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Day of Caring 2013!!!
The 2013 Day of Caring is Friday, June 21, at the Muskegon County Fairgrounds, 6621 Heights Ravenna Road. The goal will be to complete many projects in advance of the Muskegon County Fair in July.
Day of Caring will begin at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, hosted by the Muskegon Host Lions Club; lunch will be provided by Plumb's at noon.
Projects will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., followed by clean-up until 4:00 p.m. Projects include painting, restoring fences and barns, building shelves, landscaping, brush clearing, mural painting, cleaning, volunteer registration, and more. Projects will be available for both skilled and non-skilled volunteers of all ages.
Donations are being accepted at United Way, 31 East Clay Avenue, for paint brushes, rollers, drop cloths and paint trays. Volunteers can register online at www.unitedwaylakeshore.org. For more information please contact lynn@unitedwaylakeshore.org
Project requests are being accepted for both Oceana and Newaygo Counties. Please contact Laura Nugent in Oceana County at (231) 907-0515 or Lynn Keech at (231) 722-3134 for Newaygo County.
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Fifth Third Bank
E-Bus Event
In 2011, Fifth Third Bank brought its "E-bus" to Muskegon, and invited local nonprofits to participate in a resource fair. Over 200 community residents registered for the event and took advantage of opportunities to receive free credit reports, talk with mortgage counselors, and visit with representatives of local agencies to learn more about financial stability and employment programs and services.
The Fifth Third E-bus will be returning this summer, and once again, local agencies are invited to participate in the resource fair. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Muskegon County governmental campus on Apple Avenue.
Any nonprofit agency engaged in providing programs or services related to financial education, employment, asset building, education, housing, or health is welcome to reserve a table for the fair. Tents and tables will be provided.
If you may be interested in participating, and would like to reserve a table now, please notify Francine Gaston at Francine.Gaston@53.com.
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2nd Annual Ride United Event
Ride United debuted in September 2009 when avid cyclist, Mike Demos, was challenged by fellow DTE Energy  employees to ride his bike to work. This was a 100 mile commute from his home in Kentwood to DTE in Mount Pleasant. Mike accepted the challenge with the stipulation that DTE staff would support him by pledging donations to United Way. From Mike's solo efforts in 2009, Ride United has continued to grow as more cyclists step forward to support their community and test their endurance by completing the challenge.
Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Ride United event which will take place on Friday, September 13, 2013. There will be a 100 and 50 mile ride option. More details to come!
All riders registered by August 23 will receive a semi-custom rider's jersey. Registered riders are encouraged to gather pledges through their Firstgiving account which will be set up during online registration. All pledges raised by riders will benefit the local United Way of their choice. Registration ends August 30.
www.ridemi.org
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Women's Leadership Network
2013 Calendar of Events
Tuesday, June 18, 12 p.m. Tour of the NEW Family Promise facility, located at 1275 Kenneth, and a review of homeless data, including children and youth, for Muskegon County. Hosting this event are Dee Carlson, McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Coordinator, and Marian McDermed, Executive Director of Family Promise. There were 1,397 children homeless in Muskegon County in 2012.
Friday, July 26, 12 p.m. "Raising an Ethical Child" lecture with Dr. Elizabeth Day, Professor, at the Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 West Webster Avenue, downtown Muskegon.
Tuesday, September 24, 12 p.m. "Adopt a room" at Every Woman's Place.
Tuesday, November 19, 12 p.m. Volunteer at the Salvation Army, 1221 Shonat, Muskegon, for the Christmas toy campaign. Volunteer at the Kids' Food Basket in downtown Muskegon.
Mission Statement: The Women's Leadership Network of United Way of the Lakeshore exists to build a powerful coalition of women, in order that we can: increase awareness of needs in our community, particularly those impacting women and children; provide a forum to learn more about the needs of the community and the organizations that address those needs; and encourage women to become leadership donors. This group of women is comprised of those giving $500 or more annually to United Way.
Please RSVP to stephanie@unitedwaylakeshore.org for any of the above listed events. If you would like more information about the Women's Leadership Network please contact claudia@unitedwaylakeshore.org or call 722-3134.
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Saturday, May 18: Muskegon County Habitat for Humanity 2nd Annual ReCycle 50! This year's event will also include a family fun option for families and "not-so-avid" cyclists! Proceeds will benefit the 2013 White Lake Area build. If you would like to be one of the riders and "pedal for home" call (231) 727-6020 for more information.
Thursday, May 23: Tee Up Fore Kids at the Muskegon Country Club. Shotgun start at 1 p.m. For information on sponsorships, or to book your foursome, please contact Vicki Price at vprice@childabusecouncil.org or at (231) 728-6410.
Saturday, June 1: Wings of Mercy Annual Muskegon Careaffaire from 8 a.m to 12 noon at the Executive Air Transport, Muskegon County Airport. Pancake breakfast provided by the Muskegon Host Lions Club. Run for Wings, a 5K Run/Walk (register at www.runforwings.org). Classic cars vintage aircraft. Airplane and helicopter rides available. Tickets are $6 each or $25 for the whole family!
Wednesday, June 19: Sister Cities Youth Exchange Scholarship Program invites you to attend a dinner cabaret fundraising event at 6 p.m. at the Hampton Green Farm, 5440 East Farr Road, Fruitport. Tickets are $50 each or $1,000 for a sponsored table for 10 (includes a bottle of wine and company logo on all marketing materials).
If you have an event you would
like included in the United Way ENews, please contact stephanie@unitedwaylakeshore.org.
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Walk with United Way
Summer is almost here and that means PARADE time! United Way is looking for volunteers to support United Way by walking with us in a parade this summer. If you are interested, please contact Stephanie@unitedwaylakeshore.org.
Monday, May 27: Fruitport Old Fashioned Days parade, line up at 1 p.m., parade starts at 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 15. Muskegon Heights Festival in the park parade. Parade starts at 11 a.m.
Thursday, August 8: Northside Family Fun Fest parade. Parade steps off at 7:30 p.m.
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Medicaid Coverage
Michigan law enforcement leaders, including Muskegon County Sheriff Dean Roesler, recently asked state lawmakers to extend Medicaid coverage to protect unborn children and address the health needs of older children and families in an effort to curb later crime. The officials released a report from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids that spotlights how Medicaid coverage for expectant mothers can protect children from abuse and neglect and keep children from being born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Fetal Alcohol Effects, which affect many adults and adolescents arrested for crimes.
Bringing more children and teens into Medicaid will enable them to be screened by physicians for mental health and substance abuse issues, which also have a high impact on criminal behavior.
"Medicaid can and should pay for many of the interventions that have proven to be effective in reducing
aggressive behavior among very young children and older youth," said Muskegon County Sheriff Dean
Roesler. "Dealing with these problems early on is the best way to get kids on the right path before they
start committing serious crimes that lead them to jail."
The law enforcement leaders emphasized the value of extending Medicaid as a cost effective way to save taxpayer dollars now and in the future. Each child who drops out of school, uses drugs, and goes on to become career criminals costs society an average of $2.5 million.
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Oceana County News
Pentwater mobile food truck sponsored by the Pentwater Junior Women's Club, is held on the third Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pentwater Fire Barn. 2013 dates are: May 21, June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19, and December 17.
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