The Carl Schurz Memorial Park is beautiful, and the German-American Day was lots of fun. Our group,…read morethe Milwaukee Damenchor, was invited, and a number of members attended. We enjoyed having a table to sell some of our fundraiser items and meet some of the lovely people in attendance. I especially compliment the Deutche Schule for their activity! They invited participants to translate German phrases that were not easy to translate, but ensured each person's success by breaking up each long German word. As a former educator, I commend them! As to the entire event, the food, parade, and music were delightful! I hope to attend next year!

Carl Schurz Park is pretty amazing - you've probably never been there because it's private and open…read moreto the public like twice a year. Yesterday was my first visit and I was impressed by this hidden gem on Moose Lake. Membership is something like $300/year + 25 hours of volunteer service. Those volunteer hours seem to be put to good use as the grounds are immaculate. There's a surprising amount of buildings here - several bars, a bunch of tiny cabins and a big beer hall. A few times per year, they open to the public (there's a Chicken Fry as well as German American Day) for various fundraisers. It's definitely worth a visit - beautiful lake frontage, gorgeous grounds and great (cheap) food & drinks.

Disappointed. They had a nice playroom that was open & STAFFED. They let the staff go and are now…read moreonly open a few days a week. And it's unstaffed. DO BETTER! HIRE NEW STAFF

Called to volunteer. Front desk person, Dana, I believe was her name. Very rude. Pretty much stated…read morethat it would take a long time to even be considered for volunteering. There are a lot of places that could use volunteers, I'll seek out those places and recommend other places to people who might be appreciated.

Hosted in the MSOE Kern center downtown, this is a wonderful event to support raising awareness of…read morefood insecurity and raising money through sales of handmade products for NourishMKE, formerly Friedens food pantry. I have gone to this event for nearly 20 years, both as a patron and volunteer. Originally they had only handmade bowls from hundreds of local artists, but now there are a few additional items as well as a silent auction. Vendors from around the county are on hand serving up samples of soup.

My husband and I enjoy coming to this event…read more The 1st year, we picked our own bowls but years after, we decided to do the grab bag/mysterious bowls because we didn't want to wait in line. We come every year because it's fun to try all the different soups that restaurants bring. It has a been a good way to try something that places that we've never heard of (and a good way for restaurants to promote business). There are different kinds of bread there as well for people to eat. I've used it to get the left over soup on the bottom of the bowl that I couldn't get with a spoon This year, they had commemorative spoons that they sold for $10. We enjoy coming too because it's a good cause and why not support a cause that raises awareness about hunger. It's nice because you get 2 tickets with your purchase of a bowl. You can buy extra tickets for more soup if you are still hungry and want to try more soups So here's my suggestion: go. Get a bowl. Eat soup. Support a good cause

Loved volunteering here and getting to learn the difference between gardening and farming. The…read morescale is just huge. They have acres of produce that they've been growing with an expertise that's impressive. Our group helped with weeding since it was too early in the year to do much else. It had rained the day before but most of the fields we worked in were dry. The last one was not. Definitely pack a spare pair of shoes for the drive home. They do offer bottled water if you don't bring your own and gloves/tools. The staff is super friendly and thanks the group profusely for our hard work. If you're here during the summer, you can stop at the Franklin beer garden down the road for refreshments afterwards.

I've done a few activities with The Hunger Task Force: the food sorting at the Hawley Road…read more location, the packaging boxes of food at the College Ave location and now The Farm! It's about 75 acres of land that consists of planted plots, fruit bearing trees, fishery, somewhere there are goats and even a park area. They need people, volunteers, to help with the harvesting or gardening, etc. A nice sized group of people can really accomplish a lot for them and for those who need this food. I personally feel that no one should be hungry in this rich country of ours. And I love the fact they grow it - as you know many people on a limited income are cost conscious and the cheaper food is the stuff that comes in a tin can, box, or cellophane and is highly processed! From the ground?! Now this is how you feed the hungry. Our shift was about 3 hours and it's hard work. That may not seem long but the effort you put in - wow I just can't imagine the people who did this for a living all day for most of their lives. We are so dang lucky, y'all. Anyways, please check it out if looking for someplace to volunteer and if you are not averse to some outside work. It feels great having done it! Things to consider: - bringing an extra change of socks/shoes - towel if rainy/wet - baseball capping it - layers, layers, layers! You can always take off but it sucks if you can't add on - sunblock If looking for a spot to eat and/or get a drink after volunteering, The Hideaway is just south on 76th street, is casual and has great food and great staff!

Volunteered there in the past. People using Hope House were great people. They just needed a little…read morehelp.

I haven't been here in quite a while, but I wanted to give them a shout out and say what I know…read moreabout them. I cannot do them justice since they have many programs here to help members of our community that I haven't worked with. I have volunteered here a few times when I was a student through UW-Milwaukee. I helped bag groceries to be handed out to members of the community who needed help. They work very hard to create a balanced bag nutritionally each time such as protein, breakfast items, meat/ eggs, fruits/ veg, dessert (if they have any), soup, pasta/ rice, and a few other types of items I'm forgetting. When they have fresh fruits and vegetables they place them out for people to pick from. They also let people pick out bread items. The number of bags people receive depends on family size. They also have baby food items for those who need them. I also organized personal cleaning supplies (keep the good stuff, throw out the bad/ expired, put out the smaller stuff for people to pick out for free when they came to pick up food, etc). I thought this was really nice of them to have available, many people looked through the baskets once I started filling them. The staff is very kind to those who come in needing assistance and try to help. The area I worked in was basic but clean. They treat the community members that need help with respect (I've seen orgs where they don't treat people very well, this is not one of those orgs!). Great place to help the local community and for people to receive assistance. I've only scratched the surface as to what this nonprofit does for the community, check out their website. Time/ money/ personal donations brought here are not wasted!

Recently, my employer set up a volunteer day with HTF and I was really happy to participate! My…read morereview pertains to that side of things, not using their services. We arrived for a 3 hour shift which was to pack food boxes for seniors. There were two other companies there as well, so we had a good number of people to get the job done! Overall, they were very organized, energetic and motivating and answered any questions we had. At first I thought, how will this work with everyone knowing what to do? But you know what, the way they do it everything just moved along like a well oiled machine. People helped each other without asking and we just kept on packing those boxes. At the end, I think we did 925! They do require everyone stop for a 20 minute break halfway through and encourage you to stay hydrated. I'd highly recommend this as a volunteer opportunity with an employer group or even solo or with your family. What they offer the community is well needed and it's an rewarding experience.

Such a great organization! The new facility is outstanding and large enough for all the help they…read moregive the community! I spent time volunteering, packing boxes, it was great to know that the work we were doing was going straight out to the community. The team is so dedicated and so helpful. You can see the care and focus to help the community.

My first time visiting this Saturday and it was way bigger than I had expected! There was 3…read moredifferent areas for you to check out, all so cutely decorated because of it being Fall time!! Even had a cute little corner for a photo op moment! All reasonably priced plants with nice sales going on for their flowers! I visited for a Fall event they were hosting, woohoo pumpkin carving!! They had everything you needed and then some. They were offering tea coffee and snacks as well, so nice!! When I say ALL the staff was so nice and helpful I truly mean it! Mostly young folks but all so helpful and bubbly! It was such a pleasure visiting and I WILL be coming back!!

Great way to support a fantastic youth program, "Teens Grow Greens". Teaches young adults about…read moregrowing plants, running a business, sales and customer service.

West Suburban Quilt Guild meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month from September…read morethrough May at the Brookfield Lutheran Church at 18500 W. Burleigh. We are devoted to the art of quilt-making and encourage and share our members' talents. Come to the church at 6:30 for a bit of social time! Guests are encouraged to come, and bring a friend! We have a quilt show at Mount Mary University in March in even numbered years. Our members range from those just beginning to quilt to those who have shown their quilts in national shows. At our meetings, we have a speaker and usually, a class on the Saturday following the meeting. Meeting Schedule 2015-16 September 9, 2015 - 7 P.M. - Learn about about the upcoming year. Meet the new committee andmembers. Chec October 14,2015 - 7 P.M. - Lee Heinrich, Vintage Quilt Revival: Creating Modern Designs from Traditional Blocks November 11, 2015 - 7 P.M. - Kristin Kulinski, Kristin will highlight her Scraps to Art technique December 10, 2015, Thursday - 7 P.M. - Schoolhouse, Learning from each other January 13, 2016 - 7 P.M. - Kim Lapecek, Persimon, Dreams - Wildly Careening into Quilts: What I Learned by not Knowing what I didn't Know February 10, 2016 - 7 P.M. - Cathy Geier, Lovely Landscape Quilts March 10, 2016, Thursday - 7 P.M. - All things Quilt Show March 11 - 13, 2016 - 7 P.M. - Quilt Show: Mount Mary University April 13, 2016 - 7 P.M. May 11, 2016 - 6 P.M. - Potluck ***Check out www.facebook/WSQG.WI for the latest news. Thanks and hope to see you at a meeting. ********This is a non-profit, social group who also does community service. We are not a business*********