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Warren Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins speaks at a press conference June 6 at the
‘WE WILL NOT LEAVE VICTIMS BEHIND’
WARREN POLICE UNVEIL COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE AIMED AT CURBING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
WARREN — The Warren Police Department recently revealed a new initiative aimed at reducing domestic violence in the city, a problem Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins has said is often the cause of violent crimes.
The initiative, called Operation Cycle Break, is aimed at reducing the number of domestic violence calls by enhancing victim safety, streamlining the justice process and ensuring greater offender accountability.
“This is a cutting-edge response, a model that is modeled after successful initiatives across the country but specifically tailored to the city of Warren,” he said at a press conference June 6.
Hawkins said the initiative is built on four key pillars: victim protection and empowerment, swift justice and deterrence through understanding consequences, making resources accessible and creating pathways for change, and holding offenders accountable and preventing further harm.
In the last two years, Hawkins said the department has responded to over 9,000 domestic violence calls.
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BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
EASTPOINTE — Butch Kruk’s wife, Elise, gave him a gift for his 50th birthday that he never expected: a 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 convertible.
“My wife bought it four months in advance. She kept it at my daughter’s house,” the Eastpointe resident said. “They handed me the keys, opened up the garage and there it was. I couldn’t believe it.”
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ABOVE: Classic car owners drive up and down Gratiot Avenue, between Eight Mile and 10 Mile roads, during Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot June 14. LEFT: Dominic Addrow, of Warren, displays his candy apple red 1981 Chevrolet Malibu at the Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot car show June 14 in the Eastpointe High School parking lot.
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Warren Police Department.
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Angie’s Toy Chest gets new location
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
ST. CLAIR SHORES — Angie’s Toy Chest has a new location on Harper Avenue and members are happy with the new development.
Angie D’Aleo Morelli, Angie’s Toy Chest executive director, said the organization has been in the Shores since 2017 and moved to the new location two months ago. They originally started in Fraser in 1993. She said it’s been a wonderful experience in the city so far.
“They’ve welcomed us with open arms,” D’Aleo Morelli said.
“And we’re happy to finally have an office in the Shores,” said Brandon Fromm, Angie’s Toys Chest vice president and managing director.
Previously, D’Aleo Morelli said she’s been running the organization out of her basement. Everything in the office was donated from members in the St. Clair Shores community and surrounding communities.
“We did not buy one thing for this office,” D’Aleo Morelli said. “Amazing. When people heard that we were moving in and that we were a charity, they reached out.”
Both D’Aleo Morelli and Fromm said the Lakeshore Kiwanis donated a lot to them because they recently closed their office in the Pare Elementary School building in the South Lake School District.
A grand opening will be hosted at 12:30 p.m. on July 31 at the new Angie’s Toy Chest location at 24840 Harper Avenue.
Angie’s Toy Chest is a branch of the United States Marines Corps-founded Toys for Tots nonprofit. The organization started in 1947 when Col. Bill Hendricks’ wife wanted to donate a handmade doll to a needy child. After a long search, D’Aleo Morelli said, Hendricks asked his fellow U.S. Marines to help give toys away to needy children. The first year, they donated around 150 toys to children in need and Toys for Tots was born out of the growing need for toys.
D’Aleo Morelli’s first party had 75 people and at the most she had around 1,200. In 2002, D’Aleo Morelli was awarded a civilian medal from the Marines for her work.
The new office space has rooms to create baskets, storage for the donations and more. Though the office still needs a few more things, it is open to the public.
Planting the seeds of ‘Victory’
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
CENTER LINE — It’s a garden party in the Center Line Public Schools district.
District Superintendent Joseph Haynes — a gardener at heart — is in the process of establishing a community garden on school grounds known as the Victory Garden.
The garden will beautify an empty space behind Center Line High School and the Center Line Administration Building on Arsenal Street.
“I keep saying it’s a three-year plan before it really looks nice,” Haynes said.
Representatives from Michigan State University Extension have participated in the project, and the Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic Development provided funding.
On May 30 and June 2, the district’s 400 first and second grade
With guidance from Center Line Public Schools Superintendent Joseph Haynes, a number of students get ready to secure vegetable plants in the Victory Garden. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Angie D’Aleo Morelli, Angie’s Toy Chest executive director, and Brandon Fromm, Angie’s Toys Chest vice president and managing director, stand in front of a Christmas tree at the new location.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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Macomb County students raise funds for brain cancer research
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Students at Huron Academy in Clinton Township had a change of plans on June 11, as they had a meet and greet with a very special guest.
Days away from the end of their school year, students in Krystal Gray’s fourth grade class were visited by Dr. James Snyder of the Henry Ford Health Hermelin Brain Tumor Center. Snyder was one of the doctors who helped treat Gray’s brain cancer and was visiting as a thank you to the students for raising over $1,000 to help fund the center’s cancer research.
“(Meeting the kids was) super inspiring, I love it,” Snyder said. “My mom was a teacher in elementary school and I’m a big believer that elementary school kids are the future. When Krytal told me that her students had done this, I thought, ‘Gosh, I have to get out there and say thank you to those kids.’ And frankly, I’m super motivated from being here.”
Students and the community at Huron Academy had supported Gray and her fight
with brain cancer since it was first diagnosed in 2022, when she had a seizure while driving home from work. As Gray underwent initial treatments and began care with Henry Ford Health, students and parents helped support Gray and her family with cards and letters of encouragement, providing food for a meal train and raising funds through T-
shirt, bracelet and earring sales.
The process to treat Gray’s brain cancer was taxing. Addressing her astrocytoma — a form of brain cancer detected in under 20,000 patients a year — required a mix of approaches. The tumor was first targeted by laser ablation, where doctors use a superheated needle to poke at and disrupt the
brain tumor at four different points. Laser ablation was followed by 30 sessions of radiation therapy, and attempts were made to treat the tumor with oral chemotherapy. Gray’s treatment required her to step away from the classroom due to the stresses of anti-cancer therapy and procedures. This See RESEARCH on page 7A
Students in Krystal Gray’s fourth grade class at Huron Academy pose for a photo with her and Dr. James Snyder, neuro-oncologist with the Henry Ford Health Hermelin Brain Tumor Center, on June 11. Snyder visited to speak with students as a thanks for raising over $1,000 for cancer research.
Photo by Dean Vaglia
Kruk, 71, was among the classic car owners who cruised on over to the 26th annual Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot June 14. The event gave car buffs the chance to relive the heyday of cruising Gratiot Avenue by driving their vintage Fords, Chevys and more along the avenue between Eight Mile and 10 Mile roads. Car fanatics also gathered in the Eastpointe High School parking lot for a car show. That’s where Kruk set up shop with his brothers, Tim and Rick. Tim, 75, brought his 2019 Corvette.
Next to them was their friend Martin Peters with his 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad two-door wagon. He has owned the copper and metallic ivory vehicle for 25 years. It took him and two buddies 41 weeks to restore the Bel Air Nomad. Peters often takes the Chevy to local car events and always shows up to the Woodward Dream Cruise.
“I’ve never missed one,” the 69-year-old St. Clair Shores resident said. “My wife and I just have a good time driving it. We hang out with friends.”
Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot began in 1999 as a way to cruise the avenue once again and bring people into the city. Through merchandise sales and registration fees, the cruise also raises money for local charities. At press time, organizers did not yet have a final count of how much was raised this year.
Michael Finn, of Harrison Township, got into the spirit of the cruise by parking his two-door 1964 Dodge Dart at the car show. He’s had the light blue model for three years.
“I was big into the muscle cars and it gets a lot of looks,” said the 75-year-old Vietnam veteran who tries to make it out to Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot every year. “It’s fun to go to car shows. It’s fun to talk with people.”
The 1953 green Ford Customline parked at the high school belonged to Ron O’Dell, 69, of Warren.
“I traded in a 1946 Plymouth for the Ford,” he said. “The car was all original. Drives good. No power steering.”
Because it’s spacious, the Customline can fit six to seven people. O’Dell has memories of cruising Gratiot with friends back in the 1970s.
“It used to be a lot of fun hot-rodding around,” he said.
Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot also attracted Madison Heights residents Tom Valenti and his sons William, 12, and Weston, 14. Tom displayed his 1968 Ford Thunderbird,
which he has owned for four years and works hard to maintain.
“We’re car people,” Tom, 52, said as the trio walked around checking out the different makes and models. “We’ve been here a couple of times. We enjoy this.”
“I think I like that one so far,” William said of the 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge he spotted.
Dominic Addrow went “old school” with his 1981 Chevrolet Malibu. He installed shocks, 24-inch rims on the tires and a sound system in the trunk. He purchased the candy apple red Malibu three years ago. The Warren resident has other vehicles, too, but lately the Malibu is his favorite to drive.
“It’s a nice ride,” Addrow said, adding that the car has won various trophies. “It feels good, like you’re in a truck or something.”
Warren resident Henry Ruiz has been a part of the classic car community for years. He once owned a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner that made its way to Autorama. However, he traded that in for a 1941 Willys Americar Coupe produced by WillysOverland Motors, which he brought to Eastpointe Cruisin’ Gratiot.
“The color is ice-blue pearl. This is a fiberglass reproduction. They were built in Toledo, Ohio,” Ruiz said. “It’s a coupe. It’s got two tight little seats. These ’30s and ’40s cars, the cockpits are really small. People were smaller back then.”
The 1941 Willys Americar Coupe has suicide doors, and Ruiz said the car was a “very popular” drag racing car in the 1960s.
“They were called gassers,” he said. “They’re small and lightweight. Every kid built a model kit of this car. They were extremely popular.”
Cruise organizers made two major changes this year. The designated cruise lane and the VIP parade featuring local dignitaries — a tradition in past years — were eliminated to cut down on costs associated with the Eastpointe Police Department and the Department of Public Works. Also, it was free to cruise and display vehicles at the car shows. Owners interested in having their cars judged paid a registration fee.
One thing many people commented on was the nice weather for the event. Disc jockey Jim Randlett played music throughout the day, including “Come See About Me” by the Supremes, “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” by the Temptations, “Rockin’ Robin” by the Jackson 5, “Slow Ride” by Foghat, and several hits from the Beach Boys.
State Supreme Court rules in favor of county commission, against Hackel
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
LANSING — On June 16, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled against Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel in two cases about the powers of the county executive under the Macomb County charter.
First, the court ruled in favor of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners, requiring Hackel to grant the commission’s director of legislative affairs real-time, read-only access to the county’s financial management software for budgeting purposes. Access was first requested in 2017 and written into the general appropriations ordinance for fiscal year 2018, though Hackel never granted this access.
The court found Hackel must grant the access based on “the plain language” of the fiscal year 2018 budget and remanded the case back to the circuit court.
“We thank the Supreme Court for its thorough opinion and respect its decision,” Board Chair Joe Sabatini said in a press release. “The Supreme Court recognized the Board’s valid ordinance requirement that the Board be provided accurate and timely financial information. With that information, the Board looks forward to working together with the County Executive for the common goal of accountable and efficient government for the citizens of Macomb County.”
The court ruled in favor of Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido regarding his desire to have external counsel. The Macomb County Board of Commissioners appropriated $42,500 to the Prosecutor’s Office in the fiscal year 2024 budget for “contract services,” which Hackel vetoed on Dec. 8, 2023, and the board overrode on Dec. 14, 2023. After attempting to contract with five law firms in January 2024, Lucido began proceedings against Hackel. The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Lucido, and Welch wrote the order concurring with the appellate court on the grounds that the county charter “does not impose any limits on the purpose for which independent legal counsel can be retained using public funds.”
“The Court has again sent Mr. Hackel a clear message that he cannot rule like a king, and his abuse of power must end,” Lucido said in a press release. “These are historic decisions that protect Macomb County taxpayers and the integrity of justice in our county.”
Andrew McKinnon, deputy Macomb County executive, said the rulings were a matter of seeking clarification about the executive’s limits in the county charter.
“(The court cases were) an avenue to clarify what the charter means and to give us clear direction on how we move forward with the charter and with our responsibilities and what the board’s responsibilities are,” McKinnon said.
Initiative
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Operation Cycle Break is a collaboration between the Warren Police Department, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Turning Point Macomb and Wayne State University.
Through the initiative, Warren police now require follow-up by phone and in person with victims and offenders. They are also now required to complete a multi-question lethality assessment, a tool aimed at helping officers identify highrisk situations and prioritizing their response.
After an offender has been arrested, they will also receive a letter informing them that the department will be monitoring their behavior post-custody, according to a statement from the Police Department. Offenders will also be encouraged to seek any kind of mental help that may be useful.
Additionally, Hawkins said there will be a more streamlined court system.
Chief Judge John Chmura said within 48 hours of a defendant being arraigned they must report to the probation department, where they will be referred to a number of different counselling services. A condition of bail will be that the defendant must sign up for one of them, he said.
“They’re not going to have any choice, and I’m hoping that’s going to make quite a difference in breaking the cycle of violence,” Chmura said.
Chmura said his court will begin dedicating one day a week to hearing domestic violence cases, which he said will expedite the legal process.
“We’re hoping within 14 days, maybe less, that your case will be before the judge if you’re charged with domestic violence,” he said. “We can’t let this thing sit here. Quite honestly, a lot of bad things could happen between the arraignment date and the pretrial date.”
Within 10 days of the initial incident, Warren detectives will also be following up with victims to ensure they are safe and that offenders are complying with any no-contact orders.
In the four weeks since the program was started, Hawkins said data indicates that it is already making a difference.
“Since we launched the program, we’ve seen 88% of warrant requests for domestic incidents have been authorized for prosecution,” he said. “That’s an increase of 33% over the same time period last year.”
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said the partnership and Operation Cycle Break exemplify a “bold, unified action.” He said he hopes other cities across the county will implement their own initiatives.
“(Operation Cycle Break) confronts domestic violence head-on and will not tolerate abuse,” Lucido said. “We will not leave victims behind.”
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was one of the hardest parts of the whole process for Gray, a 20-year teacher at Huron Academy who had a calling for education ever since she was a child instructing her first class of stuffed animals.
“It was very hard,” Gray said of her teaching hiatus. “It was very hard for me not to be here. I would call and check on everybody and vice versa, but it was a very hard time for me.”
Gray made a return to the classroom for the 2023-24 school year as an aide. This served as a test run to see if she was in the condition to take on the full duties of teaching again. When the year ended, she jumped at the opportunity to helm a class for the 2024-25 school year.
“They offered it to me again, but I said, ‘No, I need to be the teacher. I need to have my classroom back,’” Gray said. “I wanted to get back full time into the classroom because that’s what I’m meant to do. I’m meant to be with the kids. I’m meant to teach. I’m meant to bond with the kids. It’s just who I am.”
In her first year back as a teacher, Gray was open with her students about what she
experienced and about some of the risks and precautions that were present given her brain cancer. As Snyder’s discussion with the students turned toward the subject of seizures, students ran through the various tasks of what to do and who to call if Gray ever had one while teaching.
In early May, Gray worked with school leadership to arrange a spirit week. For as little as $1, students at Huron Academy could get out of their uniforms and wear clothes according to the day’s theme. Donations came in from around Huron Academy’s campuses, and the decision was made by the students to award the $1,316.78 to the Hermelin Brain Tumor Center to support the discovery of a brain cancer cure.
As of now, Gray’s tumor has stabilized. She undergoes MRI scans every four months and speaks with Snyder about any developments with the astrocytoma. Snyder says patients with this kind of tumor can live for a long time, and Gray is using her time to help raise awareness of brain cancer and help push for research into brain cancers. She plans to take part in the Head for the Cure 5K on Sunday, Sept. 14 as part of the team “KK’s Cancer Warriors :)” and encourages people to seek diagnosis if they suspect having a brain tumor.
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ABOVE: In 1973, Grosse Pointe City resident Rufus McGaugh was living in Warren with his parents when he and two friends, Allen Thomas and Dave King, traveled to Alaska in his 1972 AMC Gremlin.
RIGHT: Retired Grosse Pointe Public School System teacher Rufus McGaugh chronicled his travels in two books, “Drowning in All Seven Continents” and “Travels, Treasures and Tales of a Nomad.”
Photo by Maria Allard
ALASKAN ADVENTURE
Three friends drove an AMC Gremlin to the Last Frontier in 1973
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — The year was 1972 and Rufus McGaugh was living in Warren after serving two years in the military, including several months in Vietnam.
The U.S. Marine Corps veteran was soon off on another adventure with two friends he knew from St. Leonard’s Catholic Grade School in Warren. The trio piled into a Pontiac Firebird on a quest to visit Alaska. But they only made it to Montana before they headed back home.
A year later, in 1973, McGaugh made the Alaskan excursion again, this time in his two-door 1972 AMC Gremlin with one of his St. Leonard’s buddies, Allen Thomas, and a friend from Wayne State University, Dave King. They ventured through several states, including South Dakota and North Dakota, before hitting the Alaska Highway in northwestern Canada.
“Back then zero of it was paved and it was considered to be the worst road in North America. It was a military road to begin with back in World War II,” McGaugh said. “You cut through the Northwest Territories and (the) Yukon (Terri-
tory) and get into Alaska. To cut across Canada, that was the only way to go. When you’re young, it’s an adventure.”
The brown Gremlin had a stick shift and four bald tires. As a precaution, McGaugh bought two extra spare tires for the trip.
“But they were bald tires also because that’s all I could afford,” the Grosse Pointe City resident laughed.
It took the guys at least two weeks to get to Alaska finding their way with maps. Along the way, they took in the views of any national forests they came across. Back then, it was recommended to drive 25 mph on the Alaska Highway due to the unpaved gravel and what McGaugh described as “pothole after pothole.”
“I understand since it has been paved,” the 1967 East Detroit High School graduate said. “We had to do our own navigating. We ended up with four, five, six flat (tires). Every time it happened, the station attendants said, ‘We can’t plug this. We’ll do our best.’ By golly, they got us through.”
The adventure-seekers traveled lightly with a small tent and Coleman stove. They took minimum clothing and “raided our moms’ pantries with everything we
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could — cereal, peanut butter, anything that was canned.” Each night, they pulled off the side of the road to set up camp and relax with a meal.
“We’d set up the tent, get the Coleman stove out, see what was left of our dwindling supply,” McGaugh said. “We ate some strange meals — things you normally eat for dinner for breakfast and vice versa.”
They generally drove 16 hours a day. When en route, they rarely saw other drivers on the road.
“You’re so spread out, there were very few vehicles and most of those were big semis carrying fuel from the lower 48 (state) to Alaska, or supplies,” McGaugh said.
The town of Fairbanks was the first hint of civilization once they reached Alaska. They also visited Anchorage and couldn’t take their eyes off Mount McKinley peaking from the distance. There was time for two days of canoeing in a moose refuge and the chance to see elk, bald eagles and more out in the wild. Alaska reminded McGaugh of “Michigan on steroids.”
“A big overgrown Michigan with mountains,” McGaugh said. “There were a lot of similarities between it and my own state. It was summer and warm. Beautiful. Lots of forests like Michigan. I liked it very much. I certainly liked what they had to offer in the outdoors.”
McGaugh’s buddy, Thomas, however, didn’t stay in the Last Frontier state very long. As soon as he could make travel arrangements, he flew back home.
Alaska was the 49th state McGaugh visited. The last state to see was Kansas, so after leaving Alaska, he made sure to drive to Kansas with King. When they came upon the “Welcome to Kansas” sign, McGaugh signified the moment by writing “No. 50” in mustard on a piece of cardboard and King got a snapshot.
With a cracked windshield and blown engine, the Gremlin barely made it home to Warren.
“That car was just beat to hell,” McGaugh said. “I was living with my parents at the time and it died in my parents’ driveway.”
Despite the shape of the car, “It’s got a lot of fond memories,” McGaugh said.
A few months later, a cousin helped the traveler install a new motor. Traveling to all 50 U.S. states was just the tip of the iceberg for McGaugh. The world traveler said he has visited all the countries and territories in the world.
McGaugh shared his travel experiences when he taught social studies at Brownell Middle School in the Grosse Pointe Public School System. The now-retired educator also taught at the district’s Pierce Middle School. He still travels sometimes alone and sometimes with his wife, Monica, and sons, Eric and Jason.
The accomplished author also chronicled his travels in two books, “Drowning in All Seven Continents” and “Travels, Treasures and Tales of a Nomad,” which are available on amazon.com. He has written other books as well.
“My whole life of travel has been out there to see what there is to see,” McGaugh said. “The big, the important, the beautiful, the spectacular.”
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After seeing Alaska for the first time in 1973, Rufus McGaugh drove to Kansas to make it official that he had visited all 50 U.S. states.
Garden
students from Crothers, Peck and Roose elementary schools visited the garden to learn more about it and to plant vegetable plants.
The activity tied into their science curriculum. The garden is designed to engage the students in hands-on learning, sustainability, water conservation, food sourcing, nutrition, responsibility and teamwork.
During their field trip to the Victory Garden, the students visited three areas. One stop was inside the administration building where Liz Duran, an MSU Extension youth program coordinator for the Children and Youth Institute, set up a project and talked to the students about the importance of pollination.
“We would not have fruits, vegetables or flowers without pollination,” Duran said.
Duran and the students also talked about the different pollinators that include birds, bees, butterflies, wind and moths.
“Today, we are going to focus on butterflies as a pollinator,” said Duran, adding there are 151 different kinds of butterflies. She has her own butterfly garden in which she tracks butterflies that visit.
During the activity, the students used party favors to blow cornmeal to simulate what happens during pollination.
“This is what butterflies suck nectar and sap up with,” Duran said. Duran also pointed out the role bats play in pollination.
“Bats have a bad reputation, but they are very useful to our environment,” she told the students. “They eat thousands and thousands of mosquitoes you don’t want in your backyard.”
The students also spent time at “The
Great Taste Adventure” where Archis Suneetee Vinay, an MSU Extension community nutrition instructor, discussed the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. With help from the school district’s elementary instructional coach Nicole Pelczarski, the students tried various fruits and vegetables, including apples, cherries, green beans, blackberries, squash, zucchini, peaches, cucumbers and more. With a paper handout, they marked the foods they tried, which ones they liked and which they didn’t. Blackberries, raspberries, zucchini and squash seemed to be the favorite foods among the students.
With different gardening tools, the students helped Haynes plant different vegetables outside, which was their third stop on the visit.
“I think we are going to end up planting 120 different plants,” Haynes said.
On their way to the garden beds, the students walked over the garden’s Thankful Bridge.
“Tradition has it that you have to think of something you are thankful for as you walk over it,” Haynes said.
Haynes also showed the students the area in which a rain garden will grow.
“This is our rain garden. It fills with water and that’s why we have a bridge. All the rain that is collected on our roof goes down those pipes and comes out into here and this floods,” Haynes said. “You see these plants, these plants love mud and water, and they drink it up.”
The Victory Garden also will produce sunflowers, and an orchard with 20 pear, peach, apple and cherry trees, and more. Haynes would like to eventually get a 4-H group going with volunteers helping out.
D’Aleo Morelli said she believes every child should wake up on Christmas to a bike. Both her and Fromm said they would like to line the whole office with bicycles to give away to needy children.
Fromm said there will be a toy drop at the office location and the hours will be posted on the door soon.
“Almost every day somebody’s here and in the last quarter of the year we’ll be here every day,” Fromm said.
Their main event each year is the Christmas Gala, and it is hosted on Dec. 4 this year. The celebration will be big because the United States Marine Corps is
celebrating its 250th birthday on Nov. 10. Earlier this year, the United States Navy and the United States Army also celebrated 250 years. In two years, the Toys for Tots organization will celebrate its 80th birthday.
D’Aleo Morelli said that their liaison is looking for the youngest and oldest Marine in Macomb County to honor them.
“We will have a birthday cake celebration where the Marines will cut the cake with their swords,” D’Aleo Morelli said.
“This is in front of everybody. This is the opening,” Fromm said.
Each year at the gala, they try to honor a Marine who has passed away.
They will also be raffling off a Kia at the gala. For more information, go to AngiesToyChest.org or email info@angiestoychest. org.
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