On April 8, friends and supporters of the Humane Society of Genesee County gathered at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club for the 16th annual Paws on Parade Champagne Brunch and Charity Auction. Sold-out attendance confirms that the event is one of the Humane Society’s biggest fundraisers. In addition to over 70 items donated for
The Flint Public Library: where area residents go to find self-betterment and employment resources, good books in which to escape, and educational and family-fun activities. This month, the library kicks off their Public Campaign to keep this important community hub going strong. For this year’s campaign, the library has teamed up with Hoffman’s Deco Deli
It is 6:30am on a Monday at Flint Northwestern High School. The halls are empty, the sun is just rising and the students are not scheduled to flood the quiet halls for another hour. But at this hour, a light is on in a small corner office. And sitting at a paper-strewn desk is one
Dressed in a variety of colorful and wacky costumes, approximately 275 volunteers gathered on frozen Lake Fenton, braving record-low temperatures to plunge into the icy water. The occasion was the fifth-annual Fenton Polar Plunge, which raked in approximately $56,000 for Special Olympics, well exceeding last year’s total of $38,000. Divers with the Genesee County Sheriff’s
Fall 2014: A cryptic new billboard puzzles travelers on Interstate 69. It reads, “I’m Concerned About The Blueberries.” Chatter ensues throughout town, and news reports outside of Flint spread the message across the nation, all in an effort to search out the “true meaning” behind the phrase. Some proposed that there was an environmental message
February 22, 2014 ♦ Copneconic Conference Center PHOTOS BY JENN HAWK See more photos HERE, or purchase photos from this story by going HERE and selecting the “Wags and Whiskers” category.
“Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.” – Unknown One hundred years ago, in 1914, life expectancy in the United States was approximately 54 years of age. Today, life expectancy is nearly 85 years. With people living longer and the Baby Boomers rapidly approaching the 65-year benchmark, the national population
I remember a day as a high school freshman; I was finishing my homework after school as all good nerds do, when my mother and stepfather entered my room with good news. “Since your grandmother is a Soros, you can be a Kudos.” I’m sure my face was deadpan at the time, since this news
Powers Catholic High School has been on the My City radar since our inception in June. We told the story of their renovation with conviction, as we felt that the school’s remodel and subsequent move to the old Michigan School for the Deaf building was a symbol of Flint’s rebirth – a subject we take
Vivre la nuit! It was a fête with a purpose as Whaley Children’s Center held its 29th annual fundraiser, The World’s Greatest Office Party, on December 5 at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre in Grand Blanc Township. And the event is probably the area’s oldest fundraiser, says Katrina Khouri, Development Director at Whaley. “This is
It is the holiday season and therefore, ‘tis the season of giving. Indeed, monetary donations are one of the most prominent forms of giving that we will see in the coming weeks, but there will definitely be a good amount of volunteerism and philanthropy taking place over the next month as well. In Flint, not
Click to read Part One. There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread. – Mahatma Gandhi Last month, My City Magazine introduced The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and their mission to end hunger, while attempting to impart to our readers the massive
