Be a hunger hero and help us reach our goal of 15,000 meals for kids in Milwaukee County.
Rob and I will personally match all donations made through this fundraiser. Join us- Stop hunger and start hope today!
Nicolet Alumni: Class of 58 and 59
60 years…a long time in our lives…since
Nicolet!
You probably
don’t remember me…Richard Dassow, that shy introverted kid that wasn’t involved
in anything other than the Biology Club.
I’m a late
Bloomer, but God gives all of us us a continuous opportunity to bloom wherever
we are.
A lot has
happened in the world and in our lives since our graduation from Nicolet!
We all want to
make a difference in the world...and I’m sure you have.
Our family: 3
generations at Nicolet!
My sons
graduated 1994, 1996 and my daughter Ami Dassow Oldenburg, class of 2000. And now my grandson, class of 2021.
Ami’s message: “You may not be aware that 61% of kids
in Milwaukee County rely on the free and reduced lunch programs while at
school, but often go home to an empty fridge. That’s greater than 1 in 2
children, and this is just not acceptable. My family along with the Nicolet
World Language Department is sponsoring an event at Nicolet High School on
October 12th, 2019 through Generosity Feeds. Our goal is to package
15,000 wholesome meals for our local kids, and we need your help… “
Here is an opportunity to join Ami’s team, with our combined
interests, resources, and passion, to help make this a reality for Nicolet High
School. One of the last things we can do as a class and as a team!
Generosity Feeds in Milwaukee-Glendale: Oct 12th.
Ami has taken
this on as a personal project to help start the conversation around food
insecurity in Milwaukee, in hopes of making a greater impact in our
community. She was so dedicated and
passionate about this after first helping Generosity Feeds create 10,000 meals
in Milwaukee 2 yrs. ago as a volunteer, they offered her a part time job! She has had the opportunity to work in cities
throughout the country and felt it was time to see this difference being made
right in her own backyard.
A little background on this project:
Generosity
Feeds is a national organization who focuses on childhood hunger on a local
level. All meals created stay right
within the local communities in which they are created, distributed through
backpack programs and organizations within the local community to assure they
are provided to those in greatest need.
Ami
works part time from her home, as a consultant to corporations around the
country helping change the math on childhood hunger from a local level. Currently 1 in 5 children nationally do not
know where their next meal is coming from.
To
alleviate the childhood hunger issue in Milwaukee, 300+ volunteers will come
together on October 12th and package 15,000 meals in less than 2 hours. We will distribute the meals through
partnerships with organizations who work with children throughout the city in
greatest need.
To
accomplish this goal, we must raise a total of $15,000 for the event. MOD Pizza has generously donated $8,000 to
get us started. Let’s gather together
and match their donation to our beautiful corner of the world and help to see
change in our city.
Every little bit helps.
Bottom Line:
I am sending
this message out to our class of 58 and also class of 59, and considering thinking about working on
sending it out to all 60 alumni classes.
But, do we
really need the other classes to fully fund this event?
Would be great
if our class of 58 & 59 could, single handedly, make this project a reality and
change the lives of children in our community!
How you
personally can join our team?
Several ways:
donation, sponsorship, volunteer.
1. Visit our registration page at: generosityfeedsmke.org
2. Join us on October 12th to create
15,000 nutritious meals.
- Meals are made from
dehydrated ingredients
- Can be utilized for
one year from the creation date
3. Spread the word!
- Do you own or know of
a local business who wants to see change
in our great city?
- Connect with Ami to hear more about how your business
could be recognized as a hunger hero here in Milwaukee.
- Forward this post to
your friends.
- Share our links on
facebook
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4. Donate… any amount. Every dollar is a meal for a child.
- Place your graduation
year after your name so we can track the impact being made.
- ex. Richard Dassow -
’58
4 ways to donate:
1. Mail a check
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Include our event number (489) on the memo line
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Generosity Feeds
800 E Rochambeau Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23188
2. Invoice (larger donations): Please provide the
following information:
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Contact name to PROCESS the invoice
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Email address of contact
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Company/foundation name
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Company/foundation address
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Donation amount
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There is a 2.5% processing fee for this option
4. Donate via
our Facebook fundraiser at - Generosity
Feeds MKE facebook fundraiser
- No
processing fee for this option
Ami will keep track of all donations and give special
recognition to the class with the most Milwaukee hunger heroes!
As the first graduating class of Nicolet High School,
Class of ’58, I invite you to join me in making our mark on Nicolet and help
the next great leaders to see the impact of being great by doing good!
Video links,
please take a moment to watch:
Overview
Here is an
opportunity for us as a class to leave our mark on Nicolet and the community we
have all called home!
Blessings
Richard Dassow : Class of 58
