St. Johns Rotary Helping Hands Dinner Raffle is April 23
The annual Helping Hands Dinner and Raffle is sponsored by the Rotary Club of St. Johns. This premiere event will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Nearly 350 community leaders and residents are expected at Most Holy Trinity Activity Center in Fowler for an evening of fun, food, a chance at $15,000 in cash and prizes and a desire to raise money for local and global charities. One does not need to be present to win.
The doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the Dinner and Program starting at 6 p.m. Tickets are available for $150 for two from St. Johns Rotarians or by contacting: Chris Brewbaker 989-224-3251 or email: CBrewbaker@abins.com.
Sparrow honors volunteers, has openings for more
Sparrow is celebrating its volunteers during National Volunteer Week and is asking more community members to consider serving the Mid-Michigan region. A variety of opportunities are available for adult community volunteers including the Gift shops at Sparrow Clinton Hospital.
Volunteers have always been at the heart of Sparrow. The health system was founded in 1896 when 114 women volunteers signed a charter creating the Women’s Hospital Association and its governing board, known today as the Women’s Board of Managers.
For over 125 years, volunteers have continued to support Sparrow’s mission of providing quality, compassionate care to everyone, every time. Sparrow Health System has bout 725 active volunteers who logged over 41,000 hours in 2021. Through the decades, volunteer groups have raised some $14.4 million to provide care and services to patients and the community. Those groups include the Sparrow Service Auxiliary; Women Working Wonders; Sparrow Hospital Guild and Sparrow Clinton gift shop.
Volunteers have also played a pivotal role at the internationally recognized Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Services Site at Frandor in Lansing. Some 330 volunteers have assisted in sometimes extreme weather conditions to administer COVID tests and vaccines at the site.
Those interested should check out Sparrow.org/Volunteers.
Roof Sit for Kids coming up April 28
Join The Voice for Clinton County’s Children in a Roof Sit for fellowship and a fundraiser supporting their essential work on behalf of Clinton County children and youth.
Roof Sits are done to raise awareness. They were very popular in the 1980s prior to Golf Outings and 5K Events.
The Voice for Clinton County’s Children are hosting this event as both an awareness event, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and a fundraiser to support the agency’s work.
They launched this event in 2021 when COVID-19 was still dominating their decisions because we missed you. This event will remain primarily outside and will be even bigger.
Join them as they honor Child Abuse Prevision Month all day at Big Boy of St. Johns. Advocacy Hours with special activities from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Big Boy of St. Johns is located at 1408 S US Hwy 27 in St. Johns. For more information please visit the website VoiceForClintonCountyChildren.org
Chamber sponsoring Euchre Fundraiser
St. Johns Area Chamber of Commerce members are looking for players and sponsors for the 2022 Euchre Fundraiser on May 20 at 5:30 p.m.
This is a team tournament. Bring a friend and join them for a night of fun or help by sponsoring a table. Partner needed.
$20 per person
$150 1st place
$80 2nd Place
Money Back for 3rd place
Person with the most loaners gets the Set Pot. (Bring quarters)
Door prizes, 50/50 Raffle and more. Refreshments, cards, and friends are included.
The offices of the tournament will be located at 2497 N US Highway 27 in Saint Johns. Register at https://stjohnsareachamber.wildapricot.org/event-4768341
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools hiring substitute bus drivers
Applicants for substitute bus driver in the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools must pass a background check with fingerprinting, drug and alcohol tests and receive an annual physical exam.
They must possess a minimum of a Temporary Instruction Permit for Commercial Drivers license from the Secretary of State with ‘P’ (Passenger) and ‘S’ (School Bus) endorsements. Paid training to obtain a commercial driver’s license will be provided.
This position requires excellent attendance and driving records. Competitive wages start at $20.00/hour with the possibility of securing a route in the future. There is also the potential to earn a $500 bonus.
Applications may be obtained and submitted to the bus garage or administrative office at 8989 E. Colony Road, Elsie. Contact Craig Coleman at (989) 834-2271 ext 1561.
Meals on Wheels seeking Volunteers
The Tri-County Office on Aging (TCOA) is looking for volunteers to be delivery drivers for the Meals on Wheels (MOW) program. Volunteers deliver nutritious meals straight to the doors of participants during the lunch hour, improving access to food and providing a friendly check-in for vulnerable older adults and persons with disabilities. Volunteers have the opportunity to connect with their fellow community members on a schedule that works for them, with a commitment of as little as one hour per week to one per month.
Meals on Wheels is preparing to safely reopen many of the Monday-Friday routes that were converted to once-weekly routes during the pandemic. As more routes reopen, volunteer needs are increasing. MOW can use dozens of new volunteers.
More Information about Meals on Wheels Volunteer Role:
– Volunteers pick up a box of food from a site near the beginning of their route and deliver to approximately 10-15 participants. Volunteers drive their own vehicles. Mileage reimbursement is available.
– Routes take about one hour to complete. Meals may be picked up anytime between approximately 11:00 AM and 12:30 PM.
– Some volunteers choose consistent days to deliver (i.e. every Tuesday or every other Wednesday) and others are flexible “on call” volunteers so that Meals on Wheels can contact them about their availability when other volunteers cannot make their shift.
– Deliveries occur throughout Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties. Volunteer needs are widespread, but the area of greatest need is currently Lansing.
All volunteers must have a valid driver’s license. A criminal background check is completed for each applicant. For more information or to volunteer, please apply at www.tcoa.org/volunteer or contact Casey Cooper at CooperC@tcoa.org or 517-887-1377.
Friends plan benefit for Mark Root
A Benefit for Mark Root is planned for Sunday, May 15 at the VFW Post 4113, 2497 Old U.S. 27 in St.
Johns from Noon until 7:00 p.m.
Meals are $20.00 for Adults and $10.00 for Kids with food by Chuckie D’s BBQ. Takeout available for $15.00
Entertainment includes Live Music, Cash Bar, Numerous Silent Auctions and Raffles. There might even be some fun games to play.
Mark Root is a friend and a neighbor. His parents, Dick and Ruth Root and sisters Debra (Ron) Mills and Kathy (Jeff) Pouch are also known in the community. Mark was critically injured in a snowmobile accident this year in the U.P. Despite a couple of surgeries and over two months in the hospital and rehabilitation center, Mark is now a quadriplegic. He will need 24/7 care from now on.
The love and devotion for Mark from his family is very strong, but it takes a village to help when a friend and neighbor is in need.
Checks can be sent to: Mark Root, 2875 W. Centerline Road, St. Johns, MI 48879
Lowe UMC to hold garage and bake sale April 28-30
A Multiple Family Garage Sale and Bake Sale at the Lowe United Methodist Church at 5485 W. Lowe Rd. on Thursday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Friday April 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday April 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Proceeds from the bake sale will go into an Act of Kindness fund to be used to benefit those in our local community as a need arises.