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sports equipment
drive spearheaded
by Birmingham
high school students Cooper
Schoenberg, Carter Lutz,
Ethan Wise and Mitchell to
Greenberger kicked off recent-
ly and will continue through
early September. The seniors,
who host The Student Section
podcast together, are collecting
all kinds of sports equipment

for children up to 10 years old.
The equipment collected will
benefit families served by the
nonprofit Brilliant Detroit.
“My friends and I were fortu-
nate growing up to be involved
in sports and afford the neces-
sary equipment,
” Schoenberg,
a member of the Jewish Fund
Teen Board, said. “It was a way
for us to get fit, have fun, and
it’s where we made some of our

best friends and learned some
important life skills. We want
to give back because all kids
should know the joy of sports
and have access to playing
them.
”
All four of the members of
The Student Section podcast
have a passion for service.
This is Cooper Schoenberg’s
second partnership with
Brilliant Detroit. Last summer,
the teen partnered with the
nonprofit to host a book drive.
With a passion for literacy, he
mobilized his community and
collected a few thousand books
for elementary-aged children.
Established in 2015, Brilliant
Detroit uses underutilized
housing stock to create early
child and family centers in
neighborhoods. These homes
provide year-round program-
ming and services for children.
In each location, neighbors
come together for fellowship,
activities and learning to assure

families and children have what
they need to be school ready,
healthy and stable.
“We are grateful for the
efforts of these four young
men,
” said Cindy Eggleton,
co-founder and CEO of
Brilliant Detroit. “This drive
is important because it offers
our families with children the
opportunity to participate in a
sport they might not otherwise
have afforded due to the cost of
equipment.
“They also can enjoy the
physical, emotional and mental
benefits of sports that Cooper,
Carter, Ethan and Mitchell have
experienced.
”

Donations of equipment can be

dropped off in marked bins in front

of each of the four boys’ houses or

mailed to their addresses by emailing

Schoenberg at cschoenberg123@gmail.

com. Brilliant Detroit is also accepting

donations at its Southwest-Chadsey-

Condon hub location at 5676 Larkins

Street, Detroit MI, 48210.

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Local students hold a collection drive
to provide sports equipment to needy.

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These high school
students from
Birmingham are
collecting sports
equipment for
Brilliant Detroit.