On Thursday, February 27, Genesee County Habitat for Humanity will hold their 30-year anniversary banquet at the Holiday Inn Gateway Center. Doors open at 5pm. Individual tickets to the event are $75.
On Friday, February 7, The Captain’s Club at Woodfield (10200 Woodfield Dr., Grand Blanc) will host “A Night to Give Back: Honoring Local Service Heroes” from 5-9pm. General admission to the event is $30 with a percentage of all proceeds to be donated to United Veterans of Michigan, Fenton Firefighters Charities, Concern Over Police Safety and Grand Blanc Educational Foundation.
There’s still time to sign up for the Fenton Polar Plunge hosted by Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Michigan this Saturday, Feb. 1, from 11am-3pm. The event, which is held at the Fenton Moose Lodge, 2245 Sonora Drive in Fenton Township, attracts hundreds of people every year. Shuttle service is provided from four area businesses: Fenton Winery & Brewery, Fenton Lanes, Miller Industries LLC and The Fireplace. You can register for the event by visiting give.classy.org/fenton20.
On Wednesday, January 29, LAFF Pathway presents the 2020 Flannel & Furs Fundraiser from 6-9pm at the Fenton Winery & Brewery. This annual event is the main fundraiser for the LAFF Pathway organization. Attendees can wear casual jeans and a flannel or jazz it up with glam and furs. Fundraiser participants will enjoy a silent auction, cocktails, hors d’ oeuvres, desserts, a grand prize drawing, and live entertainment and music by Driven. Register for the event at laffpathways.com.
In December, the Wreaths Across America organization, with the help of thousands of caring volunteers across the country, held wreath laying ceremonies at the graves of our nation’s veterans from the Revolutionary War to present day conflicts. Tomorrow, January 25, Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly will host their Wreaths Across American clean-up event from 10:00-11:30am snow, rain or shine. Take the time this weekend to join other volunteers in this endeavor and show your appreciation for all that the veterans do and have done for us.
This weekend presents an opportunity to lend support to a prized local charity, and institution.
There are several events happening in Flint honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
This year marks the 57th anniversary of the great “I Have a Dream” speech given by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. It is one of the greatest speeches ever given by one of our Nation’s greatest citizens. King believed in a world where the color of a person’s skin, their religion or nationality never factored into another person’s judgement. He believed in fairness and equality for all persons. He never backed down and he never lost hope. Even after the foulness administered to them in Birmingham, he believed. Even when he was jailed, spending eleven days behind bars, he believed. He believed in that the inherent goodness in all men, that someday man will finally realize that we are no different and that all deserve equality and have the right to live without fear of their neighbor. He fought for the rights of his brothers and sisters, not with his fists, but with his pen and his heart.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed January 2020 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. According to the proclamation, in 2018, more than 10,000 suspected incidents of human trafficking were reported in the U.S.; and, human trafficking, in the forms of labor trafficking and sex trafficking, is a pervasive and exploitative crime occurring in communities across Michigan, throughout the United States, and around the world.
If you are feeling a little stir crazy this Sunday, January 12, why not head out to the Fenton Winery & Brewery to support Michigan Search & Rescue! From 1-3pm enjoy a delicious buffet including salad, pasta, cheese bread and select Fenton Winery & Brewery pizzas. The cost is $20 per adult and $10 per child (children under 10) and all entry fees support Michigan Search and Rescue (MISAR). Cash only.
The Genesee County Bar Foundation has announced that applications are being accepted for the John S. Beagle Scholarship established to assist students from Genesee County, with financial support while in their second or third level of law school. According to the news release, it is through the generosity of the late John S. Beagle and his family that the scholarship has been established.
January is National Blood Donor Month, the perfect time to resolve to be a regular blood donor and help save lives. Extreme winter weather in some parts of the country and seasonal illnesses often make it difficult for the American Red Cross to maintain a sufficient blood supply at this time of year.
