Employees set record for Casual Day donations

Oakland County employees donated a record amount of nearly $60,000 to support local charities this year through the county’s Casual Day program, County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said during a special ceremony last Wednesday in downtown Birmingham. On Casual Day, employees in participating departments and divisions may donate $1 to wear jeans or dress casually.

Patterson presented 21 organizations with checks totaling $30,500 during the event. 

Receiving Casual Day funds for the first time was Clarkston Community Schools Media Center, Humble Design in Pontiac, Neighbor for Neighbor in Springfield Twp., and Scarlet’s Smile in Commerce Twp. County employees also donated $19,484 during a special Casual Week from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8 to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Employees gave an additional $9,700 during four Special Casual Days this year. A Special Casual Day is one that has a designated recipient.

“Oakland County employees are among the most generous individuals I know,” Patterson said. “They are eager to help not only our Oakland County neighbors but also our neighbors 1,000 miles away. Casual Day is just one of the many ways our employees give back to the community.”

This year’s 21 Casual Day recipients were:

• American Diabetes Association, Southfield

• Canine Advocacy Program, Novi

• CARE House, Pontiac

• Children’s Village Foundation, Pontiac

• Clarkston Community Schools Media Center, Clarkston

• D-MAN Foundation, Rochester Hills

• Donate Life Coalition of Michigan, Ann Arbor

• Grace Centers of Hope, Pontiac

• Helping Hearts Helping Hands, Clarkston

• Humble Design, Pontiac

• Kids Kicking Cancer, Southfield

• Neighbor for Neighbor, Springfield

• Oakland County Pioneer & Historical Society, Pontiac

• Operation Injured Soldiers, South Lyon

• Oxford/Orion FISH, Lake Orion

• Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester

• Pink Ribbon Trail Blazers, Lake Orion

• Scarlet’s Smile, Commerce

• The Rainbow Connection, Rochester

• Toys for Tots, Waterford

• Walk the Line to Spinal Cord Injury Recovery, Southfield

Since its inception in 1993, Oakland County employees have donated over $850,000, touching the lives of thousands of people. No taxpayer funds are used in the Casual Day program.

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