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UPAF will shine a spotlight on local artists throughout the 12 week campaign.
MILWAUKEE, March 3, 2021 – The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) kicked off their 2021 Community Campaign tonight with a virtual Launch event. This event highlighted the important role local artists play on our Member Group stages and throughout the community. At the event, UPAF announced their 2021 fundraising target of $11.3 million and the critical need of the performing arts during these difficult times.
“Throughout 2021, we are shining the spotlight on the amazing creative talent that is essential to our quality of life,” said
Patrick Rath, president & CEO of UPAF. “While the 14 UPAF Member Groups have experienced a collective loss of more than $22M due to COVID-19, our talented local artists, on stage and behind the curtain, never wavered as they innovated in order to continue entertaining and inspiring. We are now asking the community to play their part in supporting the work of thes
UPAF launches $11.3 million community campaign
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The United Performing Arts Fundhas set a fundraising goal of $11.3 million for its 2021 community campaign.
UPAF leaders announced the fundraising target during a virtual launch event Wednesday evening, saying the campaign comes at a critical time for the region’s performing arts.
“Throughout 2021, we are shining the spotlight on the amazing creative talent that is essential to our quality of life,” said Patrick Rath, president and chief executive officer of UPAF. “While the 14 UPAF member groups have experienced a collective loss of more than $22 million due to COVID-19, our talented local artists, on stage and behind the curtain, never wavered as they innovated in order to continue entertaining and inspiring. We are now asking the community to play their part in supporting the work of these local artists with a gift to the 2021 UPAF Community Campaign.”
African American, next-gen Milwaukee philanthropists lead $2 million campaign for health equity research
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Last updated on March 5th, 2021 at 01:55 pm
Kevin Newell
When it comes to the outcomes that the
ThriveOn Collaboration is aiming to see – the elimination of health disparities in a historically underinvested part of Milwaukee – Kevin Newell says he’s “all in.”
Newell, president and CEO of
Royal Capital Group, which is developing the collaboration’s new home on King Drive, has been involved in the real estate side of the project since it was announced over two years ago.
But in a demonstration of his personal commitment to the project, he recently contributed $100,000 to a fundraising campaign in support of ThriveOn’s inaugural endowed chair in health equity research. Dr. Leonard Egede, a professor of medicine, chief of the division of general internal medicine, and director of the Center for Advancing Population Science at the Medical College of Wisco
Former Gimbels Will Be “Thrive On King”
$84.5 million MLK Drive project to have 77 apartments and offices for medical college and Greater Milwaukee Foundation. By Jeramey Jannene - Jan 26th, 2021 03:56 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Schuster’s redevelopment. Conceptual rendering by Engberg Anderson Architects.
The former Schuster’s and Gimbels department store at 2153 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. has a new name, again. Actual construction is still expected to begin in the coming weeks.
In September, the partners on the $84.5 million project held a virtual press conference to announce the partnership would be known as the ThriveOn Collaboration. Tuesday they gathered virtually again to announce the building itself would be ThriveOn King.