Friends of Bradford Beach

FAMILY DAY
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

Family Day Activity: Wisconsin Beach Sweep and PEAK (Promoting Environmental Awareness in Kids) activities
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Beach Sweep) 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (PEAK activities)

Calling all Wisconsin water enthusiasts... Be a part of an international cleanup in your area and celebrate Wisconsin Coastal Awareness Month with REI Brookfield as we clean-up Bradford Beach on September 12th from 9-12 pm. The WI Beach Sweep has participated in the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) since 1994. Each year the ICC gathers data on trash collected worldwide. In 2008 alone, over 6 million pounds of garbage was collected by over 375,000 volunteers around the world. We recommend bringing work gloves, sunscreen, insect repellant, and wearing pants, long sleeves, and good hiking shoes! This is a great opportunity for all ages. Come join the fun! Water and a light snack will be provided. Please Register with Dana Johnson at 262-783-6150 x205 or danajoh@rei.com After the clean-up stay and enjoy Bradford Beach Family Day sponsored by The Friends of Bradford Beach. Family activities will be occurring from 11am to 3 pm. REI's own PEAK (promoting environmental awareness in kids) program will be one of many activities in which to participate. For more information about REI Brookfield http://ww.rei.com/stores/60

Family Day Activity: Live Performance
Time: 12:00 p.m.

The Accompany of Kids or AOKis thrilled to be participating in Family Day at Bradford Beach with a live performance!

AOK is a nonprofit organization in its 22nd year of performing with a Mission to develop strong men, women and character through the use of the Performing Arts. The group is audition-based and open to anyone who loves to sing and dance. There are currently 60 children, ages 8 through 20, from Metropolitan Milwaukee communities performing with AOK.

Over 40 performances have been delivered throughout this past summer including venues such as Riversplash, Summerfest, Polishfest, FestaItaliana, the Milwaukee County Zoo, Gathering on the Green, VA’s Reclaiming Our Heritage, Art Fair on the Square in Madison and many parades, parks, churches and festivals.

For more information about Accompany of Kids http://www.AOKWI.org.

Family Day Activity: Kiddie Bike Repair and Bike Drop Off
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Does your kid's bike need repair? Bring it to the Milwaukee Bicycle Collective post to be repaired or tuned-up for FREE!

The Milwaukee Bicycle Collective will be giving away age 6 and under sized-bikes in a FREE give-away!

Get rid of your old bike at the Milwaukee Bicycle Collective Bike Drop Off, accepting all used bikes at Bradford Beach to use for parts and to fix-up to give out as apart of their on-site program to underpriviledged children

Milwaukee Bicycle Collective provides a safe and supportive environment for teaching bicycle repair and basic mechanic knowledge in order to instill new, valuable skills in the inner–city youth of our service area. Provides an affordable rescource for access to bicycle transportation that is otherwise not available for inner–city Milwaukee residents. Encourages environmentally–sustainable re–use of raw materials used in bicycle production that would otherwise end as landfill waste. Encourages the values of recycling and the benefits of re–purposing used material for inner–city youth and residents of the MBC service area. Providing a safe environment for inner–city youth to develop interpersonal and emplayment–ready soft skills. For more information about Milwaukee Bicycle Collective visit www.BikeCollective.org

Family Day Activity: Drawing and Give-Away
Time: All Day

Don't miss UPS give away! Receive free pencils, rulers, erasers, balloons, and frisbees!

Participate in the UPS drawing and/or give-away of an autographed NASCAR replica of David Ragan's Ford Car #6. For more information on the NASCAR replica Click Here

Family Day Activity: Treasure Hunt
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Do your kids love to search for hidden treasures? If so, bring ‘em to the beach to be in their element. They can take home what they find

Family Day Activity: Volleyball for Kids
Time: All Day

Do you like to play volleyball with your kids? Do you like to play at the beach? Excellent! This year volleyball is kid-friendly at Bradford Beach with kid-size nets and balls all summer long. See you there!

Family Day Activity: Sand Building Contest for kids
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Bring the kids and let their creative juices fly. No need to stay inside the lines. We’ll supply the tools. The sand is the palette. All you have to do is come to the beach. Official contest times are 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00. Fabulous prizes!

*Beach toys donated by Kiwanis Milwaukee. For more information about Kiwanis Milwaukee visit kiwanismilwaukee.homestead.com

Family Day Activity: Passport Fun
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Meet the hardworking Friends of Bradford Beach (FOBB) team members. See what we’re doing and ask questions. Have your little one pick up an FOBB Passport. After participating in the fun have them get an initial from each station and then bring their passport to the FOBB table to enter into a drawing to win a kid size prize. Drawing takes place at 2:30. Children and a parent/guardian must be present to win. Join Friends of Bradford Beach as a member for only $25 on the beach during Family Day. In addition to keeping you informed of activities throughout the year, we’ll give you a nice gift of appreciation.

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