Mittens for Detroit, Inc. provided a pair of gloves or mittens to every single student in our urban district of about 3000 students, from prek to grade 12. We often had a few extra to keep on hand for those kiddos who needed a second pair. Prior to this distribution, this teacher bought winter gear annually for kids who needed it. Mittens for Detroit supplies an important resource directly to those who need it! Thank you!
I have both contributed to and helped volunteer with this wonderful organization. Everybody works so hard at pulling this together, especially the Director of Mittens for Detroit. Happy to see it being sustained over all these years and helping all the people in need for warmth in Michigan Winters.
Mittens4Detroit 07/27/2022
Thanks for all of your support in all ways, Lynn! And thanks for the review!
During the pandemic, I was looking for ways to help make things better, and I realized I could make warm mittens for those who needed them. I'll be making more.
Mittens4Detroit 07/26/2022
Thank you, Mary! Your mittens are so warm and beautiful!
I got started with Mittens For Detroit, Inc. about ten years ago. I was looking to join an organization that was doing some good things for our surrounding communities. Wendy Shepherd, the executive director asked if I was interested in being a board member. After she explained to me that the organization provides mittens and gloves for those in need, I felt it was a good place to hang my hat. I was the treasurer for the organization for approximately five years. I hope that people read these reviews and feel compelled to either donate money or time to this organization that helps so many of our neighbors.
Mittens4Detroit 07/26/2022
Thanks so much, Keith! You are a wonderful board member and volunteer!
I believe mightily in the mission of Mittens for Detroit. I have seen firsthand and up close the difference that MFD makes in communities and in individual's lives. I have watched the pure joy, the intense gratitude and simple relief in the eyes of little school children, teenagers, senior citizens and veterans when they are handed a brand new warm pair of gloves or mittens as they face another frigid Michigan winter. It may seem small to some people but when they slip on those cozy and warm gloves their faces light up. To see those genuine heartfelt smiles in person, changed me. I wish anyone who is deeply touched by helping people in need, would join the Mittens for Detroit team by increasing the quantity of those smiles and those warmed hands in the Detroit community.
In the clamour of charities after they all have gone through the trying years of the pandemic, it is the small but just as important charities who struggle to receive help so that their missions can continue. I deeply hope that the Metro Detroit community and individuals who are in a position to help donate to this worthy cause continue to do so and I hope that new people are made aware of this small but mighty non-profit that I'm proud to be a part of.
Mittens4Detroit 07/26/2022
Thanks for the kind words, Ken! You are a great volunteer, and you are making a huge difference in the lives of so many!
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I have been a volunteer for 7 years for Mittens for Detroit. There is no more heartwarming feeling than handing a pair of new warm gloves to a school child and gazing on the look of their face. It amazes me how such a small, under the radar non-profit can continue their important work without the generosity of a loyal deep-pocket donors who believes in them. I marvel at the thought of what they could achieve if a wealthy and benevolent hero were to adopt Mittens for Detroit. Keep up your heroic and loving work MFD!
I met Wendy a few years back and her energy was off the charts. She told me about her passion Mittens for Detroit. I was working with homeless families in Detroit Schools and we partnered and provided these items for these children and families. Awesome opportunity to support families in our community. This is an organization that assists/support those in need in one of the seasons in Michigan that can be brutal! Hats off to Mittens for Detroit!!!
Mittens4Detroit 07/26/2022
Thanks for your awesome words, George! We appreciate you!
GREAT mission, GREAT team! the CLOZTALK team is honored to call this org a partner & promote its good work!
CLOZTALK team
>> Jonny Imerman, co-founder
Mittens4Detroit 07/26/2022
Thank you, Jonny!
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