Lighthouse to offer free youth leadership training workshops
Submitted 04-09-2010 under NONPROFITS
Lighthouse Communities, Inc. would like to invite youth to participate in a free leadership training workshop. This is a great opportunity for the youth to uncover their leadership abilities. We are offering two train-ings during the month of April...
G.R. V.O.I.C.E (Volunteer Opportunities and Involvement with Community Education) Education Symposium
Submitted 04-08-2010 under NONPROFITS
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The thread that binds us: A look at maids' lives during Women's History Month
Submitted 04-05-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
At first glance, there is nothing about The Leonard at Logan Bed & Breakfast (440 Logan SE) that screams banal. The English-style bed & breakfast in Heritage Hill is an upscale destination for mini-vacations, weddings, business...
The Local Beet: Growing a crop of smart, healthy Grand Rapidians
Submitted 04-05-2010 under OPINION
Food, food, food – the topic of food has hit mainstream. Many of us have heard of the latest food blockbuster, Food Inc., listened to food expert Michael Pollan on Oprah, or have heard the British super chef Jamie Oliver, who is looking to remake...
Sí Se Puede
Submitted 03-31-2010 under NONPROFITS
Every March 31 since 2000, the Committee to Honor César E. Chávez has celebrated the anniversary of his birth with a social justice march down Grandville Avenue. For an hour this morning traffic was rerouted and the avenue was packed with more than...
UICA Volunteer Spotlight: Brett Colley
Submitted 03-31-2010 under NONPROFITS
Over the past six years, Brett Colley has been a dedicated volunteer, leader, arts advocate, educator, and peer. Brett has generously given countless hours to UICA and to our community as one of the most active members of our all-volunteer Visual...
Multimedia Contest Gives Teens a Chance at Cash Awards
Submitted 03-30-2010 under NONPROFITS
The 32 Kent County high school students who make up Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Youth Grant Committee want to get teens thinking about philanthropy. That’s why they’re challenging their peers to create a video, audio project or...
Low graduation rates affect community in many ways
Submitted 03-29-2010 under OPINION
I was a straight B and C student all through high school with very little to show after leaving other than a degree. I never cared that much or tried all that hard. I knew from my junior year on that I was going to be a musician/recording engineer....
Park Place or bust : Monopoly Game Tournament for Camp O'Malley
Submitted 03-29-2010 under NONPROFITS
Do not pass GO, do not collect $200 dollars. This is the dreaded Monopoly game phrase that would upset any game-player. We’ve all heard these words before and felt the longing of collecting the $200 we deserve. Now...GRCC's Spring Sustainability Series Begins
Submitted 03-26-2010 under LOCAL LIFE
The first days of spring have ushered in Grand Rapids Community College’s Sustainability Series entitled: “Visioning the Change.” Wednesday, March 24 was the first installment in the month long event that features lectures, film, panel discussions...