Charities/Service Clubs

The Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society’s Harper Woods Police Department fundraiser will benefit the K-9 unit, which includes officer Kaiser.

Published April 19, 2021

Harper Woods K-9 fundraiser breakfast to continue as takeout event

HARPER WOODS — The Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society is returning with its pancake breakfast fundraiser to help raise money for Harper Woods’ K-9 police unit.

Hazon Detroit has created starter kits to try to make going green easier for community members.

Published April 19, 2021

Metro

Group offers kits to help residents go green

METRO DETROIT — Hazon Detroit is participating in an initiative to help make “going green” easier for residents.

Dozens of families are helped each week with free food from local nonprofit Harper Woods Helping Hands and partner Eden Gives.

Published April 16, 2021

Advertiser Times

Nonprofit providing food for Harper Woods-area families

HARPER WOODS — People in Harper Woods who need a helping hand have a new resource available that is already providing dozens of local families with fresh food for free.

During the month of April, the trees outside the Judson Center in Royal Oak light up blue as part of its #Autism2Light campaign.

Published April 9, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Light up blue for Autism Awareness Month

ROYAL OAK — For the fifth year in a row, the Judson Center glows blue after dark in observance that April is Autism Awareness Month.

CARE of Southeastern Michigan to host road rally fundraiser

Published April 7, 2021

C&G Newspapers

CARE of Southeastern Michigan to host road rally fundraiser

FRASER — CARE of Southeastern Michigan is flipping the script on its annual spring recovery fundraiser.

Published April 5, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe partners with Habitat for Humanity to refurbish, sell homes

EASTPOINTE — A partnership between the city of Eastpointe and Macomb County Habitat for Humanity is yielding positive results, with the latter renovating and remodeling several tax-reverted homes in the community so that they can be resold to local families or those in need, including one on Gascony Avenue that was completed March 26.

Troy Athens High School senior Ian Clark, 17, was selected as the 2021 Boys & Girls Club of Troy Youth of the Year.

Published March 27, 2021

Troy Times

Athens senior honored as Boys & Girls Club Troy Youth of the Year

TROY — When Troy Athens High School senior Ian Clark, 17, first started attending programs at the Boys & Girls Club of Troy more than 10 years ago, he admits he was a troubled little kid.

Tutor Time co-founders and Troy High School freshmen Deeksha Hadagali and Shreyana Keeta.

Published March 26, 2021

Troy Times

Troy freshmen create free tutoring nonprofit for students

TROY — After dealing with the struggles caused by remote learning themselves, two Troy High School freshmen have created a tutoring nonprofit that helps students across the country, from California to New Jersey, understand their coursework and feel comfortable asking questions in the virtual classroom.

Cadette lifts spirits of pediatric patients

Published March 26, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

Cadette lifts spirits of pediatric patients

DETROIT/GROSSE POINTE WOODS/MEMPHIS — Kayla Saelens always leads with her heart. The 12-year-old Memphis resident, a member of Girl Scout Troop No. 75062, likes to help other people — especially children.

Published March 24, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Church food pantry to community: ‘We’re here to serve’

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — St. Paul of Tarsus wants the public to know its food pantry is open and well stocked.

Published March 24, 2021

Madison - Park News

Madison Heights partners with Families Against Narcotics on new initiative

MADISON HEIGHTS — Addiction to opioids and other substances can start with something as innocent as a prescription for painkillers following a dental procedure. It’s a pandemic that predates COVID-19 and continues to ravage the country today, forcing communities to find new ways to address the issue before it claims more lives.

Skaters from the New Edge Figure Skating Club gather for a group photo after the conclusion of a charity exhibition at the John Lindell Ice Arena Feb. 28.

Published March 23, 2021

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak figure skaters give back with charity event

ROYAL OAK — On Feb. 28, skaters from the New Edge Figure Skating Club held a charity skating exhibition at the John Lindell Ice Arena in Royal Oak.

Macomb County churches giving out more than 200 bicycles, 400 Easter baskets

Published March 22, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County churches giving out more than 200 bicycles, 400 Easter baskets

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe church is taking the lead on providing more than 200 bicycles and 400 Easter baskets to Macomb County children in time for the holiday.

Published March 21, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Sharing warmth with handmade blankets

MACOMB COUNTY — In times of uncertainty, a blanket can be a source of warmth and comfort.

Published March 20, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Sharing warmth with handmade blankets

MACOMB COUNTY — In times of uncertainty, a blanket can be a source of warmth and comfort.

Boys & Girls Club facility proposed for Eastpointe

Published March 19, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Boys & Girls Club facility proposed for Eastpointe

EASTPOINTE — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan has expressed interest in opening a new facility in Eastpointe to serve the youth of the community.

The Helm raises money for Meals on Wheels with virtual walk

Published March 19, 2021

C&G Newspapers

The Helm raises money for Meals on Wheels with virtual walk

HARPER WOODS/GROSSE POINTES — The Helm at the Boll Life Center, which serves senior citizens in Harper Woods and the Grosse Pointes, is raising money to benefit its local Meals on Wheels program.

Published March 18, 2021

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Mount Clemens community steps up for fire victims

MOUNT CLEMENS — In the aftermath of a fire that left many displaced from a Mount Clemens apartment building, the community response has been overwhelming. So much so that food donations are no longer being accepted.

Published March 18, 2021

Troy Times

100 Women Who Care Troy makes quarterly donation to Dutton Farm

TROY — A local organization of women, 100 Women Who Care Troy, has been making a positive impact for charities across southeast Michigan with quarterly donations since 2016.

Published March 17, 2021

C&G Newspapers

The Arc of Oakland County announces new leadership

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Arc of Oakland County, a Troy-based nonprofit that serves people with developmental disabilities and intellectual impairments, will soon see a change of leadership.