BERKLEY, Mich. – A 15-year-old dachshund named Jake Truett who was born in Michigan is using his ability to sniff out cash to raise money for Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit. His family is donating Jake’s money, a $250.08 in total, to Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit. The gift is the first of the Jake Project. The Jake Project hopes to get at least 100 matching donations of $250.08. The Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit is working to raise the final $3.5 million to complete construction of its new intake facility.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Macomb Township firefighter, Joe Warne, set off on a 140 mile walk to Grand Rapids on Thursday. “We said, ‘Hey, what’s a good way to raise awareness and we can walk across the state in full gear. They started walking at 8 a.m., leaving from Macomb Township. The walk is to help Michigan firefighters who are battling cancer. If in the next four days you see firefighters walking, feel free to drop some cash in the bucket their holding.