawberries and cream, crumpets, bangers (British sausage), french toast, eggs, potatoes, tea, champagne and more. Following breakfast, all attendees can enjoy the Mequon Elite Sports Club for the remainder of the day, including the recently completed indoor and outdoor salt-water pools, exercise equipment and family gym. Cost to attend is $35 for adults and $10 for children and under. Guests are encouraged to wear their tennis whites and tickets can be purchased by calling (262) 241-4250.
• Thursday, July 8, the Third Annual Refashion for Life charity fashion show will be held at the Callen Construction Grounds and Showroom, S63 W13131 Janesville Road, Muskego. The show combines the latest in summer and fall fashion in conjunction with fashionable products for the home, including countertops, cabinetry, windows, plumbing and light fixtures. Cost to attend is $40 per person.
• Monday, July 19, the St. Francis Foundation will host its annual golf outing at Tuckaway Country Club. Participation in the outing will benefit the children educated at the Child Development Center of St. Joseph and the senior residents who call Villa St. Francis their home. Those interested can choose to play in the outing, provide raffle or auction items, or make cash donations. For questions or for further information, call the St. Francis Foundation office at (414) 645-5337, ext 270
• Monday, July 28, Wegener CPAs and Consultants LLP will host a Health Care Tax Credit & HIRE Act Seminar for nonprofits from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Wegener offices, 6737 W. Washington St., West Allis. The seminar will discuss what the new small business health care tax means for nonprofit and other tax-exempt organizations. Attendees will learn which employers are eligible for the credit, what the maximum credit allowed is, how the credit is calculated and how the credit is claimed. Kim Ruef, partner with Wegner CPAs & Consultants will discuss these tax breaks. The seminar is free to attend. For more information and to register click here.

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