BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:698@kicmke.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20260601 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20260901 DTSTAMP:20260531T193036Z URL:https://kicmke.org/events/host-a-supply-drive-at-your-summer-block-par ty-2026/ SUMMARY:Host a Supply Drive at Your Summer Block Party DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE\nInvite your kids and their friends to take the l ead on engaging the whole neighborhood in a collection drive at your summe r block party!\nKIC has put together a series of collection drives to choo se from. Ask your kids to decide which drive they would like to support. L earn more about these organizations below:\n\n\n \n\n - Diaper Drive for Milwaukee Diaper Mission\n - Hygiene Drive for Life Navigators Disabilit y Support Services\n - Food Drive for Kinship Community Food Center\n - School Supply Drive for Our Next Generation (needs to be completed by Augu st 1)\n\n\n\nActivities\nOnce a supply drive has been chosen\, encourage y our children to create a flyer or use one of our templates (which will be sent following registration) to spread the word alongside your block party invitation. Let the kids employ their natural passion and energy to hype up the drive amongst your neighbors! Have them also make a fun poster to l abel your collection bin and put it out at the block party. After the part y is over\, count the number of donations they collected and let us know w here you landed.\nKIC will then put you in contact with the right people a t our partner organization to facilitate a drop-off.\n\nImpact\nYour kids will get to use their energy and passion to make a real difference for peo ple in our broader community. They will learn how to engage their circle o f neighbors\, friends\, and families to support community members in need. \n\nWhen &\; Where\nAt your summer block party!\nRegistration Informati on\n\nParticipant Cap: Unlimited\n\nAge: All ages. Great for the whole fam ily!\n\nCost: The cost of any donated materials.\n\nMaterials: A large col lection bin to use at your block party and a poster so your neighbors know where to put their items to donate.\n\nQuestions: Email erin@kicmke.org w ith any specific questions.\nCancellations: We will include all registrant s in our annual volunteer counts. If you can no longer host a supply drive at your block party\, please email erin@kicmke.org.\n\nOur Partner\nHygie ne Drive: Life Navigators was founded by parents of children with intellec tual and developmental disabilities and is dedicated to improving the qual ity of life for individuals with disabilities\, their families\, and the c ommunity.\nDiaper Drive: Milwaukee Diaper Mission empowers families in nee d by providing a reliable source of free diapers and period products. Diap ers are a necessity\, not a luxury\, yet one in two families struggle to a fford diapers on a regular basis.\nFood Drive: Kinship Community Food Cent er engages volunteers and neighborhood residents to end hunger\, isolation \, and poverty. Their innovative programs nourish food security and wellne ss\, foster belonging and community engagement\, and empower stability and economic prosperity in our city.\nSchool Supply Drive: Our Next Generatio n\, located in one of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods\, is focused on improving educational outcomes and life skills through providing after-sch ool and summer academic enrichment and personal development programming fo r more than 1\,000 youth and their families. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kicmke.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Su mmer-Block-Party.png CATEGORIES:Children and Families END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR