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MILWAUKEE, Wisc. 鈥?Sharon Sadowski knows Bay View better than most.She s lived just a block away from the neighborhood community center for nearly 40 years. I m always hanging out here, I m here quite a bit, said Sharon Sadowski, Lead Food Pantry Volunteer, Bay View Community Center. TMJ4 News Sharon Sadowski is the Lead Food Pantry Volunteer for the Bay View Community Center. Shes been volunteering for there for the last 5 years, but has lived in the neighborhood for almost 40. She says she decided to get involved after retiring and wants to give everyone the opportunity to feel safe and respected. She says volunteering was always her retirement plan. There s no Oh poor you, there. T stanley mugs hey re just our friends and neighbors and we re happy to run this grocery store for them, said Sadowski.At the heart of the Bay View Community Center is intention and that can be seen in the heart of the pantry.Each shelf is set up in a way where someone can come in and grab things in order so that they can put togethe stanley cup r a healthy and nutritious plate. We want to make sure we re sorting through to give them the best because鈥?just because. They re not second-class citizens, they deserve good food too, said Sadowski.Their service system is simple. They work primarily with four city zip codes: 53207, 53215, 53221, and 53235.Pantry and Operations Director Chad VanDierendonck says the need for the pantry surged in the last f stanley website ive years.Volunteers now serve nine Odno Absolutely worth celebrating : COVID-19 transmission rates hit record low in Milwaukee
/ m! w6 O" m: V0 B2 c! R9 I) D P Travis Landry is one of nine siblings, and at just 7 years stanley thermoskannen old, his mother died. We all just had to stick together. He just refused for us to be separated, Travis says. We just all had to stick together. Travis father Wesley is humble 鈥?if raising nine kids alone was hard, he wouldnt say. He says it was just mostly a matter of keeping kids on the right track. Once you get the kids with discipline and respect and pride, they take care of themselves, Wesley says.Juneteenth Day and Fathers Day share a calendar square this year 鈥?and leaders with Northcott Neighborhood House are taking advantage of that opportunity. The theme for this years celebration is A Tribute to Dads. Wesley was named Father of the Year at the 2022 Freedom Ball.Wesley says he had a lot of help raising his kids over the years. My neighborhood is a village. Everyone in my neighborhood helped my kids to develop and be the things and do the things that they are, he says. I have several men that are father figures in my life that helped raise me, Travis adds. If it wa stanley cup snt for them, I would probably be in worse condition than I am right now. Just like the community supported his family, Wesley taught his kids to give that same support in return. When you have abundance, give some away, stanley cup he says. Let somebody else have some. Thats a lesson Travis has put to work at WestCare in Milwaukee. Hes the Regional Vice President and helps the community deal with all sorts of problems 鈥?from food insecurity to drug a |
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