Here's our list. What's on yours? What are your plans?
It’s Thursday and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Don't worry: Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore: Where/when: St. John the Evangelist, 600 N Adelaide St., Fenton, MI 48430/Saturday 6:30 p.m.-midnight Why go: This exhibit supports the Fenton Area Optimist Club and gives you the chance to see “camels” raced by local entrants. Businesses buy tables as well as camels that are 4 feet by 8 feet, made of cardboard and on wheels. This year, the camels are decorated using a 1980s theme. You can bet on your favorite camel or take part in a 50/50 raffle. Donated prizes will be distributed …
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7878 Brighton Rd, Brighton, MI
Brighton Center for the Performing Arts
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42.640661
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305 N John St, Highland, MI
Highland Middle School
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St. John the Evangelist
600 N Adelaide St, Fenton, MI
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5768 E Grand River Ave, Howell, MI
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42.611392
-83.94545
1200 W Grand River Ave, Howell, MI
Howell High School
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The holidays are over, but the need for donations to local charities continues.
Around Christmas St. John's outreach ministry helped more than 200 families through its adopt-a-family program, but the need doesn't end after the holidays. According to the American Community Survey conducted by the US Census Bureau (2005 through 2009), 6.3 percent of families in Fenton live below the poverty level. Over a quarter of these families have children under age five. "On average, we receive about eight to ten requests each day," said Maureen Ottney, the outreach coordinator for social ministry at St. John the Evangelist. "We try to help with any basic needs people might have, whether it's clothing, shoes, coats, furniture, baby items or finding money to pay for water, gas, rent, prescriptions or other bills they can't pay …
