

Recently, more than 70 volunteers from Team GM Cares, Playworks, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Cass Tech National Honor Society came together on MLK Jr. Day at Courtland Community Impact Center in Highland Park to assemble more than 300 kits that provide warming and hygiene products for individuals experiencing homelessness throughout Wayne County. The kits will be distributed later in January.
“We want to honor his day by helping those in need,” Mia Harnos, Chief Development and Communications Officer for Wayne Metro, said in a statement. “Everything we do at Wayne Metro is to service the community and although many offices are closed today, we didn’t think taking a day off was the way we respect the holiday. Martin Luther King Jr. was about equality, moving the community forward and helping others. So, we wanted to do something in line with his legacy to honor him.”
Playworks helps schools and districts make the most of recess through on-site staffing, consultative support, professional development, free resources, and more.
Team GM Cares strives to be the premier source for exceeding the core value of serving and improving the community where General Motors employees live and work. They coordinate and communicate volunteer opportunities to GM employees. They will do that by coordinating and leveraging both size and scale of GM for greater focus and impact within our community.