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Metro Detroit soldier surprises siblings at school in heartwarming homecoming
Read full article: Metro Detroit soldier surprises siblings at school in heartwarming homecomingA soldier from Metro Detroit has returned home from Europe for the first time in two years, and decided to surprise her siblings while they were at school.
This video of bubble solution freezing on a cold morning is mesmerizing
Read full article: This video of bubble solution freezing on a cold morning is mesmerizingIt seems like it’s colder than usual just about everywhere in the country these days, which is obviously making a lot of folks sick and tired of the chilly weather.
Video: Elementary students help with Macomb County teacher’s proposal
Read full article: Video: Elementary students help with Macomb County teacher’s proposalWhen planning his proposal to his girlfriend, the boyfriend of a Macomb County teacher solicited some helping hands -- several little helping hands.
Michigan announces top 10 ‘Regional Teachers of the Year’
Read full article: Michigan announces top 10 ‘Regional Teachers of the Year’Ten Michigan teachers have each been named Regional Teacher of the Year by the state’s education department, and are now in the running for the Teacher of the Year award.
Detroit chef earns recognition for feeding those in need amid COVID pandemic
Read full article: Detroit chef earns recognition for feeding those in need amid COVID pandemicDETROIT – For 50 years, Chef Phil Jones has cooked in high-end restaurants and fed those in need. In March 2020, on Friday the 13th, COVID took away Jones’ catering business and cooking classes. “They have thousands of pounds of produce to try and get out to the community,” Jones recalled. “All these wonderful people coming out to TCF to load trucks and cars and vans and trailers,” Jones recalled. His desire to give back during a pandemic led to the Detroit Free Press to name him 2021 Chef of the Year.
COVID survivor has emotional reunion with Beaumont Royal Oak ICU nurse
Read full article: COVID survivor has emotional reunion with Beaumont Royal Oak ICU nurseROYAL OAK, Mich. – There’s no doubt that the COVID pandemic has been an emotional time for so many people. There’s been too much heartbreak, but there’s also been moment that can make your heart burst with happiness and gratitude. Coronavirus survivor Heather Elizabeth-Brown spent 120 days in the hospital with 31 of those days on a ventilator in a medically induced coma at Beaumont Royal Oak. In her COVID-19 fog, she panicked, but she remembers a neurotrauma ICU named Zac Mudge. Brown said she never had the chance to properly thank him before the Zoom call.
‘Egging’ mission helps families, organizations in SE Michigan
Read full article: ‘Egging’ mission helps families, organizations in SE MichiganShe took a children’s book she authored and turned it into a full movement doing good across Metro Detroit, and it all involves an egg. This week for Your Neighborhood meet the grown woman who’s egging people and businesses across Metro Detroit. “What we do is we ‘egg’ a Metro Detroit area organization that helps kids and we can also help families that are in need,” she explained. The “egging” idea came from a series of three children’s books called The Good Eggs that Sandra wrote herself. For more information on The Good Eggs please visit: https://www.thegoodeggs.org/More: Your Neighborhood community stories
‘New Detroit’ non profit has declaration of war against racism, and you can sign it
Read full article: ‘New Detroit’ non profit has declaration of war against racism, and you can sign itFor more than five decades this non profit has been in the fight against racism, and you can join in with a simple signature. It’s a declaration of war against racism created by the local non profit New Detroit. “New Detroit is a coalition of leaders working to achieve racial understanding and racial equity among southeast Michigan,” said Rafferty, the CEO of New Detroit. I’ve experienced going into stores and being obviously and negatively profiled,” he said. New Detroit exists not just to fight racism, but systemic racism and getting to the root of the issue, not just the symptoms.
Jamar’s Jammies: How young man provides pajamas to inner city youth
Read full article: Jamar’s Jammies: How young man provides pajamas to inner city youthJamar’s Jammies! And just like that, Jamar’s Jammies was born to provide pajamas to inner city youth around the holidays. I miss you a lot.”You can donate pajamas to Jamar’s Jammies at Cleary University in Howell or at All Fields Hitting Baseball Academy located at 21315 Bridge Street in Southfield. How to send pajamasPajamas can be shipped to Cleary University -- Attention: Jamar’s Jammies -- they can be added to the drop box. Fill out the form below to let the Local 4 News Today team know:
'There are good people out there’ -- Boy with special needs in Macomb County surprised with new bike
Read full article: 'There are good people out there’ -- Boy with special needs in Macomb County surprised with new bikeSHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A family in Macomb County with a boy with special needs received a big surprise Friday. The bike was custom made for Leland Kraft -- a 12-year-old boy who was born with cerebral palsy -- so he could ride with his sisters. ORIGINAL STORY: Bike built for boy with cerebral palsy stolen from Shelby Township homePolice helped the Shelby Township family, but the bike was unable to be found. Leland was left without a bike until Variety Children’s Charity of Detroit heard his story and decided to get involved. More information on Variety Children’s Charity of Detroit can be found on its official website here.
Need a dose of kindness? Watch Something Good
Read full article: Need a dose of kindness? Watch Something GoodDETROIT If you need to see the best of human nature, then weve got just what youre looking for. From horse safaris to pandemic I dos -- each of these stories is sure to make you smile. Tonight, Local 4 will air Something Good - a primetime special highlighting acts of kindness across the country. We know news can be serious and tough, but thats when people band together and uplift in ways never thought possible. Something Good airs tonight at 8 p.m. on Local 4.
9-year-old boy celebrates his birthday with a canned food drive instead of a party
Read full article: 9-year-old boy celebrates his birthday with a canned food drive instead of a partyOne child in particular really stood out: A boy who decided he wanted to give back to the community for his 9th birthday. Erica Gamboa said her son, Mason, wanted to use his birthday this year to help out locally. That’s when the idea of a canned food drive came in. “We were able to collect $485, and also a lot of canned goods,” Gamboa said. The canned goods Mason collected on his birthday.
'Drive-up concerts’: Lake Orion sisters keep music alive during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Read full article: 'Drive-up concerts’: Lake Orion sisters keep music alive during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic'Drive-up concerts’: Lake Orion sisters keep music alive during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemicPublished: April 29, 2020, 5:57 pmThe Keynote Sisters, Phoebe and Jaclyn Holmes, from Lake Orion, are keeping music alive in their community by performing “drive-up concerts” during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Downriver photographer turns to sidewalk chalk art during stay-at-home order
Read full article: Downriver photographer turns to sidewalk chalk art during stay-at-home orderWOODHAVEN, Mich. – A Downriver photographer isn’t letting coronavirus stop her creativity. She has turned to sidewalk chalk art while her business is sidelined, and she is garnering a lot of attention. Watch the story above.
Dearborn family throws surprise drive-by birthday party for terminally ill man
Read full article: Dearborn family throws surprise drive-by birthday party for terminally ill manThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the way families celebrate special moments. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.
Alpacas brighten day for Riverview nursing home residents
Read full article: Alpacas brighten day for Riverview nursing home residentsRIVERVIEW, Mich. – While nursing home residents can’t have guests during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some surprise visitors dropped by to brighten their day Thursday. Three alpacas paid a visit to the Rivergate Terrace Nursing Home in Riverview. Fin, Thunder and Lego spent time outside the windows of residents. They are currently stuck in their rooms because of COVID-19. The animals will return to the nursing home when the pandemic ends so the seniors can meet them up close.
Garden City police buy ballistic vests, helmets for firefighters
Read full article: Garden City police buy ballistic vests, helmets for firefightersGARDEN CITY, Mich. – Garden City police gifted the city’s firefighters with ballistic vest and helmets this week. According to police, the vests and helmets would be used if there is an active shooter situation because the police and fire departments are developing a response to such situations. The police decided to pay it forward after K-9 Rudy received a donated ballistic vest. The Garden City Kiwanis hosted a special fundraiser to purchase Rudy’s body armor.