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Letter carriers get ready to Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday

Submitted 05-07-2014 under NONPROFITS

The 22nd Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive mobilizes Grand Rapids residents in the fight against hunger.

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Walk, roll, ride: Active Commute Week is May 12-16

Submitted 05-06-2014 under NONPROFITS

Active Commute Week highlights the economic, health and environmental benefits of active transportation.

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Planned Parenthood Capital Campaign Shatters Goal

Submitted 04-24-2014 under NONPROFITS

Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan (PPWNM) announces the successful completion of its capital campaign, Standing Tall, with over $4 million raised! The special campaign is funding building renovations, technology upgrades, and an endowment fund.

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GoBoldly photo series sends rebuttal to the Go Confidently advertisements

Submitted 03-24-2014 under OPINION

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the "Go Confidently" billboard ads that suddenly popped up all over the highway and near highway entrances around the Grand Rapids, Michigan area?

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Refugee support program looking for more volunteers

Submitted 03-13-2014 under NEWS

Thrive is in need of volunteers to assist refugees in English, transportation and other miscellaneous needs as they transition to their new life in the Grand Rapids area.

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Rediscovering Merze Tate: A remarkable African-American woman who grew up in our own backyard

Submitted 03-10-2014 under NONPROFITS

Discover how an African-America girl growing up in rural Michigan during the early 1900s overcame hurdles to achieve phenomenal success as an educator, world traveler and more -- an amazing story almost lost in the dusty archives at WMU.

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Women at the Bar: Grand Rapids Attorneys in the 1870s - 1970s

Submitted 03-05-2014 under NONPROFITS

Learn about the pioneering female attorneys in Grand Rapids who were among the first to venture into the male-dominated legal profession in a presentation March 13 by GVSU professor Ruth Stevens.

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Paws With A Cause recruits runners & fundraisers for Fifth Third River Bank Run

Submitted 03-04-2014 under NONPROFITS

Come walk, run, roll, and fundraise with Paws With A Cause at the upcoming Fifth Third River Bank Run on May 10, 2014.

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Nonprofit supports single fathers in Grand Rapids and beyond

Submitted 02-28-2014 under LOCAL LIFE

A Father's Walk (AFW) is a nonprofit organization in Grand Rapids, MI, founded by Matt Haviland, dedicated to supporting and serving single dads in greater Grand Rapids and beyond.

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OKT offers free History of Food Class

Submitted 01-03-2014 under NONPROFITS

Throughout history, food production has been a key component of how members of a society organize themselves and express their different cultural norms and identities. This class explores different types of sustenance economies as well as the history of food from before the rise of civilizations.

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