Michigan delegates' Service Day contributions minimal

After all the Democratic National Convention Committee’s hype about involving delegates in the community with Wednesday’s Delegate Service Day, the extent of Michigan delegates’ contribution was a few signatures on a piece of dinnerware.

Many state delegations participated in hands-on volunteering around the Denver area Wednesday morning as a way of giving back to the community, but Michigan’s delegates never left the state party’s hotels in the Denver suburb of Broomfield.

Instead, the state’s community service contribution was to autograph a commemorative plate to be auctioned for charity. The signing took place Wednesday morning in the lobby of the Michigan delegation’s Omni Interlochen hotel.

Ohio’s delegates spent the morning playing bingo with and serving lunch to senior citizens at the Sunset Park Senior Center. Indiana’s sorted and packed food for the local Meals on Wheels. And Wisconsin’s participated in a neighborhood block party sponsored by a haven for homeless youth.

Originally, Michigan’s delegates were scheduled to help sort food and clothing for Volunteers of America. But the event was changed to the plate-signing earlier this week. DNCC officials did not reveal why the switch was made.