Purchase several Michigan-made brands and the company, which has a location in Brighton, donates a portion of the price to help feed needy families.
Farmington Hills-based ACO Hardware is partnering with Gleaners Community Food Bank to raise funds that will help feed hungry families in Michigan. From now through Feb. 24, customers who purchase Faygo pop, Better Made snacks and Dearborn Brand sausage – all Michigan-made products – at ACO stores across Michigan will be helping Gleaners deliver millions of pounds of emergency food to soup kitchens, shelters and pantries in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe counties. According to the ACO Hardware website, the company will donate 5 percent of the purchase price of each item sold to Gleaners. The Brighton ACO stores is located at 9868 E Grand River Ave.
All proceeds from lemonade sales at area Panera Bread locations this Saturday will benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank.
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Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The following information was submitted by Panera Bread. School’s out for summer, and more than 315,000 kids who usually get meals in school are home — and hungry. To help, metro Detroiters can “cool off with Panera” lemonade for $1 on July 21 to help combat childhood hunger in our community. Panera Bread is donating 100 percent of lemonade proceeds to Gleaners Community Food Bank’s Hunger Free Summer effort. Every $1 lemonade sold on July 21 will sponsor six summer meals. On July 21, Panera associates will be manning handmade and decorated lemonade stands outside of the cafes in Brighton, as well as Lathrup Village, Livonia, West Bloomfield, Novi, Sterling Heights, Rochester Hills, Southfield, Troy, Farmington, Dearborn Heights, Roseville…
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Our pick for today: Brighton Lions Club Collects Food, Cash to Help Others Where: VG's in Brighton and Howell Wal-Mart When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 (until 4 p.m. at Wal-Mart and until 8 p.m. at VG's) Cost: Whatever you'd care to donate (cash or non-perishable food items) Why go: Help out your neighbors in need Come back to Brighton Patch tomorrow for more weekend-things-to-do options. Or, visit our Events guide here.
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3850 E Grand River Ave, Howell, MI
Wal-Mart
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VG's Food Center & Pharmacy
9870 E Grand River Ave, Brighton, MI
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Our pick for today: 'Zombie Walk' Come back to Brighton Patch tomorrow for more weekend-things-to-do options. Or, visit our Events guide here.
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3688 Hartland Road, Hartland, MI
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