Good News for People Helping People of Isabella County
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People Helping People (PHP) of Isabella County is thrilled to announce a Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation award of $17,280—the largest award given during MPACF’s most recent grant cycle. The $17,280 award will support PHP’s primary mission: to provide a delicious Max & Emily’s lunch to ICSK guests when the soup kitchen is closed. The award will cover the cost of a staggering 2,468 lunches: a deli sandwich, chip bag, apple sauce, and a banana.
Each Friday, ICS volunteers distribute 200 meal vouchers to ICSK guests who, in turn, redeem them on Sundays for a hearty deli lunch. Tim Brockman, a long-time parishioner at St. John’s and the former owner of Max and Emily’s, started PHP in 2016 when he learned the soup kitchen was closed on Sundays. According to Elizabeth Brockman, “Tim’s final community initiative was PHP, and I know he would be grateful to the MPACF for this remarkably generous gift.”
Please visit https://www.mpacf.org/news/2024-cycle1 to learn more about MPACF’s positive impact in the Mt. Pleasant Community.
People Helping People (PHP) of Isabella County is thrilled to announce a Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation award of $17,280—the largest award given during MPACF’s most recent grant cycle. The $17,280 award will support PHP’s primary mission: to provide a delicious Max & Emily’s lunch to ICSK guests when the soup kitchen is closed. The award will cover the cost of a staggering 2,468 lunches: a deli sandwich, chip bag, apple sauce, and a banana.
Each Friday, ICS volunteers distribute 200 meal vouchers to ICSK guests who, in turn, redeem them on Sundays for a hearty deli lunch. Tim Brockman, a long-time parishioner at St. John’s and the former owner of Max and Emily’s, started PHP in 2016 when he learned the soup kitchen was closed on Sundays. According to Elizabeth Brockman, “Tim’s final community initiative was PHP, and I know he would be grateful to the MPACF for this remarkably generous gift.”
Please visit https://www.mpacf.org/news/2024-cycle1 to learn more about MPACF’s positive impact in the Mt. Pleasant Community.
Matthew Alton and his Lego Kraken
It’s Time LEGO Creators, Release the Kraken!
Behold, the Kraken! The largest sea creature to exist, it has now taken the form of 2994 LEGO bricks! After a year of building by Matthew Alton and Robin Berk, the Kraken has finally been unleashed to LEGO Ideas to hopefully become a real LEGO product!
But it needs support. It needs 10,000 people willing to click that support button. An account is needed, but it is free and no personal information is needed. Also, LEGO never sends any kind of spam or advertising to your e-mail. To support The Kraken with your vote, just go to the LEGO Ideas website and search “The Kraken”, or click on the following link and you’ll be taken directly to the page: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/8ae4ec8f-d49f-42c0-9c41-2ce0749e2482/comments_tab#content_nav_tabs
The Kraken has plenty of fun action features, but the best part about the beast is that the features are mostly invisible. You can display the model without having to look at big “Press Me!” buttons dotted around. The action features are as follows:
Removable tentacles with stands so they can be posed as if they’re coming out of the sea
An inner ring of teeth that can be spun remotely
Glow in the dark eyes for a creepy bonus
Removable section on the top that shows detailing of a stomach underneath (the belly of the beast) complete with skeleton and an old captain’s hat
Removable section on the bottom that contains small red pieces to simulate small injuries that the Kraken has had
A tail that can be moved up and down to simulate swimming
Two small boats to act as prey for the behemoth
It’s Time LEGO Creators, Release the Kraken!
Behold, the Kraken! The largest sea creature to exist, it has now taken the form of 2994 LEGO bricks! After a year of building by Matthew Alton and Robin Berk, the Kraken has finally been unleashed to LEGO Ideas to hopefully become a real LEGO product!
But it needs support. It needs 10,000 people willing to click that support button. An account is needed, but it is free and no personal information is needed. Also, LEGO never sends any kind of spam or advertising to your e-mail. To support The Kraken with your vote, just go to the LEGO Ideas website and search “The Kraken”, or click on the following link and you’ll be taken directly to the page: https://ideas.lego.com/projects/8ae4ec8f-d49f-42c0-9c41-2ce0749e2482/comments_tab#content_nav_tabs
The Kraken has plenty of fun action features, but the best part about the beast is that the features are mostly invisible. You can display the model without having to look at big “Press Me!” buttons dotted around. The action features are as follows:
Removable tentacles with stands so they can be posed as if they’re coming out of the sea
An inner ring of teeth that can be spun remotely
Glow in the dark eyes for a creepy bonus
Removable section on the top that shows detailing of a stomach underneath (the belly of the beast) complete with skeleton and an old captain’s hat
Removable section on the bottom that contains small red pieces to simulate small injuries that the Kraken has had
A tail that can be moved up and down to simulate swimming
Two small boats to act as prey for the behemoth