With the pall of a Covid Variant casting a shadow on the plans for the 10th annual Weekend Survival Kits Hunger Heroes Race, we were not confident that another virtual race would be enthusiastically embraced by our friends and supporters. Boy, were we wrong! This year’s race was a great […]
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Weekend Survival Kit’s newest Board Member is Eric Trotochaud, when asked about what calls him to serve, two themes bubbled to the top, first his family business has always been in the hospitality sector. His family owned and operated hotels, and Eric attended Michigan State University in the hospitality department. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The Holidays are upon us and for this Volunteer Kit Packing session there is nothing more beautiful than a bunch of volunteers all decked out in their favorite ugly holiday sweaters! This week, in honor of the holiday season, volunteers are welcome to show their holiday spirit by wearing their […]
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Thank you for helping at our Volunteer Kit Packing sessions. Together with you, Lansing School District, MSU Extension, Northwest Initiative and SodexoMagic; we collaborate with nonprofit Weekend Survival Kits to support the weekend food kit program that services the Lansing Schools: Averill, Cavanaugh, Dwight Rich, Gardner, Gier Park, North, Willow […]
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It is time for a volunteer kit packing session on December 18th! Are you ready to prepare weekend food kits for Harms School? To celebrate the holiday season, feel free to wear your Ugliest Holiday Sweater! We are working at increasing the number of volunteers so if you see someone new […]
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The Weekend Survival Kits volunteer kit packing sessions of school year 2019-2020 continue with a session planned for December 12th. Weekend Survival Food Kits will be assembled for school children in participating Howell Schools. This program helps sustain students who may not have enough to eat over the weekends. Get […]
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