Milwaukee—The MKE 2024 Host Committee has made large-scale furniture donations to
community-focused organizations throughout the Milwaukee area. The furniture items were left over from the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
“With the convention behind us, we’re thrilled that we continue to make sure that its impact is felt positively across Milwaukee,” said Alison Prange, President and Chief Operating Officer of the MKE 2024 Host Committee. “The organizations receiving this furniture all represent groups looking to make a difference in Milwaukee and the surrounding area. We are proud that we can play a small part in giving back to the community that was so generous with its support for the convention.”
In total, 850 pieces of home furniture and 215 pieces of office furniture will be donated to local nonprofits. That includes couches, desks, dining tables, patio furniture, and beds. Organizations receiving furniture from the Host Committee include:
1000 Generations DBA – Safe Families for Children
4th Dimension Sobriety
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro MKE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee
Center for Veteran Issues
Community Advocates
The Community Warehouse
Dominican Center for Women, Inc.
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Fisher House Wisconsin
Guest House of Milwaukee
Hebron Housing Services
Lighthouse Youth Center
Mercy Housing Lakefront
Meta House
Our Next Generation
Penfield Children’s Center
Ronald McDonald House Charities Eastern WI
Wisconsin Community Services, Inc.
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee
The MKE 2024 Host Committee is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that welcomed the 2024 Republican National Convention to Milwaukee. Since the end of the convention, the organization has focused its efforts on charitable contributions to the Milwaukee community.
