ST. CLAIR SHORES — The Optimist Club of St. Clair Shores hosted men and women from the St. Clair Shores police and fire departments at their 11th Appreciation & Recognition Breakfast on June 13, at the Assumption Cultural Center.

ROYAL OAK — Three women business owners received $25,000 grants through the Olga Loizon Memorial Foundation June 12 at Olga’s Kitchen on Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak.

TROY — Community members played a team-based round of golf while supporting a good cause at the Rotary Club of Troy’s second annual Charity Golf Classic Scramble June 7 Sylvan Glen Golf Course.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Pamela and Bob Mason volunteer with the Lac Ste. Claire Kiwanis, the St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade Committee and the Optimist Club.

TROY — Origami For Good, a nonprofit organization founded by Thyra Foronda, encourages people to learn or improve origami skills while also spreading positivity.

ROYAL OAK — Judson Center celebrated 100 years as a nonprofit organization in May through an interactive art exhibit.

TROY — For most local Detroit sports fans, Jamie Samuelsen was part of their everyday routine as they drove to work.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Three women, including one who was raised in West Bloomfield, recently moved into the 58th home that was renovated as part of Grace Centers of Hope’s program.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Families Against Narcotics, a Macomb County-based nonprofit, and the West Bloomfield Fire Department have teamed up on an initiative to help individuals struggling with substance use disorder.

ROYAL OAK — The Guns and Hoses charity hockey game raised $83,000 May 11 for the Love, Team Tessa foundation.

METRO DETROIT — Around 10,000 children in Michigan are currently in foster care, but the need for loving homes remains constant.

BEVERLY HILLS — The Beverly Hills Lions Club is holding its 40th annual Memorial Day Fun Run/Walk on Memorial Day, followed by the Beverly Hills Memorial Day Parade.

OAKLAND COUNTY — Corewell Health Children’s held its big Bike Day on May 11, where 100 children were fitted for adaptive bicycles.

TROY — Community members still have the opportunity to sign up to participate in or help sponsor the Rotary Club of Troy’s second annual Charity Golf Classic Scramble.

NOVI — Letter Carriers across the nation will continue their fight to Stamp Out Hunger on May 11 with their annual food drive.

TROY — The Ted Lindsay Foundation will be holding its annual wine tasting event 6-9 p.m. May 16 at The San Marino Club.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Joe Wielgot, a St. Clair Shores resident, plays Santa Claus numerous times during the Christmas season, and he said he doesn’t do it for money.

SOUTHFIELD — “I’m trying not to cry,” Eugenia Ballard said as a team of four Habitat for Humanity volunteers from Aptiv, an automotive supplier, got to work in her yard April 25.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The saying goes that no parent should have to bury their own child. Diane Lees, of Madison Heights, has done it twice — first losing a baby born prematurely, and then an adult son.

ROYAL OAK — The Salvation Army’s 12th annual “Walk for Justice” will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak.