News & Notes - 4/26/23 Warren Weekly

Planet Fitness hosts ‘Walk for Wishes’ pre-walk benefit
WARREN — Local Planet Fitness gyms are gearing up to support Make-A-Wish Michigan’s annual Walk for Wishes at the Detroit Zoo.

The free Walk for Wishes pre-walk benefit event will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 28, at the Warren Planet Fitness, located at 8393 12 Mile Road, at Van Dyke Avenue, in the Tech Plaza shopping center.

This event will kick off with free food, prizes and a special appearance from actor James Jude Courtney, who is famous for playing Michael Myers, better known as “The Shape,” in the “Halloween” trilogy of movies. The benefit event is free and open to the public. All are welcome, and membership to the gym is not required to attend.

Attendees can purchase raffle tickets and bid on some exclusive auction items, meet and take a photo with Courtney for only $20, and mingle with media personalities, all while helping a great cause.

 

Red Cross ‘Sound the Alarm’ program runs until May 6
METRO DETROIT — The American Red Cross has joined forces with local public safety departments, businesses and government for “Sound the Alarm,” which began April 15 and runs until May 6.

Through Sound the Alarm, the Red Cross and its community partners will install free smoke alarms in people’s homes. The smoke alarms are made possible by donations to the Red Cross.

The Red Cross also will meet with families to create a two-minute fire escape plan and share safety information about home fires and other local disaster risks. A fire escape plan should include at least two ways to exit every room in the home and be practiced twice a year.

Sound the Alarm is part of the Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, which was launched in 2014 to reduce fire-related deaths and injuries by installing free smoke alarms and teaching families about home fire safety.

The Red Cross recommends having a smoke alarm in place on each level of your home, including inside and outside bedrooms and sleeping areas. Smoke alarms also should be tested once a month, and the batteries should be changed at least once a year.

Smoke alarms older than 10 years should be replaced.

To schedule an appointment, call (800) 733-2767 or visit redcross.org.

 

 

National Day of Prayer observances planned in Center Line, Warren
CENTER LINE/WARREN — The public is invited to Center Line’s National Day of Prayer observance scheduled for noon on May 4 outside by the flagpole at the David W. Hanselman Municipal Complex on 10 Mile Road west of Van Dyke Avenue.

Kathy Hanselman and Jackie Lancaster will serve as prayer coordinators. In case of inclement weather, the event will be inside City Hall.

 The city of Warren will host a National Day of Prayer event from noon to 12:45 p.m. May 4 at Warren City Hall, located at 1 City Square, east of Van Dyke Avenue and north of 12 Mile Road.  For more information, visit nationaldayofprayer.org or call (586) 276-0007.

 

 

Camp CARE to be held this July
ROSEVILLE — CARE of Southeastern Michigan will hold its free “Camp CARE” July 17-28 at Fountain Elementary School, 16850 Wellington Ave.

Camp CARE will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The camp is for children who would benefit from skills to address worries related to a loved one’s substance use and addiction.

The camp is designed to teach children to communicate effectively, manage emotions and self-control, deal effectively with change, choose friends wisely, make healthy choices and resist peer pressure.

To register, visit careofsem.com. For questions, contact Erika Bradbury, prevention program manager, at ebradbury@careofsem.com.

 

 

Free books: ‘Owl+Otter and the Big Yard Sale’
WARREN — While supplies last, children ages 3-9 can pick up a free “Owl+Otter and the Big Yard Sale” book at the children’s desk of the Civic Center Library during the month of April.

At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, they can hear the story and make otter crafts. Register by calling (586) 751-0770 or online at warrenlibrary.net.

 

 

Friends of the Library to host used book sale
WARREN — Get books that are new to you at a fraction of new book prices and join fellow book lovers at the Friends of the Library used book sale on Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Dorothy Busch Branch Library.   

Adult hardcover books are $2. Children’s books are 25 cents to 50 cents. Cookbooks are $1 to $2. Compact discs, DVDs, paperbacks and trade paperbacks are 50 cents to $1.

The Dorothy Busch Branch Library is located at 23333 Ryan Road.