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Community Center Benefit

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Benefit Saturday For Sikh Temple, Lt. Murphy

A dinner is planned at the Oak Creek Community Center to benefit victims of the Aug. 5 shootings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.

After the shocking Aug. 5 shootings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, many business leaders called the Oak Creek Community Center wondering what they could do to help. The facility, after all, has long been known for its ability to coordinate large fundraisers, and "strengthening community" is directly in its mission statement. So after a few weeks passed and things started to settle, Community Center Director Rich Duchniak started contacting those businesses and organizations that reached out to him the week of the shootings. After numerous conversations, the idea of a community fundraiser was hatched. "A Community United," a benefit to support the Oak Creek Sikh temple and injured police officer Brian Murphy, will be held from 4 to 8 p.m…

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