Friday, November 9, 2012
Michigan State Police deployed 24 law enforcement officers to New Jersey in order to provide law enforcement support and security in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
The Michigan State Police (MSP) recently sent 24 uniform personnel to New Jersey on a seven-day deployment to help provide law enforcement in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. MSP Jackson Post Commander Lt. Mike Krumm led the deployment with three sergeants and 20 Troopers from posts in Northern, Southwestern and mid-Michigan areas. Schools in the Chippewa Valley and L'Anse Creuse districts have also rallied their students to send aid to the hardest hit areas of the East Coast.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Schools and students across Macomb Township are digging into their own pockets to assist recovery efforts on the East Coast.
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- Jenny Whalen
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
With a wicked nor’easter now bearing down on areas that have yet to recover from Superstorm Sandy's first punch, schools across Macomb Township are organizing their own efforts to send some relief to the East Coast. "Everyone witnessed the devastation unfold on TV," said Seneca Middle School teacher Tami Wilkowski. "Although we had heavy wind, power outages, and damage, it is nothing compared to what the people on the east coast experienced." Wilkowski, along with student teacher Rob Liddell, have organized a hat and pop day at Seneca in an effort to raise money for the American Red Cross. "We can either shake our heads and hope for the best for these people, then switch channels on our remote, or we can do something about it," Wilkowski …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Employees help out, and you can, too
It's been said it's far better to have a neighbor who's near, than a brother who's far away, but in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Americans across the nation have proven to be the best neighbors and the strongest of families. This past weekend, AOL and Patch employees took an opportunity to pitch in, packing two tractor trailers worth of food, water and supplies in Dulles, VA, and Baltimore. The donations are headed to Hurricane Sandy ravaged areas in New Jersey and Long Island. Want to join the relief efforts? Click here to donate: https://donate.networkforgood.org/aol "When a catastrophe of this size hits, we all feel it, both the hundreds of us who live in the impacted towns, and our colleagues who are watching and wishing they could …
Dennis
9:22 am on Thursday, November 8, 2012
If any schools/groups would like to have a tee shirt fundraiser, contact us at info@sewneatcreations.com. We did a large Help Haiti campaign that raised good money for the cause. more ›