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Million Meal March raises $48K ahead of Saturday hike
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 09-12-2012 under NONPROFITS
With the forecast for Saturday promising sun, Feeding America West Michigan Food Bank is heading into the Million Meal March Trail Hike having collected over $48,000 to feed struggling families. The Million Meal March is more than a fifth of the way...Help Gerontology Network Win a Toyota Sienna Mobility Van With the 100 Cars for Good Program
by (GerontologyNetwork)
Submitted 08-14-2012 under NONPROFITS
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (AUGUST, 2012) Gerontology Network was nominated by Toyota for the opportunity to win a new vehicle through their 100 Cars for Good program and on August 21st they will compete against four other non-profit organizations for...
Local nonprofit awarded new Toyota pickup truck
by (ulrichb)
Submitted 08-02-2012 under NEWS
On July 28, Family Promise of Grand Rapids was awarded a new Toyota pickup truck through Toyota’s “100 cars for good” competition. Family Promise was invited to apply for a grant and was later chosen as a finalist along with 500...
Rick Huisman Named Executive Director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 05-31-2012 under NONPROFITS
Rick Huisman, a former executive for Eastern Floral and Major League Baseball pitcher, was named Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGCGRYC). Huisman joins the BGCGRYC as it prepares to open...
The challenge to do good
by (kcaralis)
Submitted 05-24-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
When 9th grader Raqhelle Millbrooks was challenged to take action in her community, she took that challenge seriously, but remembered the importance of fun. She started a project, HopeHuggs&Tie-Dye, to create tie-dyed shirts for children who are...
TEAMwork 2.0! Another night of dance and drag for human rights
by (TEAM West MI)
Submitted 04-20-2012 under NONPROFITS
The Pyramid Scheme and The Tolerance, Equality, and Awareness Movement (TEAM) are having the sequel to TEAMwork: A Night of Dance and Drag for Diversity, which took place in December with over 200+ attendees. 4 Bands, 6 Fierce Drag Queens,...
Nonprofit professionals go head to head in karaoke battle May 4
by (ynpn.gr)
Submitted 04-19-2012 under NONPROFITS
Lets get ready to RRRRRRRRUMBLE!!! On Friday, May 4th 2012, young nonprofit professionals from 11 local organizations will take the stage at Wealthy Theater to express their nonprofits’ missions, visions and values...through song. Think...
Grand Rapids vies for $1M grant in Fighting Hunger Together Facebook campaign
by (Feeding America...)
Submitted 04-09-2012 under NONPROFITS
Listen closely, and you can hear the clatter of keystrokes as thousands of Grand Rapids residents advocate for the city’s hunger-relief organizations. Today marks the beginning of Walmart’s Fighting Hunger Together Facebook campaign. As...
Boys & Girls Clubs of GR gain new faces to send them further
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 03-14-2012 under NONPROFITS
With 2012 in full swing and new projects underway such as the addition of the Philip I. Club location, Boys & Girls Clubs of Grands Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGCGRYC) is excited to add five new names to their Board of Directors roster. The...
Mayra Cardenas earns Youth of the Year title
by (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 03-03-2012 under NONPROFITS
Recently, three local teens from the Seidman and Steil Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids competed in the 2011-2012 Youth of the Year competition held at Fifth Third Bank’s Gillett Auditorium. Held annually, this competition recognizes...