Express Yourself Milwaukee Drummers perform during Express Yourself Milwaukee’s culminating performance in 2014. (Photo courtesy of Express Yourself Milwaukee) — Express Yourself Milwaukee was one of three winners of the 2015 People’s Choice awards. (Photo courtesy of Express Yourself Milwaukee)

For the second time, community members have an opportunity to vote for their favorite organizations and individuals for the Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) People’s Choice Award. The top three vote-getters each will win a $1,000 prize.

The MANDIs, a project of LISC Milwaukee, highlight unsung heroes working to revitalize Milwaukee’s most distressed urban neighborhoods.

The People’s Choice Award is the only award put to a popular vote. An article and video about each finalist can be found on the voting page hosted by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.

Three People’s Choice winners will be chosen from among the 15 MANDI finalists in five categories. Winners will be announced at a dinner on March 16 at the Potawatomi Event Center.

The finalists are:

Brewers Community Foundation Public Space Award

Doors Open Milwaukee

Moody Park Revitalization

Turtle Park

BMO Harris Bank Cornerstone Award:

COA Youth & Family Centers

Northside Housing Initiative

Safe & Sound

Northern Trust Navigator Award:

Larry and Sharon Adams, Walnut Way Conservation Corp.

Rodney Bourrage Sr., Operation Dream

Richard Larsen, Larsen Electric

PNC Trail Blazer Award

ACTS Housing Foreclosure Reclamation Project

Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee

First Stage, The Wisconsin Cycle

State Farm Building Blocks Award

Maskani Place

Paper Box Lofts

St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care—Bucyrus Campus

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Community members to vote on MANDI People’s Choice winners

by Sharon McGowan, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
March 7, 2016

<h1>Community members to vote on MANDI People’s Choice winners</h1>
<p class="byline">by Sharon McGowan, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />March 7, 2016</p>
<br />
<figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized"><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/EXYOMKE-Carouselb.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-31735"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/EXYOMKE-Carouselb-1024x683.jpg" alt="Express Yourself Milwaukee Drummers perform during Express Yourself Milwaukee’s culminating performance in 2014. (Photo courtesy of Express Yourself Milwaukee)" class="wp-image-31735" height="460" width="690" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Express Yourself Milwaukee was one of three winners of the 2015 People’s Choice awards. (Photo courtesy of Express Yourself Milwaukee)</figcaption></figure>
<p>For the second time, community members have an opportunity to <strong><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/mandivote2016/" target="_blank">vote</a></strong> for their favorite organizations and individuals for the Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (MANDI) People’s Choice Award. The top three vote-getters each will win a $1,000 prize.</p>
<p>The MANDIs, a project of <a href="http://programs.lisc.org/milwaukee/mandi/2016_mandi/index.php">LISC Milwaukee</a>, highlight unsung heroes working to revitalize Milwaukee’s most distressed urban neighborhoods.</p>
<p>The People’s Choice Award is the only award put to a popular vote. An article and video about each finalist can be found on the <strong><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/mandivote2016/" target="_blank">voting page</a></strong> hosted by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.</p>
<p>Three People’s Choice winners will be chosen from among the 15 MANDI finalists in five categories. Winners will be announced at a dinner on March 16 at the Potawatomi Event Center.</p>
<p>The finalists are:</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Brewers Community Foundation Public Space Award&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/01/26/doors-open-milwaukee-celebrates-citys-history-architecture/">Doors Open Milwaukee</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/01/13/new-moody-park-plays-key-role-in-amani-transformation/">Moody Park Revitalization</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/03/02/greenspace-restoration-project-helps-milwaukee-residents-connect-with-nature/">Turtle Park</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>BMO Harris Bank Cornerstone Award:&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/01/29/coa-youth-family-centers-into-second-century-of-serving-urban-families/">COA Youth &amp; Family Centers</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/01/18/northside-housing-initiative-tackles-housing-and-employment-issues-plaguing-the-city/">Northside Housing Initiative</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/19/safe-sound-envisions-a-safe-neighborhood-for-everyone/">Safe &amp; Sound</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Northern Trust Navigator Award:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/02/walnut-way-founders-empower-lindsay-heights-residents-foster-community/">Larry and Sharon Adams, Walnut Way Conservation Corp.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/01/25/mentoring-program-gives-at-risk-boys-guidance-role-models/">Rodney Bourrage Sr., Operation Dream</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/05/post-retirement-matchmaker-devotes-his-talents-to-milwaukee-nonprofits/">Richard Larsen, Larsen Electric</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>PNC Trail Blazer Award</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/10/acts-housing-stabilizes-neighborhoods-through-homeownership-sweat-equity/">ACTS Housing Foreclosure Reclamation Project</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/01/22/rebuilding-together-keeps-elderly-disabled-in-their-homes-stabilizes-neighborhoods/">Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/26/first-stages-wisconsin-cycle-plays-highlight-milwaukees-cultural-history/">First Stage, The Wisconsin Cycle</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>State Farm Building Blocks Award</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/24/maskani-place-stabilizes-lives-helps-homeless-families-get-back-on-their-feet/">Maskani Place</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/09/south-side-lofts-help-dispel-myths-about-affordable-housing/">Paper Box Lofts</a></p>
<p><a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2016/02/16/st-ann-center-brings-intergenerational-services-to-north-side-neighborhood/">St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care—Bucyrus Campus</a></p>
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