Here’s a donation drive that will get the attention of NASCAR fans in southeast Michigan:
Michigan International Speedway has announced that fans can take their personal vehicles around the race track for free in exchange for participating in a toy drive and food drive.
A snippet from MIS’s announcement:
Michigan International Speedway is collecting goods to benefit two [...]

This post is for my readers in and near Flat Rock, Mich.
Homeless and needy families in the Flat Rock, Mich., area can get a free turkey supper with all the fixings Tuesday at the Flat Rock Family Cafe.
The meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the restaurant, 27517 [...]

This post is for my readers in and near Milan, Mich., and was in Tuesday’s edition of The Monroe Evening News:
Campfire Bar-B-Q Grille Restaurant will host its 26th annual Thanksgiving Day Feast on Nov. 26.
It will offer free Thanksgiving dinners to seniors 62 and older and the less fortunate. Others will incur charges of $8.99 [...]

The Michigan Job Search blog at MLive.com is reporting that 10,000 tickets will be free on a first-come basis starting at 9 a.m. Saturday Nov. 21 for the MAC Championship football game on Friday Dec. 4 for the jobless, military and United Auto Workers members.
A snippet with the rules:
Organizers will give out 10,000 free tickets [...]

This post is for my readers in and near Monroe, Mich.
The Project Connect community information expo will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday Nov. 18 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, parish hall, 937 E. Third St., Monroe, Mich., immediately before the God Works! Family Soup Kitchen dinner.
It is free and open to all [...]

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
Target hosts a Family Sunday series on a regular basis at the Detroit Institute of Arts with art-inspired activities.
But on Sunday Nov. 22, the Target Family Sunday special includes free museum admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The usual admission free is $8 for adults and [...]

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
The Huron-Clinton Metroparks will have free park entry and boat launching at all metroparks, including Lake Erie Metropark and Oakwoods Metropark, on Thursday Nov. 26 and Friday Nov. 27 in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Here’s another freebie for the unemployed: The Medical Weight Loss Clinics in Michigan and Ohio are offering free 10 weeks of its service starting Thursday to anyone who can prove he or she is unemployed.
This is a first, come, first-served offer, limit 25 clients per clinic. The locations include Detroit, Dearborn, Ann Arbor and Toledo.
More [...]

CNN has a gallery called Freebies for the Jobless that features businesses across the country who are reaching out to the unemployed.
Now, keep in mind this is a hit and miss situation. Whether such an opportunity is available in YOUR neighborhood depends on whether a business, non-profit group or local government agency has decided to [...]

This post is for my readers in southeast Michigan:
Huron-Clinton Metroparks will waive vehicle entry fees and boat launch fees on Nov. 11 in honor of Veteran’s Day.
The park district includes 13 sites in a five-county area of southeast Michigan including Lake Erie Metropark, Oakwoods Patropark and Willow Metropark.
For information, call the park offices at (800) [...]