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General Community Meeting February 26, 2025

Good Morning, and Happy Sunday! The correct date for our Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool general community meeting is Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Double D’s, beginning at 6:00 pm. We hope you can make it. Also, on December 24, 2024, our Friends group received a $5,000.00 donation from one of our long-time…

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Letter to Milwaukee County

Good Afternoon Milwaukee County, I hope the new year is going well for you. This message is just to briefly update you about our Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool; in February, it will be 22 years since we started our advocacy with your asset, Hales Corners Park & Pool. The best way to…

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Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool Receives Grant

With 22 years of tireless advocacy under its belt, Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool is proud to receive a $5,000 grant for operational support in 2025, setting the stage for continued growth and impact. Our updated website offers a comprehensive look at our work and provides valuable resources for the communities we serve.

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Earth Day Cleanup 2024

The Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool’s 21st Annual Earth Day cleanup was a shining example of what can be accomplished when a community comes together for a common goal – a cleaner, greener future for all! I’m very proud of all of you. Thank you!

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Refurbished Sand Volleyball Court

Even though the Hales Corners Pool isn’t open this summer, at least there’s now a refurbished sand volleyball court for all to enjoy at Hales Corners Park. A contractor spent the past two days at the park sifting through and removing the weeds, laying down new sand, and touching up the poles by giving them…

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Memorial Day Ceremony 2023

The Veterans Memorial Committee, Hales Corners American Legion Post #299, and Hales Corners Franklin VFW Post # 10394 had a beautiful Memorial Day ceremony in sunny Hales Corners Park this morning. The American flag, which has flown at the Veterans Memorial since Veterans Day 2022, was presented to Caleb Meyer, veteran of Afghanistan and a…

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Bring Your Aluminum Cans

Another public- private partnership begins today (bring and deposit your aluminum cans) in Milwaukee County District 9 between Eagle Disposal, Inc. the Milwaukee County Parks Department, and the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool in the Hales Corners Park & Pool parking lot located at 5765 S. New Berlin Road. Kudos to my friend,…

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Earth Day Cleanup 2021

Kudos to Mike Seavert and Bob Stollenwerk, the two chairmen for the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool 18th Annual Earth Day Cleanup of Hales Corners Park & Pool. We had approximately 75 community volunteers who came out on this beautiful Saturday and worked very hard from 9:00 am – Noon. The majority of…

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Aluminum Cans Fundraiser 2020

Special thanks to Mike Seavert, a long time Friends Community volunteer and Friends Board member for his assistance earlier today with the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool and our community aluminum cans fundraiser in Hales Corners Park!

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Alyson Dudek International Ice Center in Hales Corners Park Was Cleared Today

Please join me and thanking Terry Buss, President, Suburban Asphalt Co., Franklin, Wisconsin for plowing the temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Center in Hales Corners Park earlier today. The Friends just opened the rink late yesterday and Mother Nature (We have been dueling with all winter) decided to drop several inches of snow. 😊 Please…

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