Now this one is hard for me, I really like the Mayor and his wife Corrin, but their “Two for Tuz” campaign kills me. We have kids in our own community who can’t even afford school supplies and they want us to buy 2 sets of everything so they can send it to a Country most of the kids in our district can’t even find on a map?

Come on, Bryan and Corrin; charity starts at home. I know Bryan has been a big supporter of many local charities to help the less fortunate, but we aren’t an international aid society.

And why the heck are we even sister cities with this country in the first place? We can’t afford enough police and fire fighters, but we can afford all the ceremony for sister city… blah blah blah?

If you don’t think there are kids that need help in our city then you are detached and distant from the real world. There are kids sleeping on the bare floor; kids that eat one meal a day if they are lucky and kids whose school supplies consist of a new pencil if they are lucky.

Yes, Rochester Hills is an affluent community. Most people here can afford to buy two items. But if you are going to buy two items, why not donate it to the kid next door who may not eat tomorrow before you send it off to a city thousands of miles away?

Charity starts at home guys…