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First Friday Event and 9-11 project

Make a post card for a local hero on September 4, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m   “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,’” Fred Rogers

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Breakstone grant to Lenawee Humane Society

Two hardworking people help spread their love of the community by giving back to the Lenawee Humane Society.   Morris Breakstone wrote that when we lose someone we still “have memories of loved ones to commune with, to take solace in and thus to find strength in the past and hope for a

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LYC Awarded Grant of the Year

The Lenawee YOUTH Council (LYC), a program of the Lenawee Community Foundation, was recently awarded Grant of the Year from the Michigan Community Foundation Youth Project (MCFYP).   The LYC is made up of local young people ages 12-21.  They volunteer, grant money to youth programs, plan college visits and

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Do you need something to do this summer?

Thinking about your summer plans? Join the Lenawee YOUTH Council.   We have three college visits planned and Lenawee Youth Leadership happening.  The Lenawee YOUTH Council (LYC) is made up of local young people ages 12-21.  We volunteer, make grants, develop leadership skills, and work on career planning. This summer we will

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