Sandusky Recreation

11/05/2025

With Thanksgiving coming up upon us we wanted to take this time to do an activity with the kids. This is open to all Sanilac County Youth up to age 19.

11/04/2025

Attention:
11/4/2025 as of today the water at Doerr Field bathrooms, water at Greenwood Cemetery and the yard hydrant at Diamond Trail are all off for the season.

11/03/2025

Country Christmas Weekend parade forms are out and ready for you to sign up!!!

10/30/2025

Have Fun and Be SAFE

10/28/2025

This has some great resources for community members.

🍽️ Southeast Michigan Emergency Food & Meal Resource Guide

(Updated October 2025 — verified from United Way, Macomb Community Action, county health departments, and local churches)

If you or someone you love is struggling to afford groceries during the SNAP shutdown or a financial hardship, these are the current verified food resources across our region.
💛 No one should go hungry 💛

🥫 ST. CLAIR COUNTY —

Pantries & Meal Sites
• Salvation Army – Port Huron 2000 Court St., Port Huron 48060 • (810) 984-2679
Tues–Thurs 12–3 PM • All county residents • Up to 4 visits per year Call ahead Nov–Dec.
• Blue Water Community Food Depot 2408 10th St., Port Huron 48060 • (810) 987-7886
Mon / Wed / Fri 10 AM–1:45 PM • 4× per year • Must have voucher + photo ID.
• Downriver Bread of Life Nutrition Center 156 S. William St., Marine City 48039 • (810) 335-4180
Last two weeks each month Mon–Fri 4:45–5:45 PM • Marine City residents • 1× per month.
• SOS Marysville Food Pantry 2929 Gratiot Blvd., Marysville 48040 • (810) 364-6333
Tues 9–2 • Wed 1–4:30 • Thurs 10–3.
• C3 Connection – Capac 114 N. Main St., Capac 48014 • (810) 292-4256
Tues 10 AM–2 PM • Primarily Capac but open to all county residents • 1× per month.
• Harbor Impact Ministries 1963 Allen Rd., Smiths Creek 48074 • (810) 662-5312
Mon–Fri 9 AM–Noon • All St. Clair Co. residents • Food + hygiene items.
• Faith Lutheran Food Pantry 3455 Stone St., Port Huron 48060 • (810) 985-5733
1st Saturday 8–9:30 AM • All county residents welcome.
• Trinity UMC Food Pantry – Algonac 424 Smith St., Algonac 48001 • (810) 794-4379
Fridays 10 AM–2 PM • Ira, Clay & Algonac residents • 1× per month.
• Yale Community Food Fund (810) 294-1942 • Yale Public Schools district families • Up to 5× per year.
Watch local church bulletins, The Yale Expositor, or Vinckier Foods for dates.
• Mid City Nutrition Program 830 Griswold St., Port Huron 48060 • (810) 982-9261
Mon–Sat 11 AM–12 PM • Sun 4–5 PM • Daily hot meals (open to public).
• Operation Transformation 4350 24th Ave., Fort Gratiot • (810) 982-8541
2nd Thursday each month 11 AM–1 PM (doors open 9:30).
• Project Blessing Network Brown City (810) 346-3681 • Carsonville (810) 657-8831 • Deckerville (810) 376-3020

Mobile & Pop-Up Pantries (Oct–Dec 2025)
• Mon Oct 27 10 AM – Grace Episcopal, Port Huron 1213 6th St.
• Mon Nov 3 10 AM – Mussey Fire Hall, Capac 550 W. Mill St.
• Sat Nov 15 11 AM – Marysville Fire Dept. 1355 Delaware Ave., Marysville
• Mon Nov 17 10 AM – Grace Episcopal, Port Huron
• Sat Nov 22 10 AM – Father Dunn Hall, Yale 310 N. Main St.
• Sat Dec 6 10:30 AM – Crossroads Church, China Twp 3631 King Rd.
• Tue Dec 9 10 AM – Mussey Fire Hall, Capac 550 W. Mill St.
(Check monthly update PDF at stclaircounty.org → Health Dept → Mobile Food Pantries.)

Blessing Boxes (24/7 Take/Leave)

408 Water St. Port Huron • 14952 Imlay City Rd. Capac • 2729 Ravenswood Port Huron • 828 Lapeer Ave. Port Huron • 1955 Allen Rd. Kimball • 8468 Wildcat Jeddo.

Seniors 60 +
• Council on Aging (800) 297-0099 • Home-Delivered Meals (810) 987-8811.
• Focus HOPE Distribution Salvation Army Port Huron • Nov 25 11 AM–1 PM.

🌾 SANILAC COUNTY

Fixed Pantries & Distributions
• Countryside Pantry 912 Sanilac Rd., Sandusky • (810) 648-2164 • Wed 3–6 PM.
• Mama’s Mission 122 Croswell Ave., Croswell • Wed 5–7 PM (1× per mo).
• Marlette First UMC 3155 Main St. • 2nd & 4th Tue 11–12.
• Melvin UMC 1171 Main St. • 2nd Tue 9–10 AM.
• Croswell Valiant Pop-Up 5242 N Black River Rd. • 3rd Thu 12–1.
• Brown City (Kohler Propane) 8744 E Burnside Rd. • 3rd Thu 3:30–4:30.
• Focus HOPE Senior Box St. Elizabeth Parish Center, 6817 W Marlette Rd. • Nov 20 2–3:30 PM.
• Baby Pantry (Sandusky) 138 Maple Valley St. • (810) 201-6670 • 2nd Mon 10–2 and 4th Mon 2–6 (Oct 27, Nov 10 & 24, Dec 😎.

Blessing Boxes

Network map via thumbblessingboxes.org (989-553-1304) — multiple boxes in Croswell, Marlette, Sandusky, Brown City.

🍎 MACOMB COUNTY

Key Pantries (from Macomb Community Action Directory)

St. Mary Mystical Rose (Armada) • Hope Center (Fraser) • St. Paul of Tarsus (Clinton Twp) • MCCSA Centers (Mt. Clemens, Warren) • St. Isidore SVDP (Macomb) • St. Margaret’s (St. Clair Shores) • Heritage Church (Sterling Heights) • Faith Lutheran (Shelby Twp).

Update * Lake Shore Church 27801 Jefferson, St Clair Shores. Free food and clothing pantry is open 2nd and 4th Monday of month 1-2:30, 3rd Wednesday 5-6:30

Full directory PDF: macombgov.org → Departments → Community Action → Food Program.

Mobile Distribution Schedule (Oct–Dec 2025)

All 10 AM–Noon.
• Tue Oct 28 – MYCARE (Mt. Clemens) 18 Market St.
• Thu Nov 6 – Holy Family (Memphis) 79780 Main St.
• Fri Nov 14 – Lawrence Park (Center Line) 7000 E 10 Mile Rd.
• Tue Nov 18 – MYCARE (Center Line) 6900 E 10 Mile Rd.
• Thu Nov 20 – Max Thompson FRC (Warren) 11370 Hupp.
• Thu Dec 4 – Holy Family (Memphis) 79780 Main St.
• Tue Dec 9 – Lawrence Park (Center Line) 7000 E 10 Mile Rd.
• Tue Dec 16 – MYCARE (Center Line) 6900 E 10 Mile Rd.
• Thu Dec 18 – Max Thompson FRC (Warren) 11370 Hupp.
• Tue Dec 23 – MYCARE (Mt. Clemens) 18 Market St.

🥕 OAKLAND COUNTY
• Lighthouse MI 46156 Woodward Ave., Pontiac • (248) 920-6000 • lighthousemi.org • Emergency pantry + home delivery.
• Forgotten Harvest 1-888-544-8773 • forgottenharvest.org/find-food • Hundreds of mobile sites countywide.
• Gleaners Food Bank gleaners.org/findfood • Pantry & mobile map.
• Oakland County Food Assistance List oakgov.com/community → Help with Housing → Homeless Services → Food Support.

(Check Lighthouse and Forgotten Harvest pages weekly for new holiday pop-ups.)

🍞 WAYNE COUNTY
• Gleaners Community Food Bank gleaners.org/findfood • Map + mobile schedule.
• Forgotten Harvest 1-888-544-8773 • Mobile pantries through Detroit & suburbs.
• Wayne Metro Community Action (313) 388-9799 • waynemetro.org • Emergency boxes & benefit navigation.
• PantryNet pantrynet.org/mobile-distribution-events • Daily Detroit-area drive-ups.
• Great Start Detroit/Wayne Resource lists for families with children (links via MI 211).

🌟 STATEWIDE HELP
• Michigan 2-1-1 Call 211 or visit mi211.org • Instant county referrals.
• MI Bridges newmibridges.michigan.gov • Check/apply for SNAP, WIC, cash assistance.
• WIC Food benefits for pregnant people & children under 5 (continues through shutdowns).
• MDHHS michigan.gov/mdhhs • Official state updates on SNAP issuance.

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If you need help connecting to a program, contact:

Kind Human 4 Human Kind
📞 810-294-0027 | 📧 info@kh4hk.org | facebook.com/kindhuman4human

10/28/2025

🦃 Turkey Trot 5k – SIGN UP ASAP! 👕

We’re just a few weeks away from our 4th Annual Turkey Trot 5k happening on Thanksgiving morning at 8:00 AM — and we’re so excited to come together again for this fun and meaningful community tradition!

📅 Date: Thursday, November 27th
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM
📍 Location: TH Fitness – 37 Austin St, Sandusky
💲 Cost: $30 (includes race entry + shirt if signed up by Nov. 3!)

🔥 Sign up by Monday, Nov. 3rd to guarantee your Turkey Trot long-sleeve shirt! After that, we’ll still welcome sign-ups, but shirts will be limited!

💛 ALL PROCEEDS will be donated to a local cause — and we want YOUR input!

We’re currently deciding between these four awesome options:

Sanilac County Youth Advisory Council (YAC) – High schoolers funding youth-centered projects across the county

Maple Valley Community Center – Creating a shared space for events and local nonprofits

Albrecht Field – Supporting improvements to the baseball and softball complex

Sandusky High School Wall of Honor – Honoring those who served in our military

🗳️ Comment below with which cause you think we should donate this year’s proceeds to!

Every registration helps us give back even more, so let’s make this the biggest Turkey Trot yet!

🎟️ Register here: https://get.thumbhealthandfitness.com/widget/form/UsnmhE1QCNU9QYI8bLnQ

10/27/2025

Calling all businesses or organizations that would like to have a craft station during Sandusky Country Christmas Weekend

10/27/2025

10/22/2025

Ms. Marlena and Chief McKenney with the Sandusky MI Police Department will also be at the following Truck or Treat. Come see us!

🎃Trunk or Treat - HDC and Stonegate Village (Sandusky)🎃

Our Trunk-or-Treat is right around the corner, and we’re looking for community members, local businesses, and organizations to join in on the fun!

Decorate your trunk, dress up, and help us make this a safe and fun Halloween event for local families. 🍬👻

📅 Monday, October 27
🕠 5:30 – 7:00 PM
📍 Stonegate Village Assisted Living
Co-hosted by Human Development Commission (HDC) and Stonegate Village

Hosting a trunk is easy and fun, just bring your decorations, treats, and Halloween spirit! 🎃
Sign up here: 👉 https://bit.ly/HDC_trunk_or_treat

Let’s fill the parking lot with creativity and community spirit! 💜

10/22/2025

Come see Ms. Marlena and Chief McKenney with the Sandusky MI Police Department Friday evening at the Trunk or Treat

Attention all princesses, knights in shining armor, super-heroes, and things that go bump in the night. You are invited to the Fourth Annual Community Trunk or Treat at Sanilac CMH on Friday, October 24th, 2025, 4:30pm-6pm. This is a free event.

Also, we still have space available for businesses, individuals, and community organizations who would like to set up a trunk for this event. No fee to participate! To register your trunk, reach out to Beth Westover at bwestover@sanilaccmh.org or call 810-583-0318.

10/22/2025

Huge shoutout to Sandusky High School Baseball and Sandusky Recreation for volunteering at last night’s volleyball games! We appreciate all you do for our athletes and community! ❤️🏐🐺

08/22/2025

It's normal for Children to feel anxious as they transition back to school after a break. Back-to-school anxiety is a common experience for children and can manifest in various ways, including physical symptoms, behavioral changes, and worries about school-related issues. If your child needs additional help, we are here for you.
https://www.sanilaccmh.org/services/childrens-services/
810-648-0330