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December 29, 2011
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ELLEVILLE
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LYMOUTH
Foundation awards funds
to Plymouth programs
The Community Foundation of Plymouth
recently awarded $9,700 to local programs
that benefit the community.
In the most recent grant cycle, the
Community Foundation of Plymouth award-
ed grants to:
•ArborHospice - $1,000
To expand Grief Support Services provided
to individuals and families in the greater
Plymouth area who have recently lost a
loved one.
•First Step - $2,000
To provide free counseling and support serv-
ices to victims of domestic and sexual vio-
lence who reside in Plymouth and/or
PlymouthTownship.
•MichiganPhilharmonic - $1,500
To support the CLASSical Music Outreach
Programwhich serves third, fourth, and fifth
grade students in the Plymouth-Canton
Schools.
•NewMorning School - $2,400
Scholarships for Summer Science and
Engineering Camps for low-income stu-
dentsliving inPlymouth.
•SalemAreaHistorical Society - $1,000
Jarvis Stone School - Michigan Historic
Marker
•VillagePotter'sGuild - $1,800
To purchase a special kiln for community
Raku workshops - a Japanese pottery that
involves aunique firing process.
A group of 15 Plymouth community lead-
ers serve in a volunteer capacity on the foun-
dation Advisory Committee, and review
funding requests to award grants annually.
Bill Lawson, advisory committee chair
noted, said, "In keeping with our mission to
enrich the quality of life in the greater
Plymouth area, recent grants support an
array of programs that serve Plymouth area
residents -from providing an important safe-
ty-net for victims of domestic violence, sup-
porting educational enrichment, to sustain-
ing the arts locally."
In its first five years, the Community
Foundation of Plymouth has made philan-
thropic investments in thePlymouth commu-
nity through nearly $95,000 in grants and
scholarships that have touched hundreds of
lives, he added.
The Community Foundation of Plymouth
is dedicated to building a permanent endow-
ment to enrich the quality of life in the
greater Plymouth area. Established in 2005,
CFP is affiliated with the Ann Arbor Area
Community Foundation. For more informa-
tion, visit www.cfplymouth.org.
The Northville Township Police
Department is seeking volunteers
for Civilian Emergency Response
Training.
Should a major disaster or
national emergency strike, people
may well have to rely on one anoth-
er in order tomeet their immediate
life saving and life sustaining
needs.
Preparation for that civilian
involvement is imperative in mak-
ing good decisions while awaiting
state and federal resources for
help.
Civilian Emergency Response
Training, or CERT, will provide res-
idents with the decision-making,
organizational and practical skills
to offer immediate assistance to
family members, neighbors and
associates while awaiting help
from trained emergency respon-
ders. Following a major disaster,
these first responders who provide
fire and medical services may not
be able to meet the high demand
for these services.
Factors such as number of vic-
tims, communication failures, and
road blockages could prevent peo-
ple fromaccessing emergency serv-
ices they have come to expect at a
moment's notice through 911.
Under these conditions, it is nor-
mal for family members, fellow
employees, and neighbors to spon-
taneously try to help each other.
While the local municipality is pre-
pared for everyday emergencies,
there can be an emergency or dis-
aster that can overwhelm that
immediate response capability.
While adjacent jurisdictions, state
and federal resources can help,
there may be a delay in them get-
ting to those who need them. The
primary reason for CERT training
is to provide the training residents
need in case of sucha situation.
To register for CERT training or
for more information, contact
Northville Police Sgt. Matthew
Mayes or Sgt. Samantha Bowlin at
(248) 349-9400.
Northville police seek citizens for training program
Holiday
blooms
Theresa Woodard,
who works at NSS
Technologies in
Plymouth, admires
the 30,000 holiday
poinsettias that fill
Pinter's Flowerland,
on Rawsonvi l le
Road in Belleville.
Woodard said she
likes the variety of
colors, high quality
and long- lasting
plants she pur-
chases to decorate
her home in
Howell. Pinter's has
been a fami ly
owned and operat-
ed business in
Belleville for more
than 80 years.
Photo
by David L. Malhalab M
News Service