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May 10, 2018
Community Action Day is set for this Saturday
Northville offering School of Choice enrollment
Annual Garden Club Walk is planned in Northville
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This Saturday, more than
1,500 volunteerswill gather at the
Plymouth Arts and Recreation
Complex (PARC) in downtown
Plymouth to package 250,000
meals. The meals feed people
both locally and internationally
through the Kids Coalition
Against Hunger (KCAH) as well
as several local foodbanks.
“We have a lot of faith in this
group,” said KCAH Executive
Director, noting it's the third year
of the Greater Plymouth Service
Project working against hunger.
Checks are welcome and
should be payable andmailed to:
Community Foundation of
Plymouth-GPSP, P.O. Box 700866,
Plymouth, MI 48170. The founda-
tion is a 501 c(3) nonprofit entity,
giftsmay be tax-deductible.
Donations are also encour-
aged
online
at
12.
“It looks like we're going to
have our funding in order,” said
Chairman Nick Schultz. Some
$72,925 has been pledged, and
most of that funding has been
received. In addition to KCAH
funds, some $15,000 beyond the
goal is going to the Siegrist
Memorial Youth Fund in memo-
ry of former chairman Dave
Siegrist, who passed away.
Schultz praised the work in
particular of committee member
Jim Jabara, a longtime Kiwanian
among service club and church
members heading up the anti-
hunger effort in which volun-
teers prepare packaged meals in
thePARCgym.
“He's made a lot of calls,” said
Schultz. “Jim has been working
real hard.” He also had words of
appreciation for Siegrist and his
efforts.
“GodblessDave, for sure.”
Teams and individuals of vol-
unteers are needed on May 12,
with shifts at 8:30-11 a.m., 10:30
a.m. to 1 p.m., and 12:30-3 p.m.
Lines of volunteers gather in the
gym to assemble the ingredients
for the food packages, which
have a three-year shelf life.
Volunteer online at
-
mouth.org/May 12, or contact
Doug Wallace via the Plymouth
Community Chamber of
Commerce at (734) 453-1540.
One package of food provides
six adult or 12 children's meals
for $1.68. The packets deliver a
highly nutritious meal developed
by food scientists to provide easi-
ly digestible protein, carbohy-
drates and vitamins.
The food provides all nine of
the essential amino acids for
complete nutrition. It requires
only six cups of boiling water to
make a meal, and can be modi-
fied with herbs and spices to suit
tastes.
In addition to service clubs
and churches, a number of busi-
nesses and other organizations
are also contributing to the May
12 event.
Northville Public Schools
will accept limited applications
from out-of-district residents to
attend classes as part of the
Schools of Choice program.
Applications for the 2018-
2019 school year will be accept-
ed beginning May 14 and con-
clude at 4 p.m. June 8.
The availability is limited to
five
openings
in
the
International Baccalaureate
(IB) Diploma Program at
Northville High School. This
application process is limited to
incoming juniors who are apply-
ing for the full IB Diploma
Program.
In accordance with the legis-
lated requirements, and in
order to support the district goal
of excellence and equity for all
students, a review of each
prospective student applicant's
eligibility for the Diploma
Program is required using the
same criteria applied to
prospective resident Diploma
Programstudents.
The Northville Public
Schools Section 105 and 105c
(Non-Resident) Schools of
Choice Application is available
through the Office of Human
Resources. Completed applica-
tions, including all forms and
recommendations must be
mailed or hand delivered to the
Northville Public Schools
Human Resources Department,
501 West Main St., Northville,
Michigan, 48167, no later than 4
p.m. June 8. The district is
unable to accept electronic
applications.
Applicants found to be ineli-
gible for the Diploma Program
will be notified on or before
June 22. Should the number of
applications approved by the
Diploma ProgramReviewTeam
exceed the five openings speci-
fied for Section 105 and 105c
Schools of Choice students, the
school district will use a random
draw (lottery) to select the appli-
cants who will be offered enroll-
ment. If necessary, the lottery
will take place at 8:30 a.m. on
June 20 at the Northville Public
Schools Board of Education
offices, also located at 501 West
Main St., Northville. Families
applying for limited Schools of
Choice are welcome to attend
the lottery drawing. Selected
students will be informed
regarding placement no later
than June 22.
Details regarding the lottery
procedures, the Schools of
Choice application, and
answers to frequently asked
questions about the Section 105
and 105c Schools of Choice
option are available on the dis-
trict
website
at
Once a student is accepted to
open enroll under Section 105
or 105c, he or she may continue
to be enrolled in Northville
Public Schools until graduation
or until he or she withdraws
fromthe program.
The Country Garden Club of
Northville, a branch of the
Woman's National Farm &
Garden Association, will host
the Silver Anniversary Garden
Walk this year.
The 25th annual Garden
Walk is planned from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m. July 11 and will fea-
ture six private gardens in
Northville and Northville
Township.
Centered in the historic 19th
century Mill Race Village in
Northville will be additional
attractions for ticket holders
including a garden market, live
music on the green and compli-
mentary refreshments made
and served in historic Cady Inn.
Proceeds from this fund raising
event support local and national
organizations, civic beautifica-
tion and scholarships that pro-
mote environmental and horti-
cultural causes.
Tickets are priced at $12 and
are available in advance at
Gardenviews Garden Gallery
117 E. Main St, Northville, (248)
380-8881 or $15 at the gate of
Mill Race Village, 215 Griswold
Ave, Northville on July 11.
For more information, con-
tact (734) 788-9935.
Julie Brown
Special Writer
