Oakland County Charities Benefit from County Employees Casual Day Fund

Pontiac, MI, December 10, 2008 Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson took on the role of Santa Claus today as he passed out checks totaling $24,500 to eleven local charities.  The funds were provided by Oakland County government employees who contributed to the weekly Casual Day Fund throughout the year.

Receiving checks during a special presentation in Pattersons office were:

• Rainbow Connection
• POH Childrens Clinic
• Give-a-Christmas Year Round 
• Child Abuse and Neglect Council
• Friends of Little Oaks
• Donate Life Coalition of Michigan
• Huron Valley Council for the Arts
• Birmingham-Bloomfield Arts Center
• Paint Creek Center for the Arts
• William Scripps Estate / Guesthouse
• Winning Futures

During the past twelve months, county employees have also donated $30,771 for Special Casual Days to a variety of individuals and organizations including Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer, the Oakland County Medical Examiners Memorial Service, the Arthritis Foundation, the American Heart Association and to several employees or their family members suffering from a wide range of illnesses including cancer and stroke.

"The caring, compassion and generosity shown by our county government employees week in and week out is truly amazing," Patterson said.  "Over the past 16 years they have contributed more than a half a million dollars to improve the quality of life for literally thousands of people."

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