Meijer stores donate to charities

Resale shop donating portion of sales to tornado victims in Kentucky

Pontiac nonprofit, Grace Centers of Hope received a $5,000 donation from Meijer team members at the Rochester Hills S. Adams Road store as part of the Meijer Team Gives fall donation program, according to a press release.

The store also donated $5,000 to Hope Hospitality and Warming Centers.

The Meijer Team Gives program donated nearly $3 million to hundreds of organizations in the communities where Meijer operates, in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

The donation to Grace Centers of Hope will be used to continue providing a comprehensive range of programs and services to help individuals and families overcome issues of homelessness, addiction, neglect, and poverty.

Prior to the donation event, Meijer team members formed a committee at each store and distribution facility to nominate up to two local nonprofits for consideration of a fall donation. Each store and distribution facility chose to award one local nonprofit $10,000 or two nonprofits $5,000 each, according to a press release.

The other Oakland County Meijer store donations and recipient nonprofits include:

Auburn Hills store

• Oakland Hope Food Pantry and Thrift Store

Commerce Township store

• Oakland Family Services

Madison Heights store

• Animal Welfare Society of Southeastern Michigan

• Metro Detroit Corvette Club

Oxford Township store

• VFW Post 334

South Rochester Road Rochester Hills store

• Rochester Older Persons Commission

• Troy Nature Society

Royal Oak store

• Teen Clean Closet

• Child Safe Michigan

Southfield store

• Angels’ Place, which provides professional services and support for people with developmental disabilities

• Jewish Family Services

Waterford Township store

• Oakland County Youth assistance

• Michigan Animal Rescue League

White Lake Township store

• Stronger Warrior Foundation to benefit active, retired service members and their families

• Western Oakland Meals On Wheels

Wixom store

• Friends of the Library

• Good360, which mobilizes companies to donate needed goods

For more information, visit meijer.com/index. html.

Council Re|Sale thrift shop donating portion of sales to tornado victims

Council Re|Sale, thrift shop of Berkley will be donating 10 percent of sales for the week of January 3-8, to the Jewish Federation of Louisville Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund. The fund is working with the American Red Cross — Kentucky Region to support relief and recovery efforts in the hardest-hit communities impacted by the deadly tornadoes on the night of Dec. 10.

The shop is at 3297 W 12. Mile Road in Berkley. For more information, visit www.councilresale.net or call 248-548-6664.

PHOTO COURTESY OF GRACE CENTERS OF HOPE Sam Vitale, Store Human Resources Representative, (from left), Haley Dempster, Area Team Leader, Grace Centers of Hope CEO, Pastor Kent Clark, Patty Kilpela, Lines Leader, and Scott Marazita, Store Director.