Mel’s in the News

Ryan Olsen (right), owner of Olsen’s Piggly Wiggly in both Cedarburg and Mequon, recently presented Tom ‘Mel’ Stanton, executive director of Mel’s Charities, with a check for $11,079.51 as a result of the stores’ roundup campaign in the month of September. Photo by...

Started in 2013 to fund scholarships in memory of Tyler Buczek, Bags 4 Buczek becomes part of Mel’s Charities to expand its mission of helping others A CROWD OF people tossed bags during last year’s Bags 4 Buczek, an annual fundraising tournament held the third...

‘What we raise here stays here’ By Lisa Curtis Special to the News Graphic CEDARBURG — It was a pretty lofty goal that Mel’s Charities had in mind in early August, when it set out to raise some $80,000 during a pandemic. Organizers knew that holding their historically...

Saturday was a perfect day for softball and plenty of people turned out to support Mel’s Softball Tournament at Centennial Park in Grafton. It was a day full of action as eight teams competed in a one-pitch, wood bat event. A team sponsored by Lime Cantina emerged as...

CEDARBURG — Wayne’s Drive In held their first annual Burgers, Beats and Brews Bash for Mel’s Charities last Sunday. The event provided a much needed fundraising activity for the charity as numerous fall events hosted by Mel’s Charities (including BC’s 8 pin,...