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The Holland Museum

Holland Museum selected for national assessment program

The Holland Museum has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program, which is administered by the American Alliance of  Museums.

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Left to right: Organizer Peg Van Grouw, Barbara Neevel, Team Leader Linnie Cross, Myra Karachy, Sally John, Sunny Boeve, Chara Bouma-Prediger, Community Action House Food Access Manager.
Seniors’ sewing project supports healthy eating, nutrition

Seniors at Freedom Village create custom aprons to support Community Action House’s healthy eating and nutrition classes at the organization’s new Food Club in Holland.

During Girlfriends Weekend, women are invited to celebrate their friendships as they shop, wine, dine, and indulge in Downtown Holland.
Downtown Holland explores DEI with Hope College’s Center For Leadership

Students in Hope College’s Center for Leadership program receive real-life learning, and businesses and nonprofits receive solutions to their problems. This semester, one group of Hope students is tackling diversity, equity, and inclusion in downtown Holland.

Nearly a third of Michigan adults report having at least one disability.
Series to explore the state of West Michigan’s growing disability community

This article begins a weekly series that will explore the challenges faced by those with disabilities along with the efforts across West Michigan to address the discrimination and inequity.

The Boys and Girls Club of the Muskegon Lakeshore will use a $50,000 donation from regional retail giant Meijer in its capital campaign to renovate a property along Muskegon Lake.
Meijer gift aids Muskegon Boys and Girls Club expansion project

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.

Attendees at the 2020 Cause Camp. (Courtesy)
Grand Haven’s Do More Good brings Cause Camp to West Michigan

The nonprofit leadership and marketing event Cause Camp has been nationally recognized by Forbes as a “must-attend” event for the nonprofit sector. It will take place at DeVos Center in Grand Rapids on May 2-3.

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
How a small orchestra increased access to the music of once-renowned Black composer

The Holland Symphony Orchestra has made the music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor available for orchestras around the world to perform. 

The staff of Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates.
Group supporting local Afghan refugees among 7 awarded CFHZ grants

Foundation awards $125,000 in grants to seven organizations helping the Holland/Zeeland area thrive.  

Community leaders discuss plans for a Muskegon community resource center.
Plan for Muskegon community resource center, day care gains support

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.

Emily Polet-Monterosso was among 22 single-kidney climbers who tackled Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this month.
Climbing to new heights after kidney donation

In her own words, Holland native Emily Polet-Monterosso describes the experience of climbing the world's tallest free-standing mountain with a group of climbers who had one thing in common — each had donated a kidney to someone else.

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