The #BeLikeJacob fund that was established in 2019 has already accomplished so much.
Here are a few examples:
- Six Hazel Park High School seniors received scholarships.
- St Joseph’s Hospital, Pontiac received homemade blankets for the children’s floor and books to add to their library.
- Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit received homemade blankets for the children’s floor and books to add to their library.
- Hazel Park Church of the Nazarene received a donation to help sponsor a child at summer camp.
- Boy Scout Troop 1322 received a donation to help send multiple scouts to summer camp..
- Recipient, (private) who lost all of his items to a house fire with no insurance.
- Webb elementary Kindergarten class received all the items requested to help build a curriculum to identify feelings and sensory support.
- Webb elementary received school supplies to help children.
- City Edge Church received donation to help with their first free laundry day in Hazel Park
- Recipient (8) (private) received gift cards for meals to help through an unexpected illness.
- Recipient (private) helped pay bills through cancer treatment.
- Hazel Park Families (5) school supplies to help with transition to remote learning.
- OLHSA Head Start received donations of 100 books for families.
- Henry Ford Cancer Center received 50 chemotherapy care packages.
- $500.00 in gift cards were given to multiple families in need of a little extra help.
- College books bought for a single mom to help her get back in school.
- Board games were bought for 2 preschool classes, so each child had a game in their home.
- Clothes bought for local family dealing with loss of job.
And so much more….
