Mobilizes communities to provide food on the weekends to children
A little more than a year ago, Tamah and Matt Gustafson experienced the tragic loss of their son Arek. A loss that no parent would be prepared to endure. “Arek was our first child together, said Matt. He was the third of our four children. His brothers Ethan 19, Owen […]
Meet Mark Kinnamon, he is a new volunteer to Weekend Survival Kits, yet in a few short months Mark has become a valuable volunteer. When Mark retired from a 39-year career in various leadership roles in project management for the IT sector, he was planning on looking for meaningful volunteer […]
Giving Tuesday is a great time to include your favorite local charity in your year-end giving plans. Weekend Survival Kits is a program in mid-Michigan that provides weekend food supports for children who qualify for free or reduced lunch during the school week. Teachers report that there are high incidences […]
The kids are back in school and basking in the joy of connecting in real-life and real-time with their classmates and teachers. We couldn’t be happier for them! Like you all, we remain hopeful that COVID cases remain down and we can continue with in-person schooling and events. Simply said, […]
The stimulus is an effective way to jump start the economy, and for many Americans it is more than that…it is a Godsend. If you are among those who have managed to navigate the pandemic relatively unscathed as you contemplate the minor windfall that represents the next check…here is a […]
A year ago, who would have thought that we would still be coping with the impact of a despicable and pernicious virus that has stolen loved ones, closeted families at home, closed or severely hampered businesses, created distance learning curriculums for school children and challenged many to rely on technology […]
A Message from Jeff and Heather Gorsline: Please join us as we welcome Kyla Parkllan to our team as the new Director of Mid-Michigan Operations at Weekend Survival Kits. Heather and I are excited to have Kyla join the WSK team in a leadership role and hope you will warmly […]
These past eight years, for Heather and me, doing the daily work of Weekend Survival Kits has clearly been a labor of love. In the early days we were fueled by our passion to feed hungry kids and little has changed over the years, except that the scope of our […]
For the past 8 years Weekend Survival Kits has hosted a run to raise program awareness and funding to purchase food for hungry kids. Our mission: to eliminate hunger as an obstacle to learning. You may be receiving this because in the past you have participated in our Hunger Heroes […]
Many questions are swirling about before we see you in September. The questions about what will happen in September for Weekend Survival Kits are currently being addressed. The pandemic has had a huge impact on the schools and the children/families we serve in those 80 schools on our service list. […]
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