Get Involved With Your Community, Here's How

Get Involved with the Green Bay Area Newcomers and Neighbors Inc

For many years, we've been introducing ourselves to many people from all walks of life. Our diverse community welcomes people with open arms and can help you relocate and settle in to the area! In fact, our organization offers a wide array of services that can make your transition much smoother and more rewarding.

So how can you volunteer with us and learn to explore our resources? We have many opportunities, let me fill you in and you can choose any or all from the list below;

·         Work with others to create events that bring people together-especially effective ways for people new to the area to get to know and expand their networks

·         Communication is the key! Help connect with members and others by editing the website,  maintaining Facebook fan page, updating the community calendar, providing graphic design, proof reading, research and verifying information in the Green Bay Area Resource Guide.

·         Heighten our ability to serve members by assisting with office tasks such as data entry, bulk mailing, preparing information folders, phone calls, etc. Some of this work can be done in your home.

·         Extend our outreach to the community by delivering folders, placement of poster or referral cards and picking up materials.

Our mission is simple; “The mission is to welcome, promote and provide a means for introducing new residents and neighbors to the community and the opportunity to make new friends”

If you would like to get involved please send us an email, leave a comment or find us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. You may reach Joleen Allard at (920) 468-4289 or (920) 680-7437 or email her at joleen@greenbaynewcomers.com. Otherwise click the link below for a direct link to fill an online form for interest in volunteer opportunities and to receive more details. http://greenbaynewcomers.com/?110120  

Walking...Running....and Biking Oh My

This week the Green Bay Area Newcomers is bringing to you, the local trails in the area to get your exercise, enjoy a day in nature, or a place to whip out the camera and explore Wisconsin scenery. The 3 trails I will be mentioning today are the East River, the Fox River Trail, and Mountain Bay Trail. Most of the trails are part of the Wisconsin State Park System which is overseen by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources also known as the DNR.

On the Fox River and Mountain Bay Trails, a daily pass or annual state trail pass is required for bicyclists, in-line skaters, and horseback riders-(on designated areas of the Fox River Trail). Daily passes are available at the trailheads and self-service locations along the trails. Annual state trail passes are valid at all Wisconsin state trails. There is no fee for walking or jogging on the trails or for trail users younger than 16.

The East River Trail is a 6.28mile trail running along the East River through Allouez, Bellevue, DePere and Ledgeview. Trail hours are from 8am-9pm. The trail is narrow and winding as it closely follows the contour of the East River so is more suited to leisurely paced activities. Park like scenery and smaller animals are usually found on this trail, along with the river and fish in it. The Trail will also take you through Green Isle Park, another environment blossoming with Green Bay nature, people, and sports activity.

                              Tips: no animals and motorized vehicles on the trail

 The Fox River Trail is a 25-mile trail span along the Fox River from downtown Green Bay through Brown County Communities of Allouez, Depere, Rockland, Wrightstown and Holland. The trail includes a paved surface that will sooner transition into crushed stone.  When you get into Depere the trail scenery turns away from the river and gives new landscapes of light industrial structures. Furthermore, it will then transition one more time into rural and agricultural scenery.

Trail Hours are 5am-9pm and all bicyclists, walkers, joggers, rollerbladers, horseback riders, and walkers with pets are welcome. Daily passes are $4 and annual passes are $20 and are valid at all Wisconsin State Trails. 

                     Tips: Dogs have to be on leashes and cannot extend pass 5 feet

                                                      No fee for walking/jogging on the trail

                                      No fee for trail users under the age of 16

                                      Public restrooms available along the trail

The Mountain Bay Trail is an 83-mile trail running from downtown Howard to Wausau. The trail offers year-round recreation to both the casual and the outdoor enthusiasts. Bikers, hikers and snowmobilers are welcome. The level grade and smooth surface make this trail suitable for bicyclists, walkers and joggers. Each bicyclist age 16 or older needs a Wisconsin State trail pass while using the trail. Children 12 years and older need a $4 Daily pass or $25 Annual Sticker pass; FREE 11 years and younger.

Tips: Pet need to be on a leash, 8 feet or shorter. You must pick up after your pet.

                                                 ATVS are not allowed on the trail

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Easter Events and Restaurant Specials in the Green Bay Area

Here is our simple guide to finding something to do this Easter Weekend with your families. Along with some of the specials restaurants will be having. I hope you will be able to use this guide and find something fun for everyone in your party. Please call the business numbers listed if you need more information. Some of the business websites also did not carry enough information so it just might be best to call and speak to an employee. Have a fun safe holiday!

"Easter is a time to rejoice, be thankful,
be assured that all is forgiven so life extends beyond the soil of earth"

 

Restaurant Specials on April 20^th 2014

1.       The Bluff Pub and Grille

2638 Bay Settlement Rd Green Bay

Easter Brunch from 9-3pm

Brunch to include items like baked chicken, ham, beef tips, ribs, fish, made to order omelets and desserts and coffee.

To RSVP call 920-469-3200

 

2.       1951 West/Rock Garden

1951 Bond St Green Bay

Easter Brunch from 9-1:30pm

Brunch special includes items like baked haddock, broasted chicken, roast beef bordelaise, bacon, scrambled eggs, Milano pasta, and muffins.

Adults are $17.99 Children are $8.99

Reservations of 6 or more are welcomed please call 920-497-4701 to RSVP

 

3.       The Rite Place

1580 Bellevue St Green Bay

Easter Buffet from 10:30-6pm

Some items to be included are chicken, ham, and mashed potatoes.

Adults are $12.99 Children ages 4-10 are $6.99 and Children ages 1-3 are $3.99

Please call 920-469-0055 for more information

 

4.       The Green Bay Distillery

835 Potts Ave Ashwaubeon

Easter Brunch Buffet from 9-3pm

Some Items to be featured include a Belgian waffle station, omelet station, chocolate fondue fountain as well as scrambled eggs, French toast sticks, broasted chicken, ham, fire roasted tenderloin tips and more.

Adults are $16 Seniors are $14 Children 10 and under are $7

To RSVP email at info@greenbaydistillery.com or call 920-393-4403

 

5.       The Ravine

2633 Manitowoc Rd Bellevue  

Easter Day Buffet 10:30-6pm

Including ham, baked and broasted chicken, salad bar, and dinner rolls plus more.  

Adults are $13.95 kids ages 4-10 are $6.95 and kids ages 1-3 are $3.95

For questions please call 920-468-4147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Events

1.       Egg-Venture

April 19^th

Children’s Museum of Green Bay

301 N Washington St Green Bay

(Ph) 920-432-4397

Adventures and learning about animals that hatch from eggs. Take part in interactive activities and learn about the ‘egg-ceptional’ world of eggs. Please call to get more information and times regarding the event.

 

2.       Gallery Night

April 17^th 5-8pm

Visiting various Art Galleries

(Ph) 920-437-5972

Including a free trolley ride to 11 galleries in the Olde Main Street district. Enjoy an evening with the artists and checkout the many Olde Main Street shops, restaurants, and galleries. Starting location will be downtown Green Bay. To find out more about the program schedule you can email info@downtowngreenbay.com or call the number above.

 

3.       Bellevue Easter Egg Bonanza

April 19^th 9-12:30pm

Josten Park Bellevue

(Ph) 920-468-5225

Three sessions where children can hunt for eggs, receive goodie baskets, meet the Easter Bunny and have fun. A free event for children ages 2-8. This is an outdoor event so please dress for the weather. Pre-registration is required. You may visit their website for pre-registration at www.villageofbellevue.org.

 

4.       Easter EggStravaganzoo

April 19^th 8-4pm

New Zoo 4378 Reforestation Rd Green Bay

(Ph) 920-434-7841

Pancake and Porkie breakfast will kick off first from 8am-noon, Easter egg hunts are to follow throughout the entire Zoo. Admission is $10 per person and includes entrance in the zoo, breakfast, and egg hunt. Bring your own Easter baskets and join the fun. Each child will have the chance to collect up to 10 plastic eggs to be redeemed one at a time.

 

5.       Easter Eggstravaganza

April 19^th 12-2pm

Green Bay First Assembly of God

1460 Shawano Ave Green Bay  

(Ph) 920-497-2800

A free event that will include a brat Fry, carnival games, bouncy houses, and an Easter egg hunt. Everything starts at noon. For more information contact Pastor Amanda at amandaabegglen@greenbayfirst.net

 

6.       Dance the Night Away

April 19^th 8-10:30pm

Energy Fitness and Dance

2841 Allied St Green Bay

Come dance the night away, an open social ballroom dancing event hosted by Simply Ballroom. A fun little event right before Easter Sunday for everyone. All levels of experience welcome. Please feel free to bring your own refreshments or snacks to share. Admission is $10 per person.

 

7.       Easter Egg Hunt

April 19^th 9:15am-12noon

Celebration Church 3475 Humboldt Rd Green Bay

(Ph) 920-468-1122

Inflatable’s and activities. Magician at 9:45am followed by age-specific hunts up through 6^th grade. Expect candy, prizes, and fun! For questions you can also email infor@celebrationchurch.tv.

8.       Easter Bunny Photos at East Towne Mall

             2350 E Mason St. Green Bay

4/15 3-7pm

4/16 3-7pm

4/17 3-7pm

4/18 10-7pm

4/19 10-7pm

            Come visit with the Easter Bunny and get your pictures taken.  Ambrouis Studio will be the photographer on site.

 

 

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Do you roller skate or blade? Find out where you can go to do either.

Green Bay offers a very family friendly environment for you and your family to get some exercise and skate around and have some fun. Visit St. Mary’s Roller rink which is managed by Steve and Holly and where they strive to make sure everyone enjoys their visit to the rink. The roller rink is located within the St. Thomas Moore school building.

Photo Credit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Marys-Roller-Rink/239901805325

The Roller rink provides the use of skates or blades with your admission price or bring your in own to save a couple dollars. There is a concession area with a small sit down area. They have a coat rack area to hang your jackets and belongings.  Enjoy the lights, music, and interactive songs for kids like the limbo, conga and freeze skate.  A fun opportunity to socialize with friends on skates and get the benefits of the activity.
The benefits of skating are simple. It’s an amazing cardio workout. It works almost every major muscle group in the body and is more beneficial than running or cycling and is a safer way to work all those muscles.  I’m sure almost everyone can agree that kids today and even busy adults need all the help they can get to stay in shape and live a healthy lifestyle and roller skating can do just that.
1.       Skating provides fluid motion that keeps you from damaging your joints, helping you enjoy skating without the harsh impact.
2.       Helps improve leg strength development
3.       Skating works legs, glutes, arms, and core as you balance your body and power through the skating motion.
4.       You can burn a lot of calories with just a few laps around the floor.

Roller skating also helps children develop motor and listening skills through different games at the rink.

At St. Mary's Roller Rink, Family Skating sessions are open to the public and are on the 1^st and 3^rd Sunday of the month from 1:00pm until 4:00pm. Every Friday there is also open skating from 6:00pm until 9:00pm. The cost is $4.00 per person with a maximum of $20.00 per family. Children under the age of 5 skate free! Yep that’s right so you can’t miss another opportunity to bring the little ones in to get exercise. Children 14 and younger do need to be accompanied by an adult.

St. Mary’s Roller Rink also offers private skating parties, which can be schedule with the managers prior to the date requested. They can accommodate small or large groups. Host your birthday parties, family gatherings, have a girls or guys night out, almost any occasion you can think of. For the private parties, you are allowed to bring food like frozen pizzas and they can bake them for you in the concession stand area. However, drinks must be purchased from the rink-no carry-ins. Please call the rink to get further details on prices and to find a time that best works for you.

St. Mary's Roller Rink Schedule
Photo credit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Marys-Roller-Rink/239901805325

St. Mary’s Roller Rink is a non-for-profit rink and all proceeds collected are donated to St. Mary of The Angles Parish.

Occasional events are sometimes held at the Roller Rink on the weekends. You can check out their Facebook page to find out if and when they will be hosting another event or just the call the rink too.

Here is an intro to St. Mary’s Roller Rink by the manager, Steve.



You can find the St. Mary’s Roller Rink at
1265 Cass St. Green Bay, Wisconsin 54302

Ph (920) 469-7814

Web http://stmaryoftheangelsgb.org

Facebook St. Mary’s Roller Rink

The Green Bay Area Newcomers would love to share your comments and experiences about the places and events around the Green Bay area. If you would like to share please send your experiences or opinions to jasminevandeneng@yahoo.com or joleen@greenbayareanewcomers.com and you could be featured next!

Examples of what you can write about:

What you like about the Green Bay Area
An interesting difference from what you are accustom to that you have experienced in the area.
Your time spent at local restaurants, shops, or entertainment places of businesses.
How the sport seasons are enjoyed here and the differences from where you are from.
What Green Bay residents do that make you laugh or drive you crazy.

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A Community Theatre giving it all to the community

The Green Bay Community Theater

A local theatre, bringing the city much more than your average show. A very fun high energetic company that brings a lot of opportunities to Green Bay and the surrounding cities and their residents.

Location:
122 N Chestnut Ave
Green Bay, WI 54306
920-435-6300

So who are these people? What are they exactly about?

Photo Credit:
http://www.gbcommunitytheater.com/index.php

 

 

 

 

Since its inception in 1936, Green Bay Community Theater has produced over 300 plays. Its home since 1966 has been the Robert Lee Brault Playhouse, a century-old church, which houses an acoustically perfect 193-seat theater with a 30' x 24' open-end stage.

GBCT is governed by a nine-member volunteer Board of Directors who set theater policy. Creative positions are filled on a show-by-show basis with independent contractors. Volunteers provide 99% of the labor at the theater. From actors and crew, to ushers and office assistants, the day-to-day operations are dependent upon volunteer energy from the community.

GBCT develops partnerships with local businesses, service organizations, schools and individuals: a program with Arts Administration majors from UW-GB is providing interns with valuable, resume-building experience. A partnership with On Broadway, Inc. is generating additional economic activity in the area. GBCT is expanding its programming and community outreach to serve the growing population of Northeast Wisconsin. Since its founding, GBCT has truly been a theater of, by, and for the community.

So how can we get involved? When is the next upcoming show?

Past Performances. Photo Credit: http://www.gbcommunitytheater.com/index.php

Past Performances. Photo Credit: http://www.gbcommunitytheater.com/index.php

Past Performances. Photo Credit: http://www.gbcommunitytheater.com/index.php

 

‘Dearly Beloved’ is the next show to be performed with its opening night this week! A story about Frankie who has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo's antebellum-inspired wedding. But on the wedding day, Frankie discovers her sister Twink's alternative to a catered wedding dinner is a potluck. Prodigal sister Honey Raye arrives in skintight gold lame, consumed by hot flashes. Next they find that Tina Jo and her fiancé are gone. Can the police find them before the guests find out and leave?

OPENING DAY-April 3rd @ 7:30pm                                TICKETS
April 4th @ 7:30pm                                                            Adult Seats $18
April 5th @ 4 and 7:30pm                                                  Student Seats with ID $10
April 9th @ 7:30pm                                                           Group rates are available for
April 10th @ 7:30pm                                      10 or moreattending the same performance 
April 11th @ 7:30pm                                        The bigger the group, the lower the rate! 
April 12th @ 4 and 7:30pm
April 13th @ 2pm


You can also get involved by being a part of the play and facility too. You can Usher which requires very little commitment and you have an opportunity to see the play after assisting patrons to their seats prior to the show. You can also help by cleaning and organizing the building, the stage, storage areas and organize costumes and props. The theatre is also in search of Historical and Library services-someone who can keep the scrap books up to date and keep all GBCT’s work preserved for generations to come.

Most excitingly you can audition at their open audition calls for each production which is open to the public! To find out more about this process please visit their website.  If acting doesn’t push your buttons right away then you can be a crew member who works behind the scenes with set building and painting or props and costumes, even learn how to run the lights.

 Features of the Facility and Theatre:

·         Gift certificates can be purchased at the theater or by phone and mailed to you or directly to someone special. Credit cards gladly accepted

·         Become a subscriber for the upcoming season, rather than paying for each show individually. Get the EARLY BIRD discount and see all 4 shows for only $50.
Offer ends 5/30/14.

·         With only 15 rows, you are never more than 40 feet from the stage.

·         Wheelchair seating is 30 minutes prior to show. The theater is also equipped with an assisted listening system. Headsets may be borrowed from the box office without charge.

·         When GBCT is not performing, the facility is rented to local groups and businesses for a variety of functions. To inquire, please contact the theatre by visiting their website or calling the business.

·         Green Bay Community Theater is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and relies on donations from people just like you. If you have unwanted items around the house please consider donating to GBCT.

 

Let us know if you did visit the theatre and what you thought by leaving a comment below. We always love to hear what the residents or business have to say. Your opinions and experiences could be featured next! Come back to visit the blog weekly to see what or who will be featured next.

We would LOVE your comments & experiences about the Green Bay area! If you would like to share them please send your experiences or opinions to jasminevandeneng@yahoo.com or joleen@greenbayareanewcomers.com. They could be featured next!

 
Examples of what to write are shown below:

What you like about the Green Bay area.

An interesting difference from what you are accustom to.  

Experiences at the wonderful restaurants, shopping or entertainment places of business.

How the football season is enjoyed here differently than where you are from.

Different things we do in Green Bay than any other place you have been.

What Green Bay residents do that make you laugh or drive you crazy.

The wonderfulness or unique differences from any other place
 

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