Our Community

Vrakas has volunteered with Blessings in a Backpack for 5 consecutive years.  Backpack mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for school-aged children across America who might otherwise go hungry.

Vrakas has volunteered with Bots IQ Wisconsin. Bots IQ is a robotics education program that is a spinoff from the popular BattleBots(R) TV show. Students build combat-type robots and compete against other teams to see which team has designed and built the best product.

Vrakas support Casting for Hope. Casting for Hope was a fishing retreat that raised money for Camp Hope. Camp Hope is committed to providing emotional support and weekend retreats to help children and families work through the grieving processes after the lose of a loved one.

Vrakas supports Eras Senior Network. The mission of Eras Senior Network is to engage and support seniors, adults with disabilities, and family caregivers in leading meaningful lives.

Vrakas supports The Germantown Chamber of Commerce. The Germantown Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to help you grow your business through the support and commitment of our members, volunteers, and community leaders. The Chamber is proud to sponsor programs, seminars, and fun events throughout the year to help your business become an indispensable part of the Germantown community.

Vrakas supports The Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce. The Greater Brookfield Chamber of Commerce is the leading business organization representing the interests of business in Brookfield, Wisconsin. We provide our member businesses with resources to help them develop and grow their business, thereby hiring additional employees; those employees in turn impact the economy and quality of life in our community and the region.

Vrakas supports Waukesha Public Library. Waukesha Public Library champions the power of reading and learning to enrich, empower and engage all in our community.

Vrakas supports Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA). KABA helps promote economic development in Kenosha County

Vrakas supports Make a Wish Foundation. For children diagnosed with critical illnesses, a wish come true can be a crucial turning point in their lives. A wish can be that spark that helps these children believe that anything is possible and gives them the strength to fight harder against their illnesses. This impact is why we are driven to make every one of these wishes come true.

Vrakas supports the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce. For more than 150 years, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) has been serving area businesses as a private, not-for-profit organization. Today we represent 1,800+ member businesses with more than 300,000 employees in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties and beyond.

Vrakas supports the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries (MBBI). MBBI is the premier membership and trade organization in the Midwest for deal makers, business professionals, intermediaries, investors and anyone involved in buying, selling, financing or investing in small to medium-sized businesses.

Vrakas supports the Milwaukee Montessori School is a private independent day school dedicated to expanding the human potential of all children for the purpose of educating them for a freer, safer, world.  The work of our faculty and staff advances our ideas rooted in our belief in democracy, personal freedom, solidarity with those at the periphery of society, the well being of our planet, and educating children to become informed, engaged, ethically minded citizens for the world that they will inherit.

Team 1259 Paradigm Shift is a FIRST Robotics team at Pewaukee High School. Paradigm Shift, functioning as a small business, partners with professional instructors, engineers, and business mentors who intern with students to solve complex problems through engineering, science, technology, and business principles.

Vrakas supports the Ronald McDonald House Charities – Eastern Wisconsin. RMHC aims to keep families together and promote the health and well-being of children who may be facing healthcare needs.

Vrakas supports the United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County. UWGMWC changes lives and improves our community by mobilizing people and resources to drive strategic impact in health, education, and financial stability.

Vrakas supports United Performing Arts Fund. UPAF engages the community to support 14 Performing Arts Members, including First Stage, Florentine Opera Company, Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Skylight Music Theatre, as well as numerous Affiliates.

Vrakas supports the Waukesha County Business Alliance. WCBA’s mission is to drive economic growth in Waukesha County. They do this through four key pillars: Advocacy, Development, Networking and Promotion

Vrakas supports The Wellness Council. WCW is the only nonprofit organization in Wisconsin dedicated exclusively to helping employers design results-oriented wellness programs to maximize the health and productivity of their most valuable asset- their employees.