Wisconsin's Weekend Morning News
How to Get a Sweet Treat While Helping Local Children
That's a great place for burgers. As a matter of fact, it's one of my favorite places whenever I'm at Amfam Field with those AJ bombers, burgers, and they're doing some good for the kids in the city of Milwaukee because they're collecting school supplies and joining us is their general manager, Nick May, and Nick, first of all, what exactly are you looking for? What do you want people to drop off? - Absolutely. So obviously, Bookbag, they're a big one that not too many people will consider to drop off. Pens, crayons, and markers are pretty common, but children need something to write on. So notebooks would also be another really good item for people to drop off. - And where are you collecting things? - We are collecting them. We have a barrel here at AJ bombers, right on the quarter of water and nap. We also now are accepting donations at our corporate office down in the third ward as well. So that's Benson's restaurant groups. - What do you hope to achieve with this? I mean, why is it important for the kids to have these school supplies? - My big belief, especially from growing up and living in the city my whole life has been the importance of children and the future of our community obviously starts in our school. So if our children aren't given the tools that they need to develop, then it really falls on us as the parents for not ensuring that our future runs smoothly. - And I think, you know, it's always great to give something, and even if you're bringing your own kids, you know, to the various box stores, big box stores, and you're picking up those school supplies, it's nice if maybe you pick up an extra notebook or an extra book bag or an extra set of crayons and let them know the joy of giving and bring them to AJ bombers. And if they do, you've got a little special surprise for them for just donating. - Yes, we do. We've got a little treat for everybody. Anybody who comes into AJ bombers and drops off some school supplies can get a scoop of our very popular vanilla custard that we make here in-house at AJ bombers. And if you don't want it right that same day, we'll even give you a voucher that's good until I believe the end of October for you to come on back and get your ice cream. - So again, I think it's important to teach your kids the joy of helping other kids by picking up something extra when you go and get those book supplies, bring it to AJ bombers and they get rewarded with that free custard. Nick Bay, you're doing good and we thank you for it. - Well, I appreciate that very much. I'm gonna keep doing what I gotta do for the city. - Take care, Nick.