My City Cares 2021

On these pages, you ʥȈȢȢ ˎ ȶǁ ȈȶǹɁɨȴƃɽȈɁȶ ȈȶƺȢʍǁȈȶǼ ȴȈɰɰȈɁȶ ɰɽƃɽljȴljȶɽɰӗ ȢljƃǁljɨɰȃȈɥӗ ȟljʰ ɰljɨʤȈƺljɰӗ ƃȶǁ ʥƃʰɰ ʰɁʍ ƺƃȶ ȃljȢɥ ɰʍɥɥɁɨɽ ɽȃljȈɨ ʥɁɨȟ Ȉȶ ɽȃlj ƺɁȴȴʍȶȈɽʰӝ yljƃɽʍɨljǁ ÝɨǼƃȶȈ˃ƃɽȈɁȶɰ љ :ƃȴɥ :ɁɥȶljƺɁȶȈƺ ћ :ƃɽȃɁȢȈƺ :ȃƃɨȈɽȈljɰ ѝ :ɁȴȴʍȶȈɽʰ yɁʍȶǁƃɽȈɁȶ Ɂǹ {ɨljƃɽljɨ yȢȈȶɽ іѕ KȶȶȈɰ :ljȶɽljɨ ǹɁɨ :ȃȈȢǁɨljȶ ії yȢȈȶɽ ŽȶɰɽȈɽʍɽlj Ɂǹ ɨɽɰ іљ ‰ɁȢʰ ĄɁɰƃɨʰ Catholic School іћ ‰ɁȢȢʰ ɨljƃ řljɽljɨƃȶɰ :ljȶɽljɨ іѝ ‰ʍȴƃȶlj ČɁƺȈljɽʰ Ɂǹ {ljȶljɰljlj :Ɂʍȶɽʰ їѕ ‰ʍɨȢljʰ yɁʍȶǁƃɽȈɁȶ її Ãƺ¸ƃɨljȶ yȢȈȶɽ yɁʍȶǁƃɽȈɁȶ їљ ÝȢǁ ÇljʥɰƹɁʰɰ Ɂǹ yȢȈȶɽ їћ řƃȢȢljʰ ɨljƃ Ǽljȶƺʰ Ɂȶ ǼȈȶǼ їѝ řɁȈƺljɰ ǹɁɨ :ȃȈȢǁɨljȶ јѕ ŚȃƃȢljʰ :ȃȈȢǁɨljȶԇɰ :ljȶɽljɨ

DEAR READERS, In every issue of My City Magazine , we highlight at least one Greater Flint organiza tion whose dedicated members help so many of their fellow citizens. TeamMy City is proud to be part of such a caring community and to have an opportunity to share these inspiring “outreach” stories with our readers. Last year, we created My City Cares to shine a brighter light on these local charitable organizations and businesses and help MCM readers better understand them – who they are and what they do. Through these infor mative profiles, this annual publication com municates their missions, the key services they offer, and ways we can help them. Of course, the work of these organiza tions continues with the support of the community. Our goal with My City Cares is to generate support from you, our generous readership, through monetary gifts or volun teering. To that end, we hope you will find something here that moves you – whether it’s kids, the elderly, veterans, animals, or your fellow citizens who are facing health and life challenges. Many Greater Flint citizens are in need … and you can help. Thank you for tak ing some time with My City Cares , and for reaching out in any way you can.

VINCE LORRAINE PUBLISHER & EDITOR IN CHIEF VINCE@MYCITYMAG.COM

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