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Riverside Elementary Book Fair & Ice Cream Social
One of the ways that our congregation is building relationships in the community is through our partnership with Riverside Elementary School. Last year I asked the principal how we (CUMC) could partner with the school. The principal, Mrs. Grambush, suggested that they had not had a summer book exchange in many years and wondered if we might be able to do that. Last summer, we held a very successful Ice Cream Social that included a summer reading exchange for Riverside…
SARN Bike Drive a Huge Success
Bikes, Helmets, Locks and Funds Were Donated Thank you to everyone that participated in the bike drive for the Syrian American Rescue Network (SARN). Donations included: 28 bikes 9 helmets 10 bike locks 10 monetary donations to SARN The bikes will go to support families that have been resettled in southeast Michigan as part of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Act, and will help families establish a solid foothold in their new location. The drive was coordinated by Barb Speice in…