Recent Community Based Events

We saw some new APA faces at the September 28th event when the MSU Volleyball team took on the Nittany Lions of Penn State.    This event was free to APA members and it was nice to see families in attendance.   Thanks to Tim Woods for getting there early and saving a spot for our APA family to sit together.

We got lucky during the MSU Homecoming Parade, as despite the forecast of rain, it held off until after the event.   It was extra special this year as we walked by the judging

stand and as Sheri Jones from WLNS TV was announcing our entry, to hear Terry Braverman, her co-Master of Ceremonies who worked for 38 years as a Sports Radio and TV Broadcaster at MSU say “Hey, I was an APA.”  We hope to have even more APA members and their families join us next year.

It is always fun to see former coworkers, neighbors and friends sitting along the sidelines of the parade shout out greetings as they are surprised when they look up and see someone they actually know in the parade.  Next year, that could be you! Mark your calendars now for September 27, 2019, the date of next year’s parade. APA provides the candy and all it takes are members to help walk with the banner, smile and wave. There are even shuttle buses to take you back to the shuttle parking lot near where the parade started so you don’t have to worry about the logistics of getting back to your car.

A special thanks to those who helped with the winter coat drive.  All total we collected over 600 winter apparel items including: coats, snowpants, hats, gloves, scarves and boots. Whether it be donating items, hosting one of the bins, staffing one of the drive thru locations, dropping off/picking up the donation bins around campus or sorting the donations afterwards, we appreciate the efforts of everyone. This is very much a team effort which benefits the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the Lansing School District students.   Last year we had 14 locations and are pleased to report we increased to 22 this year. A special shout out to the MSU Flint Campus who participated for the first time with a collection bin hosted by George Harris.

Kandy Slack, APA Volunteers and CAMP students sort coats.