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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

THANK It was truly an inspiring year which included an outpouring of generosity and support from our community
and corporate partners across the state! To learn how you can get involved with our Samaritas programs,
YO U contact Lauren Brosch at lbros@samaritas.org

ALEXANDER PACE
Alexander Pace (12) hosted his 4th Annual Golf
Fore Kids Foster Care Christmas Toy Drive on
September 13 to collect new toys for our kiddos
in foster care. After the Pace family adopted their
daughter from foster care in 2016, Alex wanted
to do something to give back. Thank you for your
hard work and dedication Alex!
SAMARITAS BACKPACK DRIVE
This year, Samaritas held our annual Backpack
Drive 100% virtually. Individuals and community
partners stepped up in a big way by purchasing
backpacks and school supplies through Amazon
Wish Lists, which were then delivered to First
Presbyterian Church of Warren, and then
sent to Samaritas programs across the state.
Because of YOU, we met our goal of 1,200
backpacks and school supplies for kids in each
of our service lines! Thank you to the churches,
corporations and individuals who made this such
a tremendous success!

DTE ENERGY TECHNICAL TRAINING
After over 100 lbs of winter squash was stolen
out of our Family Center homeless shelter's
garden, our partners at DTE Technical Training
wanted to help supplement this loss. A few of the
employees came together to purchase cart loads
of towels, wash cloths, laundry detergent, sheets
and personal care items. Thank you DTE Energy
Technical Training!
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION
Samaritas Affordable Living in Alpena was the proud winner of Community Financial Credit Union’s
"Summer of Sharing" program grant. These funds will help promote a healthy and active lifestyle for
our residents.

Alpha Kappa Alpha ORCHARD VIEW
Sisters from the New COMMUNITY
Haven and Southfield EDUCATION
chapters collected Thank you to our
and donated over friends at Orchard View
$1,000 of brand Community Education for
new home goods to donating 1,000 pounds
provide to our refugee of FRESH food to our
families at Freedom residents at Affordable
Village. YOU ROCK! Living Christian Manor.

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN LIVONIA
We are grateful to all who helped
provide hundreds of backpacks to
help our kiddos and teens prepare
for back to school. Whatever back to
school looks like, virtual or in-person,
these school supplies help start the
new school year our right! Pictured
here is a donation from Emmanuel
Lutheran Livonia.

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