Volunteers write new chapter for rescued dogs’ ongoing story
Volunteers brought Christmas bags of chewable treats and bundles of love and affection to the rescued dogs at Mikey & Me.
An Alpha House-warming gift: Cleaned up gardens and new flowers
Anna’s Kindness volunteers raked, pulled weeds and planted flowers outside Alpha House.
It may be early, but the horse poop don’t shovel itself
Middle schoolers woke up early to shovel poop and other more enjoyable ranch tasks at Starry Skies horse rescue.
Middle school, high school volunteers pull double-duty for foster children
Anna’s Kindness volunteers and alumni pulled off a double, volunteering with the Michigan Foster Care Closet on back-to-back days.
Many Anna’s Kindness hands made light work of stuffing stockings
Anna’s Kindness volunteers stuffed Christmas stockings for the homeless families served by Alpha House.
Raining cats and dogs, but only the dogs don’t mind
It may have been raining, but the dogs at Mikey & Me still needed their Saturday morning walk from our volunteers.
A heavy lift: Students move sand to help horses’ hooves
Anna’s Kindness volunteers did some heavy lifting in order to save a horse rescue from the expense of purchasing new sand for its barn.
These Thanksgiving cards arrived ‘special delivery’
Not only did Anna’s Kindness volunteers make Thanksgiving cards for nursing home residents, they showed up to deliver them in person (outside their windows).
Anna’s Kindness families make PPE for front-line health care workers
14 Anna’s Kindness families made over 300 hospital-approved isolation gowns for front-line health care workers.
Visitors? Maybe not. But a springtime surprise? Absolutely.
Anna’s Kindness students brought a splash of color and springtime inside The Gilbert Residence long-term care facility.
Four students, 29 kittens: Lots of love being spread around
Anna’s Kindness volunteers spent the day with kittens suffering from feline leukemia.
Volunteers create a special prom evening
Anna’s Kindness volunteers helped make prom night wonderful for special needs adults throughout the region at A Night to Shine.
No senior citizen should miss a Christmas Party this awesome
Anna’s Kindness volunteers made sure wheelchair-bound seniors were able to enjoy the Glacier Hill Christmas Party.
Volunteers care for cats with feline leukemia
Leuk’s Landing cats welcomed Anna’s Kindness volunteers into their kitty wonderland.
Tight as a drum. Anna’s Kindness wrappers brighten children’s Christmas Day
Anna’s Kindness volunteers showed off their giftwrapping skills at the Magic of Christmas Friday night.
Anna’s Kindness volunteers make Thanksgiving special for those less fortunate
Anna’s largest volunteer event of the school year drew more than 50 volunteers to help provide a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner to the homeless and less fortunate.
Dear rescue horses: Your bedroom is now clean
The horses at Starry Skies now have a much cleaner place to sleep, thanks to Anna’s Kindness volunteers.
Making Halloween pumpkins and new friends
Students from four Ann Arbor middle schools not only made pumpkins but made new friends at a nursing home.
Who says you have to stop at first base?
Get on your running shoes, because Anna’s Kindness volunteers were flying around the basepaths with the baseball buddies during this Miracle League game for special needs athletes.
Slauson students help foster families on a holiday weekend
Slauson Middle School students spent a part of their holiday weekend serving others.
Volunteers rake leaves at the home of happier endings
(Back row) Sonora and Mary Manthey, Makayla, Candee, and Sam Klein, Kate Lewit, Daniel Rogers, (front row) Cathy and Mia...
Easter Magic: Foster children make 2,000 eggs disappear
Like a slow-moving vacuum cleaner, the toddlers and their parents moved methodically down the grass, sweeping up all the eggs...
Volunteers help make ‘A Night to Shine’ a night to remember
A Night to Shine volunteers Fran Marchand, Hank Roebuck, Lydie Roebuck, Hayley Marchand, Samantha Chiang, Sami Ruud, Mia Sanborn, Dennis...
Slauson students make shopping easier for foster families
Michigan Foster Care Closet owner Rachael Siggins shares the mission of the closet with Anna’s Kindness volunteers. When foster families...
Winter storm or not, people still need breakfast
Clague 8th grader Sonora Manthey and Slauson 8th grader Ava Selby slice up the baked goods prior to the start...
Volunteers wrap a brighter Christmas for county’s children in need
Kate Lewit and Forsythe 8th graders Bella Simonte and Ryan Thomas-Palmer team up. Twenty Anna’s Kindness volunteers, students and parents,...
Let sleeping dogs lie … comfortably
Slauson Middle School 8th grader Zackary Wilhelm arranges a new bed for the residents at Mikey & Me. The foster...
No need to cry over spilt milk (it was only a little spill)
Slauson Middle School’s Gabriel Rodgers and Ryan Wang spray off the dirty dishes after breakfast. The girls were warned the...
Why did the chicken cross the road? To reach its new home.
Anna’s Kindness volunteers at Starry Skies included (front left) Allie Nutt, Sophie Lee, Parker Brown, Miguel Larios, Rylan Kahle, Aurora...
Industrial dishwasher delivers a big hit for the Ann Arbor A’s
Charlie Andrew-Vaughan washes dishes that are handed to him by teammate Nate Zumbrunnen. If there has been a running theme...
There may be no game, but it doesn’t mean competition stops
Lewis McCammon, Luke Williams, Nathan Freisthler and Avery McEwen hand out pizza, hard-boiled eggs, cookies and cupcakes Friday night at...
Nothing stops Glacier Hills bingo, not even UM-MSU
Forsythe Middle School’s Isaac Levey-Czuchnowsky and Saline Middle School’s Drew Barker carefully measure out popcorn treats for Glacier Hills residents....
All Smiles at Liberty Plaza
Forsythe Middle School sixth graders Bailey Edison and Arjun Joshi had their plastic gloves on and were ready to serve....
Everyone’s a winner with our volunteers
Slauson Middle School eighth grader Luke Murphy and Forsythe Middle School eighth grader Hayley Marchand operated the ladderball toss game...
Christmas elves arrive, despite bad weather
Fran Marchand and her daughter Hayley wrap gifts for the Magic of Christmas. Forsythe Middle School seventh grader, Alex LeFort,...