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7th annual Day of Caring
September 14th is our 7th annual Day of Caring in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties. Approximately 40 projects will be completed for low income seniors, nonprofits and governmental entities. Last year more than 600 volunteers came out to help out and lend a hand and we expect similar results tomorrow. Day of Caring was developed as a way to give back to your community and lend a helping hand to those in need, including nonprofit agencies who provide services to area residents and don’t have the necessary staff to get it all done on their own. Below you can find a list of some projects and times in which they will be completed, we invite you to stop by a local site, take some pictures and hear some volunteer stories.
Charlevoix High School Projects: Students will be leaving the school at approximately noon to head to sites and will be leaving no later than 2:30 to go back to the schools.
* Banks Township/Labyrinth- Ellsworth; park cleanup and weeding
* Bergmann Center Kickball Game- Shannahan Field, Charlevoix; 2 classes (also Bay Winds Credit Union)
* Camp Daggett- 3001 Church Road Petoskey; 2 classes, cleanup and prep for winter
* American Legion- Brookside Cemetery on Stover Road; retrieve and sort flags and assist in cleaning kitchen
* Charlevoix Girl Scout Camp, 5701 Marion Center Road; 1 class assisting with prep and clean up for winter
* Raven Hill Discovery Center-4737 Fuller Road in East Jordan; 2 classes assisting in planting, raking, and prep for winter
* Wagbo Peace Center- 1 class, 5745 N M 66; clean up
Emmet County Projects
Morning
* American Red Cross- 2350 Mitchell Park Dr, Petoskey; 8 am painting bathrooms-Harbor Brenn Insurance
* Planned Parenthood- 1003 Spring St. Petoskey; 8:30 am weeding, planting, painting- Petoskey High School Administrative Staff
* Harbor Springs Community Food Pantry- 150 W. Main St; 10 am cleaning- NMRH
* North Country Kids- 930 S. State Rd. Harbor Springs; 9:30 am cleanup- Petoskey Club
* Manna- 8791 McBride Park Harbor Springs; 10 am cleanup and packaging of cereal-1st Pres. Church and Michigan Primary Care Associates
* Northern Community Mediation- 415 State St. Petoskey; 10am cleanup – Individual Volunteers
Afternoon
* Hospice of LTB- Hiland Cottage off of Arlington next to Lockwood Hospital; 1pm angel garden planting and cleanup- Petoskey News Review
* Little Traverse Conservancy- Offield Preserve along Quick, Hederick and Hathaway Roads in Harbor Springs; trail maintenance- Circuit Controls Corp.
* Camp Petosega/YMCA- 11000 Camp Petosega Rd. Alanson; 1-5pm clean up-Sunrise Rotary
Charlevoix County Projects
Morning
* Challenge Mountain- 2205 Springbrook Rd; 7:30 am cutting wood and stacking- Town and Country Cedar Homes; 9 am painting rec hall-Harbor Industries
* Marge Stanhope- 07423 OLD US 31 N Charlevoix; 8 am sealing mobile home roof, placing skirting on mobile home, scrubbing and staining deck-St. Marys Cement
* Sandy McSweney- 06339 Old 31 South Charlevoix, near Rainbow Shoppe; 8 am staining two decks- St. Mary’s Cement
* Bergmann Resale Shop- 8888 Ance Road Charlevoix; 9 am assisting with various store tasks- Huntington Bank
* Little Traverse Conservancy- Marvin Memorial Preserve along Marvin and Pesek Roads in EJ/Charlevoix; 9 am clean-up- DNR and Charlevoix Library
* Iva Fyke- 104 John St East Jordan; 9 am yard work, windows, cutting and trimming trees- East Jordan Lions
* Camp Quality- 203 River St. Boyne City; 9:30 am painting office-RSVP
Afternoon
* Boyne Valley Food Pantry- 3031 Main Street Boyne Falls; 1-4pm, assisting in cleanup- Charlevoix County Democratic Party
* Arlene Green- 00555 East Deer Lake Road Boyne City, 2 pm caulking around patio, sweeping garage, washing windows- Charlevoix County Democratic Party
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