MANDI Award winning small business has been making the 6th District stronger

I want to congratulate a 6th District business – HoneyBee Sage Wellness and Apothecary, LLC. – for being honored twice during last week’s Milwaukee Awards for Neighborhood Development Innovation (known as the MANDIs).

HoneyBee Sage Wellness and Apothecary, LLC. (1819 N. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.) was presented August 14 with the JPMorgan Chase Economic Development Award, and was also honored with a Wells Fargo People’s Choice Award, after an online social media campaign where the public votes for their favorite finalists across all MANDI award categories.

It is special for a business to be recognized for having a key place in fostering healthy and vibrant growth in an important commercial and cultural area (Bronzeville), and for having an overall positive impact on the neighborhood and its residents. I am proud and pleased for HoneyBee Sage Wellness and Apothecary getting the recognition they so well deserve.

The MANDIS – administered each year by the Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) – also recognized other outstanding winners, including:

· Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment Community Health Award was presented to Serenity Inns Treatment Centers.

· Awarded for an innovative approach to a community problem, the Associated Bank Trailblazer Award was presented to Bridge Builders, Inc.-Block Transformation.

· Awarded for commitment and effectiveness over time, the BMO Cornerstone Award was presented to Walnut Way Conservation Corp.

· Awarded to a public space that builds community, the Brewers Community Foundation Public Space Award was presented to National DIY Skatepark.

· Awarded for a real estate project that improves the community, the Husch Blackwell Building Blocks Award was presented to Urban Ecology Center–Washington Park Renovation and Expansion.

· Awarded to an individual for leadership, the Navigator Award was presented by LISC to Brenda Campbell of SecureFutures.

· The other two organizations garnering Wells Fargo People’s Choice Awards were The Bread of Healing Clinic, and Urban Ecology Center-Washington Park Renovation and Expansion.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.