Sal Frelick and Blake Perkins of the Milwaukee Brewers still frame from CBS58 news coverage of summer meals program.

Brewers join CFI and community partners to fight child hunger in Milwaukee

By Nicholas Dettmann, Social Media and Digital Specialist

Blake Perkins and Sal Frelick of the Milwaukee Brewers joined Sargento, Hunger Task Force, CFI and more community partners at the Summer Sizzle event July 26 at Merrill Park in Milwaukee.

The players helped in passing out free nutritious meals to youth and even participated in some fun tailgating activities like kickball and cornhole.

CFI, the Hunger Task Force and many more have collaborated for more than 10 years to fight childhood hunger in and around Milwaukee through various meal programs, including Free Summer Meals.

Four Courses, Farm 2 Table, One Great Event

Centers for Independence’s successful Farm 2 Table program, an innovating urban farming concept, is beginning to wind down the second season of providing exceptional learning opportunities and work skills training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The program’s two hoop houses and outdoor garden field have been supplying food to local restaurants, farmer’s markets, food pantries, and more.

We invite you to join us Wednesday Sept. 25 at Braise Restaurant for a 4-course Farm 2 Table dinner in celebration of this successful growing and program season.

  • When: 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 25
  • Where: Braise Restaurant, 1101 S. 2nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204

Limited seating is available. A portion of the proceeds will be donated directly to Centers for Independence.

CFI VP shows off cooking skills

Steven DeVougas, CFI’s VP of Legal and Compliance, is a former restaurant owner.

Recently, he was a guest host during one of CFI’s regular cooking demonstrations with Community Outreach Dietitian Jessica Kreuser.

In the demo, they showed how to make a Jerk Chicken Quarters with Summer Panzanella Salad.

The cooking demos feature healthy recipe ideas from CFI dietitians to raise awareness about making healthy eating choices and how to do so.

Enjoy!

Also in this month’s newsletter …

  •  CFI CEO, President featured in MKE Lifestyle magazine
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  • Check out latest job and career opportunities.