The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train has become a pretty big deal. Not only for its local philanthropic efforts but, of course, for its festival lights that help launch the Christmas and holiday seasons in the United States and Canada.
Today, Metro Parent Magazine reports that the Holiday Train will stop in Wauwatosa thanks to the efforts of two Girls Scouts in the city. Last year, the train stopped at 10 cities in Wisconsin, including Sturtevant, Milwaukee and Hartland.
I’m sure Milwaukee's Intermodal Station will again be a stop this year as well as Wauwatosa and other train stop cities. The full schedule will be released in mid October.
Since it began in 1999, the CP Holiday Train has covered more than 100,000 miles and raised nearly $10.6 million and 3.6 million pounds of food for local food banks.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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