At Christmas time, members gather for a party with members of the Milwaukee-area community, who provide funding and other support. The food is elegant. Some of the recipes are family favorites of members. The members, assisted by staff, prepare the meal. Santa arrives with presents.
Members sing carols and watch holiday movies.
They even bring stockings to hang on the electric fireplace. I love my family dearly, and they love me dearly, but sometimes they can't come down from Michigan to be with me. This is my family, too. For a lot of people, Buddle said, club members are their only family. It's a place to go and have fun.