Comrades and Sisters,
It has come to my attention that our volunteers at the VA in Milwaukee are in dire need of winter coats for homeless veterans.  If you could please do a collection of GOOD used
coats our veterans would appreciate it.  Remember, they need to be in good condition, clean with no buttons missing or zippers broken. If you won’t wear it, they should not wear it.

  Please do a collection as soon as possible as the cold weather is upon us.  I have listed below some other needs  you may be able to help with.

  Let’s get together and keep our veterans warm for the winter.

   
WINTER COATS–SIZE LARGE—XLARGE—XXLARGE—XXXLARGE

  SWEATSHIRTS—ANY SIZE

  SHOES—ANY SIZE

  BELTS–ANY SIZE

  INSULATED UNDERWEAR—LARGE AND UP

  Please contact me and I will make arrangements to get the coats picked up.

  Carla Stockel, Hospital Chairman
Ladies Auxiliary VFW- WI
lucas66@live.com  or 608-732-1430

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Green Bay Packers players Andrew Quarless and Derek Sherrod took part in the Hometown Huddle outreach event on Tuesday, helping build a playground at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary and hanging out with area schoolkids and animals from the sanctuary. Photo by Alex Morrell/Press-Gazette

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn plans to wear a Packers jersey while working at a food pantry in Kenosha early next month.

Quinn will be in Kenosha on Aug. 6 to make good on his bet with Gov. Scott Walker over the outcome of the Chicago Bears-Packers NFC Championship Game in Chicago.

Quinn is predicting the Bears will win the Super Bowl this coming season.

Nearly 2,000 men, women, children and dogs gathered at Idlewild Park on Sunday to run, drink and raise funds for charities at the 23rd annual Beer Belly Two run and walk.

The two-mile race draws a diverse crowd of competitive runners, families and revelers enjoying a casual jaunt in the sun with a warm beer in hand.

"I like to run and I like to drink beer. So mix the two together and it seems like a pretty good combination," said Kyle Demerath, 23, who heard about the race from friends at work. "It was definitely more laid back. It was just people out having fun."

An African proverb holds that it takes a village to raise a child. And what’s a village? Well, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it’s the Milwaukee Hunger Task Force (the State’s largest food bank and anti-hunger advocacy organization), Kohl’s Department Stores, Milwaukee Public Schools, the Salvation Army, Boys and Girls Clubs and the Milwaukee Park System.

When the school year ends, many children and teens who rely on USDA school meals are at a higher risk of going hungry during the summer when school is not in session. USDA’s Summer Food Service Program can make sure that kids don’t go hungry summer, but the program can’t work without sponsors and supportive communities.

The University of Wisconsin athletic department contributed about $50,000 to the School of Nursing building project with funds generated from ticket sales at the spring football game.

But that was only part of the story.

School of Nursing dean Katharyn May believes a $1 million donation received about three weeks prior to the spring game probably would not have happened without the affiliation with the football program.

"I am absolutely convinced that gift would not have happened without the enthusiasm and momentum, if you will, leading up to the spring game," May said Monday.

For a $1 minimum contribution to charity, Jersey Mike's in Brookfield was to give away a free regular size sub from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

The event is to benefit the Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin.

"We are trying to raise money for a local charity, very close to my heart," said owner Tim Murphy, who told Newsradio 620 WTMJ's Michelle Richards that he's hoping people will donate more than a dollar.

Angie Allard had a lot of chunk in the trunk.

The manager of Paul's Pantry on Monday helped load 984 cans of Campbell's Chunky soup into a van Monday in an effort to feed struggling families.

"I've seen families go without food. I see this all the time," she said as vehicles lined up at the Associated Bank Gate at Lambeau Field, 1265 Lombardi Ave.

For the ninth year in a row, the Green Bay Packers won the Click for Cans food drive and a total of 29,600 cans were given to 30 pantries statewide. The online contest was held during the 2010 NFL season. Fans clicked on their favorite teams, which gave the team points. The Packers more than doubled the score of the other finalist, the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Packers earned 18,000 cans of soup, and Associated Bank donated another 11,600 cans. Each benefiting pantry was given nearly 1,000 cans.