“We are unified in this: This will not define us,” said Alward, the superintendent of Grand Blanc Community Schools. Acustomer delivered homemade cookies decorated with “Grand Blanc Strong” at the boarding facility“It’s, ‘We’re in this together. Like many residents, Grand Blanc Community Schools superintendent Trevor Alward wants the community to be known for its resilience and unity, rather than the church shooting Sunday. Support for Grand Blanc area residents is available through Friday at the Grand Blanc Senior Center at 12632 Pagels Drive, Grand Blanc, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Noah Schultz, 17, and Zac Guir, 29, friends from nearby Ekklesia Grand Blanc church, dropped by at nightfall Monday, laying two bunches of flowers at police barricades.