The annual event affords all employees the opportunity to volunteer with an array of nonprofit organizations in order to give back to the various communities in which they work and live.
Though he’s an accomplished artist at 53, Joel Schoon-Tanis seems determined never to act his age. The Holland native takes his career seriously, but he isn’t afraid to include a few misspelled words in his projects.
In its longstanding tradition of engaging employees as active citizens in their communities, Herman Miller is inaugurating a “Day of Purpose,” giving all employees worldwide a paid day off on Nov. 3. The global manufacturer is one of hundreds of U.S. companies taking part in the nonpartisan “Time to Vote” initiative, which aims to increase voter participation.
Aldea Coffee was started as a nonprofit to provide micro loans for farmers in Honduras. Now, with retail locations in Grand Haven and Muskegon, it’s creating a culture of partnership and fairness for growers, vendors, employees, and customers.
Patrick Moran, who’s been in a leadership role at United Way since 2006, has played a critical role in helping promote new avenues of collaboration between government and nonprofit organizations in Ottawa and Allegan counties, as well as insisting on data-driven studies and solutions to some of the region’s most pressing challenges.
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