The Gathering Place of Milton, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received a  $1,500.00  grant from the Milton Fund to support the 2013 Concerts in the Park.  For more information about this program, please contact Paula Schutt, Executive Director. Of The Gathering Place. 

This grant is made available from the Milton Fund, a component of the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin.  The Milton Fund, an endowment fund to benefit Milton, responds to not-for-profit organizations wanting to start new programs, or expand current services and provides the greatest flexibility for addressing changing needs to advance the most promising, creative approaches to strengthening Milton.  Grants from the Milton Fund have strengthened ties between generations and have encouraged community participation in the arts, education health and human service programs, and

historical preservation.  For more information about how you can impact your community For good. For ever. through the Milton Fund, please call Jane Madonis at  608-758-0883 or visit our website at www.cfsw.org. 

How about an afternoon of fun with Euchre, laughter, snacks, and a bit of wine or beer?  Come and join us Wednesday, September 5th at 1:00 p.m. for an afternoon of Euchre.  We will be serving some hot snacks and there will be cold beer and wine available for purchase!  No need to sign up - just show up!

The Concert In the Park will take place this evening indoors, right here at The Gathering Place!
We have been blessed for two years with no rain the evening of the concerts.  We DO need the rain and we will celebrate it here with music and fun.  Piper Road Spring Band will play on our spacious lower level from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. and concessions will be available.  A fun filled evening is promised to all those who attend.  No need to bring your lawn chairs, we will have chairs set up for the crowd.
See you tonight!!
Again, thanks to our sponsors, The Milton Fund and The Alliant Energy Foundation for making this season of music possible.

The raffle tickets are ready!  Get yours today at TGP, The Piggly Wiggly, First Community Bank, or The Bank of Milton.  Tickets are just $2.00 each and 1st prize is an iPad (donated by First Community Bank), Second prize is a Kindle Fire and third prize is $200.00 donated by The Bank of Milton.  Drawing is August 26 at 2:00 p.m. in conjunction with the Steer Roast.

No , the blog is not forgotten!  Sometimes life throws you a curve ball and all you can do is play along as best you can till it settles down!  I spent the whole month of May out of the office and two weeks of May in the hospital.  A planned surgery had several complications, which led to another surgery . 

But, I am back and we have a very busy summer here at TGP.  Tomorrow night is our very first Concert in the Park.  Come out to North Goodrich Park at 6:00 p.m. and enjoy some brats or a hot dog and finish your supper with a root beer float.  Then get set to enjoy the sounds of "Hand Picked Blue Grass Band".  This northern WI band will be playing until 8:00 p.m. and the concert is FREE.  Bring your lawn chairs, tell the neighbors and bring along the family!  See you there!

Too much time has passed since I posted.  I went on vacation and then my computer crashed!  We had so much happening here at TGP!  We are celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Month and we had our annual banquet last Thursday evening.  The Volunteer of the Year was Judy Janke!  Congratulations Judy!!

One of our "artisians" Jan McGuire created this cribbage board out of leather.  Lots of detail work!

Nice job Jan!!!

Wow - what a great morning here at TGP!  The Rock River Cloggers came to dance and show us what they do!  We had a nice group who enjoyed the show and we are starting our own clogging group!  If you are interested, join us this Friday morning (3/16) at 11:00 a.m.! 

NAME OUR HUSKY!  This little guy is visiting us for a week from Obey - U Dog Training Academy.

He pops up in a different spot in the building each and every morning.  Go to our Facebook page and give him a name!  Each name entry is entered in a drawing for a chance to win a FREE Fish and Chicken Buffet Dinner for next Friday Evening.  Contest ends Thursday, March 15 at 4:00 p.m.!

Come and find out all you wanted to know about the Splash Park!  Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 6) our City Administrator, Jerry Schuetz will be visiting at 11:00 to talk about Milton's newest attraction.
He will tell us what a spalsh park is , where it will be located, how it will be funded and what it means for the city of Milton.  This is an exciting concept for our city - come and find out what it is all about.
No sign up necessary.

Our Christian Cancer support group meets this morning at 10:00 a.m.  This group is for anyone who is touched by cancer.  Our group is run by Steve Hynds and each month we have an area pastor give a short talk.  We then break into groups.  At our first two meetings, we averaged 15 people per meeting!
We are excited about the group and invite anyone who has been touched in any way by cancer.
The group meets the first Friday of each month at 10:00 am. 

Our first monthly fish fry was a huge success.  Due to a snow storm in January, we had to cancel our very first fish fry of the year.  Our February event fell on the first Friday in Lent.  I think many people were anxious to get out and enjoy a wonderful meal.  Our first customer arrived at 4:15 and we were busy the whole evening, until serving ended at 7:00 p.m.  We had approximately 150 people come through our building and everyone loved the meal!!  People were connecting with friends, some made new friends and we even had a couple who had never been here before sign up for membership at The Gathering Place!  There are many good places to enjoy a Wisconsin Fish Fry and Rock County has a number of them.  But, The Gathering Place's once a month fund raiser is not to be missed!  Delicious food, friends and laughter and an all around enjoyable evening.  Thanks to all the volunteers and the Boy Scout and Venture Troop # 471 for all of their hard work!  Our next fish fry is Friday, March 16th!