Livonia Teens Save Two Lives in

Heroic House Fire Rescue

Three Livonia teens are being hailed as heroes after their quick actions saved the lives of two people on Monday, Aug. 29. Ethan Morche, Chase Adams and Colin Anderson were driving down Ellen Drive in Livonia when they saw smoke and flames emerging through the roof of a garage. The trio stopped the car and quickly jumped into action, fearing that people could be trapped inside the home.

Chase and Ethan called 9-1-1 to report the fire. After hearing someone shouting from inside the home, Chase and Ethan tried to enter the home through the front door but could not get in. They went around the back of the house and found a sliding door that was unlocked. Colin remained outside the house to alert Livonia Fire & Rescue that there were people inside, including his friends.

Chase helped one of the occupants exit the home. He called out to Ethan and didn’t get a response. Chase re-entered the home and helped Ethan escort another resident to safety.

"We couldn't be more proud of these young men who remained calm, did the right thing, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of two of their neighbors,” said Livonia Fire & Rescue Chief Robert Jennison. “They could have just driven by, but instead they decided to take action, and stopped this incident from becoming a tragedy resulting in loss of life."

The teens and occupants of the home were all evaluated on scene and released with minor smoke inhalation.

All three young men attend Churchill High School in Livonia.

Livonia taking steps toward sustainability

Drive Electric Livonia - National Drive Electric Week

The Greenleaf Commission on Sustainability - City of Livonia (Commissioners pictured left) invites you to join them at "Drive Electric Livonia" as Livonia celebrates National Drive Electric Week.

This event will be held on Saturday, October 1st at Schoolcraft College from 9:00 am - Noon in front of the Bradner Library Building. Learn about electric vehicles.

If you are an electric vehicle owner, they invite you to register your EV for this event. This will give you the opportunity to proudly display your EV and share your electric vehicle experiences with event participants.

To register, please click on the link below:

https://driveelectricweek.org/attend

Livonia Equity & Anti-Racism Network 

reports on their work in our hometown

 LEARN is a part of this non-profit organization which was established for members and businesses to learn, take action, and form alliances for equity and peace in our community. 

L.E.A.R.N. focuses on 3 Areas of Priority:

• Public Safety for All
• Public Education & Engagement
• Community Building & Inclusion - which includes volunteerism and community service.
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Here are a few ways in their words that they have served Livonia:

• We raised $1,647 to purchase children's books with diverse characters/authors and donated them to Livonia Public Library to make sure every child can access "windows and mirrors" through diverse stories.

• Partnered with Livonia Kiwanis - Early Risers to donate more than 7,500 diapers, 5,000 baby wipes, and over 3,900 ounces of baby formula to Methodist Children's Home Society's Detroit Resource Center.

• Eradicated $1K+ in Livonia Public Schools student lunch debt for Random Acts of Kindness month in 2021.

• Delivered "love" to seniors in nursing homes in the form of 180 hand-made Valentines.

• Collected and delivered more than 175lbs of new and unused personal and home care items to Redford Interfaith Relief to support them in their mission.

• Hosted a free virtual community conversation with a panel of family therapists on school shootings and their impact on the mental health of our children and families.

• Hosted a Park Cleanup at Rotary Park for our #MLKDay service project.

• Provided 313 children with more than 1,200 gifts designed to build self-esteem, empathy, and appreciation for diversity through our Celebrating Diversity Holiday Gifting Drive.

• Provided backpacks and school supplies to over 100 students and Classroom Boxes full of goodies to Livonia Public Schools and Clarenceville School District educators who registered to participate in the program.

• We've hosted four FREE Pullover Prevention/Brake Light Repair clinics; helping 100+ people avoid unnecessary, costly, and potentially dangerous traffic stops. (Our 5th one is coming up in October!)