RACINE — The pandemic has made every special occasion so difficult. Every holiday and celebrations have looked really different and people have had to get very creative to make the
Milwaukee event provides 2,000 meal kits to those in need
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The event filled a need that has only increased for many amid the coronavirus pandemic.
MILWAUKEE - Just in time for Christmas, some Milwaukee families are getting much-needed food.
A drive-up event at the Isaac Coggs Heritage Health Center near Silver Spring and Fond du Lac unloaded 2,000 packs of groceries to make meals with on Friday, Dec. 18.
The event, this being its fifth year, was a collaboration among MHS Health Wisconsin, Social Development Commission, Feeding America, Molina Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. The communities that we serve are in need without the pandemic, there is usually a need for healthy food, said Michele Grant with Milwaukee Health Services, Inc. With the pandemic, that need has increased.
Focus is on positioning performing arts organizations for a strong return post-pandemic
Heather Dunn. Photo courtesy of UPAF.
MILWAUKEE (Dec. 16, 2020) – The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) has tapped three prominent business leaders to serve as co-chairs for the 2020 UPAF Community Campaign. The trio consists of
Heather Dunn, senior vice president and chief financial officer of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company,
Steve Johnson, regional president of BMO Private Bank and
“I am thrilled to have the support of this passionate group of leaders for my first UPAF Campaign as President & CEO” said
Patrick Rath, president and CEO of UPAF. “Our performing arts sector needs the support of many now more than ever. Our focus is to retain our incredible local talent and position ourselves for a prepared transition back to normal programming when it is safe to do so. Heather, Steve and Greg are a dynamic team who understand the critical role that the performing arts play in
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SSM Health receives first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine
December 15, 2020 11:32 AM Logan Rude
MADISON, Wis. SSM Health received its first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday morning.
The hospital received roughly 6,000 doses of the vaccine, which will be offered to health care workers who are on the frontlines in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
SSM Health officials said they plan to start vaccinating employees Tuesday afternoon.
“SSM Health is prepared to vaccinate as many of our health care team members as soon as possible to protect them from this deadly disease so they can continue to be able to care for our patients,” said Mohammad Kharbat, SSM Health Wisconsin VP of Pharmacy Services and Health Research.