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Saturday, 03 July 2021 16:21

Plymouth Community Veterans Memorial Park

Happy 4th of July!!

We have an important announcement for Plymouth Community Veterans Memorial Park.

Each year thousands of visitors stroll the park, admiring the beautiful pathways, the newly refurbished canon and --- most importantly --- paying respect to the names of the veterans visible on the pathways and the veterans plaza.

After 14 years of harsh Michigan weather, the pavers in the veterans plaza are no longer legible with the names and rank of our honorable service men and women.

The project of removing and replacing the veterans plaza pavers bricks pavers with new laser engraved pavers made of material that has been developed to stand up to brutal winters of Michigan would cost $41,000.

We are pleased to announce Loren Wadington is donating $20,000 from her donor-advised fund at Canton Community Foundation toward the cost of the project.

The remainder of the project will be covered by the Grunwell Cashero Co.

Grunwell Cashero was the contractor for the original construction of the park including stonework, monuments and brick and paver installation.

The work is expected to start in the Spring of 2022.

If you wish to support causes like these please support our Foundation, so we can continue to serve Plymouth Canton areas.

Community Fund of Plymouth

Canton Community Foundation

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Monday, 28 June 2021 19:20

Music in the Park

How about some live music to enjoy in your neighborhood park with your family and friends!

Lock the dates

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Monday, 28 June 2021 19:19

Music in the Park

How about some live music to enjoy in your neighborhood park with your family and friends!

Lock the dates

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Wednesday, 02 June 2021 17:38

Canton Community Clean Up

On Saturday, May 15, 2021, Community Clean Up Day in Canton Township at Griffin Park organized by Habitat for Humanity. The grant was made by the Canton Police Benevolent Fund at Canton Community Foundation.

Thank you to our wonderful volunteers representing Canton Township Police, residents from Canton, Belleville, Woodhaven, Royal Oak, as far away as South Lyon & Habitat for Humanity WWC Partner Families.

They cleaned up the entire area of the park behind the Canton Post Office, and one project for a resident in the neighborhood of digging and mixing dirt and mulch.

We can do wonderful things when we come together as a community!

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Monday, 24 May 2021 19:52

Giving Hope Summer Social 2021

The Advisory Board of Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle

Enthusiastically Invites YOU to attend our
In-Person Summer Social

Wednesday June 16th 6-8pm

on a beautiful and spacious, outdoor patio setting at Fox Hills Golf Course

As a special treat, one of our newest members,Kay Warnke, will be bringing a collection of her personally handmade
purses, totes, face masks and bags and has graciously offered to donate all sale proceeds to our "pass the purse" charity

Clean Love

The Clean Love Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women and young girls feel clean, loved and empowered by distributing "Clean Love" hygiene kits to those who are homeless, live in poverty, or survivors of domestic violence. Most donations to shelters do not include feminine hygiene products, Clean Love kits do! These products help alleviate the stress that comes with a woman’s monthly cycle.

We hope that you will join us as we continue celebrating our 15th Anniversary of Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle

COST: $30.

Includes a glass of wine, prepackaged light dinner, snacks and dessert.

(Meal and wine selections may be made during payment and registration.)

RSVP by June 7th

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Monday, 24 May 2021 19:32

Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle Summer Social Recap

What a Celebration it was to Get Back to Giving Hope!!

47 Guests gathered at the Summer House venue, part of Fox Hills Golf Center. The warm summer evening was filled with wine, food and some shopping fun of which all the proceeds went into our traditional Giving Hope pass the purse collection.

Member Kay Warnke brought a wonderful and large selection of her handmade bags, purses, aprons, and other items - and ladies were able to select their favorites and "buy" them. Through those sales and other donations Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle raised $1480.00

for The Clean Love Project. This organization provides hygiene products to women who are homeless or the victims of trafficking and other abuse. Founder Lacey Catarino and President Shelly Hein joined us and explained how and why the Clean Love Project was started, how much it has grown since its inception in 2015 and what a powerful impact it has had on the community. I believe all of us who heard their story were moved by these special, giving women and so grateful that we of Giving Hope, Women's Giving Cirle could contribute to their efforts.

Former Giving Hope Board Chair Joan Noricks was a special guest at our event. We were ao happy Joan joined us and were incredibly pleased to announce the new scholarship fund, organized by the CCF/LIA, named in honor of Joan's late husband Dennis.

The Dennis Noricks Memorial Scholarship Fund will support a student needing support to enter the wood working profession. Wood working was a personal passion of Dennis's , and this is a wonderful legacy to share with others.

Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle Summer Social event attendees donated $737.00 to the fund. Thank you to all for sharing our spirit of generosity and getting this fund off to a solid start!

I also would like to happily announce and welcome the three new members who joined Giving Hope, Women's Giving Circle just after the event! Thank you for joining us Hannah Heebner, Lisa Krahel, and Gina Franciosa!! We are delighted you are part of our circle and look forward to getting to know you!

Please watch for details about our future events!

Best wishes for a wonderful rest of the summer!

Linda Demmer - Advisory Board Chairwoman.

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Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:20

Help a Low Income Teen

This fund was created to help groups in the community, including seniors, veterans, youth, special needs and residents struggling with basic human needs.

For $130, you can send a teen from low income at - risk neighborhood to a week of summer camp all expenses paid.

Please make a difference and better our community!

Donate and help a teen.

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Thursday, 13 May 2021 21:08

Make a Difference, Sponsor a Child

This fund was created to help groups in the community, including seniors, veterans, youth, special needs and residents struggling with basic human needs.

For $75, You can send a child with a disability to summer camp for a day all expenses paid.

Make a difference, donate to Canton Cares Fund.

Click to sponsor a child

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Thursday, 13 May 2021 20:57

Canton Cares Sponsor a Senior

Sponsor a Senior for $130.

You can help a low income older adult in our community stay physically active and improve their mental health by providing them access to 3 month fitness membership to the Summit on the park.

Make a difference right in your backyard and help a senior.

Click to support a senior

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Thursday, 13 May 2021 20:11

Make a Difference with $100 and help a neighbor

Help a Neighbor who has undergone adversity.

With $100 donation to Canton Cares Fund, you can really make a difference in someone's life.

This fund was created to help groups in the community, including seniors, veterans, youth, special needs and residents struggling with basic human needs.

Click to Sponsor a Neighbor

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