Grand Rapids
Formal Wear At the Beach A Great Summer Activity
by (nickmanes)
Submitted 07-20-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Nothing says summer in Grand Rapids like getting out of town for a day and heading to the beach in Grand Haven, a mere 30 miles away. Five years ago, two locals had a different idea for going to the beach. Friends and 76 Coffee...Best Buy employees' volunteering pays off big for Boys & Girls Club members
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 07-19-2010 under NONPROFITS
Amazing things can happen when big corporations pair up with local non-profits, and on June 28th and 29th, Best Buy demonstrated exactly this. Forty-seven Club members from Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth participated in...The Golfer's Prayer Book
by (grdominicans)
Submitted 07-16-2010 under NONPROFITS
by: Rosemary Steers, Communications Specialist Sister Dorothy Ederer has been a member of the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids since 1965. She taught junior high school for 14 years, receiving several awards for teaching excellence. She spent...Cutting the Cord – Step One: Over the Air HDTV in Grand Rapids, MI
by (grtechpart)
Submitted 07-15-2010 under NONPROFITS
To promote the Grand Rapids Technology Partnership’s (GRTP) goals of providing technology education and promoting technology use in the region, GRTP Partner Will Hartwell is writing the “Cutting the Cord” series. In this series, Will...Rapidian seeking NPO partners for news bureaus
by (LCirivello)
Submitted 07-13-2010 under NONPROFITS
As the Rapidian nears its first birthday, we are looking to extend The Rapidian to new audiences and engage new voices. The cornerstone of this initiative is the plan to seed and help launch unique new bureaus. The Rapidian will provide tools...Glance at the Past - Fulton Street Cemetery
by (WYCE)
Submitted 07-06-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The history of Grand Rapids' early burial plot, established in 1838.Essilor USA gives free eye exams and sends Club members home with new name brand glasses
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 07-06-2010 under NONPROFITS
Sight is an important sense that sometimes gets mistreated due to financial setbacks, but on June 8 Essilor USA, the world’s leader in ophthalmic lenses came to Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth to give free eye exams and...Ping Pong playing on the streets helps raise money for Boys & Girls Clubs
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 07-06-2010 under NONPROFITS
With five dollars, Grand Rapids passer bys were able to stop and play a quick game of table tennis (or ping pong) and local business, CPPR, was on its way to helping raise awareness about table tennis and raising funds for Boys & Girls Clubs of...Three Club members earn themselves new iPods
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 07-06-2010 under NONPROFITS
Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth Club members, Brenda, Marshawnna, and Keshawnna earned themselves a trip to the Apple Store at Woodland Mall on May 27th. Brenda was winner of the Steil Club Power Hour program with 583...Yippie-ki-yeahoo!
by (jennschaub)
Submitted 07-01-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
Since I just got done loading up all of my pictures from June I had the harsh realization that 1/3 of summer is OVER! (small panic) and frankly while it has been chock full of Grand Rapids goodness I really need to get my butt in gear to make...