“When I think about heading downtown, I think about the experience. It’s a true shopping experience,” Cynthia Cutright says. “Instead of crowded big box stores, you can shop downtown with a cup of coffee or social district drink in your hand. You can end up spending hours walking around under the Christmas lights, the garland wrapped around the lampposts.”
“We were really trying to figure out how we can continue to engage the community and expand the festival in a safe way. And we really wanted to take the opportunity to partner with downtown Port Huron and the local businesses. They supported the hospital so much throughout the pandemic that we want to do the same for them,” says Jamie Guyor, philanthropic officer for the McLaren Port Huron Foundation. “We hope that this will drive some additional patrons to their businesses — and especially over the holidays. It’s a great partnership.”
On this week's episode of Michigan's State of Health, we're digging into how COVID-19 helped raise awareness of the importance of behavioral health – and how to support Michiganders through the long-term behavioral health issues COVID is likely to create.
This weekend, Country Christmas Tree Farm & Gifts will be opening its doors for the season. Learn more about the family-owned and operated Christmas tree farm which has been in business for more than a decade.
“We are pursuing a visible storage project, with the goal of transforming the basement of the Carnegie Center into a visible storage space. This means that we would have glass cases filled with artifacts from our collections storage, moved out into the public eye,” says Kayla Wendt, curator of collections and exhibits for Port Huron Museums.
"We're seeing organizations dig into the true meanings behind their mission, vision and value statements," says Judy Nimer Muhn, organizational development consultant at Nonprofit Enterprise at Work. "They’re asking how they can uplift those in ways that are deeper, more thoughtful and more evidence-based."
All 56 of the state's ISDs now have access to a software product for managing behavioral health referrals, screenings, treatment plans, and more.
“We don’t try to mimic or match other stores; our store is more personal,” says Laura Lyon, owner of The Papaya Branch Boutique. After months away, the women’s apparel boutique returns with a grand opening event on Saturday, Nov. 13, with planned giveaways for the first 100 customers.
On this week's episode of Michigan's State of Health, we're digging into how COVID strained Michigan's food system – and how we all can help to strengthen it.
"It is up to us as leaders to continue fighting COVID-19 misinformation." says Carina Jackson, chief operating officer at Detroit's Mariners Inn, "by communicating with those we work with about the virus and vaccines, by setting good examples ourselves and by helping to guide people to get their information from reputable sources."
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