How to Help the Hungry, Get Help in White Lake and Highland This Holiday Season
One in four Michigan children lives in poverty. In this season of being thankful and giving back, here are ways to help make others' holidays warmer.
The holiday season is a time of joy, and if one's lucky, of plenty. Sadly, hunger continues to be a problem, with one in four Michigan children living in poverty and nearly half qualifying for free or low-cost school lunches. To help, Patch.com has launched an online food drive, with all of its 30 Michigan sites participating. Patch is partnering with Gleaners Community Food Bank in this virtual food drive, and the goal is to raise $10,000 by Nov. 17 to help feed local families. Shop Gleaners' virtual grocery shelves. Click to get started! Follow progress of Patch's fight against hunger. Click to watch donations grow! Why give? How You Can Help That being said, you can help—or get help—in any number of ways in the Lake Orion/Oakland …
Dawn Pratt
12:13 pm on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Awesomeness!! I'll be donating;). Have always gone thru Gleaners as a previous postal worker with our annual food drive! Nothing better then helping others;) more ›