The Red Cross symbol is perhaps one of the world’s most recognizable – and what comes to most people’s minds when thinking about the Red Cross are disaster relief and blood donation. According to Tony Lasher, the Executive Director of the local Red Cross Genesee/Lapeer Chapter, it is so much more than that. The organization
What does it take to be a Red Cross volunteer during a disaster? Mundy Township residents Richard and Carole Beauchamp know what it means to cope with the chaos and emotions at the scene of a catastrophe. Richard said he became a volunteer at the local Red Cross Genesee/Lapeer Chapter at the suggestion of his
A picture says a thousand words… and on December 7, the pictures said “Mott Community College gives back.” It was the third annual Help Portrait day. Help Portrait is a nationwide program started by celebrity photographer Jeremy Cowart, when photographers around the world grab their cameras, find people in need of photos and donate their
The Flint Area Chapter of The Links, Incorporated is an African-American group comprised of the city’s charitably-minded women. Dedicated to bettering the world through effective community programs, this group has been participating in the non-profit arena since 1979 so that the young generation of Flint residents can grow up and achieve their dreams. The Links,
Baby, it’s cold outside! It’s time to grab the hats, scarves and mittens, bundle up and get outside for some wintertime fun! As the start of the New Year, January is the month when many people become focused on healthy eating and exercise. And there are many venues in Genesee County for all types of
As the summer of ’69 moved along after our first Sherwood Forest “Wild Wednesday” concert in Davison, I started promoting regular live shows at the Center Building in Lapeer, the Owosso Armory, the Saginaw Auditorium, The “Big Wheel” Roller Rink in Bay City and the Midland County Fairgrounds. Opening for British power trio Cream at
On Sunday, December 22, Mateen Cleaves and Meijer on Pierson Rd. in Flint partnered to provide a $100 shopping spree just in time for Christmas to all 48 children living at and receiving therapeutic care at Whaley Children’s Center. “Our children were overjoyed when they were told they could buy whatever they wanted,” said Katrina
Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! It was a stunning sight to see approximately 2,000 Santas in Downtown Flint on Saturday, December 7 at the YMCA of Greater Flint’s fourth-annual Santa Run. The sun was shining brightly, making it a little easier to bear the bone-chilling cold. But that did not stop families and runners from
While most of us were thinking about stuffing our faces on Thanksgiving morning, approximately 450 people were working up an appetite running in the Turkey Trot at Mott Park. The 57th race installment featured one-mile, two-mile and three-mile courses, and participants included people of all ages and families of all sizes doing the “gobble wobble.”
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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
