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Mayor Teresa Rich praises volunteers, seeks $1.5M grant for senior center kitchen

Farmington Area Commission on Aging · April 17, 2026
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Farmington Area Commission on Aging honored longtime volunteers at an annual breakfast, highlighted more than 110,000 Meals on Wheels deliveries and said city leaders are pursuing a $1.5 million federal grant to build a commercial kitchen at a proposed senior activity center.

Farmington Hills Mayor Teresa Rich, joined by Farmington Mayor Joe Larusa and Commission on Aging staff, praised hundreds of volunteers at the commission’s annual recognition breakfast and said the city is pursuing a $1.5 million grant to support a commercial kitchen at a proposed senior activity center.

"It is my absolute honor to serve as mayor of this incredible city," Mayor Teresa Rich said, thanking volunteers who support Meals on Wheels, telephone reassurance, the gift shop and other services. Rich told the gathering the city is "working with Congresswoman Haley Stevens' office to get a grant for a million and a half" specifically to fund a commercial kitchen at the Hawk property senior center project.

The gathering at the Castic Center also served…

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