A once empty community center attached to a new $15 million Oak Park housing complex got the specialty treatment Thursday as it was transformed into a space for tenants to do homework, yoga or just hang out.
In a matter of hours, crews with Gardner-White Furniture moved $21,000 worth of donated furniture into the center at Coolidge Place on Coolidge just north of Eight Mile. What was once a large, open space with a kitchenette now includes two long dining tables, a chic seating area, multiple pub tables for people to spread out and a homework and play area for kids. The whole object is to make it really flexible so families can come in and use it 800 different ways, said Rachel Stewart, president of Gardner-White.
Metro Detroit family grateful for donations that kept young daughter alive during cancer treatments
Blood drive hosted Thursday and Friday, sponsored by Gardner-White Furniture
Frank McGeorge, MD, Local 4 s Good Health Medical Expert
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Collecting enough blood donations to meet the constant need was a challenge for the American Red Cross before the coronavirus pandemic.
Collecting that much blood with so many colleges, workplaces and other blood drive locations closed has been even more difficult.
For children battling cancer, blood and platelet transfusions are often needed. While chemotherapy fights the cancer, the blood keeps them alive.
That’s why one Metro Detroit family wants to make sure that blood is always there for anyone who needs it.
Here’s how you can give back in a big way in your community
Gardner White Furniture wants to help make it easier
Natalie Henderson, Digital Associate Producer, Live in the D
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The holiday season is a time of giving, and giving back to help others in need.
Gardner White Furniture is making it easier for you to give back, as well. It’s all happening at their stores in a dozen communities.