🌱 How an 8-year-old helped refill a vital Wayne County food pantry
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- How an 8-year-old helped refill a vital Wayne County food pantry
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- Wednesday: Cloudy, cooler; a p.m. shower, with a high of 54 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, temps: high: 63, low: 45.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• ‘I like helping people': 8-year-old Westland boy raises nearly $2K to restock community food pantry (clickondetroit.com) — Wayne-area families facing food insecurity can turn to Elmwood Blessing Box in nearby Westland, where an 8-year-old’s fundraiser just helped restock shelves that serve up to 120 families a day from Wayne County and beyond. The pantry, now in a full building on Joy Road, offers a grocery-store-style, judgment-free experience and welcomes food donations and Amazon wishlist contributions from local residents. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Westland
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Romulus
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- Former University of Michigan scholar from China charged for lying about drone contracts (mlive.com)
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Detroit
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