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MILWAUKEE 鈥?There are 15 nominees, five categories, and an entire community coming together to celebrate one thing: fathers in Milwaukee. We don t get much credit so just for us to come together and celebrate us, that s
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stanley cup ral Fathers Making Progress awards ceremony. We are just celebrating everyday fathers, with their human accomplishments, said Terron Edwards, the founder of Fathers Making Progress.Fathers making progress, a local organization, helps men in Milwaukee become better fathers and advocates for their communities. From stolen cars to incarceration, to academic failed performance, to mental
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