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Wine, Women and Chocolate
by (COM616)
Submitted 10-10-2014 under
The Women’s Resource Center (WRC) is hosting its eighth annual Wine, Women and Chocolate event on October 22 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Golf Club (4100 Thousand Oaks Drive Grand Rapids, MI 49525). Attendees will enjoy an...
Raise a Glass, Solve Hunger at Brewery Vivant
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 10-03-2014 under
Brewery Vivant is all about drinking good beer for a good cause. On Monday, Oct. 13, that cause is local hunger relief. From open to close, the brewery will donate 25 percent of food and drink sales to Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank. In...Small Business Class: Grantseeking Basics
by (grpl)
Submitted 09-26-2014 under
Designed for beginner fundraisers, this brief course shows how your organization can identify potential funders and prepare to seek grants. Using the Foundation Directory Online Professional database, students will compile a list of foundation...
Food Bank invites community to kick hunger at Million Meal March 10K
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-22-2014 under NONPROFITS
Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is inviting the public to raise money and kick hunger on Sept. 27 at the Million Meal March, a 10K hike on the White Pine Trail. Now in its third year, the Million Meal March was created with a single goal: to...
SiTE:LAB to host ArtPrize exhibition preview to benefit The Rapidian
by (SiTE-LAB)
Submitted 09-02-2014 under NEWS
What do you get when you combine passionate people with a common belief and lots of drive? You get the likes of SiTE:LAB and The Rapidian. One is an all-volunteer, nonprofit arts group that hosts temporary art installations in previously vacant and...
Michigan startup debuts clothing line to support hunger relief
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-25-2014 under NONPROFITS
Five months after launching their first Hold On To Hope campaign for Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank, Live Love Michigan is debuting a second line of clothes to benefit the hunger-relief organization. The model is pretty straightforward:...
Million Meal March
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 08-20-2014 under
Raise Money. Kick Hunger. The Million Meal March is a 10K hike on the White Pine Trail to support Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank. Participants are encouraged to raise $100, enough to send 400 meals to their neighbors in need. Lunch will be...
Girls Inc. program seeks to educate, motivate Grand Rapids youth
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 08-13-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
The YWCA West Central Michigan is partnering with the national Girls Inc. preventative program program aimed at girls ages 6-18. The Girls Inc. mission is to inspire all girls to be “strong, smart and bold” and to prevent future...
Red Cross to Host Open House on August 14
by (RedCrossGGR)
Submitted 08-11-2014 under NONPROFITS
At the American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids, we love being outside and enjoying mild, breezy Michigan summer evenings almost as much as we love serving our community. So we thought what better way to combine two of our favorite things than by...
Gilda's Club Camp Sparkle hits 10 year anniversary
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 08-07-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Gilda’s Club, a local nonprofit organization that aids in cancer support and grief counseling, runs a summer camp called Camp Sparkle. Camp Sparkle is aimed at children entering into kindergarten and up to the fifth grade. On Tuesdays this...