Congratulations to our Difference Makers

Alderwoman Coggs' Difference Makers Awards included representatives of Grover Heights.  We extend congratulations to Elsie and Betty.

We thank them for all of their hard work and dedication and share this moment.

Thank you to all who came to support them as they received their well-deserved award.

Apprenticeship opportunity

Please note the following information sent to us from Community Support and Organizer Talibah Mateen.  We thank her for forwarding this opportunity.

From Alderwoman Coggs

MEDIA ADVISORY

6th District Town Hall Meeting will feature Fire and Police Commission appointee

Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs will host a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, January 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Library, 310 W. Locust St.

Anna Wilson, Mayor Tom Barrett’s appointment to the Fire and Police Commission

(pending Common Council confirmation), will be the special guest for the evening to
discuss her qualifications, views and the appointment process.

Other city department staff will be on hand as well, including representatives of the
Department of Neighborhood Services, Department of Public Works, Department of City
Development, and representatives of Milwaukee Police Districts 1 and 5. Residents are
encouraged to attend and learn of news and happenings in the district.

Alderwoman Coggs will also announce the winners of her 6th District Difference Makers

Award, presented to residents who work diligently to improve and strengthen the quality
of life for themselves, their neighborhood and the City of Milwaukee.
The event is free and open to the public.
What: Town Hall Meeting

When: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 30

Where: Martin Luther King Library, 310 W. Locust St.

For more information call (414) 286-2994 

Minutes from Jan. 19, 2013

     Community Outreach:  People leading people with a purpose

                   By Keyon Jackson-Malone

     Colin Powell once said, “Leadership is about taking an extra step.”  This fit well with the theme presented by Dr. Andrew Calhoun, pastor of Grace Fellowship Church at the Community Outreach Leadership seminar.  Dr. Calhoun emphasized that a leader is a “person with a purpose leading people.”  Each person in the group was challenged to identify the characteristic of leadership that he or she displays: 1) a detractor, one who is claims that it could have been done better but only offers help if someone asks.  2) a by stander, one who is always there but does nothing; 3) an onlooker, one who looks on from a distance; 4) or, a stakeholder, one who is inspired to make a difference in the community.  Stakeholders are the core group of people who work together with a common purpose to lead people.  This was one of the concepts that individuals had to grasp in order to become an effective team.  The exercise used to demonstrate this was a group of five individuals who were placed in a circle and needed to smoothly and with great coordination pass a ball without dropping it in a certain direction and within a certain time frame.  

     The group discovered the difference between in-reach and outreach.  The goal is to eliminate the self-inflicting wounds that hinder development internally which would ultimately lead to the ability to reach out into the community.  Through discussion and interaction the group learned that overcoming the five dysfunctional factors of an organization are possible through building trust, calling out issues as they are, and being comfortable with one’s vulnerability.   This enables the in-reach team to become effective in its analysis of its community through quantitative and qualitative means to determine the specific needs, weaknesses, and strengths of its community to deliver in its outreach the services to populations who might not otherwise have access to them.

     In addition to this, participants were enlightened that the in-reach core group is responsible for framing and providing definitions of its community based on its research. At this point, Dr. Calhoun gave each leader an open picture frame and asked for two volunteers to come to the front of the group and allow the audience to see them through the frame.  He then solicited descriptions from the group and asked each person to determine whether what each saw was an assumption or a reality, an opinion or a fact.  He then asked the volunteers to show their profile in various ways through the frame and then repeated the exercise and questions.

     By the end of the seminar, the group had a working vocabulary essential to breaking the disconnect between funds and services that exist and the community’s needs, a sense of confidence in building stronger organizations as well as an appreciation of the various personalities and dynamics that may exists within in order to identify the different committees, position, and/or roles members of the organization may serve.

 

     Thanks to the distribution team:  Betty, Elsie, Reggie, Samuel, Churchill,Gracelyn, Officer Osiewalski, Rick, Pastor Calhoun

     Thanks to Pastor Calhoun and Grace Fellowship, Betty, and Bentley World Packaging for refreshments and cutlery and to Gracelyn and Grace Fellowship for supplies. 

     Thanks to Keyon for writing the summary for this month's meeting and Claudia, Betty, Pastor Calhoun, Churchill, Keyon, and Tracey for set up and take down.

 

 

Detail about January 26th, 2012

Alderwoman Coggs invites you to the following summit.  You may bring guests with you.

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  Saturday, January 26, 2013
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  10:00am-2:00 pm

Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee, Inc. (BEAM) 3620 North 18th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53206

This event will be open to the entire city of Milwaukee. Residents can attend and receive information as well as have the opportunity to sit in on educational workshops that pertain to starting small businesses.

January meeting, 2013

Please note that our next block club  meeting is  Saturday, January 19th, 2013 from 10-12 noon at Grace Fellowship, 3879 N. Port Washington Avenue.  The group is asked to attend as the third Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and we trust that you will participate in activities in the city.  Should the need arise to contact us prior to the meeting, please call or email and we will help to get your concern addressed.
We would also like the seniors in the area to remember that Dave, Derrick, Wayne, and TJ are willing to help with shoveling needs.
Seminar In Focus

The need for training in outreach continues to be one of the critical needs within grass root communities. Pro-active outreach initiatives require effective teams and team members. This all comes as a byproduct of shared vision, values and quality leadership. It is not that these urban communities do not have leaders, teams, but rather that these communities have a greater disproportion of social issues and the existing organizational frameworks are overwhelmed. In order to maintain and to turn these communities around from deserts of hopelessness, limited resources, crisis driven and instability, effective teams at the grass root level must be nurtured to ensure that communities can remain focused on improving the quality of life of all residents.

The primary focus of this training is to strengthen inner city community leaders through learning how to put effective teams for outreach. Within this training module, Community Outreach: What Does It Look Like?, participants will learn what is Outreach, how to put a team together, community profile and strategic planning and much, much, much more…

Leadership Coach:  Dr. Andrew Calhoun, Pastor 
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Meet and Greet Dec 17, 2012

The meet and greet was held Dec. 17th, 2012 at Grace Fellowship.  Several government official and representatives met with both Grover Heights and Williamsburg Triangle to introduce themselves, their roles, and their contact information. 

In addition, Betty and Elsie presented the following resolution to State Rep. Elizabeth Coggs for her service to our community which was accepted by a representative  on her behalf. 

•Grover Heights NBC, Williamsburg Triangle NBC, and Grace Fellowship Church Resolution  

•A RESOLUTION COMMENDING STATE REPRESENTATIVE ELIZABETH COGGS FOR OVER 24 YEARS OF SERVICE TO HER COMMUNITY AND  CONSTITUENTS  

•Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs has rendered efficient, faithful, and invaluable service to the citizens of Milwaukee and the State of Wisconsin for over 24 years; and 

•Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs has served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 1988-2010 as county supervisor for the 10th District and is recognized as the longest elected  and serving board member; and   

• Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs SR22,1,1has faithfully served the city of Milwaukee and state of Wisconsin from 2010 until 2012 as a member of the assembly and pushed forth legislation in record time to help improve the quality of life, such as the American Jobs Act; and  

• SR22,1,4Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs , SR22,1,7as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly currently serves on the following Assembly Standing Committees: Housing, Consumer Protection and Personal Privacy, Urban and Local Affairs, and on Transportation; and

•Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs has devoted her life to fighting for civil rights, fair housing, excellence in education, quality health care, and the overall enjoyment of life; and 

•Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs is creator and founder of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Back to School Festival, a member of the NAACP, Milwaukee Urban League Guild, King Advisory Inc, vice-chair of the Greater Holy Temple Academy Bd, and Abundant Life Ministry; and

•Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs has been a member and supporter of programs such as the House Of Peace, Vision for Vliet, and the Wisconsin State PTA; and

•Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs carries on her political greatness through devotion to her church Holy Redeemer Church of God in Christ and her community as demonstrated through the various community awards she has received such as but not limited to Combined Community Service Board Ten Year Chairwoman’s Award 2010; King Team and Friends of the the King Community Service Board A True Friend of the Community Award 2010; Milwaukee County Parks Special Recognition 2008; Career Youth Development M.C. Image Award 2007, and many others; and

Whereas, Representative Elizabeth Coggs has read the emails, attended and sent representatives to address the needs of her constituents in their individual block club meetings and is considered a tireless advocate of the citizens she represents:

 •NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENTS, BOARDS, MEMBERS, AND PASTOR of the Grover Heights NBC, Williamsburg Triangle NBC, and Grace Fellowship Church commend State Representative Elizabeth Coggs for her dedicated years of service to the community and constant vigilance of the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 

•BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to State Representative Elizabeth Coggs, is placed in the files of the Grover Heights NBC records and made available to Representative Coggs for further records upon her request.

•(signed by)
•Betty Smith, Grover Heights, President Emeritus 
•Emma Smith, Grover Heights, President Emeritus
•Sy Smith, Grover Heights, President 
•Elsie McDaniel, Grover Heights, Vice-President
•David Rodriguez, Grover Heights, Board Member 
•Reggie Hayes, Grover Heights, Board Member
•Samuel Sims, Williamsburg Triangle, President  
• Rick Muhammad, Williamsburg Triangle, VP
•Churchill Caruthers, Williamsburg Triangle, Vice President  
•Pamela Harrell, Williamsburg Triangle, Board Member
•Dr. Andrew Calhoun, Pastor, Grace Fellowship Church  
• Marion Minger, Life Time Resident of Grover Heights
•Geraldine Singleton, Lifetime Resident of Williamsburg Triangle 
•Paramjeetsingh, Business member of GH and WBT

There was a brief formal question and answer period followed by a meet and greet which allowed and individuals to express some concerns to the representatives face to face.

 

 

Those in attendance were Senior Advisor Shirley Ellis, Senator Lena Taylor, Representative Sandy Pasch, Executive Assistant Akuwa Dantzler (Alderwoman Coggs), Michael Loughran from the DPW (Commissioner Ghassan Korban), Deputy Inspector Aisha Barkow from the County Sheriff's office and Cpt Anthony Moffett from the County Sheriff's Office,  Lt. Wurth (Chief Flynn), Officer Osiewalski community liaison and also rep (Cpt Gordon), Bree Spencer from Safe and Sound, and Mr. Conyers from the Milwaukee Times.  Due to scheduling conflicts the following officials called and sent messages for the group to read (Gov. Scott Walker, Mayor Tom Barrett, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin). 

We would like to thank Elsie for her hard work in communicating with the officials and putting the program together.  We would also like to thank Mr. Sims for his helping to communicate with officials.

 

 

•Thank you to the distribution team:Officer Osiewalski, Gracelyn, Betty, Diane, Rick, Churchill, Samuel, Elsie, Andrea, Sylester, Shirley, Reggie, and to the pastors: Pastor Calhoun, Pastor Grayson, Pastor Marbley for spreading word. 

•Thank you to the block club members, Bentley World Packaging, Louis Anderson, Paramjeet and Port Foods for donations.

•Thank you to Cecelia Collins, Sylester, Keyon, Betty, Churchill, Gracelyn, Rick, Pastor Calhoun, Bernard, Elsie, Reggie, Claudia B., and Samuel and members of Grace Fellowship Church for helping with logistics.

 Our appreciation goes to Pastor, Dr. Andrew Calhoun and Grace Fellowship for their continuous hospitality and work with the group.  The next leadership training will take place at Grace Fellowship on January 19th from 10-noon.  Please email or call to register.

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