Feb 16
Reprinted from Oakland Township Patch Student Council and Rachel’s Challenge Chainlinks Club School: Hart Middle School, Rochester Hills Accomplishment: On Jan. 26, when many students were taking advantage of the first half-day of exam week to hit the area’s ski and sledding hills, 65 members of Hart Middle School’s Student Council and Rachel’s Challenge Chainlinks [...]
Feb 11
Each year The Michigan League for Human Services and Michigan’s Children produce a book documenting the state of child well being in Michigan. It shows basic information such as infant mortality rates, poverty and educational achievement among other measures. This year’s book, Kids Count in Michigan Data Book 2010: The Education Connection, continues to document [...]
Feb 11
Motown Soup 2010 Sales Provide $55,000 to Help Metro Area Hungry and the Homeless (Utica, MI) “A $55,000 profit translates into a lot of soup,” quipped Patti Jacques, president of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries Auxiliary as well as a Motown Soup steering committee member. “This is our 6th year of ‘dividends’ from the Motown [...]
Feb 04
The Salvation Army has recently moved into a wonderfully renovated building on the south side of Pontiac. Their new location will allow them to better serve the larger community. However, because of their move, they have changed their feeding times– moving their meals to mid-day instead of evening. Now there is no one offering large [...]