The 19th annual Downtown Employee Appreciation Week kicks off Monday, Aug. 19 and runs through Friday, Aug. 23 in Downtown Milwaukee.
Downtown Employee Appreciation Week's mission is to reward Downtown Milwaukee’s dedicated workforce with a week of incentives, including daily giveaways, office challenge games, employee discounts and more.
Monday’s highlights start with free coffee at “The Morning Jolt with Levy Restaurants” located at Baird Community Commons, 799 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave. from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – while supplies last.
An opening day ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 11:45 a.m. in Red Arrow Park, complete with live music from KOJO, Office Challenge Games sponsored by Educators Credit Union, a Milwaukee Bucks Basketball Shootout, an appearance from the Milwaukee Brewers Street Team, 1,000 sandwiches from Downtown Kitchen and 300K Café and free cookies from Davians.
In the evening, a Moment of Meditation wellness session will be held at Sampson Square in Schlitz Park from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
For a full schedule of events throughout the week, go here.
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