I’ve been asked what the Friendship Circle means to me and my family. When my family joined Friendship Circle in January 2010, our plan was just to visit the building for open play on the days when school was closed. My 8 year old son, who has autism, was too anxious about separation to participate [...]
Friendship Circle’s Walk4Friendship is just around the corner. Walk4Friendship is an annual walk that raises crucial funds and community awareness for individuals with special needs and Friendship Circle. Every year we hold a post walk carnival complete with games, rides, moon-bounces, food and more. The main attraction is a post walk show. This year’s Walk4Friendship will [...]
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… [...]
On September 5th Friendship Circle held its 5th Annual Walk4Friendship. 5,000 walkers came out to show their support for Friendship Circle and individuals with special needs. Check out the recap of an unbelievable event! Where you at Walk4Friendship? Please take this short survey. » Go Now Photos of Walk4Friendship ’10 » Go Now You can [...]
My husband and I moved to Michigan eight years ago from California. We arrived completely alone, knowing no one. After a few weeks, we met a couple named Yisrael & Devorah Pinson and we immediately became friends. One night, Yisrael invited us to go downtown for a fundraising dinner. We had no idea what the dinner was for, but [...]
On Wednesday, August 18th at 6:00pm, an estimated 950 people froze in place at The Somerset Collection in Troy in an effort to bring public awareness to Walk4Friendship 2010. The Friendship Circle was overwhelmed by the amount of Metro Detroiters who arrived at The Somerset Collection to join in our “Flash-Mob.” In addition to some outstanding media coverage, The [...]
A letter sent out to friends and family from a Walk4Friendship Participant Dear friends and family, To say this year has been tough would be an understatement. These unfortunate circumstances have shortened our summer and pressed us for time. Back in the spring, I committed to raise $1,800 for The Friendship Circle in their annual [...]
Flash Mob (noun) (fuh-lash muh-aab) 1. A choreographed stunt where hundreds of participants simultaneously freeze in a public space at a pre-arranged time. On August 18th, one thousand Friendship Circle supporters will perform the largest flash-mob freeze in recorded American history! In the middle of Somerset Mall in Troy, Michigan shoppers will freeze at the [...]
This summer, Friendship Circle is planting roots and going green! Organically Done is a Michigan-based organization dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint by providing organic-agriculture products. This summer, they are partnering with Friendship Circle to build a modular, raised-bed vegetable garden on the Meer Family Friendship Center. Hand in hand with the organic garden is [...]
Our family has been looking to participate in some form of selfless giving for quite some time. Over the last 5 years, we’ve lived in Atlanta, GA, Stamford, CT and now West Bloomfield MI. As a result, we have not been able to settle into a community long enough to find that special place to [...]
