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Celebrating a Dream of Peace
by Melissa Kornoelje (mkornoelje)
Submitted 01-04-2012 under
Come to the library and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hear the books Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport and The Crayon Box that Talked by Shane DeRolf. Then families can decorate a big crayon with your favorite of Dr...
Habitat recipient "pays it forward"
by Chelsea LaForge (Chelsea LaForge)
Submitted 12-22-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
It started when a speck of shingle stone landed in Michael Bradley's eye. Bradley was volunteering as one of Union High School's Habitat builders. While Bill Moerdyk, a Kent County's Habitat for Humanity ...
Family Promise fights homelessness with help from community
by Melissa Beaver (Melissa Beaver)
Submitted 12-14-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
Imagine you are a child and your mother just told you that your family is moving. Your dad left about a month ago and you're not sure where you and your mom and your little brother are going to stay. All your life you have had a safe, dependable...
Live Nativity planned for December 11
by Dominican Center at Marywood (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 11-29-2011 under NONPROFIT
A family event that will delight and inspire people of all ages, we will begin our journey on Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. with a candlelight walk led by the Three Kings through the St. Francis Sculpture Garden to the manger...
In studio: 200 volunteers to build new playground in Aberdeen Park in just six hours
by WYCE Radio 88.1 FM (WYCE)
Submitted 09-16-2011 under NONPROFIT
Don't have time to listen right now? Download the MP3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW (10:13) Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and Amway join us on air to talk about their efforts, along with Creston Neighborhood Association and a few...
It's a big world
by South End Community Outreach Ministries (SECOM) (SECOM)
Submitted 09-09-2011 under NONPROFIT
“It’s like we’re not in Michigan. It’s like we’re in Wisconsin.” That is how remote Forest Hills seems to a Burton Heights resident. Our perspective on the size of the world is usually determined by our...
Literacy Center of West Michigan Family Literacy Program Thrives at Head Start
by Literacy Center of West Michigan (LiteracyCenter)
Submitted 08-23-2011 under NONPROFIT
For the past four years, the Literacy Center of West Michigan and Head Start for Kent County (HS4KC) have worked together to provide literacy learning opportunities for Head Start families. The Family Literacy Program, funded by donations to the...
Fallasburg Fall Festival for the Arts
by LowellArts! (LowellArts)
Submitted 08-19-2011 under
The 43rd annual Fallasburg Fall Festival for the Arts will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18, at Fallasburg Park, four miles north of Lowell. Presented by LowellArts! and sponsored by Meijer, Inc., the festival features unique...
The Wizard of Oz
by Grand Rapids Civic Theatre (GR Civic Theatre)
Submitted 08-08-2011 under
THE WIZARD OF OZ Nov 18 - Dec 18 • Family Musical Tickets: $16 - $30 “We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!” This musical family favorite for all ages returns to the Civic stage this holiday season...
Then & NOW Exhibition: A Retrospective
by LowellArts! (LowellArts)
Submitted 07-19-2011 under
July 26 – September 2/Reception August 10, 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Not only major influences in the Grand Rapids regional art community but also long-time friends, artists Sylvia Krissoff and Loretta Sailors share a common bond with the...- 1 of 4
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