by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 18, 2017 | Beds, Grants Received, Spotlight, Thank You
The Helen L. Kay Charitable Trust has been a good and loyal friend to Friends In Deed for many years through its support of our Bed Drive. 2017 was no exception. We recently received $5,000 in grant monies earmarked for the purchase of beds and cribs for low-income...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 18, 2017 | Circles, Grants Received, Spotlight
The United Way of Washtenaw County continues to make a difference to Friends In Deed. Most recently, we received a $10,000 grant award in support of our Circles Program. As you know, the Circles program was launched in July of 2017 and the first “class” of Leaders...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 1, 2017 | Beds, FID Fundraisers, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
With your generous donations on Giving Tuesday, we had our best match yet! We were waiting to get the specifics of a couple pledges made on Giving Tuesday, and we now have a new total: 120 Beds & Cribs. Not only did you generous folks donate 96 beds and cribs, but...
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 27, 2017 | Beds, FID Fundraisers, Spotlight
Ruda is an angel on earth. When her sister passed away seven years ago in October from complications due to a hole in her heart, Ruda took her sister’s three youngest children into her home to raise them. The sudden occupancy increase left the family strained and...
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 21, 2017 | Events, FID Fundraisers, Spotlight
Kim Kaster, the owner of Brewed Awakenings Cafe in Saline, is hosting Friends In Deed for its Eat, Drink and Pay it Forward day (November 21, 2017). In other words, she is giving us space in the cafe to set out materials and make some new friends. She is also donating...
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 20, 2017 | Beds, Client Profiles, Community Needs, FID Fundraisers, Furniture, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
Linda is battling a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disorder, Myasthenia Gravis. This disease effects less than 1% of the US population. It causes a person great pain and fatigue, and eventual immobility. Linda said that within a few years, she will be confined to a...
