1985 - Today

1985-1995

• Moved the JLM office to the Isabel Miller residence, home of JLM founder Alice Miller Chester.
• Turned over the Early Screening Project to the Children’s Hospital and Today’s Girls/Tomorrow’s Women to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Milwaukee.
• Published Gatherings cookbook which won the IACP/Seagram’s Award for Best Community Cookbook of 1987.
• Launched 75th Anniversary Project, the Health Education Center of Wisconsin, with Milwaukee Rotary Club. Exceeded $250,000 fundraising goal for this primary JLM program until 1998.
• Additional community projects supported included La Causa Crisis Nursery, 53rd Street School and Penfield Family Support Program.

1995-2005

• Launched Gilda’s Club of Southeastern Wisconsin. Provided $100,000 over four years as the founding sponsor.
• Began Care Kits project, initially working with Milwaukee County Courthouse and later adding the Task Force on Family Violence as another distribution partner. EVOCO, a subsidiary of Second Harvest, has been a significant resource for kit materials.
• Additional community projects included Car Seat Safety Check and Milwaukee Mentoring.
• Announced three year, $90,000 90th Anniversary Signature Project with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a program of In Their Best Interest.
• Established JLM endowment fund.
• Published An Occasion to Gathering cookbook.

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