Our scholarship fund was created in 2008 in memory of Roy Sanders. The scholarships benefit students who attend St. Charles Catholic Academy in Newport, Michigan. We would like to increase the award amounts and participating in the philanthropy playoffs provides a great opportunity to do so!

At River Raisin Clubhouse, we believe every person has value, dignity, and potential. We empower adults living with mental health disorders to live more independent, fulfilling lives by providing job training, educational scholarships, and life skills programs like cooking, computer literacy, and wellness activities. Your support helps reduce isolation and stigma by creating a welcoming, connected community, while also covering essentials like art supplies, gardening tools, and nutritious meals. With additional resources, we can expand our reach, support more individuals, and help reduce long-term community costs tied to hospitalizations, homelessness, and crisis care.

The Monroe/Erie Youth Advisory Council empowers young people to become compassionate leaders by teaching them the value of philanthropy and the importance of giving back to their community. Through hands-on experiences, council members learn how to identify local needs, make thoughtful funding decisions, and support impactful initiatives that create lasting change. Your donation to this fundraiser directly supports youth-led efforts that strengthen our community today and inspire a lifelong commitment to service in the place we all call home.

Milan Area Historical Society is seeking funds for critical capital improvement projects, including a new roof and foundation repairs at the Hack House Museum!

Team Milan is working to support new funding for skilled trades and vocational scholarships for Milan Area students through the Milan Enrichment Fund.

Team Housing Trust Fund is playing for the Homeless Assistance Fund at Monroe County Opportunity Program, which supports Monroe County residents experiencing homelessness or struggling with low income. The fund helps prevent eviction by covering back rent, assists individuals in securing housing through security deposit support, and provides critical documents like state IDs and birth certificates—often required for housing applications but difficult to obtain. It also offers Lake Erie Transit bus tickets and basic toiletry items to help meet essential daily needs.

To purchase and provide on-going maintenance of life-saving equipment, such as AEDs, to be installed in entities across Monroe County

Supporting programs and initiatives that enrich the Dundee community.

Team Cycling Without Age is riding to bring something truly special to Monroe County: an electric-assist trishaw—a $15,000–$18,000 electric assist bike with a front mounted seat. A trained volunteer pilot(driver) steers the bike. The trishaw allows older adults and individuals with limited mobility to enjoy the outdoors. It’s more than a bike—it’s freedom, fresh air, and connection for people who often miss out. The trishaw won’t roll out until we hit our goal, but every dollar raised gets us closer to making these joy-filled rides a reality right here in our community.

The goal of CASA of Monroe County is to serve all abused and neglected children in the county who are in foster care and under the protection of the family court. By matching a volunteer with each Monroe County Child in Foster Care, we will ensure that these children have an advocate working on their behalf. CASA volunteers are trained to provide objective reports to the court as to what is in the child’s best interest. National CASA/GAL reports that children with a CASA volunteer are shown to: spend less time in foster care, perform better in school, and score better on nine protective factors including a positive attitude toward their own future. CASA of Monroe County is focused solely on its mission to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children who are under the protection of the family court by training community volunteers who are sworn in as officers of the court and, subsequently, appointed by the court to the child’s case. We will be raising money for recruiting, training, placing and assisting volunteers who are the vehicle through which our child advocacy occurs. Without community volunteers, we cannot have a CASA program in Monroe County.

The Monroe County Anti Human Trafficking Coalition’s mission is to promote information and awareness about human trafficking in and around Monroe County (both sex and labor trafficking). As partner agencies and individuals, we are committed to a collaborative effort to identify, support, and assist human trafficking survivors. We are also committed to a close partnership with local law enforcement agencies to arrest human trafficking perpetrators. We do so through funding for professional training and equipment purchases.