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Detroit’s own Risonna Perkins turns loss into hope with “Meet the Buzzbees” -- a joyful tale blending bees, music and Detroit love, supporting cancer research and bee preservation.

Prom is an important part of growing up, and we want to help make sure students in our area have a chance to experience it.

Our next Go 4 It event aims to help animals at a Metro Detroit shelter by collecting needed supplies.

Tell us why a Local 4 reporter should visit your school for March Reading Month!

What began as a business and marketing assignment at Grosse Pointe North High School quickly grew into something bigger than product design.

Our first Go 4 It event of 2026 takes us to Oakland County, where we’re hosting a book drive to help young readers.

The “Go 4 it” spirit made a big appearance on Detroit’s east side, where families going through a hard time had a heavy weight lifted from their shoulders.

Tough times at home can make holiday cheer a challenge. For almost 20 years, Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has taken on the challenge to brighten the lives of local kids.

The Center for Success, a nonprofit with locations in Detroit and Pontiac, is this month's "Go For It" Award winner. The organization is being recognized for its dedication to empowering youth literacy. The center offers students year-round programs, where they can participate in enrichment activities and have one-on-on literacy mentoring time. 

March is Reading Month -- Our Crime and Safety Expert Darnell Blackburn had a chance to read to two different classes this month. The first was over at Dickinson East Elementary School in Hamtramck, and the second was over at Bibleway Church on Detroit's west side.

A big effort is happening on Thursday for National Donate Life Month.  Every year, volunteers come together to make comfort blankets, which will go to new organ donor families. It’s a great way to show love and solidarity for families going through a difficult time. And on March 26, you have a chance to lend a helping hand.  This is free and open to anyone, and all you have to do is bring yourself. All the materials are provided.  Patty Jo Herndon, the CEO of the Michigan Donor Family Council, joined Local 4 Live to talk about the event.

Detroit native Risonna Perkins wrote “Meet the Buzzbees,” a children’s book inspired by the loss of her mother, grandmother, and aunt to cancer, with each bee character representing a loved one. Blending music, bee facts, and Detroit pride, the book features a fictional bee family living on Belle Isle, local cancer resources, and a guide to attractions and food in Detroit, while also supporting cancer research and bee preservation through charitable donations.

Our Crime and Safety Expert Darnell Blackburn recently read to students at Ottawa Elementary in Clinton Township!

Our "Pass It On for Prom" go 4 it event just wrapped up at the Boys and Girls Club on Tireman Avenue. Folks have been donating like-new or gently-used prom dresses. In fact, more than twelve hundred have been collected as part of our team-up with "Belle of the ball."

The "Go 4 It: Pass it on for Prom" event, held at the Boys & Girls Club in Metro Detroit, successfully collected hundreds of new or gently-used prom dresses to ensure students can attend prom. The dresses will be distributed at the "Belle of the Ball Annual Prom Dress Giveaway" on April 11, 2026. 

Local 4's March Go 4 It event, the Pass it on for Prom dress drive, is collecting new and like-new dresses for Metro Detroit girls. The dresses are being collected at the Boys & Girls Club on Tireman Avenue in Detroit until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. As of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, more than 900 prom dresses have been donated.

Local 4 spoke with volunteer Clois Foster as donors continued to drop off dresses at the Go 4 It: Pass it on for Prom collection drive. Organizers said the drive is collecting new and like-new prom dresses at the Boys & Girls Club on Tireman Avenue on Detroit’s west side, just east of the Southfield Freeway. Donations are being accepted March 18, 2026, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Our Go 4 It event is on March 18. It's time to get those old dresses out of your closet so everyone can experience prom night. You can donate new or gently used dresses until 6 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club on Tireman Avenue on Detroit's west side.