Back in 2005, Friendship Circle produced a batch of car magnets with our logo printed on them as a small, free swag for our community. What began as a random creative idea has since become our most widely recognized form of spreading awareness for children with special needs and Friendship Circle. To date we have [...]
As soon as the springtime flowers start lifting their buds above the dirt, you will begin to hear the word “Walk4Friendship” chirped around the halls of The Friendship Circle. Walk4Friendship is our annual 5k walk and fundraiser. This event raises over 1/3 of our annual operating budget. But it really is more than a fundraiser… [...]
I’m tired. I’m tired of obsessing over how I look, how I sound, if I am professional enough, if I am smart enough, if I am thin enough or beautiful in other people’s eyes. I’m tired. I’m tired of watching teenagers find their self-worth by destroying someone else’s. I’m tired of blanket statements and cultures divided. [...]
Daniel Elkus is an 18 year old senior at Frankel Jewish Academy and a recent Friendship Circle volunteer. Recently, he raised not only money but also some very important awareness as producer and writer of this United Cerebral Palsy Documentary. Daniel is an outstanding example of the young people that comprise our next generation of leaders. [...]
The West Bloomfield Township Public Library has been named one of 10 recipients of the 2010 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries. The annual award, made by the Institute of Museum and Library Services since 1994, recognizes institutions (5 libraries and 5 museums) for outstanding social, [...]
And the winner is… In planning this event, I didn’t realize how seriously the companies would take the competition. While watching the freakish weather reports that morning, my heart sunk thinking our event would be frozen over from below-zero wind chills. Still clinging onto a small splinter of hope, we decided not to cancel the [...]
On Thursday, eight companies braved the bitter cold to come support the Friendship Circle by building a snow-creation in Barnum Park, Birmingham. With a heated tent and hot coffee, the teams huddled up and started team building. Now it’s your turn to vote for your favorite creation. Voting in the Friendship Circle Snowman Competition has [...]
Yesterday I came across this anti-bullying article by fellow blogger, “Wacky Dad.” His approach to parenting is refreshing and comical. His articles often reflect back to a time where the world seemed less consumed with “baby on board” bumper stickers, hand sanitizer and Baby Einstein and more focused on self-sufficiency and the good old “two [...]
In early December of 2010, former Congressman Joe Knollenberg was at an event discussing Autism with the, soon-to-be Michigan Lt. Governor- Elect, Brian Calley. After learning that the Lieutenant Governor’s daughter had been diagnosed with Autism, Mr. Knollenberg began telling him about an organization he had become very familiar with during his time in office…The [...]
Do you think someone can be a famous socialite and work at McDonalds? Can a beautiful, rich woman marry a poor, ugly man? Can a person with low-functioning Autism be the most popular kid at school? Well, if you think like most– the answer is no. Beautiful women only marry rich men. People who work [...]
