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Meijer Gardens Presents An Immersive, Site-Specific Exhibition from Installation Artist Rebecca Louise Law

Submitted 09-09-2019 under NONPROFITS

Rebecca Louise Law: The Womb includes a dramatic installation of over a million flowers and plant material, including 10,000 flowers and plants gathered on-site and wired with the help of staff and volunteers.

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Girls Choral Academy Expands Grandville Avenue Girls Choir into Burton Middle School

Submitted 09-09-2019 under NONPROFITS

The Girls Choral Academy will be expanding their free after school choir to serve girls at Burton Middle School with support from a Wege Foundation grant.

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Grand Rapids to observe International Day of Peace

Submitted 09-06-2019 under NEWS

United Nations International Day of Peace will be observed in Grand Rapids at Marywood Dominican Center on September 21, 2019

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In Season: September 6, 2019

Submitted 09-06-2019 under NONPROFITS

Tomatoes, corn, peaches, plums, apples, summer squash, watermelon, broccoli, potatoes, and peppers galore! It's such an amazing time of year with such a diverse + abundant selection of Michigan produce!

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The Power of One: How local nonprofit has grown into a powerhouse of local grassroots philanthropy

Submitted 09-04-2019 under NEWS

Women Who Care of Kent County began with one person but has expanded to make great local impact.

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Activating Downtown Spaces: Heartside Community Reclaims Pekich Park

Submitted 09-03-2019 under NONPROFITS

“We as residents need to take back over our parks, and [the Heartside] area!” Heartside resident Dan Maloney has been a leading voice for change in one of the Heartside Neighborhood’s most prominent public spaces.

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Ethics and Religion Talk: Should We be Abolitionists Today?

Submitted 09-03-2019 under OPINION

Amy C. asks, Are people of faith called to be modern day abolitionists today?

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WMCAT Opens Fall Enrollment for 15th Year of Free Afterschool Programming

Submitted 08-29-2019 under NONPROFITS

All Grand Rapids Public high school students have access to free arts and technology afterschool programming at WMCAT's state-of-the-art facility on the Westside

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How Michigan squirrels boost conservation work across the state

Submitted 08-28-2019 under NONPROFITS

They’re squirrels, and even though you may think you know everything – or don’t think you need to know anything – about them, they play a vital role in keeping Michigan’s ecosystems in healthy shape.

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Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy Builds in Heartside

Submitted 08-27-2019 under NONPROFITS

As a response to community need for mental health resources, education opportunities take aim at reducing stigma in the heart of Grand Rapids.

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