Past News: Gerry Harmon and Ellen Croke named 2008 Volunteers of the Year! (click for more) Reconciliation Organizations receive 2008 Peace and Justice Award! (click for more) Toepfers named Volunteers of the Year for 2007! (click for more) Peter Toepfer wins Peace and Justice Award for 2007! (click for more) Kathleen Cullen and Kate McCormack win Peace and Justice Award for 2006! (click for more) | Marge Regan & Jane Fitzgibbons have dedicated themselves unfailingly to the mission of the Ulster Project for years. Both women have been involved in the project through their children, continuing to serve on various committees as well. We welcome you to read more and share in our joy as we award these two outstanding volunteers for all of their hard work and dedication to making Ulster Project Milwaukee a success! Please read more at Awards 2011 Patrick Meloy has exhibited an undying commitment to the success of the Ulster Project since his time as a teen in the mid-1990's. For his dedication as a member of various committees, the discovery team (the youngest ever) and eventually the board, the Ulster Project has awarded him the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2010. We congratulate Patrick on all of his past endeavors, wish him well as he moves on to the future, blazing new trails and inspiring success, leadership and passion in all who surround him. Please read the award speech by clicking on: Patrick Meloy Peace and Justice Award 2009 to Patrick Russell and Hannah Brown! Hannah Brown ('02) and Patrick Russell ('04) both have displayed the commitment to correcting injustices globally and locally as they win the 2009 Peace and Justice Award. Working around the world, Hannah has traveled to Haiti and Nairobi for lengthy service programs, all while working toward her college degree in International Community leadership. No less impressive, Patrick has worked in South Dakota, with the Cheyenne River Youth Project, tutored disadvantaged students in Cleveland, OH, where he attends college, and even returned to the Ulster Project as a counselor. Please join us in congratulating them, and read more about their commitment to correcting injustice right here! Please join us in thanking Lee Horlitz and Mike McCormack - 2009 Volunteers of the Year! This year we honor two people with the Volunteer of the Year Award. Lee and Mike have been with Milwaukee Ulster Project for 25 years. They have hosted teens in their homes, provided guidance on the Board of Directors, and faithfully tracked "the books" through the years. Read more about how Lee and Mike are the 2009 Volunteers of the Year right here! Ulster Project Milwaukee celebrated our 30th Anniversary during the 2009 project! We celebrated with a visit from Belfast Coordinator Fr. John Forsythe, a proclamation by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and a renewed vision for the next 30 years! More information and pictures can be found right here! Ulster Project Milwaukee Featured on WUWM! Hear from Susan Bence, one of WUWM's reporters, about the recently completed summer project, Milwaukee's goals, and interviews with both teens and leaders, who were all featured in the radio report about Ulster Project Milwaukee. Click here for the full story! |