Homemade cookies and candies will be sold on Saturday at the Farmington YMCA to benefit Community Living Centers.
For Ginny Mowbray, the tradition of making candy during the holiday season results in more than just a sweet treat. She turns out pounds of her sought-after Almond Butter Toffee to help her daughter, Pam, and the roughly 120 other residents at Community Living Centers (CLC). Mowbray’s candy, along with fudge and hundreds of homemade cookies, will be on sale at the 19th annual CLC Cookie Walk on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Farmington YMCA. All proceeds will benefit residents with developmental disablities living in CLC’s nine group homes and one assisted independent-living home. Six of the homes are in Farmington or Farmington Hills. “The funds are used for extra things they need in the houses,” Mowbray said. “Sometimes they’ll …
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YMCA
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Community Living Centers
33235 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI
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Mercedes-Benz Financial employees participate in a road rally to benefit local non-profit organizations.
At 9 a.m. on Friday, 14 Mercedes-Benz vehicles drove out of the parking lot of the Mercedes-Benz Financial Services building in Farmington Hills. They weren't bound for a promotional event or a dealership; the people inside were on a mission to help the community. This was the second annual Mercedes-Benz Financial Services road rally. Sixty employees were divided into teams of four from all levels of the company and from different departments. Each team was given a box of supplies and a packet with instructions and tasks to complete. "One of our core values is social responsibility," company spokesperson Jennifer Korman said. "It's engrained in our culture here, so not only is this fun for employees, it's part of our three-part approach …
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City of Farmington Hills Municipal Offices
31555 W 11 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
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Community Living Centers
33235 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI
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Jon Grant Community Center
29260 Grand River Ave, Farmington Hills, MI
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