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“Out with the Old”

continuation from January

Welcome back to the continuation
of Spotlight Series with Sarah - Out
with the Old edition. Last month you
may have noticed that half of my col-
umn wasn’t published, so here is a
quick recap and the ending that was
missing.
Towards the end of last year, I
began to gather items I no longer
need/use. I ended up with five trash
bags of clothing, one trash bag of banks, coat drives, back-to-school
shoes, one Kroger bag of books, a drive with Hill Crest Bible Church,
box of miscellaneous items, includ- Adopt an Angel with Wayne-Westland
ing: purses, bags, a backpack, bath Goodfellows, Trunk-or-Treat, Stuff
bombs, a jar, school supplies, and the Bronco, Stuff the Bus, and much
organizer trays, and lastly, a zip lock more.
bag of old prescription glasses and a If you’d like to get involved or sup-
zip lock bag of old cellphones that I port the UAW Local 900, they collect
wanted to donate. Cell Phones for Soldiers with the
In January, I dropped off dona- Wayne Police Department or you can
tions at STEP Thrift Store and Dona- drop off gently used clothing that
tion Center, Lighthouse Home they share with Veteran’s Haven or
Mission, and St. Mary Community Lighthouse Church.
Outreach Center. UAW Local 900 is located at
For more information about St. 38200 Michigan Ave in Wayne and is
Mary Parish, call (734)721-8745 open 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday.
(press 2) or visit their website at For more information about UAW
stmarywayne.org. You can find them Local 900 or upcoming events, you
on Facebook by searching “St. Mary can find them on Facebook by
Catholic Church Wayne, MI” searching “UAW Local 900” or call
(734)721-2530.
My fourth and final donation stop UAW Local 900 no longer collects
on Monday, January 5th, also during eyeglasses for Lions Club, so I still
my lunch break was UAW Local 900. have three pairs of old prescription
I donated six of my old cellphones. glasses that I’d like to donate.
The doors to the UAW are locked. If you know of any other donation
I pressed the intercom button, in- drop-off locations in Wayne, espe-
formed them I wanted to drop off a cially for glasses, please reach out to
donation, and was buzzed in. I left the Wayne Dispatch at (734)641-
my old cellphones in the Cell Phones 6550 so I can shine a spotlight on
for Soldiers box in the lobby. them as well.
UAW Local 900 has hosted and Be sure to donate or get involved
participated in events such as: Red and be on the lookout for the next
Cross blood drives, food drives, food Spotlight Series with Sarah!

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