Community Paint Days! Jimmy Banks mural

 JOIN US FOR COMMUNITY PAINTING!
Monday, December 2, 5pm-7pm
Tuesday, December 3, 5pm-7pm
Wednesday, December 4, 5pm-7pm

Barack Obama School of Career and Technical Education
5075 N. Sherman Blvd
Milwaukee, WI 53209

(Use front entrance. We are in the former drivers ed room, lower level).

Come to help bring to life a new mural honoring Jimmy Banks, Milwaukee-born soccer player and coach who played for the 1990 World Cup on the Men's US National Soccer Team. We had several community design workshops where friends, family, and colleagues of Jimmy gathered to share ideas about Jimmy's efforts. Their perspectives and feelings about who Jimmy was as a person, his accomplishments, and way he served the local community, were used to draw inspiration from for the design.

This project is an initiative of Friends of Jimmy Banks. To learn more, visit:
https://www.jimmybanksstadium.org/

"The Friends of Jimmy Banks is a collective of friends, former players and coaches, family members, and dedicated volunteers deeply devoted to the Wisconsin soccer community. In 2022, we organized and proudly achieved the renaming of Custer Stadium, Jimmy's beloved high school venue, to the Jimmy Banks Memorial Stadium.

This mural will serve as a source of inspiration and representation, particularly for the children in Jimmy's old neighborhood, offering them a tangible connection to his legacy when they pass by Jimmy Banks Memorial Stadium. We wish to continue Jimmy’s mission to broaden their horizons in both athletic and academic pursuits."