Dear Ambassadors & Families: our wonderful friends at the Selfridge Firefighters are hosting their annual field trip for Wigs 4 Kids wig recipients and families on Friday, June 24th – 11:00 AM at their fire station inside Selfridge ANGB. Our field trip includes lunch, information about fire safety, and a tour of the fire base. The firefighters request that each family wishing to participate in the field trip provide their names, ages, dates of birth, and driver's license numbers of parents. In order to participate, we need families to RSVP and send this information to maggie@wigs4kids.org. You are also welcome to call 586-772-6656. We look forward to seeing you on our fire safety adventure!
Detroit Zoo with UAW Local 160
A special thanks to Home of UAW Local 160 for providing 100 tickets to the Detroit Zoo! Our wig recipients & families, board members, staff, volunteers and hair donors were invited to enjoy a delicious luncheon and visit to see the zoo's...
July 2023 Facebook & Instragram Donors
A special thanks to our summertime Facebook & Instagram supporters who made contributions to Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan during the month of July. These caring individuals donated through birthday fundraisers, and we appreciate that...
Nutrition & Healthy Meal Planning Class
Dear Wig Recipients & Families,
Prepare those chef hats...we're hosting a healthy meal planning & nutrition cooking class on Saturday, August 19, 2023 - 10:00 am at our Wellness Center in St. Clair Shores!
In this...
Selfridge Firefighters 2023 Golf Outing
Heartfelt thanks to Chief Howard and Chief Ross & all the Selfridge Firefighters for their love and support of our Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan program over the years through their annual golf outing. They have now become our biggest...
Brothers Michael & Robert Donate Hair
Michael and Robert enjoyed sharing a hair donation experience today at Go Green Salon located inside our Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan Wellness Center. The journey started with one brother growing his hair out for donation, which inspired...
Birmingham Metropolitan Women's Club Visit
The Birmingham Metropolitan Women's Club is always looking for ways to increase the community service work they do. We were invited to share information about Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc this morning during their monthly meeting....
Grounds For Belief Community Church Picnic
Grounds For Belief Community Church is a small, starter, non-denominational church in our hometown of St. Clair Shores that supports Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc by raising awareness & funds for our program. We attended their annual...
International Alopecia Day 2023
Today is International Alopecia Day and 35% of the children we serve at Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc have alopecia; an auto-immune disorder where the body's immune system misperceives a threat, attacks the hair follicles and causes...
Shores Magazine Covers Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan!
The Shores Magazine is a great publication in our hometown community and this is our 2nd time receiving media coverage from their team! We thank them for choosing us to feature for a special nonprofit section in their upcoming October/November...
FLAME Becomes Galaxy Star Members
Our friends at FLAME Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical visited our Wellness Center and became Galaxy Star members with their $500 donation! With that level of support, they receive 2 complimentary tickets to our 20th Anniversary Gala and...
Explore Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
If you own or are employed by a business, participating in corporate sponsorship is a great way to build brand recognition and help a good cause! Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc invites you to explore corporate sponsorship opportunities...
FLAME Cares Charity Contest Winner!
Thank you to everyone who voted for Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc in the FLAME Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical FLAME Cares contest during the month of July - we are $500 recipients from the kindness & generosity of this...
GTS Open House!
A fabulous evening at the Detroit Athletic Club with our friends from Global Telecom Solutions!! They hosted their annual open house to celebrate clients, vendors & sponsors and recognize the key people who make their work possible in the...
GM Car Show 2023!
Another amazing event! The team at General Motors hosts an annual employee car show with a portion of proceeds from donations collected being gifted to Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc. We thank the GM volunteers who helped gather funds!...
Cut-a-thon with Retired Lt. Firefighter Dawn Murphy
Congratulations to retired Lt. Firefighter Dawn Murphy on a successful fundraiser for Great Lakes Burn Camp for Kids and cut-a-thon for our Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc program! Every 3 years, Dawn shaves her head to support both...
We Celebrate Brave Barbies During Barbie Week!
In honor of #barbieweek we're sharing a special shoutout for our Brave Barbies that were donated to Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, Inc so we can gift them to wig recipients in our program who are experiencing hair loss. Veronica, our...
Jasmine Finishes Treatment & Celebrates Her Bell Ringing!
We are always happy to hear when our wig recipients have the opportunity to ring the bell after they finish their cancer treatment! Congratulations to our Jasmine, who just celebrated her bell ringing this past week after bravely fighting leukemia!...
Charity Navigator Awards Us Highest Rating!
Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan is excited to announce we have received a new acknowledgement for the work we do to help the kids of Michigan at no charge!
Charity Navigator states, “This charity's score is 100%, earning it...
We’ll Be in Grand Rapids Next Week!
We connect with the 8 hospitals in Michigan that provide pediatric oncology every year and recently met with the team at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital via Zoom. Our Founder & CEO Maggie Varney will be in Grand Rapids next week and...
CeCe Donates Her Hair
Meet Cordelia (CeCe), who just chose to donate her hair to Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan. Her mom writes, “CeCe just turned 8 and her favorite show is “Alexa and Katie” on Netflix that deals with childhood cancer, hair...