“the most important thing on earth is for all of us to make this sentence true:
compassion is what people do.”
-glennon doyle melton
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image credit: interfaith council for peace and justice, washtenaw congregational sanctuary
Jun27
Category Archives: community
Jun23
spiderman is in the big house.
on the field
pizza
summer weather
blankets
pillows
movie
littles running and playing in the end zone
and a few of our closest friends
sharing a big night in the big house.
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“when we establish human connections within the context of shared
experience we create community wherever we go.”
― gina greenlee
May19
art is community.
‘los trompos,’ (spanish for spinning tops)
a giant spinning top art installation,
visits detroit’s beacon park from mexico city
the eight giant, colorful tops, designed by *héctor esrawe and ignacio cadena, are large enough for multiple people to sit or stand inside them, and visitors are welcome to take a spin. they were designed to facilitate play, celebrate culture, and bring people together to interact and connect. Los Trompos is an interactive piece that comes to life when people engage with it. the tops are based on the construction of the actual toy and reflect the work of mexican artisans, as well as mexican culture, art, and architecture.
community comes together to dance in the park
—
so fun to be here
as all kinds of people stopped by
just to play and connect with each other.
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“simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.”
-karolina ku
Dec11
moonbeams.
it was truly an honor and my pleasure
on a chilly december evening
to gather with hundreds
of friends and strangers
from all parts of the community
reaching out with lights and song
to wish children sweet dreams.
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WHAT IS “MOONBEAMS FOR SWEET DREAMS”?
“Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams,” is a program created by the Beaumont Children’s Pediatric Family Advisory Council at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI.
Every evening at 8 p.m. during the month of December pediatric patients will shine flashlights from the hospital windows and look for people from the community who are standing outside the hospital to flash them back. It only takes a few minutes, but it will mean a lot to these young patients and their families.
“Many children are unable to leave their rooms and can feel isolated in the hospital as the rest of the world continues without them, and have trouble falling asleep” Beaumont Children’s Child Life Supervisor Kathleen Grobbel said. “With the help of the community, we can make sure they go to bed with smiles on their faces.”
If you want to put a smile on the faces of some kids that are spending the holidays hospitalized … it’s time to grab a flashlight and head to Beaumont Children’s Hospital in Royal Oak.
That’s where you can help by being a part of Moonbeams for Sweet Dreams.
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“deep in the meadow, hidden far away
a cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray
forget your woes
and let your troubles lay.”
-suzanne collins
credits: beaumont children’s hospital, wwj radio
Dec2
kindle.
warm and friendly evening spent
at the annual kindlefest winter market
“christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.”
— washington irving
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kerrytown, ann arbor, mi, usa – 2018
Oct14
missing her.
when the kinders learned that their classmate
was injured and recovering at home
they quickly gathered
to make their friend a special card
wishing her well
and
letting her know
in their own way
how much they were missing her.
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“without a sense of caring, there can be no sense of community.”
-anthony j. d’angelo
Oct5
giving.
‘help yourself, but please leave bowl. enjoy!’
another friendly neighbor’s offering
left on the steps to their house
discovered while out walking.
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‘the people who give you their food, give you their heart.’
-cesar chavez
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