Page 6 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: October 23,1996 Neighbors in the news W o m e n o f A r tis tr y The Plymouth Community Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club are presenting the Great Pumpkin Caper, which will include a costume party and trick or treating. Both events will happen Oct. 30. The costume contest is taking part at the bandshell in Kellogg Park from 5:30-6:30 p.m. To enter pick up a ticket number at the bandshell between the above times. The win ner will be announced at 7 p.m. The downtown merchants will be handing out treats to all the little ghosts and goblins from 5:30-7 p.m. at their respective stores.
The Friends of M iller Woods group is sponsoring a fall walk in Miller Woods Sunday at 2 p.m. The meeting place for the walk is on Powell Road between Beck and Ridge roads. D enise G erisch and K aren Massey, East Middle School secre taries, were awarded the Extra Miler Award by the Plymouth-Canton School Board recently. Frame Works in Plymouth is hosting an art exhibit and sale at a champagne reception for the “Women of Artistry” Nov. 3 from 1-5 p.m.The exhibit features the work of Susan Argiroff, Sharon Lee Dillenbeck, Julie Giordano, Carol Lynn McCreedy, Norma McQueen and Kelly Sauter-Dobson. In addition to the champagne reception, the artists work will remain on exhibit until Nov. 16.
Frame Works is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Make a difference in community Saturday They were nominated for the award by Ellen Tucker, the presi dent of the Community School Council. The Detroit Edison Foundation awarded a $1,000 grant to the Plymouth-Canton Schools to sup port their Safety Town program. The schools were one of only 10 agencies to receive the special grant. BY JANET ARMSTRONG For the past two years Canton residents have been making a difference.. Plymouth is also making a difference. You can too. • Vietnam Veterans clothing drive to benefit homeless veter ans.
• Canton Goodfellows quilt raffle and volunteer sign up. • Plymottth-Canton Schools Close-Up classes food drive to benefit the Salvation Army. • A charity fundraiser to benefit the Canton Community Fund, the Children’s Leukemia Fund and St. Peters Home for Boys. • Canton Beautification Committee yard clean up at First Step. • Canton Newcomers Club will deliver lunch to shut-ins. • Retired Senior Volunteer Program new socks collection to benefit needy families. • Bentley PTO - Bentley Elementary School landscaping and beautification. • Canton Historic District and community volunteers - Cherry Hill School and Sheldon School fall yard clean up.
• Canton Rotary Club - canned food drive at the Canton versus Salem high school football game to benefit First Step. • Scary Story Fest Benefit. • Canton Township Employees - collecting items for First Step. For more information on volunteering at the Canton events call 397-7450. Make a Difference Day is the national day of volunteering that is being celebrated oh a local level Saturday, according to Kathleen Salla, Canton’s volunteer coordinator. « M ary Vertrees, a counselor at Salem High School, was recently nominated for “Favorite Teacher Day” recognition at the Lee Honors College of Western Michigan.
“I made information on the events available to charitable and service organizations,” said Salla. “They are very excited to be a part of this. “It gives you that feeling of making a difference in your com-. munity ” Vertrees was nominated by 1995 Salem graduate K ristin Young, who is currently a student at Western Michigan. According to Salla, the Make a Difference Day projects were chosen by the volunteers taking part in the event. . “We have about 14 projects scheduled,” she said. “They are projects that people came to me with.” Salla said that she expects a couple of hundred people to turn out Saturday, but added its not to late to through your hat into the volunteering ring.
C a rla Howe and P a tric k K rause, both seniors at Canton High School, have been nominated for the 1996 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award. “It’s very hard to tell how many there will be,” she said. “Probably a couple hundred people. “If people still want to help they can call me right up until Friday and volunteer.” The host site for the event is The Good Food Company West, at Ford and Lilley roads. According to Salla the event will run from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., volunteers can stop by to register and enjoy a variety of activities there. Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s said:
“We are proud to rec ognize Carla and Patrick and are honored to associate Wendy’s with these remarkable individuals.” Plymouth also has some activities on tap for Make A Difference Day, which will be held at the American Pie ice cream shop on Ann Arbor Trail across from Kellogg Park. “We’U have free food tasting, entertainment and a mini health fair at that location,” said Salla. Local elected officials and community volunteers will be on hand to collect a can or, cans of food to donate to the Plymouth Salvation Army Food Bank. The projects for Saturday are: