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The United Way of Genesee and Shiawassee Counties kicked off its 2019 fundraising campaign on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Flint Farmers' Market — setting a goal of impacting 100,000 lives through the dollars raised through donations, a few dollars at a time.
The Flint Jewish Federation is honoring Rhina Griffel, Corey Hawkens, and Rev. Phil Schmitter for their work with the 2019 Donald Riegle Community Service Awards, now in its 30th year.
The renovation in Bassett Park including the playground installation on July 27 is the result of a partnership between Community Foundation of Greater Flint, United Way of Genesee County, the City of Flint, Make and Impact Foundation, and Keep Genesee County Beautiful.
He was a renaissance man with fine taste, who took no concern in flash and glitz but carried a deep appreciation for one’s composition and experience. A longtime neighborhood activist and generous community supporter, William Alexander died May 11, 2019.
For a decade, friends and family administered the awards to honor Atwood’s legacy. Now, the Hurley Foundation is stepping up to operate the annual recognition to ensure the tradition continues.
This is the second year that the Genesee Intermediate School District has hosted the event, which showered the community with kindness through 28 planned events on May 31, 2019.
The Serenity House was founded in 2015 by Tara Moreno with a mission to advocate for people in addiction recovery as well as provide holistic care and recovery support services to our community.
The participants, who work and/or live in Genesee County and have experience in the private, public or nonprofit sectors, will undergo in-depth leadership assessments, one-on-one coaching and more than 100 hours of training throughout the year.
Awards of Excellence will be presented to 1st District County Commissioner Bryant Nolden, 2005 Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame inductee Clifton Turner, and Mott Community College President Beverly Walker-Griffea.
Among all the activity was one special event this year: The single largest volunteer effort on MLK Day we've ever seen. The United Way of Genesee County gathered 550 volunteers at the Dort Federal Event Center to help pack 120,000 meals donated to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and local food pantries.
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