Tentative Date, Monday, February 19th, 2024
Venue: TBA

The planning committee for the FIFTH Annual African American Environmental Pioneer Awards is working on creating an AWESOME experience for this milestone event to celebrate Milwaukee’s African American community working for a better environment. 

The event will feature all the great food, culture and fun of previous events and MORE
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Information about previous year’s events and awardees:

2023 Steward Level Event Sponsors:

Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association
Clean Wisconsin Clean Wisconsin
Fund for Lake Michigan Fund For Lake Michigan
Milwaukee Parks Foundation Milwaukee Parks Foundation logo
Milwaukee Water Commons Milwaukee Water Commons
National Audubon Society National Audubon Society logo
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy - logo
Nearby Nature Milwaukee Nearby Nature Milwaukee
Northwest Side Community Development Corp Northwest Side CDC
Reflo Reflo
Sierra Club Great Waters Group Sierra Club Great Waters Group
Social Development Foundation Social Development Foundation - logo

Supporter level event sponsor:

Compost Crusader Compost Crusader
UW Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences UW Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences

2023 Organizing Sponsors are individuals and organizations that serve on the organizing committee

  • Lamont Smith – The Nature Conservancy
  • Yvonne McCaskill – Century City Triangle Neighborhood Association
  • Steven Hunter – Nearby Nature Milwaukee
  • Terry Evans – Urban Ecology Center, Washington Park
  • David Thomas – Nearby Nature Milwaukee
  • Milton Byers III – Audubon Wild Indigo
  • Danitra Jones – Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
  • Martina Patterson – Nearby Nature Milwaukee
  • Victoria Gillet – Sierra Club Great Waters Group
  • Aton Fox – Milwaukee Water Commons
  • Wilniesha Smith – ReFlo

We Acknowledgement the support of the following individuals and businesses:

Clayborn Benson and Jamila Benson
Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum
Lashondra Scott – Neo Soul Productions
Adah Eats – Kosher Style Catering
Friends of Wisconsin State Parks
5 Points Art Gallery & Studios
Friends of Lincoln Park
Outpost Natural Foods

Thanks to the following Individual Donors:

Mabel Lamb, Sherman Park Community Association
Mark Redsten, Clean Wisconsin
David Tipsen, Clean Wisconsin
David Thomas and Diane Steigerwald

If you have come here seeking to be an event sponsor, write to us at AAEPA@NearbyNatureMKE.org

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