In May, Briggs & Stratton continued their commitment to the community by cleaning up Brown Deer Park. As part of their Clean Up Green Space program, over 250 Briggs & Stratton employees got up early on a cold and wet Saturday to pick up trash, spread mulch, clean play equipment, plant flowers, and spruce up the park.
Briggs & Stratton has been a proud partner of Milwaukee County Parks for three years with employees showing a strong commitment to beautifying the parks. This effort not only helps the County Parks, it gives Briggs & Stratton employees a great feeling by helping their community. In addition, Briggs & Stratton donated two pressure washers to Milwaukee County Parks to assist with other cleaning efforts.
Briggs & Stratton has also been a member of the Greater Milwaukee Business Volunteer Council (BVC) since 2006. For more information about the BVC, contact Debbie Knepke, Corporate & Events Manager, at (414) 273-7887.
Dozens of Business Volunteers Prepare New MPS Campus for Opening
Involvement at Rufus King Middle Years Campus demonstrates business commitment to MPS students
MILWAUKEE – August 4, 2010 – Students attending the new Rufus King International School – Middle Years Campus will learn lessons from public service, thanks to the recent efforts of more than 40 Milwaukee-area employees who spent a half-day on a Saturday preparing the Milwaukee Public School for its opening.
The July 31 event was coordinated by the Greater Milwaukee Business Volunteer Council (BVC), a longstanding group organized by the Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee, a service of the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee. The BVC is a coalition of 46 companies dedicated to advancing strategic volunteerism as a tool to address business goals, community needs and employee interests. Employees from Adecco, Bostik, Robert W. Baird, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Kohl’s Department Stores, Journal Sentinel, and U.S. Bank spent the morning spreading huge piles of steaming mulch, trimming wildly overgrown trees and bushes, and freshening a dull cafeteria with a new coat of paint. Other businesses, including General Mills, Stone Creek Coffee and Pick n’ Save, provided food and beverages.
“It says a lot about commitment to community when volunteers give up a Saturday morning to help out Milwaukee’s kids,” says Debbie Knepke, Nonprofit Center Corporate & Events Manager. “Not only did this help with curb appeal, but it will make maintenance easier as well. It is the perfect example of what is possible when community-minded businesses answer the call to fill a need a need with Milwaukee’s youth.”
Knepke says the volunteer event is the first effort of a three-year commitment by the BVC to help various Milwaukee Public Schools by providing hands-on assistance, school supply drives and targeted business skill-based volunteer opportunities.
The Rufus King Middle Years Campus is located at the former Ronald E. McNair Elementary School at 24th & Fairmount on Milwaukee’s north side. The building will open on August 18 with more than 200 students. It is affiliated with the Rufus King International High School, which is consistently among the top-rated public high schools in Wisconsin. Several parents and staff members from the High School Campus also assisted with the project.
The Corporate Program of the Volunteer Center supports, promotes and increases employee volunteerism in Greater Milwaukee.
Core Principles of Corporate Volunteerism
How the Volunteer Center Supports Corporate Volunteerism
What a Corporate Member Receives
Acknowledge that the company’s community service and its employee volunteer
efforts contribute to the achievement of its business goals.
Provide one-on-one consultations, networking opportunities and promotion of employee
volunteer efforts.
Invitations to attend Business Volunteer Council Networking Sessions, and inclusion in the Volunteer Center’s Report on
Corporate Volunteerism in Greater Milwaukee.
Commit to establish, support and promote an employee volunteer program that
encourages volunteerism, and treat it as a core business function.
Provide the tools to establish, support and promote an employee volunteer program.
The Corporate Volunteerism Handbook, a guide to implement,
evaluate, and strengthen an employee volunteer team.
Target community service efforts toward serious social problems in the community.
Provide accessible, meaningful and convenient volunteer opportunities that address
critical needs in Greater Milwaukee.
The annual Corporate Project Book, which offers
a full year-long listing of one-time group volunteer events and working
one-on-one for individualized volunteer needs.
The Corporate
Program is supported by the generous donations of area businesses who share the
belief that community service, social consciousness and good corporate
citizenship make for stronger employees, stronger businesses and stronger communities.
The Volunteer Center is the one-stop resource for corporate volunteerism.
To become a corporate member please see Membership Form for membership packages. Print the form and return it with your membership fee to:
Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee, Inc., a service of the Non Profit Center
Attn: Debbie Knepke, Corporate & Events Manager
2819 W. Highland Blvd. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53208-3217 Phone: (414) 344-3933
In May, Briggs & Stratton continued their commitment to the community by cleaning up Brown Deer Park. As part of their Clean Up Green Space program, over 250 Briggs & Stratton employees got up early on a cold and wet Saturday to pick up trash, spread mulch, clean play equipment, plant flowers, and spruce up the park.