Day of Caring Has Been A Success!
Muskegon:
Muskegon County celebrated Day of Caring on Sept. 6 with , a brief kick-off celebration that includes a veteran color guard ceremony, a report from our campaign chairman of the campaign goal and pacesetter results, followed by multiple community service projects in Muskegon County including 9 veteran homes, 3 day care homes, major renovations at Johnny O Harris Park in Muskegon Heights, and projects on Ryerson Creek and the USS Silversides Museum.
On the day of the event, 600 volunteers from over 40 businesses, organizations, clubs, and churches came to lend a hand to make waves of impact in our community.
Sponsors include: Cannon Muskegon, Arconic, Consumers Energy, Michigan Community Service Commission, the Muskegon Host Lions Club. Special Thanks to Jackson Merkey and Quality Tool & Stamping for your support at Johnny O. Harris Park.
You can watch a video summary of the day produced by the Better Business Bureua Here!
To view a gallery of our photos from that day, go here!
Oceana:
Oceana's Day of Caring was a two part event with the installation of little libraries, and working a Feeding America Food Truck!
Community and Business Partners Celebrate Early Literacy in the Village of Rothbury, Thursday, September 5th, at the Wesco Station at 1pm.
The United Way of the Lakeshore, Oceana County, is uniting to inspire change and build a thriving Oceana County community. They kicked off their 2019-2020 Campaign with a special Day of Caring early literacy event in the Village of Rothbury on Sept. 5 at the Wesco Gas Station. A “Little Free Library”, one of five built by Ron Christians and Jim Howell, from the Pentwater Artisan Learning Center, and painted by Lee Swets, will be installed and dedicated by members of the United Way of the Lakeshore, Oceana County, and their corporate partners from the Double JJ Resort and Barber Steel. Once installed at the Wesco Station, The “Little Free Library” will be filled with a variety of children’s books for multiple age groups for children to take home and read with their families. Children and community members may also leave books in the “Little Free Libraries” to share with others. Committee Members of the United Way of the Lakeshore, Oceana County, wishes to spotlight their “Day of Caring” in Oceana County to raise awareness of the importance of reading to children early and often.
Those who wish to donate new or gently used children’s books to the “Little Free Library” in Rothbury, or the other Oceana County “Little Free Libraries” in Pentwater, New Era, Hart, and Shelby, can do so at the event today, or contact Barbara Sims, Director of the United Way of the Lakeshore, at
Barbara@unitedwaylakeshore.org, or at her direct line at 231-332-4005 for pick up. On behalf of the members of the United Way of the Lakeshore, Oceana County, Barbara wishes to thank our community business partners from Barber Steel, the Double JJ Resort, and the Wesco Gas Station in Rothbury for their participation and support of this event!
Over 200 families received much needed provisions on Saturday, September 7th, as Shelby State Bank joined with Feeding America West Michigan and United Way of the Lakeshore- Oceana County to host a food truck on our property.
Newaygo
Newaygo Day of Caring will be taking place on October 4 at Camp Newaygo. Click Here For More Information.
