event

Participate In “Giving Tuesday” This November 29th

The holiday season tends to bring out the best in people, more smiles, more goodwill toward their fellow man, or woman, and just a general sense of being a little more kind. 

This Tuesday, November 29th, is “Giving Tuesday,” a day that encourages individuals to donate their time, and resources to nonprofits and charitable organizations. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a joint project of New York City’s 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation. 

With many of us more focused on spending due to the Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday promotions, Giving Tuesday is a way to counterbalance those days, and cause us to reflect on those who are unable to purchase gifts or those who may have less. In 2021 Giving Tuesday saw donors give almost $3 billion, not to mention those who donated their time or resources. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Support Local Business This Year With Small Business Saturday

Everyone is pretty familiar with the after Thanksgiving sale “Black Friday,” where retail stores offer consumers reduced prices on their inventory. Black Friday is a win for both the consumers as well as the retail shops, as it allows individuals to purchase Christmas gifts at a slightly lower price and helps the stores with their bottom line during the slower winter season.

Your favorite local stores in the Blue Water Area are undoubtedly going to participate in Black Friday, but were you aware of Small Business Saturday? Small Business Saturday will be this Saturday November 26th from 11AM – 7PM, and continues each Saturday until December 17th.

Local shop owners will have sales and deals on their items just as they would on Black Friday, with the same goal, to boost income and sales during the slower winter months. Support your local business owners and entrepreneurs this season, as you may find better deals than your larger corporations, along with the service and familiarity that smaller businesses provide. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Winter Celebration Will Light Up Pine Grove Park This Week

There’s something about the holiday light displays that we all seem to love at this time of year. Pine Grove Park will have plenty of lights and holiday decor for the community to enjoy this Thanksgiving when they activate the lights at 5 PM. 

From November 24th until Jan 2nd, the Winter Celebration display will be lit each day from 5 – 10 PM. Burn barrels will be available throughout the park for people to stop and find a bit of warmth while taking in the sights. There will also be photo opportunity stations available to capture the memories with family and friends.  

The combined efforts of local businesses, sponsors, and organizations have made this year’s display bigger and better than the previous, with 41 businesses and organizations contributing compared to last years 34. The event is free for all to enjoy.

For businesses and groups wishing to participate or sponsor the Winter Celebration contact the Port Huron Recreation Department by email at: phrec@porthuron.org 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

Calling All Women, UNLABEL’d Holiday Party Coming Soon

Tis the season for Christmas parties and events, UNLABEL’d is calling all women to come hang out and party with them this holiday season at City Flats in downtown Port Huron.

UNLABEL’d is a women’s group that meets up once a month and consists of women of all ages and stages of life. Their goal is to empower and support women with resources and information that will help them succeed in life and the business world. 

On December 6th, beginning at 6 PM,  UNLABEL’d will host their 2nd Annual Holiday Party with a gala styled theme, so dress to impress. The event will feature complimentary appetizers, cash bar, and prizes. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online.

For ticket purchase visit their Facebook page at: UNLABEL’d.

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

November Is National Home Care And Hospice Month

The month of November has plenty of celebrations, and holidays that we can honor and enjoy. Holidays such as Veteran’s Day, and Thanksgiving stand out most to us, but did you know that November is also Native American Heritage month as well? There is also another group of individuals who are also honored and celebrated this month that many of us depend on daily.

November is National Home Care and Hospice month. Millions of nurses, therapists, and home care aides commit themselves to making sure that we and our loved ones are taken care of mentally as well as physically. 

Some of the things you can do to celebrate or show our home care workers some love could be Taking them out for dinner or lunch, a simple thank you card, or you can honor employees and volunteers with special gifts and awards. 

To honor one of our local community’s home care businesses, tune in to 102.3 FM WGRT today and learn more about BeLove Home Care and how they help serve our community along with many others in the home care industry. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell

It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play

If you’re looking for some live holiday entertainment, check out a classic Christmas tale with Enter Stage Right coming in December.

Enter Stage Right will be performing a live adaptation of the classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. The classic story is being presented as a live 1940’s radio broadcast. It’s A Wonderful Life is a story about a man who has given up on his dreams, and is visited by his guardian angel on Christmas Eve to show him the lives he’s touched and how things would have played out had he never been born.

The show begins December 2 – 18, with tickets being $15 for adults, and $10 for children under 12 with pre-orders, prices will be slightly higher at the door. The Citadel Stage is located at 609 Huron Ave, in Port Huron. 

For more information and to order tickets, visit: enterstageright.org. 

Reporting for WGRT – Choze Powell