Make a Difference at Bloomfield Hills Schools and More in Bloomfield This Week

Make a Difference

Help Bloomfield Hills Schools and Gleaners Community Food Bank feed families this season by donating non-perishables at collection zones at schools across the district. Donations must be dropped off by Friday, Oct. 25 because students will volunteer and prepare the food for distribution at Gleaners in Detroit on Oct. 26.

Bloomfield Township 

The Bloomfield Township Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at Township Hall. Among the agenda items is a proposal for a zoning variance at the southwest corner of Telegraph and Square Lake roads. Read Patch Blogger Marcia Robovitsky's lastest on the topic. 

Social Lives of Teens

Join Julie Fisher, executive director of Building Better Families through Action, to get a better idea of what teens are doing online, and how to help them keep themselves and their profiles safe. Drugs, alcohol and sex will also be addressed. The special session begins at 10 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Baldwin Public Library. Register at the BBFA website.

Rail Rally

The Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce invites members to celebrate and explore the new and some long-standing businesses in Birmingham's Rail District at a 'Rail Rally' hosted by local businesses on Oct. 23. Participants can join the fun in teams of four, or can join a team at check-in, beginning at 3 p.m. Visit the chamber website for more information.

BHS Strategic Planning, Oct. 24

The Bloomfield Hills Schools will host a meeting to review the previous 10-year strategic plan and discuss where the district is going at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at West Hills Middle School. This is the follow-up session to the first review of the strategic plan earlier this month.