The Empty Bowls Project is back for the 2nd consecutive year. On Thursday, February 2nd Saline High School is hosting Empty Bowls from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger. A simple meal of soup and bread, prepared by the Saline Culinary Arts Program, is served in ceramic bowls, created by Saline students in 3rd thru 12th grade. Guests are asked to keep their bowl after their meal as a reminder that there are empty bowls across the world.
Tickets to Saline’s Empty Bowls event are $12 for individuals and $40 for a family. Proceeds from Empty Bowls will be donated to Food Gatherers, a nonprofit working to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes in Washtenaw County. Last year, Saline Area Schools donated nearly $3,000 to Food Gatherers.
For more information about the Empty Bowls Project, or to purchase your tickets, visit their website.
Reinhart is a proud supporter of The Education Project for Homeless Youth, a project of the Washtenaw Intermediate School District that works to ensure students of homelessness and temporary living situations enroll, attend and succeed in school.
More than 800 children and youth are living without stable housing in homeless shelters, motels, cars and temporarily with friends and family. Some families have lost everything in a fire, others were forced to abruptly leave to flee from a dangerous situation. Others simply don’t have the money for housing and food, much less clothing. Whatever the reason, The Education Project provides support.
The Education Project is organizing Sock Wars. Participants are asked to collect new packages of socks and underwear to donate to students in homeless situations. Donations can be dropped off at the Washtenaw Intermediate School District – 1819 South Wagner Road – in Saline, Michigan.
Participants have the chance of winning fabulous prizes including a Domino’s pizza party, a Zingermans birthday cake and homemade cupcakes and treats from the Ypsilanti Food Co-op.
For more information about The Education Project or Sock Wars, visit their Facebook page
Reinhart’s 16th Annual Coat Drive ran through the end of December, collecting new and gently used winter coats at all of the Reinhart sales offices as well as all Sunday Open Houses. Together with the help of Reinhart agents, area dry cleaners, and the overwhelming support of the community, we were able to donate a record breaking 1,552 winter coats to more than 20 local agencies.
Capitol Cleaners, Chelsea Cleaners, Forbes Cleaners and Gold Bond Cleaners generously donated their services to professionally clean the coats before they were distributed to local agencies.
Captains of the 16th Annual Coat Drive included:
- Cathy Alfaro
- Nadie Alpern
- Kris Burgess
- Laurie Buys
- Todd Lands
- Susan Pollock
- Tracey Roy
- Susan Schmunk
- Martha Smith
- Rick Taylor
- Greg Uihlein
- Maria Wade
Reinhart has collected more than 15,500 winter coats throughout the 16 years of the Coat Drive, all of which have been donated to local agencies, right here in our community.
Reinhart is proud to play a role in the fight against hunger in the greater Ann Arbor area and Washtenaw County. The Charles Reinhart Company held a food drive today at our December All Company Meeting. Agents and staff were asked to bring donations of non-perishable food items, such as: rice, dry beans, cereal, granola bars and soup.
Our generous agents and staff donated 1,188 lbs of food in addition to $50 to Ann Arbor’s Food Gatherers. According to Food Gatherers, our donation will be able to provide over 1,300 meals to families throughout the greater Ann Arbor area.
Reinhart’s South Office – 500 East Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 200 – is hosting an Art & Craft Fair on Friday, November 18 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Proceeds from the Art & Craft Fair will go to the Pat Williams Memorial Fund, a Fund established to care for and support Pat and her family during her terminal illness. “The Fund” has also provided meals and good cheer to south office agents who have found themselves in the hospital, sick, injured or caring for a relative.
The Fund has previously donated to the Caring Bridge Website. The agents of the Reinhart Office have chosen Ele’s Place, a healing center for grieving children, as the recipient of charitable contributions from The Fund in 2012.
The Reinhart South Office Art & Craft Fair will feature glass work; fine art paints; note cards; herbs and spices; jewelry and hair accessories; water colors; crochet pieces; Christmas ornaments and much more. In addition, there will also be a raffle for a Coach purse.
Artwork Copyright Stacey Burmeister 2011
Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping on Friday and support a great cause.
Reinhart kicked-off our 16th Annual Coat Drive on Tuesday, November 1st with the goal of collecting more than 1,500 adult and children’s coats. Through the month of November, we will be collecting new and gently used winter coats at all of the Charles Reinhart Sales Offices as well as all Sunday Open Houses.
Capitol Cleaners, Chelsea Cleaners, Gold Bond Cleaners and Forbes Cleaners have graciously donated their services to professionally clean the coats before they are donated to more than 20 local agencies.
Over our 15-year history, Reinhart has collected more than 14,500 coats, all of which have been donated to agencies in our community. The need for winter coats, especially for children, continues to be great. The 16th Annual Coat Drive hopes to help fill that need in our community as the weather begins to get colder.
For more information about the 16th Annual Coat Drive, please contact Megan Crosbie, Marketing Coordinator at (734) 669-5906 or mcrosbie@reinhartrealtors.com.
United Way of Washtenaw County is working to make a difference in the lives of people in Washtenaw County. By mobilizing human and financial resources, United Way helps individuals and families build better lives.
Referred to as one of the greatest social inventions in American History, the United Way workplace campaign brings together employees and volunteers each year to advance the common good and create opportunities for a better life for all.
The Charles Reinhart Company kicked-off our 2011 United Way Campaign this week at our All Company Meeting with a goal of giving $8,500!
If you don’t give where you live, how can you expect things to get better?
Live United, Give United!
Paula Bowman, Ronda Braun, Megan Crosbie, Jennifer Fry, Susan Marlette, Angie Rasmussen, Leslie Smith and Amy Sprague participated in the Big House Big Heart race on Sunday, October 9th. Together they raised $1,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley!
The administration department of the Charles Reinhart Company has formed a team to participate in the Big House Big Heart race on Sunday, October 9th in Ann Arbor to raise $1,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley.
Paula Bowman, Ronda Braun, Megan Crosbie, Jennifer Fry, Susan Marlette, Angie Rasmussen, Leslie Smith and Amy Sprague are representing Reinhart at the Big House Big Heart.
If you are interested in helping us reach our goal of raising $1,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley by making a donation, please contact Megan Crosbie at (734) 669-5906 or mcrosbie@reinhartrealtors.com.
The Charles Reinhart Company has a long history of providing support to charitable organizations, including The Corner Health Center.
Located in downtown Ypsilanti, The Corner Health Center is Michigan’s first, largest and most comprehensive teen health center. The Center educates young adults ages 12 – 21, on the long-term implications of their healthy behaviors, encouraging them to develop responsible behaviors and take responsibility for their own health.
The Center is a vital health resource for low-income young people in our community. For over thirty years, The Corner Health Center has provided health care, education and support to adolescents and their children. In 2010 alone, The Center helped 1,450 young people who visited more than 5,600 times for care.
The Corner goals for health care:
- Increase their access to health care
- Reduce risk taking
- Understand the long-term implications of their health behaviors
- Encourage and develop participation in and responsibility for their own health and well-being
The Corner Health Center is located at 47 North Huron Street in Ypsilanti, Michigan. For more information about The Center or to make a donation, visit their website.
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