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UCS students mark the season with nearly 200 charity drives
Utica Community Schools are continuing a long tradition of giving back this season.
Nearly 200 drives have been scheduled throughout the district:
Beacon Tree Elementary
- Shelby Lions Food Drive
- Shelby Lions Hat and Mitten Tree
- The Rainbow Connection
Beck Elementary
- Macomb Foster Care Kids Giving and Mitten Tree
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Kiwanis Food Drive
Browning Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Hat and Mitten Tree
- St Vincent de Paul donation of gentle used clothes
- Adopt a Family
Burr Elementary
- Leukemia Foundation
- Community Christian Church Food Bank Food Drive
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Turning Point Hat and Mitten Tree
- Giving Tree
Collins Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Adopt a Family
- March of Dimes – Relay for Life
Crissman Elementary
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Shelby Lions Food Drive
- Assisting Local Families in Need
- Adopt a Family
- Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation
DeKeyser Elementary
- Adopt a Family
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Manna Community Meal
Dresden Elementary
- Ronald McDonald House
- Hat and Mitten Drive
- Support for Disabled Veterans
- Adopt a Family
- World Wildlife Adopt an Animal
- Canned Food Drive
Duncan Elementary
- Giving Tree
- Operation Christmas Child
- Canned Food Drive for Shelby Lions Club
- Coat drive for Children of Detroit
Ebeling Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Macomb Optimist Club Hat and Mitten Drive
- Adopt A Family
Flickinger Elementary
- Utica Lions Food Drive
- Utica Lions Hat and Mitten Drive
- Toys for Salvation Army
- Operation Gratitude
- Caps for Kids
Graebner Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Giving Tree
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Harvey Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Giving Tree
Havel Elementary
- Adopt a Family
- Canned Food Drive
- Make a Wish Michigan
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Messmore Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Adopt A Family
Monfort Elementary
- Operation Gratitude
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Macomb Food Warehouse
- Jeans for Troops
- Friends of Foster Kids
- Adopt a Family
Morgan Elementary
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Helping Hand Food Drive
- Hat and Mitten Tree
- Red Cross Blood Drive
Oakbrook Elementary
- Sterling Heights Holiday Assistance
- Oakbrook Family Tree Coat and Boot store
- Rotary Club Holiday Meals
- St. John and Mott Pediatric Oncology book collection
- Holy Redeemer Center for Veterans hat and mitten drive
- Thanksgiving Dinner for Dogs
- Kiwanis Canned Food Drive
- Oakbrook Holiday Drive for Family Support
Plumbrook Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Plumbrook Mitten and Hat Tree
- Gratitude Campaign (Make-A-Wish Foundation)
- Letters to Santa (Make-A-Wish Foundation)
- Scholastic Coin War for Books
- U.S. Marines Toys for Tots
Roberts Elementary
- Shelby-Utica Lions Food Drive
- Candy collection for troops
- Valentines for Seniors
- Capuchin Soup Kitchen Ice Bowl Food Drive
Schuchard Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Disabled American Veterans
- Adopt a Family
Schwarzkoff Elementary
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Hat and Mitten Tree
- Giving Tree
Switzer Elementary
- Serve Local- Food Drive
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- House of Hope
- Adopt a Family
West Utica Elementary
- Salvation Army
- Shelby - Utica Lions Food Drive
- Mr. Clean Project
- Kiwanis Purse Collection for Turning Point
- Toy Collection for Rainbow Connection
- Bingo with Seniors at Shelby Villas
Wiley Elementary
- Coat Drive
- Hat and Glove Drive
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Utica Lions Food Drive
- Thanksgiving dinners for needy families
- Wiley Families Christmas
- Adopt a Family
Bemis Junior High
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Children’s Hospital Patient Blankets
- Bemis AVID program is “adopting” STFD Station House Number 2 to support our first responders.
- Lioness Club donations for homeless
Davis Junior High
- Staff Giving Tree for Local Families
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Turning Point Gift Tree
- Socktober--sponsored by AVID--items donated to MCREST
- Hamlin Holiday Adopt a Family
- Student Council Food Drive
- Macy’s Believe Campaign – Make A Wish
- Hat Day Donation Day – Humane Society
Eppler Junior High
- U.S. Marines Corps Toys for Tots
- Shelby Township Lions Club – Township Food Basket Program Non-Perishable/Canned Food Drive
- Bright Side Dental Candy for Soldiers
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Friends Helping Families
Heritage Junior High and UAIS
- U.S. Marines Corps Toys for Tots
- Kiwanis Food Drive
Jeannette Junior High
- Kiwanis Food Drive
- Adopt a Family
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Malow Junior High
- Hamlin Adopt a Family
- Extended Hands
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Michigan Animal Crew
- ASPCA
- Relay for Life
- Costa Rica – Soles for Souls – Shoe Drive
Shelby Junior High
- Lion’s Club Canned Food Drive
- Michigan Humane Society
- Adopt a Family
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Eisenhower High School
- Soup Kitchen through Trinity Lutheran Church (Project Outreach)
- Volunteering at Motown Soup (H4H)
- Gleaners Virtual Food Drive (Key Club)
- Making Hats for Children at Seminole Academy (Key Club)
- American Red Cross Blood Drive (Key Club)
- Fleece Blankets (Key Club)
- Holiday Collection for Local Hispanic Families in Need (Spanish Honor Society and Spanish Club)
- UNICEF (Key Club and Project Outreach)
- Adopt a Family (Key Club, German Club, Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society (NHS), Health Occupation Student Association (HOSA), National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), Hope 4 Homeless (H4H), Future Educators, Mail Office Staff, and Student Council)
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots (Student Council)
- Thanksgiving Dinners (Student Council)
- Shelby Township Police Department's Shop with a Cop
- Salvation Army Bell Ringing for Red Kettle Season at two locations
Henry Ford II High School
- Adopting two families (Spanish Honor Society and Spanish Club)
- Toys for Tots (Student Council)
- UNICEF Donation (Key Club)
- Lions Club Food Baskets (Key Club)
- Fleece Blankets (for Fleece and Thank You) (Key Club)
Stevenson High School
- Choir providing music for the Sterling Heights tree lighting, the Lions Club of Sterling Heights, and at two retirement homes
- Fundraiser for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (HOSA)
- Collecting Crayons for the Crayon Initiative for children hospitals (HOSA)
- Food Drive (Key Club)
- Adopt a Family (Student Council)
- Serving Dinner to the Homeless with McRest (Student Council)
Utica Alternative Learning Center
- Canned Food Drive for Gleaners Food Bank
Utica High School
- Canned Food Drive (Key Club)
- Villas of Shelby Senior Christmas Party (Key Club)
- Kiwanis Food Drive (Key Club)
- Adopt a Family (NHS, Mr. Vigus’ 1st hour class, office staff)
- U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots (NHS, National Hispanic Honor Society)
- Macomb Charitable Foundation (AVID)
- Macomb County Children’s Giving Tree (SSP)
- Macomb Area Food Bank (NHHS)
- Shelby Lions Meals (UHS Baseball)
- Assisted Living Supplies (HOSA)
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Charity Week - Macomb Humane Society