Saying thanks to those who made a difference

The Ozaukee Food Alliance held an Evening of Appreciation Wednesday, Aug. 20, to thank the donors to its capital campaign and retiring Executive Director Mark Gierach. From top photo: Gierach and his wife Nancy (center) stood with artist Julie Osmus, whose mural of an overflowing shopping bag contains the names of those donors. Gierach received an oversized retirement card from Jaime and Richard Bartolone. A parade of vehicles drove past the Food Alliance at the end of the evening to bid farewell to Gierach, with a motorcycle passenger holding a sign telling Gierach “You Are Loved.”        Photos by Sam Arendt