From the South Milwaukee School District Facebook page: “Thank you to our district essential workers! Did you know that 12,704 meals (6,352 lunch meals, 6,352 breakfast meals) have been assembled and served by our Nutrition Services Department since March 18? The community appreciates your service! #SMWay If you haven’t stopped to get a lunch or breakfast you still can. Days, times and locations are in the graphic or on district website. http://www.sdsm.k12.wi.us/.”
And this from Grobschmidt Senior Center Director Sandy Quinlan: She and her team have served more than 1,300 meals for seniors since March 16. More details on the senior program on the city website.
Thanks to the McCarty family and Mr. Fix for leading Wednesday’s food drive for South Milwaukee Human Concerns. Let’s also get the fundraising drive going too, all the way to $20,000. https://www.gofundme.com/f/donate-sm-human-concerns-food-bank-fundraiserThe library is now open for curbside service! Details here.The special edition of the new city magazine arrived in mailboxes this week, with more than 50 free ads for businesses. See the online version here, and look for the first regular edition in early summer!The South Shore Chamber of Commerce is helping local businesses with a cool bingo game. Get a bingo by patronizing these stores — and win! Details here.
There are a lot of special birthday celebrations happening these days, and I was proud to be a small part of one last weekend, with dozens of people driving by to wish Princess Naty Santiago a happy sixth birthday, as she sat on her throne on the back of a pickup truck. Happy birthday, Naty!
4 responses to “SGNSM May 1: Meals for Kids and Seniors, Human Concerns Fundraising, Naty Turns 6, Library Opens Curbside, Chamber Bingo, and More Good News”
Question….I know we are to save receipts, but yesterday we got food from Luna’s Mexican Restaurant in St Francis and did not get a receipt and I’m sure it was from Cinco de Mayo. I did take a photo. Does that help?
I’m wondering if the free lunches from the school district are for those who can no longer afford to feed their children or for everyone. I know of some families who are not suffering financially and bringing their kids everyday for lunch. It just doesn’t seem right.
They are indeed open to all South Milwaukee children, similar to their traditional summer meal program, and I support that. It’s a great thing they are doing, reflecting that more than half of the kids in our district qualify for free or reduced lunch from the federal government (well over half in some places). How would you means test it anyway? It would be a logistical nightmare.
So lets see, SM Mayor allows close contact, within 6 feet of each other to make, prepare food to the needy, people preparing food we eat, yet you can’t pray in churchs next to each other? Notice in the photo, people with arms around each other and no social distancing in providing city services? See the scam?
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Question….I know we are to save receipts, but yesterday we got food from Luna’s Mexican Restaurant in St Francis and did not get a receipt and I’m sure it was from Cinco de Mayo. I did take a photo. Does that help?
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I’m wondering if the free lunches from the school district are for those who can no longer afford to feed their children or for everyone. I know of some families who are not suffering financially and bringing their kids everyday for lunch. It just doesn’t seem right.
They are indeed open to all South Milwaukee children, similar to their traditional summer meal program, and I support that. It’s a great thing they are doing, reflecting that more than half of the kids in our district qualify for free or reduced lunch from the federal government (well over half in some places). How would you means test it anyway? It would be a logistical nightmare.
So lets see, SM Mayor allows close contact, within 6 feet of each other to make, prepare food to the needy, people preparing food we eat, yet you can’t pray in churchs next to each other? Notice in the photo, people with arms around each other and no social distancing in providing city services? See the scam?