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Goodwill Industries Of Greater Detroit

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

'Boo-ling' for Jobs Event Planned Oct. 26 in Farmington Hills

Drakeshire Lanes and the Miss Farmington program team up to support Goodwill Industries' efforts to find jobs for people in southeast Michigan.

Farmington High sophomore Grace Newlin has never organized a fundraiser, but she's getting a crash course as she helps plan the Oct. 26 'Boo-ling' for Jobs event at Drakeshire Lanes in Farmington Hills. Newlin was 2nd runner-up in this year's Miss Farmington pageant. She said she joined the program because she wanted to get more involved in the community. "Each member of the court and Miss Farmington holds an event at Drakeshire," she explained. Newlin chose Goodwill Industries of Southeast Michigan, because she has donated to the organization through her school and church, she said. Mark Lane, Goodwill's director of public relations and special events, said the event will feature lots of family fun, along with raffles, a 50/50 drawing and…

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