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“Back to School” is Almost Here
Kids in Pontiac are losing out. Continued cuts in state, local and school funding mean fewer opportunities for the youth here. Community centers are closing, more and more schools are […]
Continue ReadingLisa Graduates from Leadership Oakland
Leadership Oakland today announced a list of graduates from the 2011-2012 Cornerstone Program. Forty-nine individuals representing businesses and non-profit agencies, including Baldwin’s Executive Director Lisa Machesky, completed the requirements of […]
Continue ReadingGreenTops Need Volunteer-Supporters
The GreenTops need YOU! This summer, the teenage high-school students who make up the GreenTops are looking for folks to support them and volunteer to spend a weekend morning/afternoon with […]
Continue ReadingIce Cream Social – THIS THURSDAY!!!
Save the evening of Thursday July 26 for an ice cream social to benefit the Baldwin Center. Goldner Walsh Garden & Home will host the fundraiser, which starts at 7:30pm. […]
Continue ReadingGreenTops Go Off to Market
The GreenTops farm stand business is open again at area farmers’ markets. This past weekend marked the group’s return to seasonal entrepreneurship, selling the crops they’ve grown and harvested in […]
Continue ReadingTurning Lemons into Lessons
Whoever thought that lemonade stands couldn’t be profitable hasn’t met Jade. The Brookside School fourth grader participated in a national program that teaches youth how to start and operate their […]
Continue ReadingClothes Closet is Almost RED-dy!
If you haven’t been up to the Baldwin Center lately, it’s time to stop by! The Clothes Closet is undergoing a significant facelift; over the past four weeks, the old […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s Your Story?
Do you have a story to share? If you’ve spent time at Baldwin Center, odds are that you have seen, heard, said, or done something that made a difference in […]
Continue ReadingWHAT HAPPENED IN MAY
New at Baldwin: -The eight-member NCCC Ameri- Corps Maple-7 team began their six week service scraping & painting the Clothes Closet and working in the youth program. Statistics for May: […]
Continue ReadingTwo Pounds Adds Up at Kirk in the Hills
It’s amazing what two pounds of fresh produce can do. Every week for over a year, the parishioners at Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian church have been collecting vegetables and […]
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