This document is a 2015 edition of the Newsie, which is sold annually to raise funds for the Good Fellow Fund to help struggling families in Southwest Michigan. The Good Fellow Fund provides Meijer gift cards to families in need as identified by the Michigan Department of Human Services. This year's fundraising goal is $35,000, slightly lower than last year's goal which fell short by $1,200. Members of local service clubs will take to the streets to sell the Newsie editions to try and meet the goal and provide assistance to families during the holiday season.
This document is a 2015 edition of the Newsie, which is sold annually to raise funds for the Good Fellow Fund to help struggling families in Southwest Michigan. The Good Fellow Fund provides Meijer gift cards to families in need as identified by the Michigan Department of Human Services. This year's fundraising goal is $35,000, slightly lower than last year's goal which fell short by $1,200. Members of local service clubs will take to the streets to sell the Newsie editions to try and meet the goal and provide assistance to families during the holiday season.
This document is a 2015 edition of the Newsie, which is sold annually to raise funds for the Good Fellow Fund to help struggling families in Southwest Michigan. The Good Fellow Fund provides Meijer gift cards to families in need as identified by the Michigan Department of Human Services. This year's fundraising goal is $35,000, slightly lower than last year's goal which fell short by $1,200. Members of local service clubs will take to the streets to sell the Newsie editions to try and meet the goal and provide assistance to families during the holiday season.
This document is a 2015 edition of the Newsie, which is sold annually to raise funds for the Good Fellow Fund to help struggling families in Southwest Michigan. The Good Fellow Fund provides Meijer gift cards to families in need as identified by the Michigan Department of Human Services. This year's fundraising goal is $35,000, slightly lower than last year's goal which fell short by $1,200. Members of local service clubs will take to the streets to sell the Newsie editions to try and meet the goal and provide assistance to families during the holiday season.
Michigan and national unemployment rates are around 5 percent. Factories have rebounded and construction has picked up, and University of Michigan economists are projecting strong growth for 2016. At a glance, it appears these could be the good old days. The Great Recession is tiny in the rearview mirror. But rising tides dont lift all boats. Never have. The hard cases are still out there in abundance, and they seem all the harder in the months of opulence that mark the holiday season. Furthermore, the American safety net for the poor is a shadow of its former self. That is where the annual Good Fellow Fund comes in. Your donation to the Good Fellow Fund in exchange for this special edition of The Herald-Palladium helps deliver a bit of comfort and joy for Southwest Michigans struggling families. The HP covers administrative costs, which means every dollar you donate goes to families in need. The fund covers Meijer gift cards for Berrien County families and single adults identified by the Michigan Department of Human Services as being in need. This years goal, matching last years, is $35,000. Last years drive fell about $1,200 short of the goal a gap area service clubs are determined to overcome with todays sale and ensuing contributions. The record is $37,802, set in 2013. Today is the Good Fellow Funds biggest day, when members of the St. Joseph, St. Joseph Township and Lakeshore Lions Clubs take to the streets to peddle Newsies. In addition, the Exchange Club of Southwest Michigan will be out in full force. For the second year, Students Against Destructive Decisions chapters in Coloma and Watervliet will be on the streets of those communities. The drive continues through December. Make additional donations in care of The Herald-Palladium at P.O. Box 128, St. Joseph, MI 49085.