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EVENTS EVENTS
SAVE THE MAY Michigan’s business community network with other youth and
can set an example.
professionals, and plan for their
future. Participants will leave
Shoot Your Shot at the
Forever Home Toss You won't Look for us at the Grand Hotel the vent with new life skills and
from May 31, 2022 through
resources to help them be self-
want to miss your shot to
DATE 2022 celebrate the 2nd Annual Forever key issues needed to help us sufficient. Visit Samaritas.org/
June 2, 2022 to learn about the
MI-Teen-Conference to register
Home Toss presented by Next-
serve Samaritas clients.
for this exclusive event.
Rec and hosted by the Wilcox
Family & Stocker Clan Cornhole!
The competitions will be held at May’s Foster Care Town Hall SEPTEMBER
Foster Care Awareness Month
The LIFT Bar & Restaurant – STS
Athletic Complex on May 14, will be punctuated by a virtual Be the Rock Gala - Samaritas
2022. town hall hosted by Samaritas. West Michigan advocates,
Industry and Samaritas experts
UPCOMING Visit Samaritas.co/FHT to will dive into the disparities of friends and colleagues can strut
their stuff at the Be the Rock
register.
care and explore the reason
why it seems like more kids of Gala on September 19, 2022.
EVENTS Community Training Session color are placed in the foster items and more to raise funds
Join us for great food, auction
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
care system. This Zoom event
The Samaritas SUD team is
information on page 12.
hitting the road to help families will take place on May 19, 2022 that support our mission. More
from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Register
throughout Michigan stay
together. It starts with helping by visiting: Samaritas.co/
those that work with troubled FosterCareTownHall OCTOBER
families get the most effective
training possible. Run for Adoption! Join us this
JUNE fall to celebrate Lutheran
It’s why on May 20, 2022, Adoption Service (LAS) and
Samaritas is teaming up with Refugee Awareness Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church's
the Oakland Counseling Roundtable In June, we’ll be 8th Annual celebration of the
Association (OCA) to host an busy during World Refugee Forever Home Run. Get ready
in-person training session at Awareness Week starting June to lace up your running shoes
Orchard Services in Southfield, 20, 2022 with the launch of a for our 5K and Children’s 1K – on
Mich. about effective adolescent new Refugee Youth Art Show October 8, 2022!
substance use treatment. and a town hall to celebrate
Contact the Samaritas SUD the positive contributions of Contact LAS For more information:
team at (833) 720-WELL to learn Michigan’s refugees. During LASadoption.org
more or schedule a Samaritas our Refugee Roundtable we’ll
presentation at your organization. discuss Equitable Resettlement Substance Use Disorder
and why it matters for Michigan. Roundtable During October’s
Mackinac Policy Conference Stay tuned to Samaritas.org/ Substance Use Disorder
The 2022 Mackinac Policy awareness month Samaritas
Conference is coming soon, News for dates and registration will host a free Substance Use
information.
and Samaritas will be on the Disorder (SUD) forum to lay out
island advocating for policies 17th Annual Michigan Teen the solutions for families dealing
that better help the individuals, Conference June 21, 2022 from with this issue. Keep an eye on
families, senior citizens, foster Samaritas.org/News for dates and
kids and refugees that we 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This statewide registration information.
virtual conference is for youth
serve. Our plans are in line with between the ages of 14 and 23
this year’s conference focus who have experience in foster
on the business community’s NOVEMBER
Samaritas is planning for a fantastic 2022! Please join us, volunteer and share changing civic role in polarizing care, along with their caregivers Ripples Gala Save the Date for
and agency caseworkers.
with family and friends this list of exciting activities. Contact the Samaritas times. During conference This gives youth from across the Ripples Gala on November
lectures and meetings, the
Advancement Team at marketing@samaritas.org with questions. state’s most influential leaders Michigan an opportunity 4, 2022 at the stunning historic
Book Cadillac Hotel. More
will highlight the areas in which to come together to learn, information on page 12.
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