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Dec 10, 2019 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
The Skygen International Foundation (headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI) has a truly inspiring story to tell. They are a non-profit charity providing vision testing and (over 21,000 pairs of) free eyeglasses to the poor and underserved people of Tanzania, Africa, since 2018. Imagine changing someone’s life and future for only $5. It is possible.
Since July 2018, SKYGEN International Foundation has been working in some of the poorest areas of Tanzania, Africa, doing just that. They have provided vision testing to almost 100,000 people and given FREE, built onsite to their prescription, eyeglasses immediately to those in need. Each pair of glasses costs $5. They are a foundation where over 90% of the money received goes directly to the work being done. Administrative costs are minimal. Contribution dollars go towards glasses, cloth pouches, ID cards and the team of 12 Tanzanians who run the clinics 5 days a week, every week. Yes, they've also created jobs for Tanzanians. SKYGEN International Foundation is an approved 501(c)(3) organization with a Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar.
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Dec 17, 2019
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Dec 20, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Dec 24, 2019
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Jan 14, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Fessahaye Mebrahtu, Director of Black Catholic & Ethnic Ministries, Archdiocese Of Milwaukee
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Jan 17, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Cathedral Center Volunteer at Club Community Outreach Project, Feeding homeless single women and women with their families at the Cathedral Ctr Shelter.This is an on-going service project for our Amigos Rotary Club. Please feel free to join us as an individual or bring family or friends to help. Please arrive no later than 6:15 p.m.
Venue: 845 N. Van Buren Street, Milwaukee. |
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Jan 28, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Feb 04, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Better understand the current immigration 'climate' in the United States and we, as Rotarians, can get involved with local initiatives that might benefit immigrant communities in the Milwaukee area.This was received from Mr. Torres to help us know more about him leading into his presentation. "My family and I moved to Milwaukee in the fall of 1979 from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. I attended Riverside University H.S in Milwaukee and then UW-Whitewater majoring in Business administration. I worked as a manager for US Bank before joining community organizing and the immigrant rights movement. I’m a statewide organizer for Voces de la Frontera currently working on passing driver license legislation for all in our state of Wisconsin and other statewide campaigns. Before I left for Texas in 2016, I was the operation Director for Voces. For the past 3 years, I’ve been stationed in San Antonio, Texas working for RAICES at the border. We represent between 60-100 asylum seeking families per day and help them with their credible fear interview, represent them in front of an immigration judge, with the goal of freeing them from the detention centers. Currently the plan is to go back to Texas and continue working at the detention centers when our state campaigns are over. "
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Feb 11, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Feb 18, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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Feb 25, 2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This social event is open to everyone interested (member or not). |
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Mar 10, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
The We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program promotes civic competence and responsibility among the nation’s upper elementary and secondary students. The We the People print textbooks' and enhanced ebooks' interactive strategies, relevant content and the simulated congressional hearing make teaching and learning exciting for both students and teachers. The We the People curriculum is an innovative course of instruction on the history and principles of the United States constitutional democratic republic. The program enjoys active support from state bar associations and foundations,and other educational, professional, business, and community organizations across the nation. Since its inception in 1987, more than 30 million students and 75,000 educators have participated in the We the People program. Presenter Thomas Schneck is a lawyer and a volunteer mentor/coach with Wauwatosa West’s “We the People” class for the past 12 years. During that he has worked with a variety of students, other mentors and the teacher, Chad Mateske. Tom is a Wauwatosa resident for the past 32 years, and practices in a general legal capacity-handling family law, criminal defense and bankruptcy. He is a graduate of UW Milwaukee and Marquette Law School. In addition to his “We the People” activities, he was also involved in coaching youth sports for many years. His wife, Sheryl, is a laboratory medical scientist at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. They have three adult children. |
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May 05, 2020 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM
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Guatemala Literacy Project (GLP)
May 05, 2020 6:00 PM
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