Community Spirit

Shop With A Cop Program Brings Community Together

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Sunday, December 4th, 2011, 5:28pm

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Breakfast With Santa Fundraiser To Benefit Northside Food Pantries

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Friday, December 2nd, 2011, 4:46pm

Breakfast With Santa Fundraiser To Benefit Northside Food Pantries

Bring the kids, have breakfast with Santa and benefit the Northside Food Pantries at the 9th annual Breakfast with Santa Fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 8:30 to 11 a.m.

The event, which is sponsored by the Northside Business Association, will be held at Kavenaugh’s Esquire Club at 1025 N. Sherman Ave. and will benefit the The River, Bread of Life and Lakeview Lutheran food pantries.

Breakfast includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, coffee, orange juice and milk. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children. Donations of canned foods and nonperishable food items will be collected during the breakfast and distributed to the three Northside Food Pantries which collectively serve more than 750 families a week.

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MMSD Teacher Receives 2011 Woman of Achievement award

Submitted by Emily Eggleston, Madison Commons Reporter

Friday, December 2nd, 2011, 10:02am

MMSD Teacher Receives 2011 Woman of Achievement award

Rachel Byington received recognition this fall as one of four 2011 Women of Achievement, an award given by the Wisconsin Women of Color Network. She is the Title VII Instructional Resource Teacher for Madison Metropolitan School District. Title VII is legislation to support Indian and Alaska Native education.

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Follow-Up Community Meeting Scheduled On City's North Side

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011, 1:49pm

Follow-Up Community Meeting Scheduled On City's North Side

A follow-up meeting will be held at Mendota Elementary School on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Madison Police North District officials will be joining other community stakeholders and city officials at Mendota Elementary School. The meeting will be regarding recent violence in the Karstens-Troy-Vera Court area.

North side residents and stakeholders who are interested and willing to help are welcome and urged to attend this public meeting, police said.

"The objective is to explore solutions and priorities, and develop an action plan for residents and stakeholders to keep this North side neighborhood safe," said North District Captain Cam McClay.

Mendota Elementary School is located at 4022 School Rd.

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Madison Police Ask Residents For Feedback

Submitted by Adam Malecek on Monday, November 28th, 11:28 pm

The Madison Police Department said it is looking for input from residents to help make the community safer.

Madison police are once again conducting community surveys to gauge residents' opinions on neighborhood safety and their beliefs regarding the priorities of the Madison Police Department.

The surveys are broken down by police district. Police said the data will help them focus their efforts.

"It's important for us to know what they view as the major issues in their neighborhood, to know if they feel safe; to know if we are doing a good job; if they feel they can work in a team with the police with other stakeholders to fight for positive change in their neighborhoods," said Lt. John Patterson, of the Madison Police Department's West District.

Residents have until the end of December to fill out the survey.

Each police district has its own survey for 2011:

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Eye Bank Celebrates Lions Eye Bank Week with Open House

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Monday, November 28th, 2011, 2:22pm

Eye Bank Celebrates Lions Eye Bank Week with Open House

Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin will hold a holiday open house to celebrate Lions Eye Bank Week on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Tours of the Eye Bank will be conducted for those interested at 11 a.m., noon, and 1 p.m.

Families are welcome to come and take pictures with Santa and enjoy other holiday fun activities.

Area Lions/Lioness Clubs will also be present to offer free children’s vision screenings. Information about the donor registry, YesIWillWisconsin.com, will be available as well.

People attending are asked to bring a food item for a local food pantry and any used eye glasses they might like to donate to the Lions. We will also hold a drawing for some family holiday gift baskets.

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Dane Co. Exec Urges Buying Local On Black Friday

Submitted by Adam Malecek on Tuesday, November 22nd, 4:21 pm

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi is urging the public to buy local on Black Friday to help support local businesses in the area and return valuable dollars to the county's economy.

Leaders and retailers from Dane Buy Local, a coalition that advocates for thinking local first, joined Parisi at the event Tuesday.

"Eighty-six percent of the county's businesses employ 10 or fewer people," Parisi said. "By buying local on Black Friday, and throughout the year, we can support these working families, create and retain jobs in the area, and make a real positive impact on our local economy."

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