Kohl's Cares Donates $49k For Safety Program

October 30, 2014: TC Ticker

Kohl's Cares Donates $49k For Safety Program The northern Michigan Kohl’s 4 Season Safety Program will receive a $49,380 donation from Kohl’s Cares this year.

The safety program educates area children and parents about head injury prevention and concussion awareness during winter and summer activities such as sledding, skiing, biking, and sports.

Since 2006, Kohl’s Cares has donated $416,875 to Munson Healthcare efforts to promote the health and safety of area children. The check represents last year’s profit from the sales of Kohl’s Cares book and plush sets at its Traverse City and Gaylord stores.

Munson Trauma Services educator Jennifer Ritter said Kohl’s funds have enabled the program to distribute hundreds of helmets and other giveaway items to area youth and students, and more than 4,000 students have been reached through the safety program. “We continue to appreciate Kohl’s support for our efforts to help promote safe activities for area kids,” she said.

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Discovery Center Gets $9k Grant

October 30, 2014 : TC Ticker

The Discovery Center – Great Lakes has received a $9,350 grant from the Michigan Humanities Council to develop educational signs and interpretive panels for its upcoming Ship Shapes exhibit. The grant is in addition to a $6,000 grant from the Traverse Bay Sunrise Rotary Club for the exhibit's construction and in-kind donation of materials from Preston Feather Building Center in Traverse City. The exhibit will be displayed in the Discovery Center's courtyard and will allow all ages to explore different types of ships, including a historic Mackinaw boat, a modern sloop and a model of a Coast Guard buoy tender. Permalink