News
Thank you! - Tue, November 01, 2011
A huge thank you to eveyrone who supported the 2011 Rising Hope Banquet and Auction. We had a great evening with special guests Rev. Nicky and Gloria Cruz.
$1,000,000 Challenge Grant - Sun, July 01, 2007
We are writing you today to ask if you will consider helping us
add bed space here at our “Center if Hope” campus.
Last month, a local supporter approved a matching gift for up to
one million dollars.
For every dollar Teen Challenge obtains, this foundation will give
two dollars up to a maximum of one million dollars. The agreement
is good for up to three years.
Our goal is to obtain $500,000 as soon as possible which will be
matched by the $1,000,000 gift making the total $1,500,000.
Because of the match, a gift of $50 becomes $150; a gift of $500
becomes $1,500; and a gift of $5,000 becomes $15,000.
This amount will be invested into our “Center of Hope”
campus on Appleton Avenue. We will be renovating our campus adding
a much needed chapel along with a dorm which will help double our
bed space.
We would like to ask if you will consider a gift towards this much
needed opportunity.
We have included a copy of our site
plan (pdf) with the details of what we feel the Lord is giving
us to do.
In addition to obtaining this challenge match we also are working
very hard on the operating support that will be needed to sustain
the additional bed space.
This one million dollar grant approval is by far the largest gift
ever offered to Teen Challenge Wisconsin and one of the largest
private gifts ever approved for a Teen Challenge in America.
When the foundation met in Chicago this past week, they spent considerable
time evaluating our grant request which included an evaluation of
our board leadership, staffing, past history and financial condition.
The founder of this group of individuals had this to say,
‘Every gift we have given Teen Challenge has been a good
investment. You always do a very good job with our gifts and you
continue to help more and more people. Our gift will help you
help more hurting people and we are glad to help.”
Today our centers are some of the best in the country. This challenge
grant will help us greatly improve and increase our services here
in Wisconsin and on Milwaukee’s north side.
Any gift sent in the enclosed red envelop will be designated for
this project and matched 2 to 1. Thanks for considering a gift.
Jamfest - Fri, June 29, 2007
“You can’t do me like Jesus” was heard throughout
the crowd as Alvin Cox, staff of Teen Challenge, got ‘krunk’
for Jesus on June 29th and 30th 2007. Children from the surrounding
community on 91st and Appleton were invited to listen to several
Christian rap artists, play games, and enjoy lunch on the Teen Challenge
campus. There were 200 kids that participated over two days having
their face painted, tossing water balloons and eggs, blowing bubbles,
and jumping rope. Alvin Cox, the MC, shared with the kids the dangers
of drugs and preached a message of hope for them through Jesus Christ.
The staff was able to reach out and form relationships with kids
in this neighborhood, brining a positive message. If you would like
to volunteer at one of these ministries or have a talent you would
like to share, contact Bernadette Dawson at 414-466-4415.
Jamfest Pictures
Teen Challenge Charity Golf Scramble - Tue, May 01, 2007
Thank you to all the participants that made the 2007 Teen Challenge
Charity Golf Scramble such a great success. Golfers teed off in
support of Teen Challenge on May 17, 2007 at the Silver Spring Country
Club. The weather was beautiful and after 18 holes, golfers were
treated to lunch and a Chinese Raffle. Tom Pipines hosted the event
and awarded the prizes to the winning golfers. Thank you to our
sponsors and golfers.
2007 Teen Challenge Charity Golf Scramble
Pictures
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