Recital
Helen Daniels Bader
Join us for a night of celebration!
We invite you to attend an evening of music and memories, as we honor the life and legacy of Helen Daniels Bader, one of Milwaukee’s most prominent music patrons, made possible through funding by Bader Philanthropies
Our celebration will take place at Congregation Emanu-El B’Ne Jeshurun in River Hills, and we hope you come together with us to commemorate Helen Daniels Bader, those she helped in the past, and those her legacy continues to support today, through the power of music!
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 6:30 pm student & alumni performances
Location: Congregation Emanu-El B’Ne Jeshurun
Meet Helen Daniels Bader
Helen Daniels Bader, one of Milwaukee’s most beloved and magnanimous benefactors, grew up a child of the Depression behind the soda fountain of her father’s drug store in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She became a devoted wife, loving mother, and successful business woman before embarking on, later in life, a career as a licensed social worker. Specializing in the care of the elderly, she was an early advocate for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, and ahead of her time when it came to envisioning and promoting effective strategies related to their care.
Bader’s legacy is significant. The $100 million Helen Bader Foundation was established in 1991, two years after her death; over the next 24 years, it awarded $250 million in grants designed to enhance the well-being of the impoverished and disadvantaged. That mission continues today at Bader Philanthropies, Inc. Bader’s life – and specifically her belief in the value of social work – is further immortalized through the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
*Portrait and biography courtesy of bader.org.
About
Bader Philanthropies
Bader Philanthropies, Inc. invests in people and their communities, here in Milwaukee, across Wisconsin, and in places throughout the world. The Foundation continues the legacy of Helen Daniels Bader’s passion for people, while furthering Isabel and Alfred Bader’s shared interests.
Bader Philanthropies embraces Cultural Intentionality, which promotes seeing ourselves and others as unique human beings in a cultural context. We aspire to understand people by seeing the integration of their personal uniqueness along with their associated group and cultural norms. As a solutions driven organization, the Foundation embraces continuous improvement to be intentional in fairness, diversity, equality, respect and culture. Although, it is an ongoing effort to intentionally understand each other, we strive to work with the community, our neighbors, our grantees, our contractors, our vendors, our board and our staff to further develop our Cultural Intentionality.
Learn more here.
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