Will your idea be the one to spark community change?

Posted on October 1, 2015 by admin

This message is from Mayor Barrett:

Dear Community Members:

How could technology make a strategic difference in improving the health and well-being of Milwaukee women, children, men and families?

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I am asking you this important question alongside Dohmen Company Foundation, RedArrow Labs, NEWaukee,the City of Milwaukee Health Department and Milwaukee Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families at United Way of Greater Milwaukee. Please consider pitching us your answer in a Tournavation for public health.

As with previous Tournavations, which resulted in my HOME GR/OWN initiative and a series of art installations that have brought life to new locations, this Tournavation seeks to crowd-source ideas in order to address important issues facing our community. Your idea could benefit residents directly or it could support the operations of an organization. Medical devices will not be considered.

Don’t have tech expertise? No need! You tell us what kind of software or tech solution could help affect the health of our community, and Dohmen Company Foundation and RedArrow Labs will take the most viable, scalable and concrete idea to be developed by a team of volunteer IT professionals and gifted to the community. This is a single, tangible step toward improving the health of Milwaukee residents.

Please see our attached announcement, find details about the Tournavation and submit your ideas online here. Public information sessions will be held at Dohmen Company, 190 North Milwaukee Street, tomorrow, October 1, and Tuesday, October 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.  For additional information or questions, please contact NEWaukee at (414) 273-1386.

Please share the news with friends and community organizations working throughout our City. We want everyone to have a chance to propose an innovative idea, and encourage individuals and organizations to work together in crafting catalytic solutions. Thank you for your time and thoughtful participation.

Sincerely,

Tom Barrett
Mayor