Stockbridge Community Outreach
5 Healthy Towns
by Matt Pegouskie On August 26, the 5 Healthy Towns Foundation’s Board of Directors approved the 8th Comprehensive Wellness Plan submitted by the Stockbridge Area Wellness Coalition (SAWC) and presented by SAWC board members Emily Stewart and Mark Taylor. The Wellness Plans are constructed by SAWC’s members to meet wellness issues throughout the Stockbridge school […]
Stockbridge Community Outreach Overview 2019
by Karen Smith The difference between a boss and a leader: A boss says, ‘Go!’ A leader says, ‘Let’s go!’ –E. M. Kelly And so it was with a group of citizens and clergymen who responded to the growing needs of the community during the recession of the […]
Masons donate to Outreach for Christmas
by Diane Rockall Stockbridge Lodge 130 Free and Accepted Masons dropped off gifts Wednesday afternoon at Stockbridge Community Outreach to help brighten the Christmas of others in the community.
Stockbridge Community Outreach Coat Drive
New coats, mittens, hats, gloves and scarves are being accepted at 114 Wood Street from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m from now until December 15. Items will be distributed through Stockbridge Community Outreach. 114 Wood St. is next to the Stockbridge library. All ages, all sizes are being accepted. Call Susan at 517-775-1610 for […]
Outreach to offer free socks at Open Market June 22
Socks and smiles. Something as simple as a new pair of socks on your feet can bring a smile to your face! Stockbridge Community Outreach hopes to light up a lot of faces with new socks at the Open Air Market on the Town Square on June 22 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Bombas is a sock […]
Young Girls with Kind Hearts Help Outreach
Photos by Judy Brune Article by Judy Williams On Friday, March 9th, Ayla Gerisch and Amber Knoll took action to help people in our Stockbridge Community. These two kind-hearted 11 year olds raised $237 in a bake sale held at their school, Heritage Elementary. How? Ayla and Amber enlisted family members and teachers to donate baked goods. […]
Lions Club presents donation to Community Outreach
After sponsoring five families for Christmas, Stockbridge Lions Club president, Gordie Kunzelman, presented a check for an additional $1,000 to Karen Smith for Stockbridge Community Outreach during their first regular 2018 dinner meeting in the Township Hall. Karen Smith gave an informative and entertaining presentation to Lions Club members.
Groups and resources enriching our community
The Stockbridge area is home to a wide array of nonprofit and charitable organizations, all for the benefit of local residents. The information below represents a first pass at compiling descriptions and contact information. Descriptions have been cropped here due to space limitations. To see the expanded descriptions, go to Stockbridgecommunitynews.com. Not listed or notice […]
Christmas spirit alive and well among Masons and American Legion
When the brothers at Stockbridge Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 130 were able to purchase all wish-list gifts except for one for their Christmas Outreach program, the Sons of the American Legion post 150 joined forces with them. “I was talking with some of my friends from here in town,” Mason senior warden C.G. Lantis […]