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Catalyst Radio: Noorthoek Academy's family event Big Step Walk fundraiser is Saturday
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 05-09-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we feature the nonprofit Noorthoek Academy, and the May 10 fundraiser, Big Step Walk. Noorthoek Academy partners...
Running for Jenny, Safe Haven Ministries Fundraising Dinner
by (Safe Haven Mini...)
Submitted 05-01-2014 under
Join Safe Haven Ministries and the Running for Jenny team from 4:30p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 at Uccello's Ristorante for a fundraising dinner. Every year, thousands of women and children run for help to flee abuse in their homes....
Clothing startup sends 2,900 meals to local families
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 04-01-2014 under NONPROFITS
After a two-week campaign, Lansing-based startup Live. Love. Michigan. raised enough money to send 2,900 meals to local families through Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank. Through its Hold on to Hope campaign, the company designed a line of...
Pitbulls: "Beyond the Myth" Film Fundraiser
by (Keiffer and Friends)
Submitted 03-20-2014 under NONPROFITS
Keiffer and Friends Pit Bull Rescue founded in 2013 is hosting a viewing of the film Beyond the Myth on Saturday March 29th at 7:00PM at Wealthy Street Theatre in Grand Rapids. Beyond the Myth focuses on the negative stigma that American Bull...
Hope on their sleeves: clothing startup believes in Michigan's resilience
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 03-17-2014 under NONPROFITS
Community investment is an afterthought for most companies, something they work into their business plans after they’ve gotten established. For Live. Love. Michigan. it was the founding principle. A marine biology student at Michigan State...
Girl Scouts to offer interactive fundraiser party
by (HGrzych)
Submitted 02-24-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
This Wednesday, the Girl Scouts of Michigan will meet at the Goei Center for the very first Badge Bash. The event offers adults the opportunity to participate in activities to earn traditional Girl Scout badges. The event is open to men and women...
UICA's Live Coverage invites audience to watch artists work, raises funds for art center
by (dansteenwyk)
Submitted 02-24-2014 under LOCAL LIFE
Over 30 artists used a variety of mediums to create works of art for an audience of 320 attendees at Urban Institute for Contemporary Art (UICA)’s 13th annual Live Coverage event and fundraiser last Friday night. Along with artists working...
Eastown Community Association Hosts Annual Meeting, Announces Wilcox Park Five Year Plan
by (shannoncunningham)
Submitted 02-05-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
On Saturday, February 8, the Eastown Community Association (ECA) will host its annual meeting, an event that, according to ECA Executive Director Lindsey Ruffin, is a perfect time for Eastown residents to learn more about the ECA and also to meet...
Local artists band together for typhoon relief
by (krebsnolan)
Submitted 12-11-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
It’s been more than a month since Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines, claiming the lives of more than 5,600 people and displacing an estimated 4.4 million. While the devastation may have superseded from the front page, times are...
Brewery Vivant, Twisted Rooster fundraiser pulls thousands of meals for West Michigan's hungry
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 11-25-2013 under NONPROFITS
Last Thursday, Grand Rapids beer lovers packed Twisted Rooster to sample the latest concoctions from a local brewery and raise money for hunger relief. The event raised a total of $1,473.60 for Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank. The Brewery...