The effort to help furnish apartments for homeless Detriot veterans is being headed up by proactive seniors. Bea Sacks, 90, and Muriel Sherbow, 85, set out on a mission after discovering that while homeless veterans are able to move into long-term housing with government subsidies, no furnishings were included. The pair then set about recruiting help from their community getting donations of furniture as well as volunteers to move it. You can read the entire article here at the Detroit News - it’s perfect proof that seniors really can make a difference in their community!
Read our earlier article on volunteering in the Chicago North Shore area here, and encourage yourself and seniors who are close to you to really participate in their local Chicago and North Shore suburb communities.
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Another interesting article from your blog
When will it stop….hopefully never