Annual Luncheon

Celebrating 60 Years of Service to the Community!

2025 marks 60 Years of Service to our community. In fact, in it’s very early days, this organization made it possible for Executive Director Cheryl Orgas to be one of the first students to receive braille at the same time as her sighted peers. Today she leads our efforts to ensure that children and adults can participate fully in school, work and recreation by having the audio, braille or tactiles needed for equal access in the world.

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ABLE Annual Awards Luncheon & Benefit

Thursday, October 23, 2025
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (registration at 11:15 a.m.)

The Italian Conference Center – Festa Ballroom
631 East Chicago Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You won’t want to miss the 2025 ABLE Annual Awards Luncheon & Benefit! Together we will celebrate 60 years of serving the audio, braille, and tactile needs of blind and printed disabled people in our community and beyond. Join us in honoring and acknowledging our dedicated and loyal volunteers.

$55 per person. Complimentary for ABLE volunteers and the students and teachers ABLE serves.

Menu:

 

Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad

roasted corn, black beans, avocado, queso fresco, crispy tortilla strips, crispy bacon

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Vegetarian Southwest Salad

grilled tofu, roasted corn, black beans, avocado, queso fresco, crispy tortilla strips

chipotle ranch dressing -or- lime vinaigrette (vegan)

Would you like to sponsor this fabulous event? See sponsor levels here

 

Audio & Braille Advocate Sponsors $3,000

Beyond Vision

Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Richard & Diana Pine

 

Book Builder Sponsors $2,000

 

Literacy Leader Sponsors $1,000

Anonymous

Joanne Gerszewski

Bill Meeker & Cheryl Orgas

Wisconsin Talking Book & Braille Library

 

Education Enhancer Sponsors $500

Erica Reib