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Head to BuyLocalBerrien.com to check out the latest article, Six Burgers to Try in Southwest Michigan and see if your favorite makes the list!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Daniele has details on this Saturday’s Makers Trail Fest at Weko Beach, plus other great events and fun things to do when you visit stjoetoday.com! Benton Harbor Arts Association presents Art Hop this Friday, June 10 from 6PM-9PM! Attendees will enjoy amazing art, food, shopping, live music and more. Check out the Makers Trail Festival this Saturday, June 11 from 1PM-9PM at Weko Beach! Enjoy tasty beverages from SWMI Makers, live music and a beautiful view of the beach. Tickets are on sale now for just $10; day of at the gate will be $20! St. Joe Farmers Market 2022 season is in full swing! Join us in Lake Bluff Park from 9AM-2PM. Market-goers will enjoy fresh finds at the weekly market, May 28-October 8, in Lake Bluff Park. Vendors will offer a variety of products including baked goods, locally grown produce, perennials and cut flowers, meats and cheeses, coffee and more! Sister Lakes Brewing Courtyard Concert Series this Sunday, June 12 featuring music by Barrelhouse from 2PM-5PM! More fun coming to SLBC on Saturday, June 18 as they celebrate their 6th Anniversary – head on over to their Facebook page for more info! Wanderlust Outfitters hosts their June Group Meet Up Hike this Sunday, June 12 at 3PM! This month’s hike will meet at Robinson Woods Preserve the Main Trailhead Parking Lot. The third weekend of the month, June through September, celebrate all things Southwest Michigan during the Love Local weekends! Attendees will enjoy extended shopping hours, Friday Night Concerts and special offers. Join us on June 17-19 for our first Love Local Weekend of the 2022 season! Visit stjoetoday.com/lovelocal to see participating locations. This month’s Friday Night Concert will feature PastTime! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Susan from Berrien Community Foundation introduces us to the Teens Exhibiting Able Minds Youth Advisory Committee, commonly referred to as TEAM. Students in the Berrien County area are an instrumental part of the committee, and your teen can join by visiting berriencommunity.org for more details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Anita Kapelke from United Way of Southwest Michigan discusses the upcoming Summer Stock Up local food drive taking place June 15 from 9am-1pm in St. Joseph, Berrien Springs, Lawrence, and Cassopolis, and online at uwsm.org. United Way of Southwest Michigan partners with Michigan United Ways and the Kellogg Company for the second annual Summer Stock Up local food drive Summer Stock Up is a statewide in-person & virtual food drive to stock the shelves of local food banks and pantries during the lean summer months On June 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the public is encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items at: First Church of God, Life Center 2627 Niles Ave., St. Joseph Berrien County Youth Fair, Craft Barn 9122 UW HWY 31, Berrien Springs Lawrence Public Schools, Elementary Gymnasium 714 W. St Joseph Ave., Lawrence Brookside Learning Center 61662 Dailey Rd., Cassopolis In addition to the in-person food drive, UWSM is offering the community the opportunity to donate online at //uwsm.org/summer-stock-up. Having enough food is a basic challenge for so many in Southwest Michigan—especially right now, as food and gas prices and other living expenses are increasing. While we are all feeling the effects of rising inflation, those in poverty-level and ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households are experiencing it the worst. At least 1 in 8 Michiganders face hunger, and with fewer resources during the summer months, Michigan food banks see an increase of 20% for families seeking food resources between June and August. But access to food isn’t the only issue—in 2019, the cost of food represented more than 20% of an ALICE family’s household survival budget. As the cost of food continues to climb, we know these Michiganders would need more than $650 million more per year to meet their food needs. “As we continue to support the needs of ALICE families throughout the state, Summer Stock Up is just one of the many initiatives that addresses the critical need to help ensure our community has access to fresh, healthy food all summer long,” said Anna Murphy, President and CEO of United Way of Southwest Michigan. “With the current rising costs of food today, more Michigan families will need the support of their local food banks and pantries—and based on the success of last year’s program, Summer Stock Up has proven to make an incredible impact.” Families with children feel the impact of food insecurity even more profoundly. According to the recent ALICE in Focus: Children Research Brief, as recently as the fall of 2021, 41% of Michigan families below the ALICE threshold with children reported that sometimes or often, “children were not eating enough because we just couldn’t afford enough food.” For many kids, when class lets out for the summer, they no longer have access to the nutritious breakfast and lunch they normally receive while in school. “People cannot reach their full potential if they’re hungry. Kellogg’s Better Days is our promise to advance sustainable and equitable access to food, including feeding 375 million people in need by the end of 2030,” says Stephanie Slingerland, Senior Director, Global Philanthropy and Social Impact at Kellogg Company. “We are proud to stand alongside United Way in a partnership that is focused on our aligned values and creating a positive impact in our communities.” The inaugural Summer Stock Up in 2021 raised more than $63,000 and collected more than 46,000 pounds of food, benefitting 220 food pantries across the state, including in Southwest Michigan. Who benefits? 40 food pantries in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties! BERRIEN: Benton Harbor Street Ministry Catholic Community Center The Avenue/Harbor House The Avenue/Cora Lamping Center The Avenue/The Autumn House Emergency Shelter Services Fairplain Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church Food Pantry New Heights Community Food Network Seventh Day Adventist SMCAA St. Augustine of Canterbury The Salvation Army – Benton Harbor Neighbor to Neighbor United Methodist Church, Bread of Heaven Food Pantry Caring Cupboard, Woodland Shores Baptist Church Red Bud Ministry Hope Resources St. Mary’s Christian Service Center First Presbyterian Church Mt. Calvary Baptist Church The Salvation Army – Niles Blue Roof Church – The Common Table Food Pantry Road to Hope Seventh Day Adventist Harbor Country Emergency Food Pantry Living Water Food Pantry/Watervliet Free Methodist Church CASS: Helping Hands of Cass County Action Ministries First Christian Church, Feed My Sheep Food Pantry Edwardsburg Food Pantry Marcellus Community Food Pantry VAN BUREN: Hartford Cooperating Ministries Food Pantry We Care, Inc. Gobles-Kendall Area Ministerial Association Food Pantry Eleanor’s Pantry Mattawan Area Pantry See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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