Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Students participated in a "hat day" fundraiser to help Dexter middle school families affected by the March 15 tornado.
Sixth grader Quinlan Western of Croswell, a city 25 miles north of Port Huron, is like all young boys. He enjoys sports, videogames and hanging out with friends. When it comes to helping others, however, volunteering is quickly becoming second nature. When Quinlan turned on his television on March 15, scenes of devastation in Dexter left in the wake of an F3 tornado haunted the Croswell-Lexington Middle School student. "Some of the pictures on the news showed how bad it was in Dexter; entire homes were gone," Quinlan said. That's when he sprung into action, reaching out to Principal Mark Benson to brainstrom ways students could help with relief efforts. "Quinney came to my office visibly disturbed and wanted to help raise money for Dexter…
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
About 80 people cleaned up tornado debris near Mill Creek Middle School on Saturday, more work to be done.
More volunteers, especially chainsaw mechanics, are needed today to help clean areas of Dexter damaged by a tornado that hit the community. The efforts are being organized by Canton resident Nancy Malone, founder/president of Hands of Light in Action, a non-profit group that provides "hands-on" assistance to people in need after natural disasters. She said Sunday volunteers are being asked to meet at 9 a.m. in the back of the Carriage Hill Subdivision, located at corner of Timberhill Court and Horseshoe Bend. It's important that volunteers report that they are volunteering with the Hands of Light in Action organization or they could be turned away by police, she said. Malone said people just need to show up and the group will put them to …
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Residents affected by the Dexter tornado are asked to pick up food, water and clothing at the local intermediate school.
Donors wishing to contribute to the tornado relief effort are being asked to drop off donations at Creekside School, located at 2615 Baker Road. The new clearing house location, which will be managed by the Red Cross, officially opens at 7 a.m. Sunday, but volunteers are already at the school collecting donations. Tornado victims are being asked go to Creekside Intermediate school for supplies, such as clothing, food and water. The American Red Cross is closing its shelter at Mill Creek Middle School at 6 p.m. Saturday. Dexter Village Manager Donna Dettling said the American Red Cross found that the shelter at Mill Creek Middle School was not being used very much. At the same time, she said, the outpouring of donations has been tremendous…
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Friday, March 16, 2012
The Red Cross shelter at Mill Creek is providing food, water and personal care items to residents in need following Thursday tornado.
Thea Givens, 15, walked back and forth across the Mill Creek Middle School cafeteria, arms full with food and provisions. Givens, a Saline resident, has been at the school since 9 a.m. and has worked tirelessly ensuring food and water is available to all those who come to the shelter. "I've never seen anything like this," the teen said of the damage after a tornado hit the community Thursday evening."I really wanted to come here and volunteer my services, to do what I can to help." There haven't been any residents opting to stay at the shelter, but several have come through to take a breather, get some food and gather themselves before heading out to start the clean up process. Most residents have made do near their homes, staying in cars …
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Mill Creek Middle School partners with the University of Michigan's Dance Marathon program for C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
Donning black T-shirts and smiles, 180 students from Mill Creek Middle School in Dexter donated their Friday evening to help raise money for children with disabilities across Michigan. The students were part of Mill Creek's seventh annual dance marathon, which literally requires participants be on their feet for three hours raising awareness for pediatric therapy services at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor and Beaumont Hospital in Detroit. The fundraiser is organized by Mill Creek teacher Val Berryman's Community Service and Leadership class in conjunction with the University of Michigan's Dance Marathon committee. Students who attend the event have to raise at least $25 in pledges, Berryman said. "Some students raise the money …
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Students at Mill Creek Middle School in Dexter donned capes and cowls for the school's "Superhero Day" on Wednesday.
Colorful caped crusaders of all shapes and sizes filled the halls of Mill Creek Middle School in Dexter on Wednesday as part of the school's "Superhero Day" festivities. The event was part of Spirit Week, which is organized by seventh and eighth grade students in the school's Community Service and Leadership class. Throughout the week, students in various "theme" costume days to raise funds for nonprofit organizations in Michigan.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dexter student Samantha Bremmer wrote messages on Post-it Notes to promote anti-bullying in the school.
Sayings such as "Have a nice day" or "Keep smiling" often go unnoticed or unappreciated in our busy lives. But Samantha Bremmer, an eighth-grade student at Mill Creek Middle School, is using the messages to bring positive energy back into the classroom. While most of her friends were enjoying a much-needed winter break from classes, Samantha - with fellow eighth-grader Ashley Sobczak helping her in the end complete the project - spent her time personally writing 820 messages on Post-it Notes to put on students' lockers. Samantha, who attached the notes to lockers throughout the school earlier this month, said the idea came after she watched numerous videos focused on anti-bullying. "I just thought of it out of the blue after watching …
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Karen Parsons
1:31 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
I love stories like this. People caring about people they never met makes the world a better place! more ›