Milwaukee-Community and business leaders and elected officials volunteered at The Salvation Army of Greater Milwaukee’s 2009 Feed the Kids Kick-Off event on Monday, June 22, at Red Arrow Park, 920 N. Water St.

Volunteers prepared and bagged more than 1,800 lunches from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm for children living in the Greater Milwaukee area. The Feed the Kids Summer Lunch Program, now in its 20th year is a major contributor in continuing nutritional care throughout the summer. The program provides daily lunches for nine weeks to children throughout the city.

“We have outstanding community leaders who volunteer their time every year to make the kickoff and our Feed the Kids Summer Feeding Program a success,” said Major Jesse Collins, Milwaukee County Commander for The Salvation Army.

Community volunteer leaders included Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council Willie Hines, Ald. Willie Wade, Ald. Robert Puente, County Supervisor Michael Mayor, County Supervisor Theodore Lipscomb, John Steinmiller, Vice-President of Business Operations for the Milwaukee Bucks; Milwaukee Bucks staff and ‘Bango’, Malinda Young, publisher of CCN Magazine, Governor Jim Doyle’s Milwaukee office, Hamacher Resource Group and M & I staff, members of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and The Salvation Army Advisory Board.