Whalers Take a Shift at Gleaners to Help the Hungry

Fans are encouraged to bring canned good to Whalers game Friday and Saturday.

Most mornings, the older Plymouth Whalers not in school report to Compuware Arena to skate or perform off-ice training at 10 a.m. This morning, the Whalers put in a little sweat equity away from the rink to help the hungry. Whalers Colin MacDonald, Nick Malysa, Curtis Crombeen, Austin Levi, Rickard Rakell, Simon Karlsson and Alex Aleardi – along with Plymouth staff members Denise Ronayne, John Karasinski and Pete Krupsky – packed boxes with canned goods and non-perishable food items for the Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan at their Livingston Distribution Center, located in Howell. The Whalers formed an efficient assembly line, with each member in the line packing two or three cans for food in a box until it was filled…

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Canton Man Helps Family Expands Holiday Food Drive

Canton resident Jeff McMann helps his family in Grosse Pointe with a holiday tradition of charity which benefits St. Joan of Arc and St. Vincent de Paul.

While most of us were shopping, picking out the Christmas tree, decorating the house, attending holiday parties, that sort of seasonal thing, Jeff McMann of Canton and three generations of his family -- many of whom live in Grosse Pointe -- spent weekend time fanning out to more than 1,000 homes in Grosse Pointe Shores, asking for food for families in need. This large, close-knit family which has combined their numbers with charity was also doing the usual holiday things and at the same time organizing a food drive for people who are thinking more about their next meal than what will be under the tree. They were strangers asking strangers in a note stapled to a grocery bag to take that bag and fill it with whatever they could from their …

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Whalers, Meijer Look to Team Up With Schools for Food Drive

Participating schools are eligible for prizes.

The Plymouth Whalers have teamed up with Meijer this holiday season to help stock community food pantries by partnering with local elementary schools and providing fun and exciting incentives to help them conduct a successful and fun school-wide food drive with their students and families. Today we wanted to share the details with you and invite you to apply for one of ten food drive partnerships we’ll offer this year. Unfortunately, the need for food has never been greater right in our own neighborhoods and throughout Metro Detroit, so we have stepped up to reward and recognize those local schools that are making a big difference with their food drive. It’s a simple, yet effective way for school kids to get involved in community service …

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