Portland Community Fund News

Coat and Boot Drive

The Annual Coat Drive will begin Friday, October 6th and run to Friday October 20th. The “stuff the bus” campaign will be located at Bill’s Party Store at 1153 E. Grand River, Portland. We will collect clean, usable warm weather coats of all sizes along with snow pants, hats, mittens, gloves and boots. There is always a greater need for children’s coats and snow pants. We will also take nonperishable food items. This is the only location to drop off your items. Please no general clothing or garage sale items!

The Coat Giveaway will be Saturday, October 21st from 10am to 1pm at St. Andrews Lutheran Church located at 8867 Kent Street, just south of I-96. Coats and outerwear are available to anyone needing them.

Another option to get a coat is to visit the Portland Community Clothes Closet located at the Methodist Church, 310 Bridge Street. They are open Mondays 9 am to noon and Thursday 4 pm to 6 pm.

The Annual Coat Drive from The Portland Community Fund is grateful for the support of Portland Public Schools, Ted Goodman of Goodman Dairy Farm, Joel VanSlambrouck/ Scott Teachout of G&B Pool Supply and Bill’s Party Store.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors!

Christmas Giving Program

Applications will be available in October. Any family residing in the Portland School District that may need assistance or know of someone in need should fill out an application. Applications are at City Hall, Tom’s Pharmacy, Portland Public Schools, Churches, Portland Area Service Group, Portland Food Bank, Portland Apartments and the Portland District Library or can be found on our website at portlandcommunityfund.org

Fundraising

All donations directly impact residents of the Portland School District. If you would like to make a donation, please send a check to the Portland Community Fund Association, PO Box 524, Portland 48875. Visit our website at portlandcommunity fund.org for more information or consider making a one-time donation or committing to a monthly gift via PayPal or as a payroll deduction. You can also visit us on Facebook and Twitter.