At the age of 10, Cory didn’t know how to read. He came to a Berrien County school for the first time to register in the fall. It was the first time in his life he had ever been enrolled in a school. He couldn’t write, or tell you the sounds the letters of the alphabet made.
Don Alsbro, of Benton Harbor, was named today the 2009 recipient ofthe Margaret B. Upton Volunteer Leadership Award. The honor was presented during the Volunteer Center of Southwest Michigan's National Volunteer Week Luncheon, held at the Grand Upton Hall at Lake Michigan College.
For more information contact United Way of Southwest Michigan and the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph YMCA will work together to bring the highly acclaimed Girls on the Run program to Southwest Michigan.
United Way of Southwest Michigan has been awarded $70,664 in Federal Dollars to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in Berrien County. ARRA Application
