Category: Social Responsibility
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Young people from the Plymouth YMCA’s Youth Volunteer Corps honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a service project. They teamed with Davenport University to assemble and distribute hygiene kits to homeless veterans at Michigan Veterans Association in Detroit.
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A uniquely Detroit exhibit is at the Boll Family YMCA Lobby Gallery this month, marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It’s based around a book from the late Free Press photographer Tony Spina of images he’d taken while covering Kennedy over the years.
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Thanks to a group of families from the I Rise-Family Empowerment Program, a Detroit neighborhood now has several new trees to enjoy, and the families themselves have the satisfaction of making the community a more pleasant place to be. The tree planting happened through a community service even with the Greening of Detroit.
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Around 150 lucky day campers from the South Oakland Y got to participate in a pro camp held by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, thanks to a generous donation from Meijer and Proctor and Gamble.
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Thanks to generous donors, the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign came in well over its goal and hit a four-year high in dollars raised. But beyond the numbers are people who are helped by the campaign; families, children and seniors who are able to be part of the YMCA. Here’s just one of their stories.