Believe 2 Become
Proving them wrong: Eric Jones' journey to graduation
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Submitted 08-09-2011 under NONPROFITS
“When people don’t believe in you, you don’t believe in yourself.” Eric Jones was a just sophomore in high school when he made a big life decision one day. As a varsity soccer player, he had traveled to a rural school for a...
Paying it forward - Whitney Green's journey to graduation
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Submitted 08-04-2011 under NONPROFITS
“It feels so good when people really believe in you.” Whitney Green knows what it’s like to feel overwhelmed. A few years ago, she moved to Grand Rapids with her father and brother, leaving her mother and two siblings behind in...
Reaching higher - Adeline Ford's journey to graduation
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Submitted 08-03-2011 under NONPROFITS
“I want to make sure I can get a job so I don’t have to struggle so much.” As a student at Union High School, Adeline Ford loved math, science and chemistry. Not only did she excel in those subjects, she used her analytical skills...
Seeking To Serve - Emny De Leon's Journey to Graduation
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Submitted 08-02-2011 under NONPROFITS
“My parents have told me that they were proud of me, which means the world to me.” Emny De Leon feels blessed to have parents who believe in her and make her believe she can achieve anything she aspires to. She says she decided as a...
Creemos y seremos
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Submitted 07-20-2011 under NONPROFITS
Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez José Vásquez (véase foto) y su familia asistieron la reunión de planificación LINC el jueves. La reunión fue la primera de cinco...
Creemos y seremos: We believe we become
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Submitted 07-15-2011 under NONPROFITS
*Leer este artículo en español | Read this article in Spanish José Vasquez (pictured above) and his family attended LINC Community Revitalization's Believe 2 Become West Hope Zone planning meeting on Thursday. The meeting was the...
Expecting greatness: Corinthious Bowen's journey to graduation
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Submitted 07-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
“My granny is just hard on me. She has high expectations for me.” Corinthious Bowen was just not allowed to be a "slacker" when he was growing up. His mother, his grandmother, his coaches and his church family at Pilgrim Rest...
Beating the odds: Michael Bates' journey to graduation
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Submitted 07-11-2011 under NONPROFITS
“I didn’t depend on anybody for anything, I had to find it in myself.” As a kid, Michael Bates stayed with his grandparents most of the time. They were his caregivers, his protectors, his friends. When Michael was in the...
GRPS Graduates Featured On Billboards; B2B Website
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Submitted 06-23-2011 under NONPROFITS
To congratulate the graduating Class of 2011 and recognize their tremendous success, five billboards recently went up around the City of Grand Rapids. The five billboards that are on display feature 23 graduates from Central, Creston, Ottawa Hills...- « first
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