Opportunity to Help: 2013 Toy Collection Drive (Grosse Pointe) - Sat 10/26/13 @ 9AM - 5PM

(Courtesy of Make a Difference Day)

Goal: Collect enough toys and electronic items to distribute to over 50K youths and teens during the 2013 calendar year.

Looking for...
(a) Monetary Donations
(b) Present Donations: Toys & Electronic Items

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: United Way - Southeast Michigan
Address: 11101 Morang Drive, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 48224

Upcoming Event: Walled Lake Coat and Boot Drive - Sat 10/26/13 @ 9AM - 6PM

(Courtesy of Make a Difference Day)

Looking for people to donate Coats and Boots for the upcoming winter season.

Collecting donations until weekend of November 22, 2013.

When: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Location: Walled Lake Missionary Church
Address: 1795 N. Pontiac Trail, Walled Lake, Michigan, 48390

Upcoming Event: Youth Appreciation Day (via The Optimist Club of Central Detroit) - Thur 11/14/13 @ 6PM

The Optimist Club of Central Detroit

Presents

Youth Appreciation Day

“Young, Gifted and Talented”

Upcoming Event: UDM Titan Tip Off - Free, Food Prizes, Games - Thur 10/24/13 @ 6PM

(Courtesy of University of Detroit Titans Basketball)

FREE EVENT - University of Detroit Mercy - Titan Tip Off

DETROIT (10/17/13) – After a pair of postseason appearances for both the University of Detroit Mercy men's and women's basketball teams, it is time to get ball rolling again in Calihan Hall with the 2013 Titan Tip-Off on Thursday, Oct. 24 starting at 6 p.m. The event is FREE and open to all students, alumni, and Titan fans.

Upcoming Event: Resources to Help Make College Possible - Apply now!

(via Harlan Bivens)

Because AXA Equitable understands how challenging the road to college can be, we created AXA Achievementsm, helping make college possible by providing  more than $1.3 million a year in scholarships.

Here are the 2014 scholarship opportunities.

AXA Achievementsm Scholarship in association with U.S. News & World Report: 
Enrollment is open. Apply now!
Scholarships of $10,000 and $25,000 with a winner in every state, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico
Deadline is December 15, 2013; only the first 10,000 applications will be accepted

AXA Achievementsm Community Scholarship: 
Enrollment is open. Apply now!
Scholarships of $2,000 with up to 375 winners nationwide

Deadline is February 1, 2014; only the first 10,000 applications will be accepted

Visit http://www.axa-achievement.com to learn more about the AXA Achievementsm Scholarship and AXA Achievementsm Community Scholarship.

For more info, contact Marcella Evans at (248) 641-1000 or marcella.evans@axa-advisors.com.

Upcoming Event: 2013 Above and Beyond Awards Ceremony (Detroit) – Tue 12/3/13 @ 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

(via Blake Govan)

Hosted by the Detroit Public Safety Foundation (DPSF), the Above and Beyond Awards Ceremony is an opportunity to recognize and thank DPD and DFD First Responders who will receive the Medal of Valor or Purple Heart.

Honoring:
--City of Detroit First Responders
--Dan Loepp, Recipient of the "City Change Maker" Award
--Saul Green, Recipient of the "Integrity & Ethics" Award

Event: Above and Beyond Awards Ceremony

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Time: 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM

Location: Cobo Center, Grand River Ballroom

Address: 1 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI 48226

For more information, visit http://www.DetoritPublicSafetyFoundation.org.

Upcoming Event: Youth Ambassadors – Detroit Tour Training – Mon 10/28/13 @ 1PM

(via Mr. Pointer)

Meeting for Youth Ambassadors to Help Showcase Detroit via Tour

We need to recruit young members (Ages 18-24) to help show out-of-town Detroit visitors POSITIVE things about Detroit.  (Eventually, we will need 200 - 500 Youth Ambassadors.)

These Detroit tours will be provided during the February 2014 Pre- Event and the actual May 2014 Expo.

Date: Monday, October 28, 2013

Time: 1:00 PM

Location: JaysFades.com Barber Shop

Address: 17178 Livernois, Detroit MI 48221

For more information, contact Mr. Pointer at (313) 384-4119 or BillUOfMich@Yahoo.com.

Volunteer Opportunity: Small Start-up Design Company Needs Young Models

(via Erica Green)

Models Needed: Females – Age 5 through Teenagers

Young Girls Needed (Ages 5-8) for modeling bracelets.

Young Teenage Girls Needed for modeling: T-Shirts, Jewelry, and Bracelets

For more info, contact Erica Green at (313) 410-4662 or EricaGreen7578@Gmail.com.

Opportunity to Help: Donations Needed – Detroit Clothes Drive CONTINUES THIS WEEK

(via Reginald Anthony)

SEEKING CLOTHING DONATIONS

Glory to Glory Temple (19309 Greenfield, Detroit, MI 48221) is leading a Food & Clothes Drive.

Donations can be made at JaysFades.com Barbershop in Detroit.

Drop-off Location: JaysFades.com Barbershop

Drop-off Address: 17178 Livernois, Detroit, MI 48221

Coordinating Group: Glory to Glory Temple

Targeted Clothing Items (Lightly Worn, please – not heavily used):

Undergarments (for men and women), Shoes, Socks, Jeans, Coats, Shirts, Pants

For more information, contact Reginald Anthony at (313) 753-4033 or ReginaldAnthony@Hotmail.com.

Upcoming Event: Need Talent for Detroit-Wide Talent Show (Date TBD)

(via Frank Watson)

Detroit Wide Talent Show with CASH PRIZZZZE$$$

Talent is Needed!

Singers – Dancers - Rappers

Young people BETWEEN the ages of 9 – 19 in and near Detroit wanted!

Upcoming Event: MCCAN College Application Week - 12/4/13 - 12/8/13

(via Ericka Murria and Courtesy of Michigan College Access Network)

College Application Week

November 4 - 8, 2013

Why CAW?	Host Site List
Volunteer Resources	Site Coordinator Resources	Senior Resources

 What is College Application Week?

Volunteer Opportunity: Food for Thanks Event - Detroit - Thur 11/28/13

Volunteers Needed: 3rd Annual Food for Thanks

Goal: Help Prepare over 100's Meals to Send to People throughout the City of Detroit

Event: Food for Thanks
Date: Thursday, November 28, 2013 (Thanksgiving Day)
Location: Maggie Lee's Community Center
Address: 7700 Puritan, Detroit MI 48238
Coordinated by: The New Community (TNC)

For more information about donating, volunteering, or the actual event, call (313) 333-2622

Upcoming Event: Bowling Fundraiser for Better Detroit Youth Movement (BDYM) - Fri 11/22/13 @ 6PM

Come have fun and throw strikes while helping raise money for the Better Detroit Youth Movement (BDYM).

Event: Bowling with BDYM
Date: Friday, November 22, 2013
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Renaissance Bowling (Click HERE for Directions)
Address: 19600 Woodward Ave, Detroit MI 48203
Cost: $20 - 1 Person / $35 - 2 People (includes 3 Hours of Bowling, Shoes, Pizza, & Pop)

Tickets will be available at JaysFades.com Barbershop at 17178 Livernois Ave, Detroit MI 48221. (Click HERE for directions.) 

For more information, contact Jessica Cotton at (313) 433-6991.

Victims of domestic violence have places to turn for help

(Courtesy of The Arab American News)

DETROIT — October is domestic violence awareness month, and it’s important to remind victims they are not alone, and there are many others who share the same stories as them. 

For many Arab American women, it can be difficult to come forward and discuss domestic violence openly, because the community is so conservative and the subject is a cultural taboo. 

These women still have several places to turn to throughout metro Detroit for help and should take advantage of the services many of them offer victims.  

Domestic violence is an issue that impacts all communities. According to the Domestic Violence Resource Center, one in four American women (25%) has experienced domestic violence in her lifetime. In addition to being physical, domestic violence comes in other forms, including sexual, verbal, emotional, economic or spiritual abuse. In terms of financial abuse, a spouse could try controlling all the financial assets in the marriage. Prohibiting your partner from going to school, or driving is also domestic violence.

Upcoming Event: Fundraiser: Euchre Tournament Supporting Hazel Park High School Leadership Program - Fri 10/18/13 @ 7PM

“BE THE CHANGE”

Help Hazel Park High School Students build character and confidence.

Support the HPHS Leadership Program

EUCHRE PARTY TOURNAMENT

Location: Hazel Park Recreation Center

Address: 620 W. Woodward Heights, Hazel Park, MI  48030

Date: Friday, October 18, 2013

Time: 7:00 PM

There are different levels of support that can be provided: