SHARP Literacy’s annual fundraiser on Monday brought in more than $330,000 for the Milwaukee-based nonprofit.
Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell delivered the keynote to a crowd of more than 600 people at the organization’s “A Novel Event” at the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee.
Funds raised at the event support SHARP’s literacy program, which is delivered to more than 8,500 students in grades K3-5 and educators in 41 Milwaukee and Waukesha county at-risk schools.
Alex Lasry, senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks, was recognized with SHARP’s Literacy Champion Award for his support of the organization’s education program. Northwestern Mutual received the organization’s EDGE Award.
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- Craig Counsell
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- Steven Gruber of Gruber Law Offices co-chaired the event with his father, David Gruber.
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- Alex Lasry of the Bucks
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- Craig Counsell addressed a crowd of about 600 people at the Pfister.
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- Craig Counsell and WISN 12 News anchor Sheldon Dutes, who emceed the event.
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- Lynda Kohler, president and CEO of SHARP Literacy
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- David Gruber of Gruber Law Offices co-chaired the event.
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- Jim Mueller of mueller QAAS co-chaired the event.
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- Jimmy Mueller of Anthem co-chaired the event with his father, Jim Mueller of mueller QAAS.
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- Alex Lasry of the Bucks receives the Literacy Champion award.
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- A group from Northwestern Mutual Foundation and Northwestern Mutual’s Technology Advancement and Outreach team received the EDGE Award.
Jimmy Mueller, account executive with Anthem; Jim Mueller, founder, president, and CEO of Mueller QAAS, LLC; and David Gruber and Steve Gruber of Gruber Law Offices, were event co-chairs.
