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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

THANK It's been an amazing year of generosity and support from our community and

YO U corporate partners across the state! To learn how you can get involved with our
Samaritas programs, contact Samaritas at Kayla.Park@samaritas.org

TRUNK "N" TREAT New Americans had a magnificent Trunk N Treat Event
on October 21st at Kensington Church in Troy. Refugee families were
excited to see Samaritas staff and Volunteers at the event, and enjoyed
cider & donuts, pizza, candy, face painting and crafts. Children had the
opportunity to choose a costume to wear for trick or treating around
the parking lot filled with a dozen decorated Trunks. Lots of smiles and
excitement! Clients experienced firsthand how Halloween is celebrated
in the U.S. and learned about its history. Overall, we had a wonderful
time seeing our New Americans clients enjoy time with friends, family,
volunteers and Samaritas staff! Read more on how Kensington Church is
welcoming Afghan refugees and helping to empower them to be self-
sustainable in a new land at kensingtonchurch.org.

REFUGEE YOUTH ART
SHOW Jessica Northrop
of Samaritas visited the
University Lutheran
Chapel - Ann Arbor to
show of the artistry of
the young refugees
in our care. Samaritas
Congregational Outreach
leader Pastor Beth and
Rev. Dr. Charles Schulz
(far left) coordinated an
onsite booth. Thanks for
having us! Visit samaritas.
org/youth-art-show to
see all items available for
purchase.

SPARTAN
NASH HELPS
SAMARITAS RAISE
NEARLY $10K For
one week in July,
20 percent of the
online purchases
TICKET TO DREAM FOUNDATION DONATION from Spartan Nash
Big thanks to the Ticket to Dream Foundation for the Stores went to
generous shipment of kids and adult coats. This donation support Samaritas'
kept our families warm during our cold Spring season mission work.
earlier this year.
SAMARITAS TEAM PLAYERS Rodney Golpe, a software engineer at Rocket Loans, is a runner, a husband, and a very proud dad to kindergartner Jacobi. He
ran the Detroit Free Press Marathon for his 50th birthday and raised funds for Samaritas in gratitude for his son.
He said, “[My wife] Melissa and I chose Samaritas to guide us through the foster care and adoption process back in 2016. Little did we know, at the end of
that year, our baby, Jacobi, had just been born!”
“He lived with his absolutely
unbelievable foster parents – now
affectionately known to him as Nana
and Pops – until we met him in 2018
and fell completely in love. The
Samaritas team in Troy helped us
navigate every step of the way, from
home inspections and training to
"choosing" Jacobi and establishing
a schedule to transition him into our
home. We are so grateful for them!”
The Samaritas Team Ripple Effects
was sponsored by Delta Dental of
Michigan and raised a little over
$3,000.
Find out how you can field a team
and raise money for Samaritas at the
next Detroit Free Press Marathon by
contacting Kayla Park at
kayla.park@samaritas.org.

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