One Weekend at a Time

We all know that there are some people out there that go hungry.
I feel privileged getting to write about the people or groups of people that want to do something to make a difference. In this case they are doing it one weekend at a time.
Even though the city of Flushing is by no means as bad off as Flint, there is still a need there. And some people want to do something about it.
A few churches found that there were chronically hungry children that attend the elementary schools in the Flushing area. Those kids don't eat from school lunch on Friday to school lunch on Monday. The kids have to search for food or go hungry.
I can't even imagine.
The three churches are coming together to provide bags of food every weekend during the school year for the students that qualify.

"Wouldn’t it be wonderful if churches all over Michigan did the same thing?” one of the pastors asked.

By Sarah Schuch
The Flint Journal

FLUSHING, Michigan — Some churches in the Flushing area are teaming with local schools to make sure that students have something to eat between school lunch Fridays and when they return to classes Mondays.

“I know that we have students that would receive breakfast and lunch at school, and that truly would be the only meals they would have,” said Kasey Cronin, executive director for curriculum and instruction for Flushing Community Schools. “It’s inspiring to know we have a community that will pull together and meet the needs of our students and work with us.”

The program, called Bread for Life, started last year with two Flushing elementary schools — Springview and Elms — but has expanded to all Flushing elementary schools this year.

Read more about the Bread for Life program.

Everybody Needs A Hobby, Yes?

I like meeting interesting people. And Pat Lehr was definitely one of those people.
Another reporter was told about a man with a very large collection. Of what? you may ask. Golf clubs. Lots of them to be exact.
After Lehr retired he wanted to add another hobby to his list of growing hobbies — wood carving, robot collecting, working on old cars.
"I do a little bit of everything," he told me.
And then you stepped into his man cave... Also known as his barn.
His main focus is golf putters, which he owns at least 500 of. But his total collection comes to a grand total of more than 2,000 golf clubs. Golf clubs, bags, ball, tees and other accessories were scattered throughout the barn, either hanging up, in piles or set up carefully.
He kept his most loved ones in a room in his barn nicely hung up and separated by colorful tees.
His reason for this collection? "I just got it going," he said.
What a reason. Well when I'm retired maybe I will have a collection too.
But please stop me if that collection is of cats... Thank you in advance.

Meet Pat Lehr of Clayton Township.


By Sarah Schuch
The Flint Journal

CLAYTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Some may call it excessive, but Pat Lehr calls it a hobby.

Lehr, 72, of Clayton Township started golfing 10 years ago when he retired from General Motors. And about three years ago, without an explanation, he decided to start collecting golf clubs.

And the collection took off.

Lehr has more than 500 putters and a total excess of about 2,000 golf clubs.

“I don’t know why. I just got it going,” he said. “Most of your golf clubs look the same. Putters are different.”

Read Lehr's complete story here.