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Guiding Light Mission Annual Banquet
by (marciagates)
Submitted 08-06-2014 under
You are cordially invited to join us for this year's Annual Banquet that will be held on Thursday, October 9th for the Annual Banquet at the beautiful Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park! 6:30 - 9pm, registration begins at 6pm! Tickets...
Young Nonprofit Professionals caters to young in spirit
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 07-28-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
The local Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN) of Grand Rapids is a nonprofit member orientated organization established with the intention of creating educational opportunities for members and employees of local nonprofits. The YNPN is a...
Fair Housing Center of West Michigan files discrimination claim
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 07-25-2014 under NEWS
This month, The National Fair Housing Center Alliance, Metro Fair Housing Services Inc. of Atlanta and The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan filed a federal housing discrimination complaint against Asset Management Specialists (AMS)....
Senior Artie Smith grateful for good food, good friends
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 07-25-2014 under NONPROFITS
After her husband passed away, Artie Smith moved in with her daughters in Grand Rapids. Three years ago, she made the transition to Ransom Tower Apartments, a facility for low-income seniors run by the Grand Rapids Housing Commission. At 80 years...
Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition's prepares for city certification
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 07-01-2014 under NEWS
Tom Tilma, executive director of The Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition (GGRBC), has big plans for the local cycling nonprofit. Tilma wants to be a silver level cycling friendly community, according to the standards set by the League of American...
Citizen foresters cultivate young trees, new skills at Martin Luther King Park
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 06-24-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
On June 17 several volunteers arrived at Martin Luther King Park to take care of some young fruit trees that had been planted by The Grand Rapids Urban Forest Project a few weeks prior. The volunteers participate in a variety of forester basics such...
Black theatre group creates safe space to explore race
by (kendravanderlip)
Submitted 06-17-2014 under INNOVATION-SPOTLIGHT
Edye Evans Hyde knows Grand Rapids is missing something crucial in its theatre community. This is why she recently started the Ebony Road Players, a nonprofit black theatre troupe that focuses on racial issues. The company took to the stage at...
Food Bank luncheon provides 192,000 meals for local families
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 06-12-2014 under NONPROFITS
At its Many Hands Against Hunger fundraising luncheon Tuesday, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank raised $48,000, enough to provide 192,000 meals to food-insecure families in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. Judge Sara Smolenski gave a...
9-year-old anti-hunger advocate to join Judge Smolenski on stage at luncheon
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 06-02-2014 under NONPROFITS
On June 10, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is hosting a fundraising luncheon to support hunger relief in West Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. The event, called Many Hands Against Hunger, features an encore appearance from Judge Sara...
Highlands Golf Club invites community to hunger-fighting buffet
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 05-19-2014 under NONPROFITS
On May 21, The Highlands Golf Club will host an all-you-can-eat buffet to benefit Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank. The second entry in a new series called Charity Wednesday, the buffet features a taco bar for $6.95 per person; 20 percent of...