Mittens for Detroit

06/12/2026

School's out!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to all of the students, the teachers, the staff, the parents, the partners... everyone who got our kids through another year of growth! The kids are home! For weeks.

Now what can you do to help them get through the summer? Have them join our 10th Summer of Glove celebration! And how can you do that? Kids love to help other kids, especially those who are in need. We have created a couple of things that will help your kids have fun while doing good!

Front yard and driveway stands are an excellent way to teach kids about entrepreneurship, how to be social with neighbors, and how to be charitable. Lemondade stands, mini-yard sales, even selling baked goods! There's a child not from here who we met last summer when she was selling her cookies and brownies in her front yard with her mom. The street was Bacon, and she called her business "Bakin' on Bacon." For real.

We invite you and your kids to consider doing a Lemonade Stand for Mittens for Detroit this summer. Read all about it:
https://bit.ly/MFD_SummerOfGlovesKids

06/10/2026

Stay cool this week!

Here are some cooling centers in Detroit. Check in on your neighbors, stay hydrated, and stay healthy! Thank you for sharing the list, WDIV Local 4 / ClickOnDetroit! 🧤❤️🧤

The Detroit Health Department and Parks and Recreation are partnering to provide residents with cooling centers to stay safe in extreme heat.

06/05/2026

What a great way to celebrate National Donut Day... buy tickets to do the Underground Donut Tour in Detroit this summer! We are excited to celebrate our partner's unique tour of Detroit. Imagine. Walking the city, learning about donuts, eating donuts..... Really. What could be better! We are so glad that they are in Detroit! Read about how they are celebrating National Donut Day!

06/05/2026

It's National Donut Day!!!!! How awesome is that! Drop what you are doing today (and every day actually), and get over to our wonderful partner Westview Orchards & Winery and buy donuts!!!! You'll thank us for it... and if you do, please share a picture of you and your favorite donut!

Happy National Donut Day! 🍩

Stop by the market today, June 5th and get your sweet fix while supplies last. One FREE donut per person (no purchase necessary), in-store only. Don't wait- they're going fast! 🥳

06/04/2026

If you would like more information about the MFD Garage Sales, please go to the donation page - when you get there, there is an update tab where you can download a flyer to use to market it or at your table. Have fun and let us know how it goes!

06/04/2026

06/03/2026

Look at the calendar!!!!!

It's nearly Mittens for Detroit's 10th Summer of Glove!

Watch this space to see how you can get involved!

05/28/2026

Looking for a summer volunteer activity that you can do whenever and wherever you like?

Mittens for Detroit has a great opportunity for those who like to sew and make a difference! Our Hands to Hearts Buddies project is gives us a way to engage you in helping to repurpose the way-too-many stretchy dollar store gloves that we receive every year. (We have more than 22,000 pairs of these stretchy, thin gloves in our office right now!)

While many of those pairs make it to be included in Bonus Boxes for the schools, the rest are inappropriate for our cold winters in Detroit. The bears will be sold on an Etsy site and the funds raised will be used to purchase new, warm, durable mittens and gloves for kids in Detroit this winter.

This charming repurposing of the gloves into small cuddly bears is our new summer (and beyond) volunteer activity. Read all about it in the image below. We are scheduling group volunteer activities at our office in August. Individuals can join us for Zoom sewing bees... or bears!

Very little experience is needed for this... and folks who don't sew can still help tremendously in the process! We'd love to have you join us. Got an idea of how you want to be part of the Hands to Hearts Buddies? Send us an email at [email protected]. Thanks! ~ Wendy, MFD Executive Director. Thank you to Mary Bajcz Scrap Happy who made the two bears who are featured in our flyer (as well as many more!) Watch this space for other featured makers!🥰