It’s time to celebrate the wonder of trees! To celebrate Arbor Day – which falls on Friday, April 29, the Arbor Day Festival is set for Saturday, April 30 at For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum, 2142 Genesee Road in Burton, from 12-3pm. Visitors can learn about trees and the important role they play in our ecosystem. The cost is free, and there are activities planned for families and kids of all ages and abilities. For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum has 383 acres of carefully preserved Michigan flora and fauna and one of the state’s finest collections of rare trees.
Having started at 8am on April 10, voting is still going on until 11:59 pm on April 17 for you to vote for the school you believe is most-deserving to win $1,000 for having the best Blueberry Moment.
Applications are now being accepted for the John S. Beagle Scholarship. Established by the Genesee County Bar Foundation, the scholarship is intended to help students from Genesee County with financial support while in their second or third level of law school. It is through the generosity of the late John S. Beagle and his family that the scholarship has been established.
The Flint Institute of Music is one of the many spices that give Flint its flavor. And to most people, the FIM and the Cultural Center represent an accessible environment in which to grow, learn, and be entertained.
Today, Friday, April 1, 2016 a press conference was held to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect. The community initiative, Paint Our Town Blue, takes place at the Genesee County Circuit Court at 900 Saginaw Street in Flint. At this press conference, community leaders such as the Honorable Duncan Beagle and Genesee County Sheriff, Robert Pickell, spoke out about these issues that are affecting the community.
Hurley Children’s Hospital and NASH FM 95.1 present a benefit concert on April 7 at Dort Federal Event Center in Flint. The concert will feature Granger Smith and Tegan Marie, and the benefit is to help kids and families affected by the Flint Water Crisis. All proceeds go directly to Hurley Children’s Hospital.
University students throughout Flint are working together on one common goal: Recycling as many plastic containers as possible.
Businesses in Genesee County may get a boost thanks to an initiative launched by the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce in coordination with FlintNOW and the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. According to a press release issued by The Flint & Genesee of Commerce, the Moving Flint Forward initiative was launched “to address the immediate and long-term businesses development needs arising out of or magnified by the Flint water emergency.”
Everyone can benefit from a personalized financial plan. It can motivate you to save money, help you meet your financial goals, and improve your overall financial security.
The Genesee County Board of Commissioners is sending a letter to Governor Rick Snyder demanding that the State of Michigan reimburse the county more than $1 million that the county has said it was forced to spend in response to the problems with the water in Flint. The county’s position is that the problems with the water and the costs associated with it are the direct result of state government actions and failures.
You may have seen this video circling around the Internet in the past several weeks. The positive mastermind behind it is Jocelyn Hagerman, President of Skypoint Ventures, but also the founder of the recent #FlintFwd campaign.
On Wednesday, March 9th, Capitol Coney Island, on 4021 Van Slyke Road in Flint will be hosting the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce for their monthly Lunch Is On Us event. Owners Nick and Anastasia Pirkovic, along with the Capitol Coney Island team, invite you to come celebrate!
