NHS to host mom-to-mom sale, Halloween event

STERLING HEIGHTS — The Philip S. Killoran Chapter of the National Honor Society at Sterling Heights High School is holding two events this fall to raise money and awareness for the Friends of Foster Kids in Macomb County. It’s a cause the students have taken up in recent years to help children in foster homes. The goal is to raise $5,000 for the nonprofit organization.

On Sept. 21, the students will hold their second annual Back-to-School Mom-2-Mom sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sterling Heights High School, 12901 15 Mile Road, building entrance No. 12. The sale offers a space to families and businesses that want to share resale items and/or products related to families with infants up to college-aged freshmen.

Things will get spooky for the chapter next month when it holds its third annual Frights & Delights Halloween fundraiser from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 25. The ghoulish fun will be indoors and outdoors at the high school, building entrance No. 12.

The festivities will include a free trunk or treat with a contest for the best-decorated trunks; a carnival with games prizes at $5 for 20 tickets; a haunted hallway at $5 per entry; and concessions with Halloween baked goods, popcorn, cider and doughnuts. Family-friendly costumes are welcome.

Community members who would like to participate in the trunk or treat or have further questions can send an email to shhs.psk.nhs@gmail.com. Please put “Frights & Delights” in the subject line.

Friends of Foster Kids was founded by Theresa Toia, whose daughter was a caseworker in the state’s foster care system. Toia works with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to help foster children in southeastern Michigan who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect. Some children are living in foster care facilities or foster care homes.

With the help of volunteers and private donations, the Friends of Foster Kids is about “the five Cs.” Those are Christmas, care, college, careers, and the coalition of community commitment. Each component provides needs for children removed from a bad situation, including shoes, coats, clothing, undergarments, pajamas and blankets.