The 2013 “Milwaukee's Finest" Campaign, presented by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Milwaukee Chapter, is nearing the end of its 10-week run with a final push to fundraise dollars toward research of cystic fibrosis and a cure.
'Milwaukee's Finest' Campaign in final stretch of fundraising
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'Stamp Out Hunger' Drive collects 527,000 pounds of food
Hunger Task Force's largest annual one-day food drive, the National Association of Letter Carriers' “Stamp Out Hunger” initiative, generated 527,000 pounds of food within Milwaukee County to support Hunger Task Force in providing food to area residents in need.
Esperanza Unida moves staff and programming to new office
Esperanza Unida, Inc., a Milwaukee-based workforce development nonprofit organization, has relocated its staff members to 611 W. National Ave. due to water damage at its 1329 W. National Ave. site.
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ART Jamboree to feature local artists and commerce
ART Milwaukee will transform the Shops of Grand Avenue into an art gallery, theater, concert hall and vendor market in one this Saturday with its May ART Jamboree “ART & Buy Local Fair.”
Baird celebrates Give Back Week
More than 1,000 associates at Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. have been volunteering their time to nonprofit organizations this week from May 13 to 18 as part of the company’s Baird Gives Back Week.
KABA adds key executives
The Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) announced the hiring of a new chief financial officer and a new executive director of Downtown Kenosha Inc. and its newly created Main Street program.
BizTimes Around Town: Lad Lake’s Bright Lights, Big Dreams Gala
Lad Lake, based in Dousman, recently honored four of its students with scholarships during its sixth annual Bright Lights, Big Dreams Gala held at COA Restaurant at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale.
Breast cancer walk raises $500,000
This year's Milwaukee "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" Walk, held on May 4 at Veterans Park, raised $500,000 toward “the fight against breast cancer” through the generosity of more than 7,000 walkers.
Brewers donate $100,000 to field reconstruction
The Milwaukee Brewers and Brewers Community Foundation have pledged $100,000 toward the reconstruction of Milwaukee’s Sherman Park baseball field to give Boys & Girls Clubs Little League players and central city kids a quality venue for games and programs.
Common Ground to present health care seminars
The Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative has organized a series of educational seminars focused on explaining health insurance reform guidelines to be enacted in 2014. The seminars will run throughout May and June and will be tailored toward uninsured individuals, self-employed individuals, small business owners and leaders and nonprofit executives. Each seminar covers the same material including insurance marketplaces, subsidies for purchasing insurance, and the individual mandate among other critical points.
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Aside from city founders Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn and George Walker, few people, if any, have had more impact on Milwaukee than entrepreneur, community advocate and philanthropist Michael J. Cudahy.

