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As part of its year-end community donation campaign, Meijer is aiding 24 Boys and Girls Clubs across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin with money for their educational and developmental programs for local youth.
A career in municipal management is “the most pure form of public service I can think of,” says one longtime public administrator. Five village, township, and city managers in Northwest Ottawa County talk about the importance of their work.
As a migrant recruiter and home liaison with the Grand Haven Area Public Schools, Abby Teasley’s role is to assist migrant students so they are successful. Often, that means helping their families as well.
LEADeres is a non-credit leadership lab at Ferris State University’s Latino Business and Economic Development Center, designed to support Latinx professionals as they pursue their career and life goals.
Rochelle Holmes, the owner of Daddio’s Carry Outs in Holland, says her purpose has been about serving others, which is what she has always done, personally and professionally.
The Grand Haven City Council launched an endowment fund to defray the cost retailers and building owners in the downtown shopping district pay for the city-owned snowmelt system.
A Coopersville native returned to his hometown and opened a craft brewery. Coopersville Brewing Co. is helping put the farming community on the map and creating a sense of community for newcomers and old-timers alike.
Retired teacher Frank Kraai is giving his life savings of $1 million to bring an ice skating rink to downtown Holland that he hopes will bring “pure joy” to the residents.
Muskegon Rescue Mission is moving closer to its vision of opening a facility that brings services under one roof and will house an affordable, high-quality preschool and day care facility for low-income families and others.
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