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Kenny's
Lakes
Auto
Experts
deliver
500+
suitcases
to
charity
for
foster
children
WALLED
LAKE, MI
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Kenny’s
Lakes
Area
Auto
Experts
(Lakes
Area
Auto
Experts)
collected
and
delivered
more
than 500
suitcases
to
Foster
Closet
of
Michigan’s
Oakland
county
branch,
Sunday,
April
12.
Foster
Closet
of
Michigan,
which
provides
clothing
and
other
necessities
to
children
in the
state
foster
care
system,
will
donate
the
suitcases
to
children
in need.
Kenny
Walters,
owner
and
technician
of
Kenny’s
Lakes
Area
Auto
Experts,
said he
learned
that in
many
cases,
children
in
foster
care
transport
their
belongings
from
home to
home in
garbage
bags.
“It is
stressful
enough
for
these
children
as they
transition
into a
new home
without
the
added
burden
of
having
to move
around
without
proper
luggage,”
said
Walters.
“Anything
we can
do to
make it
easier
for them
is
important
to us.”
Kenny’s
Lakes
Area
Auto
Expert
began
the
collection
drive
March 16
and
extended
the
original
donation
deadline
from
March 31
to April
10.
Donors
could
drop off
their
gently
used
suitcases
during
business
hours.
“The
response
was so
great we
extended
it,”
added
Walters.
“We had
people
dropping
off
suitcases
and
duffel
bags all
the way
from
Rochester
Hills
and
Flint.”
The
mountain
of
luggage
was
transported
to
Foster
Closet’s
Farmington
Hills
location
during
their
open
house.
Foster
families
were
able to
shop
(free of
charge)
for
clothing,
toys,
luggage
and
other
items.
The
Sunday
afternoon
event
served
20
foster
children
and the
remaining
suitcases
from the
drive
will
benefit
kids in
Oakland
and
surrounding
counties.
Michele
Austin,
Foster
Closet
of
Michigan
president,
said the
charity
was
formed
to ease
the
burden
on
foster
parents
trying
to
provide
for
their
foster
children.
“Instead
of using
the
small
stipend
from the
state
for
things
like
toys and
suitcases,
this
allows
parents
to use
more of
it on
educational
and
other
needs,”
said
Austin.
“We
applaud
Kenny’s
Lake’s
Auto
Experts
efforts
that
went
above
and
beyond
expectations.
Our
metro
Detroit
neighbors
were
extremely
generous.”
Foster
Closet
of
Michigan
has
locations
in 13
counties
and
encourages
youth to
choose
items
themselves
so they
can
express
their
personality
and
tastes.
Kenny’s
Lakes
Area
Auto
Experts,
which
was
established
in 2000
by Kenny
Walters,
is a
family-friendly
repair
shop
servicing
all
makes
and
models
of
vehicles.
The auto
repair
facility
is fully
certified
to
service
both
foreign
and
domestic
vehicles
and is
completely
qualified
to
perform
any
vehicle
service
or
maintenance
while
keeping
factory
warranties
intact.
It is
the only
AAA
Approved
Repair
Facility
in
Walled
Lake.
For 15
years,
Kenny’s
Lakes
Area
Automotive
(formerly
Mufflers
& More)
has been
providing
professional
inspections,
repairs,
and
preventative
maintenance
services
to all
makes
and
models
of
vehicles,
including
foreign
vehicles.
The full
service
auto
repair
shop is
located
at 490
North
Pontiac
Trail,
Walled
Lake,
Mich,
(248)
668-1200.
Visit
online
at
www.LakesAreaAuto.com,
Facebook
at
https://www.facebook.com/Lakesareaauto
or on
Twitter
@LakesAreaAuto.
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