Presentando el Club Prensa GAAH—Maura M.
Submitted 05-24-2011 under NONPROFITS
Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez. El propósito del Club Prensa en el Centro Cook Arts es proveer para los jóvenes de la vecindad Avenida Grandville con la oportunidad para...
Catalyst Radio: Summer media camps for teens to produce music videos and modern take on Aesop's Fables
Submitted 05-20-2011 under NONPROFITS
One of the AniJam projects from April Showers. INTERVIEW (10:40) The CMC's own Gretchen Vinnedge and Lynn McKeown of the education department share all the cool summer camps they have planned, from teaching teens how to create their own music...
Local children's book author leads 250-mile bike ride to Chicago
Submitted 05-18-2011 under LOCAL LIFE
With internet, television, smart phones and the numerous other electronic distractions, today’s youth are becoming more and more apathetic to the idea of enacting big ideas. Local children’s book author Sue Stauffacher set out on a five...
GRCMC to offer summer camps for teens
Submitted 05-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
It's a fairly easy to find camps for grade schoolers but what do you do with those teenagers? Well now you have options for them too. Check out the summer camps we've created for Middle and High School students: CMC Summer Camps...
"Chill out!" The GAAH Press Club meets Johnathan Rand
Submitted 05-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
Johnathan Rand is very funny. He has very frightening glasses, very chilling books, and he has a person who helps him called Mrs. Chillers. The books he writes are American Chillers and Michigan Chillers. On the 29th day of...
Keeping Families Connected
Submitted 05-13-2011 under NONPROFITS
How did it make you feel when you received a letter in the mail from a family member that you had not seen or heard from in a while? At the Literacy Center of West Michigan, many families moved to the United States leaving behind their...
Introducing the GAAH Press Club--Hilliel
Submitted 05-05-2011 under NONPROFITS
Leer este artículo en español | Read this article in Spanish The purpose of the Press Club at the Cook Arts Center is to provide youth in the Grandville Avenue neighborhood with the opportunity to find, develop and share their creative voices....
Presentando el Club Prensa GAAH--Hilliel
Submitted 05-05-2011 under NONPROFITS
Read this article in English | Leer este artículo en inglés Edición a cargo de Ruthie Paulson Gómez. El propósito del Club Prensa en el Centro Cook Arts es proveer para los jóvenes de la vecindad Avenida Grandville con la...
Face to Face Artists from the Byrneboehm Gallery
Submitted 05-03-2011 under NONPROFITS
Written by Avelycia O, Tyesha, Gilberto, Alexy, and Hilliel. Aneka Ingold and Rebecca Green both had their paintings in the Byrneboehm Gallery, and they made an art show called Face To Face. Aneka creates many faces and Rebecca creates...
Literacy Center Says Transportation Is a Major Barrier to Literacy
Submitted 05-02-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Literacy Center of West Michigan says that transportation has been a major issue for some of their adult learners. Some learners are unable to attend the Literacy Center’s programs because of transportation issues, consequently...