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By Sister MacCanon Brown

Many caring friends and donors helped the MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary bring joy to the Amani neighborhood on Sunday, July 27 at 2461 W. Center St.

United in Oneness, our wonderfully diverse leadership team created a welcoming spirit for the children, teens and families attending our 5th Annual MAKE SUMMER FUN Toy Giveaway event.

Kids received toys, bikes, bears, kites, hula hoops, bubbles, basketballs, bikes, and more. The selection was designed to encourage positive outdoor activities in the nice weather in a neighborhood challenged by violence and other trauma.

We distributed more than 100 bikes and trikes.

We served 200 guests a delicious warm meal prepared by Lily Bells Is Fine Dining Cafe & Food Truck.

Our petting farm had piglets and chicks, for children to enjoy, brought by our friends Charlie and Nancy from Beaver Dam.

While participants gathered at Faith Temple to wait for their numbers to be called to go across to the Sanctuary, music was provided by professional musicians including guitarist John Zaffiro, Jim Yorgan on bass and drummer Victor Campbell.

And as always, the dedicated team of MBHS volunteers and staff did a wonderful job coordinating and assisting everyone, including volunteers from several partnering congregations and parishes.

All of this made possible an opportunity to demonstrate caring and kindness for all the children and teens who came.

For more information about MBHS and how to help, go to:

https://www.mbsanctuary.org

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Post From Community: Smiles were everywhere at the MAKE SUMMER FUN event on 24th Place & Center

by Milwaukee NNS Reader Submission, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
August 10, 2025

<h1>Post From Community: Smiles were everywhere at the MAKE SUMMER FUN event on 24th Place & Center</h1>
<p class="byline">by Milwaukee NNS Reader Submission, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />August 10, 2025</p>
<p class="has-background" style="background-color: #e5e5e575"><em>Editor’s note: Post From Community is the place for community announcements and event postings. If you have a community-oriented event you feel our readers would be interested in, please </em><a href="/submit-a-story/"><strong><em>submit here</em></strong></a>.</p>
<p>By Sister MacCanon Brown</p>
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<div dir="auto">Many caring friends and donors helped the MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary bring joy to the Amani neighborhood on Sunday, July 27 at 2461 W. Center St.</div>
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<div dir="auto">United in Oneness, our wonderfully diverse leadership team created a welcoming spirit for the children, teens and families attending our 5th Annual MAKE SUMMER FUN Toy Giveaway event.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Kids received toys, bikes, bears, kites, hula hoops, bubbles, basketballs, bikes, and more. The selection was designed to encourage positive outdoor activities in the nice weather in a neighborhood challenged by violence and other trauma.</div>
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<div dir="auto">We distributed more than 100 bikes and trikes.</div>
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<div dir="auto">We served 200 guests a delicious warm meal prepared by Lily Bells Is Fine Dining Cafe &amp; Food Truck.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Our petting farm had piglets and chicks, for children to enjoy, brought by our friends Charlie and Nancy from Beaver Dam.</div>
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<div dir="auto">While participants gathered at Faith Temple to wait for their numbers to be called to go across to the Sanctuary, music was provided by professional musicians including guitarist John Zaffiro, Jim Yorgan on bass and drummer Victor Campbell.</div>
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<div dir="auto">And as always, the dedicated team of MBHS volunteers and staff did a wonderful job coordinating and assisting everyone, including volunteers from several partnering congregations and parishes.</div>
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<div dir="auto">All of this made possible an opportunity to demonstrate caring and kindness for all the children and teens who came.</div>
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<div dir="auto">For more information about MBHS and how to help, go to:</div>
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