The staff of Sanilac County Community Mental Health and the People First volunteers were very pleased to present a check in the amount of $400 to Jessica Bungart from the Human Development Commission for their Walk for Warmth. Pictured, from left to right, are Karen Green (People First), Jessica Bungart (HDC), Wil Morris, Laura Johnson, Estelle Wood (all Sanilac CMH), Loren Perry (People First) and Matt Johnson (Sanilac CMH).
The Walk for Warmth was held in February and helps residents in Sanilac County who need assistance with their heating costs. The People First volunteers volunteered at and walked in the event.
The money donated by CMH employees is obtained through their “Casual for a Cause” fundraiser. CMH employees are allowed to dress casually every other Friday in exchange for a $3 dollar donation to the “Casual for a Cause” fund, with the understanding that the money would be donated towards initiatives that benefit citizens of Sanilac County. CMH staff create an annual calendar that identifies the recipients of the funds raised.
Former recipients include the Sanilac County Humane Society, Eva’s Place, CPS Project Blessing, , Thumbs’ Up for Kids, United Hospice Service, Building Ties’ Walk to Remember Committee, Deckerville Project Blessing, the Sanilac County Child Advocacy Center, Countryside Free Methodist Church’s Raise the Roof project, the BCups program of Marlette Regional Hospital, The Blessing Garden, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the Salvation Army, ISD Autism Walk, Shop With a Hero, the DHS Christmas Project and The Moving Wall Project.
