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Refugee Family Services
Visit their site for full details Volunteers are essential to the success of RFS programs. From helping refugee youth with their homework to conducting English classes in refugee homes, volunteers make a difference in the lives of our new friends and neighbors every day.
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Clarkston Community Center
Visit their website for full details: There are a number of ways you can participate, from activities to donating time and financial resources. Please join us! Participate: Check out our list of art, education, recreation and community building offerings. Take a class or enroll in a CCC program. Your participation enables the Center to sustain and expand…
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Community Development Center unites community with family-friendly monthly movie night
The lights were dim, a projection screen was hung from the high ceiling, and guests were purchasing popcorn and settling into their seats. As the beginning of the movie “Madagascar 3” approached, Miss Wanda B noticed more and more people filling the rows of seats arranged center of the room. The gymnasium at the K.D.…
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Clarkston Youth Share Their Voice through Global Dialogues
Global Dialogues seeks Clarkston area youths’ creative stories for prizes and a chance to be made into films An international storytelling contest called Global Dialogues is looking for young people in Clarkston to submit stories, poems, songs, videos, theatre pieces, comic strips and other forms of creative expression, and is offering cash prizes to the…
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Fence Attracts Community Action
The fence which lies on the border of Clarkston Public Library and Clarkston Community Center property had fallen into disrepair. It had collapsed and was easily scaled by vandals, who broke into the field, found the community gardens there, tore out a young crop of carrots and left them uneaten on the ground. Susan Rawlins,…
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Brockett’s Pub supports Community Center and customers bond in friendly kickball tournament
Christina Gagne never imagined the effect that hosting a friendly outdoor kickball tournament could have. She said the simple act of playing together resulted in her customers bonding with each other and strengthening their sense of community. “Can you believe that a game of kickball can turn people sitting on opposite sides of the room…
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MLK Jr. Day of Service brings together more than 600 in service throughout Clarkston
Service work, civil rights, collaboration and community were the words of the day at the MLK Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 21st. Throughout Clarkston, more than 600 people from more than 20 organizations and faith groups converged to participate in service activities and improve conditions throughout the community. Of the 611 total people…
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People of faith unite to form Clarkston Interfaith Group with focus on human rights
Clarkston is home to a group devoted to the cause of bringing people of different faiths together. This group, committed to creating an open, nurturing environment in Clarkston, works to help diverse religious backgrounds feel free to interact and learn from each other. The group is called the Clarkston Interfaith Group. After first forming with…
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Business accelerator connects entrepreneurs with Clarkston area leaders and resources
See Update Article and the Winners! The East Room at the Clarkston Community Center was crowded with Clarkston community leaders seated at eleven tables, each with yellow cards displaying their names and the organization they represented. Their excitement and eagerness to help was palpable. A group of local entrepreneurs gathered together at two tables of…
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Groups and locals collaborate on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in Clarkston
Come out to Clarkston and participate in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service this Monday, January 21st! The Clarkston Development Foundation joins the Clarkston Community Center and local groups and community members as they work together to undertake a day of service work following the spirit and example of the renowned pastor and…