Making GOOD Out of Difficult Times
It is so incredible to see all of the ways our family members have taken positive action to support health care workers, essential workers, nursing homes, school districts, local food banks, graduating seniors and more during this difficult time.
We admire your efforts and are PROUD to call you family!
Reinhart North
Reinhart North delivered 80 meals to St Joseph Mercy Hospital with drinks, using local restaurant Marks Midtown Coney Island, to the entire night shift of their ER dept.; delivered 90 meals to UofM hospital with drinks, supplying the entire dayshift of Internal Medicine using local restaurant Knights Market; and delivered 50 meals to the VA hospital in Ann Arbor for the Surgical and Anesthesia staff on dayshift.
Laurie Buys, Nancy Bowerbank & Maria Evangelista Wade
Nancy, Laurie and Maria volunteered at the Erickson Elementary School food program.
Jon Zickert Group
The Jon Zickert Group has been helping to pack lunches for Benzie Central School families feeding approximately 900 kids per day, which translates to 1,800 meals per day or nearly 13,000 meals per week! The group also designed and donated yard signs for the Benzie Central graduating class of 2020.
Kathy Neveu
Kathy has been helping pack 3,000+ food packages (breakfast and lunch) for students of the Benzie Central school district.
Racquel Huddelston
Racquel outfitted the local ER department with homemade masks and scrub hats.
Jessica Johnson
Jessica, her mom and sister have been making and distributing masks to first responders and store clerks. We’ve been using the masks made by Jessica and her family to keep our title staff safe as they continue essential business with our “curbside” signings!
Tyler Westin
Tyler set-up a front porch free food/supply mart “Ypsi Local Pantry Stand” for neighbors in the community. They have fed more than 1,000 neighbors.
Angel Price
Angel made over 400 masks for local school volunteers delivering breakfast and lunches to members of the health care industry, law enforcement, military families and those who are are at risk.
Jennifer Marlow, Rene Hills & Shelly Brunette
Jennifer, Rene and Shelly started a Facebook group called Traverse City Area Food To Go to help local restaurants spread the word of their hours of operation and who delivers/offers curbside pickup. The group has grown with over 1,000 in just a month.
Traverse City Food to Go (Jennifer’s group)
Antonio Morell
Antonio has been putting together locally food drives for the frontline heroes.
