Stories

 

Working with Rotarians St. Thomas More High School (TMHS) Honor Society students contributed the equivalent of 40 work hours preparing craft kits for the South Milwaukee Publc Library. Students packaged craft kits for a catapult and a three sisters garden. Others researched a rocket project and tested construction options. Thanks to their prep help, the library is ready to offer free craft kits and assistance to children at the South Milwaukee summer market on the last Thursday of each month.

 

St. Thomas More students joined Rotarians to make 300 sandwiches, of assorted varieties, in February. Working in assembly lines, sandwiches were put together and packaged for delivery by the students. Rotarians then delivered the completed sandwiches to Guest House of Milwaukee, the largest publicly-funded homeless shelter in the city of Milwaukee.

 

Dozens of St. Thomas More High School students took time to write caring messages to Project Concern clients on Friday, January 27. The activity helps Project Concern in Cudahy share warm thoughts with their home-bound clients during a cold, dreary season.

 

Forty-four friends with disabilities from Goodwill Industries and Milwaukee Center for Independence (MCFI) visited The Salvation Army’s Oak Creek Centennial Center, for the annual Holiday Cheer Party hosted by Rotarians and their friends. It was great to see everyone working side-by-side to deliver a fun time for our 44 guests. The party included elves, lunch with dessert, a bag of gifts, live music by The Salvation Army Band, singing Christmas carols and —of course — a visit from Santa. Once again, the Salvation Army crew outdid themselves, delivering a perfect blend of hospitality, food, and festive atmosphere. Many thanks to Santa Ken, Gingerbread Man Tom, and the Elf Brigade for making everyone smile. We greatly appreciate Larry and Holly’s pre-party efforts to invite and coordinate with MCFI and Goodwill.

 

168 heavy-duty winter coats for youth were purchased by the club to distribute to three local nonprofits. The boxes arrived at The Salvation Army Community Center in Oak Creek where Rotarians sorted them by size and gender. The sorted coats were repackaged and delivered to South Milwaukee Human Concerns, Project Concern in Cudahy, and The Salvation Army in Oak Creek. The club’s project was funded by Rotary District 6270 with additional funding from the South Milwaukee Lions Club and several members of the Rotary Club of Mitchell Field.

 

 

During a seven-month period, Rotary members purchased more than 1,300 household items to make up 48 Welcome Baskets for Pathfinders. The Milwaukee-based non-profit helps move youth into safer, permanent housing. Each basket donated by the Rotary club was filled with kitchen basics for meal preparation and dining, bathroom items, and cleaning supplies needed to set up a new household. In lieu of regular meetings, Rotarians met and assembled baskets on five separate dates at MATC Oak Creek. During the project more than 200 hours of work was given by 16 Rotary members to plan, purchase, assemble and deliver the baskets. The project was funded by a $3000 Rotary District 6270 Grant.

 

 

 

 

The Rotary Club of Mitchell Field is driven by the needs of the communities it serves. After months of research during the COVID shutdown, the club is refocusing to serve homeless youth within the South Shore area. Rotary-HOME offers assistance with housing, opportunities, mentoring and other needs like secondary education for homeless youth. We thank The Salvation Army in Oak Creek, Pathfinders in Milwaukee and the area high schools whose counselors are partnering with Rotary to address this unmet need.

 

Thanksgiving won’t be the same this year. With Covid not much will. Yet more than three hundred residents in South Shore communities—who might have gone hungry—will enjoy a turkey dinner with all the fixings, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Mitchell Field and Meijers.

Forty-one shouts of joy filled the air as Santa arrived at the Christmas Party held by the Rotary Club of Mitchell. Goodwill clients throughout Milwaukee came for a meal, music from the Salvation Army band, caroling, and — of course — the visit from Santa. The party started decades ago and is a high point these often forgotten adults. Ho! Ho! Ho!

The Rotary Club of Mitchell Field proudly presents...

This year's headline act; the remarkable Six Appeal Vocal Band! Six Appeal is a world-class vocal ensemble just back from their second straight First Prize "Grand Prix" win at the annual Moscow Spring A Cappella festival - the largest a cappella competition in the world.

 

GREAT FOOD • LIVE MUSIC • SHADED SEATING

 

Due to work on the downtown streets of South Milwaukee, Food Truck Sunday will not be held the fall of 2019. We hope to return in the spring of 2020.

 

To stay up to date on upcoming event dates, participating food trucks, menus and more -- please visit our Facebook page at Rotary Club of Mitchell Field Food Truck Sunday​ and Like us.

The Rotary Club of Mitchell Field in Milwaukee just finished several days of helping at the Hunger Task Force Farm. We did it all, from planting seeds to transplanting them into the ground to hoeing weeds (hard work!) because we believe in serving others and an acre of cabbage will feed 6,000 families. If you are interested in joining our merry group of "farmers" later this year (dates TBD by the growing season) for the harvest drop us an email at info@rcomf.org.

Several times a year Rotarians meet at local non-profits to provide service. Past service projects have included changing from winter to summer clothes at Human Concerns's free store in South Milwaukee, practicing  English with non-native speakers in MATC's ESL program located at Oak Creek, planting crops at the Hunger Task Force Farm in Franklin, and sorting food at the Salvation Army in Oak Creek.