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5 things you need to know this week in Milwaukee: April 22-April 27

April 22, 2019 by Elyse McFeggan 3 Comments

Jordan, Mary and Holly Schmidt (from left) pick up trash last year in Washington Park. (File photo by Talis Shelbourne)

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the day for Earth Day events being sponsored by the Urban Ecology Center.

It’s Monday in Milwaukee, and here are some events that can enrich your week. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please email info@milwaukeenns.org and put 5 things in the subject line by noon Fridays

1. Earth Day events: Saturday, April 27

There are tons of ways to get involved this Earth Day all around Milwaukee. This week the Urban Ecology Center is hosting an Earth Day of Service event at all three of its locations from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, April 27.



2. Fire and Police Commission community meeting: Monday, April 22 and Tuesday, April 23

The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission will hold two meetings to introduce Denise P. Bartlett, a candidate for the board, to the community. The first meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 7: 30 p.m. Monday, April 22 at the Mitchell Street Library Community Room, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St. The second one occurs from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, at the Milwaukee Public Library-Martin Luther King branch, 310 W. Locust St. The meetings are being hosted by the African-American Civic Engagement Roundtable. For more information, visit the event Facebook page.

3. Nonprofit networking event: Tuesday, April 23

Get to know members of Milwaukee’s vibrant nonprofit community at an event hosted by the Nonprofit Academy of Wisconsin  from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at the  Art Bar, 722 E. Burleigh St. To learn more or register, visit eventbrite.

4. Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors will consider resolution on warming centers: Thursday, April 25

The Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution by Supervisors Steven Shea and Sequanna Taylor to encourage local warming centers to open their doors to the homeless when the temperature drops below 32 degrees.  Currently, five privately operated Milwaukee-area warming centers open when the temperature falls below 20 degrees. The resolution does not allocate any additional county funding for the expanded services, but it calls upon corporate and philanthropic donors to support the initiative. The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25 in Courthouse Room 200, 901 N. 9th St.

5. Deadline approaching for teen Earn & Learn’s Community Work Experience option: Saturday, April 27

The application deadline for the Community Work Experience component of the city’s Earn & Learn Summer Youth Internship Program is 3 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The program provides youth employed through Earn and Learn with a seven-week work experience that pays $7.50 per hour for 20 hours each week, along with work- readiness skill development and training. Milwaukee residents from the ages of 14 to 24 are eligible to participate. Call (414) 270-7550 for information or e-mail  earn.learn@employmilwaukee.org.

Bonus: Teen job fair: Wednesday, April 24

Teens from ages 16 to 19 are invited to participate in the Milwaukee Public Library’s Teen Job Fair 2019 from 4 p.m.. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 at the Center Street Branch, 2727 W. Fond  du Lac Ave. Come prepared with your resume and business-appropriate dress attire. Resume and application help will be available during the job fair.

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Comments

  1. Dennis Grzezinski says

    April 22, 2019 at 8:23 am

    The Urban Ecology Center Earth Day event at Washington Park is on April 27, the same day as the similar events at the UEC Menomonee Valley and Riverside Park branches. (Not April 22).

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    • Ron Smith, NNS editor says

      April 22, 2019 at 10:51 am

      Hi Dennis!

      Thank you so much for your eagle eyes. Please forgive us. The story has been updated to reflect the change:
      https://milwaukeenns.org/2019/04/22/5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-in-milwaukee-april-22-april-27/

      Reply
  2. Marcia Romashko says

    April 23, 2019 at 8:20 am

    Dontre Day is Saturday, April 27 from noon to 6 p.m. at Red Arrow Park. Please help us celebrate the life of this loving young man with good food, music and conversation for all ages.

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