CMH employees donate to United Hospice, thanks to “Casual for a Cause”
On behalf of the Sanilac County Community Mental Health (CMH) employees, Wil Morris, Executive Director, and Deb Messing, Executive Secretary, at Sanilac County CMH, were pleased to recently present a check in the amount of $420.25 to Misty Wojnarowicz of the Department of Health and Human Services for their Hands Up program. This program helps to make the holiday season a little brighter for foster children and low income families in Sanilac County. In 2015 this program provided gifts for 50 foster children and meals and gifts for 331 families.
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 has an internal committee that helps to identify and select recipients quarterly.
Former donation 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 DHHS Christmas and Backpack Projects, HDC Walk for Warmth, Sanilac County Veterans’ Administration Solder Relief Fund, Sanilac County 4-H, Lexington Project Blessing, Caring Hearts Clinic and Sandusky Lion’s Club Toys for Kids.
