The AmeriCorps Urban Safety had a busy, successful weekend;
we are so grateful for the chance to tell you about it!
The excitement began on Friday March 29th, with
an Easter Egg Hunt at Calumet Townhomes organized by Michael Franklin. He
started planning the event a month earlier, in hopes of
engaging the younger residents. Those dreams melted into reality when
twenty-six children and thirteen adult residents joined six AMUS members to
participate in the festivities. The race itself occurred around 2:15pm. Those twenty-six
children descended on the playground area, empty plastic shopping bags in hand,
in dogged pursuit of the plastic Easter eggs filled with various kinds of candy
and toys. At the end of the hunt, every
kid was given at least a few of the 200 eggs. Hopefully, this is something that
the children will remember for many Easter to come,and those memories will
strengthen this awesome community in some way.
On Saturday March 30th, AMUS members Michelle Harlow
and Kaye Sutherland led an event in which thirty volunteers and several fellow AmeriCorps
members collaborated in order to board up three dilapidated houses on Melbourne
Street, and cleaning up many yards in the same area. These houses, like all the
ones we help board-up, are houses we are told by residents are causing some
sort of safety hazard in their community. It was a beautiful day, all of the
residents were very excited to have our assistance and the street looked great
as a result of this work. It even made the Detroit News!
We are confident that the two aforementioned occasions made
the community’s holiday weekend even happier, and hope to see you at any and all upcoming
events! Videos will be posted soon.
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