SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, center, helps to kick off the 16th annual Michigan Harvest Gathering food drive in Lansing. The statewide campaign runs through Nov. 13 and raises food and funds to help hungry families. Joining Land are, from the left, Linda Dicks, assistant director of corporate communications for the Michigan Health and Hospital Association; Tom Ostrander, vice president of human resources for Sparrow Health System; and Dave Karr, director of the American Red Cross Food Distribution Center. (Sparrow Health System photo)