Up Next: "March Outing: Saturday, March 27, Ice Skating at the Petit National Ice Center"

We anticipate taking the kids ice skating, leaving Oliver Wendel Holmes School at noon, and returning at 3:00 pm.

And for some really exciting news, there is a local athlete (who also happens to be a gold medal winner from the 2010 Winter Olympics Men's Speed Skating) who may be joining us for this event! This is not yet confirmed, but through strong connections dating back to Scooter himself, this may become a reality. What an amazing opportunity it would be for the children to skate with a real Olympic athlete who, like our kids, grew up in a very tough environment. Hopefully his success will be inspiring to us all. What an excellent example. I'll be sure to update you as we learn more.

Our April 24th outing will coincide with our Earth Day Acitivities. We plan to initiate "Scooter's Garden of Hope" across the street from Oliver Wendel Holmes School, at 2462 N. Buffum. Lunch will be supplied by Whole Foods!

Do you have a shovels, rakes, hoes, or a green thumb, or know someone who does? O.W. Holmes is going green! You saw the open lot across from the school, (click here), and come April, it will be a garden for everyone to enjoy!

We are officially starting Scooter's Garden of Hope with the dedicated help of students from O.W. Holmes, and coordinated efforts of Sweet Water Organics, Victory Garden Initiative, Whole Foods Market, and the Milwaukee Urban Garden.

We are forming a Garden Club Committee made up of Scooter Foundation volunteers. The committee will manage care of the garden, working with the school kids to sustain it. We will create compost, and grow delicious and healthy fruits and vegetables. We will be using compose and worns donated by Sweetwater Organics.

Please put the word out if you know anyone who enjoys gardening, and do remind them it's for a great cause, the kids and the neighborhood! We are looking for donations of plants, seeds, lumber, and sheet cardboard for spring ground cover.

As you can imagine, we need help. Please e-mail me here, or call me at 262-224-9575.

Thanks, ... Nalissa

We are asking for at least 10 volunteers to help out at the "Summer Solstice on North Ave.", on Saturday, June 19th. Whole Foods will be selling smoothies, and all proceeds for that are to be generously dontated to the Scooter Foundation.

Tenative Dates: (All on Saturdays, unless noted)

March 27th - Skating at Petit Ice Center

April 24th Earth Day & The Garden of Hope

May 22

June 12th - Picnic at Veteran's Park

July 18th (Sun.)- Planning Meeting Picnic

Sept. 13th (Mon.) or 19th - 5th Annual Freedom from Gun Violence Peace Picnic

October 23rd - Trip to Farm, Haloween

November 20th

December 11th - Holiday party