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Lives of the non-religious: meet the members of CFI

by Ellen Lundgren (ellenlundgren)

Submitted 12-13-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

Center for Inquiry Michigan may not be a widely known group, but members report that it has become a very important haven for area non-believers. Center for Inquiry (CFI) is an international non-profit that "encourages evidence-based inquiry...

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Local creatives devote efforts to Children's Museum branding

by Jordan Jessen (Jordan Jessen)

Submitted 12-12-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

"The website and logo were in desperate need of help. I'll admit it was very 90's looking,"said Megan Myers, Marketing and PR Manager at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum. The Grand Rapids Children's Museum (GRCM) had...

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Building Healthy Homes Tour

by The Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (Healthy Homes C...)

Submitted 11-02-2011 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...

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Building Healthy Homes Tour

by The Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (Healthy Homes C...)

Submitted 08-23-2011 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 Rapids!...

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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...

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Building Healthy Homes Tour

by The Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (Healthy Homes C...)

Submitted 08-03-2011 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...

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Drink Beer, Raise Money - Fundraiser Party for Healthy Homes Coalition!

by The Healthy Homes Coalition of West Michigan (Healthy Homes C...)

Submitted 07-13-2011 under

Join the Healthy Homes Coalition staff, board, partners, and friends on Wednesday, July 27th at the Meanwhile Bar in celebrating 4 years of community service, 15 AmeriCorps members, and over 1,500 families with young children served in the Grand...

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Family Hope Foundation provides relief for Grand Rapids families

by Carrie Gedeon (cgedeon)

Submitted 04-19-2011 under LOCAL LIFE

This is Keagan. He is four years old, loves sports and Spider-man and was born three months early against all odds. When he was about six months old, he started to show signs of physical disability: not holding his head up, not wanting to grasp or...

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2nd Annual Team Priority Health / The Motion Initiative Trainer Marathon

by The Motion Initiative (The Motion Init...)

Submitted 01-12-2011 under NONPROFIT

It was five degrees outside when I woke up this morning. My first thought was “what a great day for a bicycle ride!” And by the time we were set up and ready to ride, it had warmed to a balmy eleven degrees. We can handle it, though. We’re a tough...

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World Cup Final Watch Party to benefit LSSM Refugee Services

by Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (LSSMGR)

Submitted 07-02-2010 under

The World Cup is one of the biggest and most important sporting events internationally.  It's popularity is ever-increasing in the United States and  West Michigan has always been a soccer-loving community.  A lesser know fact is that...

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