Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice celebrate volunteers
Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice have been celebrating volunteers statewide during National Volunteer Week, April 18-24.
The not-for-profits rely on volunteers to deliver compassionate care to patients. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteering shifted from in-person to virtual volunteer visits, according to a press release.
“Volunteers make a real difference in the lives of patients and families,” said Alison Wagner, Director of Volunteer Services and Complementary Therapies for Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice. “We are truly thankful for their endless generosity, compassionate support and unyielding dedication to our mission and our communities – not only during National Volunteer Week, but every day.”
Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice are members of NorthStar Care Community. For more information about Hospice of Michigan, visit hom.org, and for Arbor Hospice, visit arborhospice.org.
Ford donates 120 million masks to at-risk communities, partners with multicultural nonprofits for COVID vaccine PSA
The Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund) has donated 120 million masks to at-risk communities over the past eight months. Ford Fund also partnered with 11 multicultural nonprofits to launch a vaccine awareness PSA to encourage Americans to #FinishStrong against COVID-19, according to a press release.
One of the nonprofits featured in the PSA is ACC, a Troy-based human service organization, formerly referred to as the Arab American and Chaldean
Council.
Ford Fund fulfilled the company’s commitment to donate 120 million adult and child-sized masks to communities with limited access to personal protective equipment.
The other organizations featured in the PSA are the ADL, First Book, Hispanic Federation, La SED, League of United Latin American Citizens, NAACP, National Urban League, Para Los Niños, Rainbow PUSH and SE Jobs for Progress National, Inc. For more information, visit www.fordfund.org.
Second Nature Brands to plant 1 million trees during the next 5 years
Madison Heights-based Second Nature Brands, which includes Kar’s Nuts, Second Nature Snacks, and Sanders Chocolates, announced a pledge, April 22, (Earth Day) to plant one million trees over the next five years. The company will focus on global agroforestry initiatives and local planting and tree restoration in metro Detroit, according to a press release.
The company is partnering with global nonprofit One Tree Planted, state nonprofit ReLeaf Michigan, and Vanguard Community Development—an
organization to benefit Detroit’s historic North End neighborhood.
“With more than 90 percent of the ingredients in our products coming from trees, it’s vital to our business that farms and forests thrive. Whether it’s cacao trees in Africa or shade trees here in Detroit, planting trees helps slow climate change, rejuvenate crops, and promote healthier living locally and abroad,” Victor Mehren, CEO of Second Nature Brands said in the press release.
In addition, the company will donate a portion of its revenue of Second Nature Snacks brand line, to help support tree planting programs in Cote d’Ivoire, where the company sources its cacao.
In partnership with Vanguard Community Development, ReLeaf Michigan, and the Detroit Collaborative Design Center in the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture, Second Nature Brands employees will be planting trees in the community park, Black Bottom Park, in May this year.
For more information, visit Second Nature Snacks website at www.secondnaturesnacks.com.