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Michigan Life Wine, Free Gas and Shawarma: 5 Amazing Ways Michiganders Are Lifting Each Other Up

Grandmas are sharing a love of wine during quarantine and a local gas station is filling the tanks of essential workers. Check out some of our favorite random acts of kindness from around the state.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain May 11, 2020 12:51 pm EDT
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Family WATCH: Michigan Man Tips Essential Worker $900, Says World ‘Needs Some Love’

Kevin VanAmburg says the world is missing out on love as we shelter in place. So he decided to start spreading more around right here at home.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain April 24, 2020 3:48 pm EDT

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Post Courtesy of Bees in the D Environment ‘A Voice for the Bees’: One Michigander’s Quest to Bring Bees Back
Nedal Al Hayek plays with his son, Taym, and daughter, Layal, outside their new home on July 28, 2015 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The family, including Nedals wife, Raeda, fled Syria after he was beaten and tortured by forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad. Nedal says he still worries for the safety of his extended family in Syria. Since the war started the United States has resettled under 1,500 refugees, despite over 12,000 applications. This fall, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that least 10,000 displaced Syrians will be allowed into the United states over the next year. This announcement was followed up by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announcing the United States would accept 85,000 refugees from around the world next year and that total would rise to 100,000 in 2017. Family How the Skills of People Fleeing Crises Bolster Michigan’s Culture and Economy
Photo courtesy Allison Alexander Coronavirus ‘We Owe It to Them’: She’s Fully Vaccinated, But Masks to Protect Kids
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