Or, please print, complete and return this Membership Application, along with your Check for $25 to:
Opporutnity Grosse Ile, Inc.
P.O. Box 912
8676 Macomb St.
Grosse Ile, MI 48138
Please include your emal address on your check.
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“About 61.8 million people, or 26.4% of the population, volunteered through or for an organization at least once between September 2007 and September 2008,” the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. (1) more ...
Over the years I’ve met many outstanding people. People who have dedicated their lives to making this world better than they found it. In anyone’s book their names would be listed in the “Hero” chapter. Many are living right here in Grosse Ile, MI.
In the days and weeks ahead you’ll be hearing their stories in the Island Stories section of this website. I’m sure you’ll find them as inspirational as I have.
These Island people are among the reasons I’ve become a member of Opportunity Grosse Ile, our nonprofit organization, which the people, businesses and institutions of our community have established. They are the heroes of our past and present.
Still, I have found an even more compelling reason to be a member of OPPGI — the young people of our community; those with us today and those yet to join us tomorrow.
Will they have the opportunity to live in this beautiful place? Go to school with their friends in one of the best school systems in the state? Or, raise their families in relative safety and security?
Will they be able to just enjoy their lives as we have?
When I was a younger person, my father and mother would have said, “You Bet!
But, today, unless we actively take part in ensuring a resounding, “YES!” answer to those questions, our children’s future will remain in the shadow of both our parent’s and our own lives.
Opportunity Grosse Ile has given me the means to help turn the clouds away from Grosse Ile. To bring the sunlight home once again by empowering us all to make a difference today — for our children.
Ron Baker,
Member
Opportunity Grosse Ile
Please write and tell us why you are a member of Opportunity Grosse Ile!
Send to: rbaker@oppgrosseile.org
The 2nd Annual Family Fun Carnival was held March 26, 2010 at the Grosse Ile High School Gym and Auditorium. The Carnival included a Cake Walk, Ring Toss, Plinko Game, Wreck'n Ball Bean Bag Toss, Miniature Golf, Sport-related Fun Games and Moon Walks. There was also a Market Place, Grosse Ile Township Schools' Booster Club Retail Sales and a Food Court for dinner and snacks.
The event was sponsored by the Grosse Ile Kroger Food Market and chaired by Lynn Iverson. District liaison was Dr. Diane L. Sanford. Volunteers included: Joy Bonamici, Danene Nunez, Nancy Graver, Kristin Stewart, Courtney Solenberger-McNeill, Carol Schutt, Sarah Gilroy and Suzanne Sassack. The Carnival raised funds for the Elementary World Language program benefiting the students of Grosse Ile.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Park, Technology Director, Grosse Ile Township Schools
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In the first documented case since the 1890s, a pair of ospreys successfully nested near the Gibraltar Wetlands Unit of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, next to Grosse Ile. We chose to include the osprey in our logo because it's return to the area is a clear sign of environmental renewal. Go here for story >>>
Still, I have found an even more compelling reason to be a member of OPPGI — the young people of our community; those with us today and those yet to join us tomorrow. 
