Monthly Charity

Thank you for helping us give back to those in need in our community!

Our community is important to us and through the years we have supported local charities and causes. In late 2009 we decided to take this even further and actively support a specific charity each month. Gilles matches your in-store donations dollar for dollar, and 100% of the monies we collect go to the charity. Due to the generous contributions from our wonderful and caring customers and those from Gilles, this program has been a terrific success.

If you have a suggestion for a charity for us to highlight, please let us know by using this link. When choosing a charity we focus on those that help people directly and have administrative costs of 10% or less.

The Monthly Charity for April is Zachariah's Acres. Find out more about their great work at zachariahsacres.org.

Mission

Our mission is to connect children with special needs,and their families, to the miracles of nature so they may know their Creator.

Who We Are

Zachariah's Acres is a one-of-a-kind place where children with special needs find purpose and belonging and explore God's Creation. When guests visit our universally designed campus, nature, wildlife, and agricultural experiences are accessible to all. Our focus is serving the underserved - individuals of all ages with cognitive and physical disabilities are welcomed with open arms. Zachariah's Acres is a beautiful setting where families challenged by special healthcare needs feel acknowledged and loved as the experience new adventures together.

Vision

To acknowledge, ease, and enrich their lives.
To make previously inaccessible nature-based activities accessible to them.
To proclaim the worth and beauty of each and every human being.
To let them know that God created all people and all things on purpose for a purpose.
To let them know that God loves them and desires to spend eternity with them.

Values

FAITH: Faith is the foundation of our ministry. We are led by our heavenly Father to love and serve His special children.

AUTHENTICITY: Our guests are authentic, honest, and real with us, so they should expect authenticity from us as well.

COMPASSION: Real compassion is acknowledging someone for who they are and serving them with dignity.

EXCELLENCE: Excellence is about carrying out our work to the best of our ability and serving others selflessly.

SERVITUDE: Servitude requires being present and observing your surroundings to find what needs to be done and taking action.

Services

Family Events such as snowshoeing, gardening in the greenhouse, apple picking, family worship nights, etc.
Field Trips for special needs students centering around nature based activities such as garden tours or fishing
Community Partnership with other nonprofits for donation to local food pantries, sale at local farmer’s markets, and use in their Community Agriculture Program.
Scheduled Programs like Seed to Sale which allows young adults with intellectual disability to learn, grow, package and sell what they grow to allow for a better transition into adulthood. And, the Garden Club which allows young adults with intellectual disability work or volunteer opportunities they might not otherwise get.

Physical Address:

N74W35911 Servants' Way

Oconomowoc, WI 53066

Mailing Address:

16575 Patricia Lane

Brookfield, WI 53005

E-Mail Address:

info@zachariahsacres.org

Some of our past Monthly Charities are:

Adoption Resources of WI
ALS Association
Alzheimer's Association-WI Chap
Am Legion Women's Post 448
American Legion Post #449
American Lung Association-Milwaukee
Aurora Zilber Family Hospice
Autism Society of Southeastern WI
Autism Speaks
Badger Association of the Blind
Best Buddies Wisconsin
Bethesda Lutheran Communities
Boys & Girls Clubs of Milwaukee
Christ Child Society of Milwaukee
Coalition for Children, Youth & Families
Community Projects for Seniors
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
Daystar
Dominican Center for Women
Fisher House
Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation
Hope Street Ministry
Just One More Ministry
Kathy's House
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Life Navigators
Lotus Legal Clinic
LOVE>hate Project
Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation
Mental Health of America Wisconsin
Michelle's Action Angels Community Outreach
Milwaukee Homeless Veterans Service, Inc
Milwaukee Irish Fest Foundation
Milwaukee Rescue Mission
Mr. Bob's Under the Bridge
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Professional Fire Fighters of WI Charitable Foundation
Relay for Life West Allis New Berlin
Repairers of the Breach
Riding with Angels
Royal Family KIDS Camp
Savage Support
Sherman Park Food Pantry
Smile Train
Sojourner Family Peace Center
St. Coletta Day School
St. Francis Children's Center
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The LOVE>hate Project
Tosa Cares
Trees of Hope WI
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
USO
Vision Forward Association
Walker's Point Youth & Family Center
WI Chapter of MS Society
WI Donor Network
Women's Support Centers of Milwaukee
Wounded Warrior Project
Zachiariah's Acres

Thank you for helping us give back to those in need in our community!