Julie Run To End Hunger

Julie Run

No Julie Run To End Hunger in 2020 - Alternative Sponsorship Opportunities!

As an alternative will you Sponsor Open Door and the work we do every day in our community?

Due to covid 19 world wide pandemic this event is canceled. It is our largest fund raiser. These funds then provide food or crisis support all year. Creative opportunity!

Open Door Outreach Center & Resale Store ask that this year you Sponsor Open Door Outreach Center and the work we do instead of sponsoring our annual run. We will promote your company on social media, facebook, enews and our website.

This is a fun way to feed the hungry, clothe the needy and give real help to those struggling to care for their families. You can make a difference now in your community!

Contact Karen L. Myers, Executive Director today to discuss how we can promote your business in our community! 248-360-2930 ext 103.

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Julie Run To End Hunger canceled this year due to covid 19.

Held the first Saturday of June since 1993, the Julie Run To End Hunger is to raise vital funds for Open Door Pantry at the lowest time of donations for us. It’s a one-mile fun walk/run & 5K.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. on the Highland Lake campus of Oakland Community College at 7350 Cooley Lake Road in Waterford MI 48327.

To run/walk in the one-mile, pay $15 in advance, $20 on day of run

5K: $30 in advance, $35 on day of run

Kids 17 and under can participate for free (shirts for free runner can be ordered for $10).

Awards for top finishers.

Come enjoy the event, even if you aren’t running!

We love our volunteers and sponsors including Oakland Community College and our media sponsor CBS 62/CW 50! Our honorary chair Chief Forecaster Karen Carter will emcee the event. Dave Miller will be our Awards Announcer. Honorary Co-Chairman Rod Meloni Business Editor WDIV TV too. Thank you media sponsors!

Call 248-360-2930

All proceeds go to feeding the hungry and helping those in need in our community. Open Door Outreach is a 501C3 tax-deductible nonprofit organization.

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Client Stories

He first noticed the blankets covering the windows.
A Commerce Township firefighter was delivering a gift basket to an area home just before Christmas, 2016.
Inside, he found a couple and their two young children ages 3 and 8, struggling to survive with no heat or hot water.
The parents, both in their late 20s, were doing their best to make ends meet.
The father wasn’t working because he’d lost his license after a drunk driving arrest 7 years before.
The mother, who was starting a new job at Kroger, was washing up in water she warmed in a microwave. The father watched out for the children, ages 3 and 8.
They needed new gas shut off values inside the house, a hot water tank, a new kitchen faucet to restore heat to the home, hot water and running water in the kitchen.
Open Door had emergency funds for a hot water tank, and the firefighter agreed to install it and fix broken gas lines to the furnace if we paid for parts.
Open Door Executive Director Karen Myers realized once the gas was on the furnace should checked over by an expert, making sure it was safe.
She got on the phone to find a heating and cooling company.
Many said no, but Mulligan Heating of White Lake agreed to send a technician right away.
But an inspection showed the furnace itself was shot. All safety features of the furnance had been "by passed".
Furnace company owner Pat Mulligan contacted Myers, he shared he had grandchildren around the same age as the Commerce kids. Then stated he could not imagine them without heat all winter. He offered to donate a furnace and installation in memory of his late mother.
Myers was delighted when she heard the news. This truly was a miracle.
The family now has heat, hot water, and running water in their kitchen. The Dad now has contacted Legal Aid to untangle the drivers licenses court issues.
The family is warm – with a new furnace and hot water again.
“These parents are trying so hard,” says Myers.
“The mom is working. She’s told us, ‘I’m going to get us out of this.’”

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