Charities/Service Clubs

Published July 31, 2019

Donations needed for family who lost everything in fire

HAZEL PARK — In the span of four days, the Hazel Park Fire Department responded to two house fires. The fires occurred under very different circumstances: one house was hit by a firebomb in the dead of night, while the other caught fire during the day from what appears to have been an electrical malfunction.

Published July 26, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Daughters of Macomb to gather for annual parade, celebration

MOUNT CLEMENS — And this year’s Grand DOM is … Sandy Morisette. Morisette will be honored during the 16th annual meeting of the Daughters of Macomb social group Aug. 1 in Mount Clemens.

Published July 26, 2019

Madison - Park News

New group in Madison Heights aims to address homelessness

MADISON HEIGHTS — Recognizing that bad things can happen to good people, a new group is forming in Madison Heights with the goal of helping the homeless.

Published July 23, 2019

Rochester Post

Donations for school supply drive collected through Aug. 9

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester Area Neighborhood House, in partnership with Ascension Providence Rochester and the Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, is hosting the Blast Off 2 School school supply drive to provide school supplies, back-to-school clothing and over 400 backpacks to children in need.

Fleece & Thank You founder Nicholas Kristock poses July 11 in the nonprofit’s new warehouse in Farmington Hills, where they store all the blanket-making materials and host blanket-making events.

Published July 22, 2019

Farmington Press

Fleece & Thank You joins Farmington Hills community

FARMINGTON HILLS — From building blankets in his parent’s basement to “busting out the seams” of the previous 3,000-square foot headquarters, Nicholas Kristock, former international soccer player turned social entrepreneur and founder of Fleece & Thank You, has seen an exceptional amount of growth in his nonprofit in the short three and a half years since its inception.

Published July 22, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills teen hopes her story shows impact one person can have

FARMINGTON HILLS — Rosie Burns-Pavlik, a recent graduate of Harrison High School, really started to take charge of her ability to give back after babysitting twin boys of a woman being supported by Freedom House.

Published July 19, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Fundraiser in Mount Clemens to benefit service dog program

MOUNT CLEMENS — To aid in Blue Star Service Dogs’ ongoing mission, Bark-E-Que will continue the annual tradition with a fundraiser Aug. 9 at the American Legion Post 4 in Mount Clemens.

Published July 16, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington man creates grassroots Stop the Bleed nonprofit

FARMINGTON HILLS — Prompted by the increased number of Americans dying from substantial blood loss, one Farmington resident and the Chairman of the Greater Farmington Area Emergency Preparedness Commission, Douglas Reynolds, 60, decided to create a grassroots effort to educate people on how they can help right here at home.

Dignitaries break ground on the Clay Center Campus to End Homelessness in Detroit June 14. The center will be located at 3364 Mack Ave. on the former site of the Detroit Police Department’s 7th Precinct.

Published July 12, 2019

Advertiser Times

NSO breaks ground on campus to fight homelessness

DETROIT — New resources will be available for the homeless population of Detroit next year following the groundbreaking for the Neighborhood Service Organization’s new Clay Center Campus to End Homelessness.

Published July 5, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

A fresh start in the ‘House of Hope’ in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With a triumphant exclamation — “I cut seven times!” — 6-year-old Wyatt Rewoldt helped christen his brand-new home on Joan Street with a ribbon cutting and a house blessing.

Published July 1, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Ralph and Mary Wilson’s philanthropy honored at Legacy on the Lake

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — The Grosse Pointe Chamber of Commerce’s annual Legacy on the Lake honors some of the Grosse Pointes’ most noteworthy philanthropists, so it comes as no surprise that this year’s recipients were the late Ralph C. Wilson Jr. and his wife, Mary.

Published June 26, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Crocker House, MADD co-hosting vigil

MOUNT CLEMENS — An evening of remembrance and healing will be held in Mount Clemens July 9 for those in Macomb County who share the enormous loss of having had a loved one whose life was violently taken from them.

Published June 26, 2019

Southfield Sun

Habitat’s Women Build team kicks off season in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD — It doesn’t look like much now, but it’ll soon be Tiffany Jones’ dream home.

On June 13, Macomb Township firefighter Joe Warne, seen here preparing for his 140-mile walk to Grand Rapids to raise money for firefighters with cancer, received a call from Mike Boila, Bob Seger’s publishing director, with the news that Seger and Chevy Trucks are matching $13,680 that was raised for the Neighbors United firefighters with cancer walk.

Published June 24, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Bob Seger, Chevy Trucks match funds for Neighbors United

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — As if completing a 140-mile walk in firefighter gear wasn’t enough, Joe Warne received more good news June 13.

Published June 24, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Bloomfield Hills commission questions public safety nonprofit

BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Did you know that three years ago, a nonprofit foundation was established to be a sort of booster club for the Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department? The City Commission certainly didn’t know.

Published June 19, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Run the Plank scheduled June 29

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The eighth annual Run the Plank 5K run/walk and Family Fun Fitness Fair takes place June 29.

Published June 19, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Knitting group in Fraser posts artwork to celebrate evolving city

FRASER — A group of about five women who identify as the Naughty Knitters created an art installation — otherwise known as a yarn bombing — on the fence that surrounds the tennis court near Fraser City Hall.

Published June 18, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Sips, Strings & Dreams to send kids to camp

GROSSE POINTE FARMS/ROYAL OAK — Once a year, children, teens and young adults with cancer have the opportunity to forget their worries and spend a week at Camp Māk-A-Dream in Gold Creek, Montana, at no cost to families.

The new Harper Woods Mens Club is the spiritual successor to the Harper Woods Dads Club which, for almost 40 years, performed civic improvement projects throughout the city and supported Harper Woods High School. Several volunteers attended the first meeting of the Harper Woods Mens Club May 24 to brainstorm ideas on how to help the community.

Published June 17, 2019

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods institutes new Mens Club to improve community

HARPER WOODS — For many years, the Dads Club of Harper Woods supported Harper Woods High School and helped out throughout the city on various projects that improved the community.

Published June 14, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Turning Point to host Peaceful Assembly to protest domestic violence, sexual assault

MOUNT CLEMENS — Hundreds will gather in downtown Mount Clemens on June 25 to stand up to domestic violence and sexual assault during Turning Point of Macomb’s second annual Peaceful Assembly.