Please call : Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency
231-947-3780 or 800-632-7334
for information on donating
to our next Walk for Warmth Gala.
Thank you.
A few Walk For Warmth facts:
Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency sponsors Walk for Warmth fundraisers that help families purchase heat to keep their homes warm in Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee, Roscommon, and Wexford, Counties.
Walk for Warmth is a statewide fundraising campaign, with Community Action Agencies sponsoring their geographical areas.
People who receive assistance through Walk for Warmth funds are members of your community– maybe even someone you know. They are the unemployed, the working poor, the elderly, and the disabled. They may be people who have experienced unexpected financial hardships and have household-related emergencies, and generally do not qualify for other programs.
No administrative expenses are taken from Walk for Warmth funds. All funds raised go directly to purchase heat for local residents in need.
Donations to Walk for Warmth are accepted all year long, they may be mailed to Northwest Michigan Human Services Agency: 3963 Three Mile Road, Traverse City, MI 49686, please specify which county you would like the money to remain in.
The "Spark" that started the Walk For Warmth
"The Spark" A true tale of warm hearted people . The state-wide Walk for Warmth fundraiser began with just one warm hearted man in 1986. It was a very cold winter that year, and Tim Kurtz was the Outreach Director of a Community Action Agency in Michigan. Tim began to feel the desperation of families when they would weep in his office because there was no help to keep their homes warm.
Tim decided to walk in his home-town streets for 24 hours in the frrrridgid February weather to understand what these families go through. What is it like to have no heat; to feel cold for 24 hours each day, he wondered? His walk made the community aware that there are many local people who need help with heating emergencies.
"The Gathering" Since Tim's walk, warm hearted volunteers across Michigan have gathered each year to walk together and help their less fortunate neighbors with heating related emergencies during Michigan's sometimes brutal winters.
Day 1: Sponsor yourself for $25 Day 2: Ask two family members to contribute $10 Day 3: Ask five friends to sponsor you for $5 each Day 4: Ask five co-workers to contribute $5 each Day 5: Ask one neighbor to sponsor you for $5
Congratulations! You have raised $100 and helped to keep a family warm this winter!
**NMHSA is a private non-profit 501(c) (3), qualified tax-exempt corporation. Your contribution may be tax deductible.**
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