Mel’s Charities awarded the Ozaukee Nonprofit Center $20,000 to put toward a collaborative grant to help support the human service partner agencies located on the ONC campus. By providing overhead resources, the Ozaukee Nonprofit Center is a partner in sustainability...
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Chris Herren delivered impactful message supporting healthy, substance-free choices to over 4,000 area students
Chris Herren was an All-American basketball star, broke scoring records and realized his lifelong dream of playing in the NBA before losing his career and almost his family to the disease of addiction. Alcohol and drug-free since 2008, Chris has spoken to over one...
Pump it Up for Mel’s
From now until May 15, 2022, Citgo Super Sales in Grafton and Cedarburg will donate 10 cents to Mel’s Charities for every gallon pumped at specially marked Spirit Pumps. Customers can also save by using Citgo Cash Cards and the Club Citgo App. Lindsey Berndt, TITLE at...
Mel’s Charities Celebrates 23 Years of Great Times for Great Causes
CEDARBURG — Mel’s Charities celebrated its 23 years of Great Times for Great Causes with its annual pig roast held Sunday, Sept. 12 at Cedars III in Cedarburg. By far one of Mel’s Charities’ larger fundraising events, Mel’s Pig Roast featured an afternoon of food, fun...
Roundup Drive Adds Up for Charity
Melapalooza a Hit for All Ages
News Graphic | Page B02Tuesday, 27 July 2021 Melapalooza a hit for all ages The Rod Wilterdink All-Star Game kick started a two-day festival of softball and music at Centennial Park in Grafton with a Ozaukee County Senior League softball game. Above left, Wilterdink...
Lakeside Cookie Co. gets creative with custom cookies, even writing on them in Braille
By Kristine M. Kierzek Special to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel When Sue Felder saw braille on a cookie, she knew it was something she wanted to make for someone. She put out a call on social media, got a response and made the personalized cookies for a young...
ABBOT PENNINGS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
By: Nick Bumgardner, NDA 2022 Stanton follows ‘simple recipe’ to raise money for charities Great times for great causes. That’s the formula for success behind Mel’s Charities, according to Tom “Mel” Stanton, who founded the nonprofit in 1999. The 1979 Abbot...
Bell’s and Mel’s Charities Ozaukee County Chili Trail
Courtesy of NEWS GRAPHIC CEDARBURG — Bell’s Brewery, a family-owned craft brewing company with operations in Comstock and Kalamazoo, Mich., launched its first Ozaukee County Chili Trail in January 2021 to support Mel’s Charities. “After the crazy year we’ve all had we...
It’s a gamechanger.’ Destination Saukville
By Melanie Boyung Special to the News Graphic SAUKVILLE — A local charity and a developer are working together on a “gamechanger” multi-use project, which hopes to create a multigenerational community with all manner of resources and amenities within the village of...