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Buddy-to-Buddy Featured on Big Country 102.9

Posted onSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019Authorawealty

Northern Michigan radio host Susan Melton of Big Country 102.9 interviewed Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan about the program and how it serves Michigan’s service members and veterans. (From Big … Learn More

CategoriesB2B In the News

Stories from the Field: Ken Wood Helps a Veteran Improve His Quality of Life

Posted onSeptember 9, 2019September 9, 2019Authorawealty

Thanks to Buddy-to-Buddy volunteer Ken Wood, a veteran with limited mobility can now mow his own lawn. Early this year, Ken was connected with a veteran in his area. The … Learn More

CategoriesStories from the Field

Photo of Fred Honerkamp standing beside Adam Morton as he sits on his new recumbent bike

Stories from the Field: Fred Honerkamp Helps a Veteran Get a Recumbent Bike

Posted onJuly 5, 2019Authorawealty

Thanks to Buddy-to-Buddy volunteer Fred Honerkamp, a disabled veteran can now exercise easily and spend more time with his young daughter. Fred and Adam Morton forged a friendship and mutual … Learn More

CategoriesStories from the Field

Picture of Buddy-to-Buddy volunteers and staff walking in the 4th of July Parade

Buddy-to-Buddy serves as Grand Marshal for Ann Arbor Fourth of July Parade

Posted onJuly 5, 2019July 5, 2019Authorawealty

Buddy-to-Buddy served as the grand marshal for the annual Ann Arbor Jaycees Fourth of July Parade. Volunteers and staff marched in the parade that weaved its way around downtown Ann Arbor. … Learn More

CategoriesB2B In the News, Events

Photo of Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan in the Lucy Ann Lance Show studio

Buddy-to-Buddy On Lucy Ann Lance Show

Posted onJune 12, 2019July 11, 2019Authorawealty

Ann Arbor radio favorite Lucy Ann Lance recently interviewed Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan on her popular daytime radio show. (From the Lucy Ann Lance Show website) Hear the Interview

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Still photo of Rep. Joe Tate proclaiming June Buddy-to-Buddy Month in the Michigan House of Representatives

Rep. Tate Proclaims June Buddy-to-Buddy Month

Posted onJune 6, 2019June 11, 2019Authorawealty

Representative Joe Tate made a proclamation in the Michigan House of Representatives declaring June “Buddy-to-Buddy Month.” The M-SPAN and Buddy-to-Buddy team thanks Rep. Tate for his great support of the … Learn More

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Photograph of a close up shot of a man in a military uniform looking sadly off in the distance

Innovative Veteran Outreach Breaks through Mental Health Stigma

Posted onMay 15, 2019Authorawealty

“When you’ve had some deeply profound experiences as a soldier, you don’t realize it’s changed your software a little bit inside.” —Buddy-to-Buddy Program volunteer Dick Overton Dick Overton and his … Learn More

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Photo of Krystle DuPree and her son Tytus pose for a portrait at their home on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Pittsfield Township. DuPree she is looking for a more affordable place to live. (Ben Allan Smith | MLive.com)

Ann Arbor area’s cost of living jeopardizes veteran’s efforts to escape poverty

Posted onApril 18, 2019April 22, 2019Authorawealty

Our Program Manager Bill Bryan was quoted in an article about Washtenaw County veterans struggling to find affordable housing: “We have this abundance of resources available in Washtenaw County, but … Learn More

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Photo of about 40 Buddy-to-Buddy Program volunteers posed as a group. Photo taken at annual Volunteer Recognition Event on April 13, 2019 in Clare, Michigan.

Annual Buddy-to-Buddy Program Volunteer Recognition Event held in Clare, MI on April 13

Posted onApril 15, 2019April 25, 2019Authorawealty

M-SPAN hosted the annual Buddy-to-Buddy Program Volunteer Recognition Event on April 13, 2019 at the Doherty Hotel in Clare, MI. Program volunteers from around the state were recognized and celebrated … Learn More

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Photograph of Buddy-to-Buddy Program volunteer Fred Honerkamp with a disabled veteran he helped secure a recumbent bike for

Wounded Saginaw veteran gifted specialized bike with Midlanders’ help

Posted onApril 12, 2019April 17, 2019Authorawealty

The Midland Daily News published a front-page story about how Buddy-to-Buddy volunteer Fred Honerkamp helped a disabled veteran get a recumbent bike that he plans to use to stay active with … Learn More

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The Buddy-to-Buddy Volunteer Veteran Program is part of the University of Michigan M-SPAN network of programs providing services to service members, veterans, and military families.

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