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Lowe's Heroes Adopt Two Rooms at Well House
by (Heart of West M...)
Submitted 08-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
By: Teresa Zbiciak, Volunteer Center Program Assistant On August 9th and 10th, Lowe’s Heroes “adopted” two rooms in the Well House community, a permanent housing program for previously homeless persons and an aspiring eco-village...
Involved parents vs regular school volunteer: What's the difference?
by (GRPScommunications)
Submitted 08-10-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Involved Parent Parental involvement is essential to a child’s success. Research proves that students whose parents are actively engaged in their education are more motivated, have higher attendance rates, participate more in class, are...
Getting a Global Perspective Locally
by (LSSMGR)
Submitted 08-09-2011 under NONPROFITS
By Lauren Muscott Every college student has been there. The spring semester is finally over. A seemingly endless expanse of time lies before you, time which you are expected to fill with a summer job or internship. This is the position I...
Building Healthy Homes Tour
by (Healthy Homes C...)
Submitted 06-27-2011 under
Are you looking to get more involved in the community? Do you want to help create positive change in the lives of Grand Rapids families? We are a small children's environmental health non-profit organization creating BIG change in Grand...
Dégagé: A look inside
by (GRCC Compositio...)
Submitted 03-15-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
This article was written and edited by Meghan Apsey, Blake Botti, Michael Freitag, Ally Hughes, and Brie Rosencrants for EN 102-1593 at GRCC. Each day between four hundred and five hundred Rapidians seek the aid of Dégagé Ministries for food,...
Catalyst Radio: Proposed fed budget cuts eliminating national community service to affect thousands in GR
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-11-2011 under NONPROFITS
In the Grand Rapids area alone, there are more than 60 AmeriCorps members, 1,000 Senior Corps members and 28,000 K-12 students benefiting from Learn and Serve. These community service programs are administered by the Corporation for National and...
An Interview with Photographer Holly DeGarmo : Giving Back
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 02-09-2011 under NONPROFITS
To check out the photographs from Holly DeGarmo’s photoshoot, please visit www.hollydegarmo.com/bgc/. Giving back to the community is an important part of any profession. Photographer Holly DeGarmo (www.hollydegarmo.com) understands the...
20 years of true dedication, a thank you to Lee Scott
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 11-19-2010 under NONPROFITS
The commitment of one individual often makes all the difference, and Mr. Lee Scott, was one man whose efforts helped keep Grand Rapids’ youth in a safe and positive place for two decades. After almost 20 years of service to Boys & Girls...
A DIY prototype kit for Rapidian reporters - Crafters wanted!
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 11-16-2010 under OPINION
From The Rapidian staff: Last week, we were invited to set up shop at AimWest's social media confabulation, an annual conference in its second iteration that's spilling out of the gills with GR's social media savviest (read: marketers)....
Voters give proceeds from Sunday Soup #8 to music collective
by (dennetmint)
Submitted 10-24-2010 under NEWS
Organizers started early today to set up for Sunday Soup #8. By the time the first volunteer cooks trickled in, the Division Avenue Arts Collective (115 S. Division) had been tiled with homemade benches, decorated with freshly carved pumpkins and...