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Young patient turns hospital stay into gifts for children – Rapid Growth
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (689+ words) After surgery at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, a Gaylord girl began knitting comfort gifts for children and families at the hospital and Ronald McDonald House West Michigan. When 11-year-old DeLayna Dubie left Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital after surgery earlier this…...
At KDL's Summer Wonder series, literacy appears disguised as dinosaurs, bubbles, and, most of all, discovery – Rapid Growth
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (1576+ words) KDL’s Summer Wonder program turns reading into shared discovery, helping families build curiosity, strengthen relationships, and find community. On a Wednesday morning, with the summer sun overhead at Caledonia’s Community Green Park adjacent to the Kent District Library’s Caledonia Township…...
#RG20LookBack: Can one small garden help grow a community movement? (Yes!) – Rapid Growth
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (1771+ words) In his 25th #RG20LookBack column, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits Matthew Russell’s 2019 story about a GR resident’s rain garden helps protect local waterways. After a week when smoke from Canadian wildfires kept so many of us indoors – or, if we dared…...
#RG20LookBack: Permission to play – Rapid Growth
1+ week, 4+ day ago (764+ words) In his 24th #RG20LookBack, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits his 2011 story about Rob Bliss’ Grand Rapids LipDub video, where he joined hundreds of others in the communitywide production. He reflects on the “Rob Bliss factor.” I wrote Grand Rapids Lipdub Video…...
#RG20LookBack: People have the power…to change – Rapid Growth
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1889+ words) In his 23rd #RG20LookBack, Rapid Growth Publisher Tommy Allen revisits his 2014 story, “Let’s Break Some Laws & Eggs Together,” a cheeky look at two ordinances that no longer fit the Grand Rapids many envisioned. A decade ago, I walked into City Hall dressed,…...
Designer's accessibility sticker encourages communities to rethink who automatic doors serve – Rapid Growth
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1107+ words) Grand Rapids designer Aidan Van Doren created an accessibility sticker showing automatic doors benefit parents, workers, older adults, and people with disabilities. A blue sticker placed on an automatic door button is helping spark a larger conversation about accessibility, inclusion…...
Philanthropy collective supports 85 nonprofits with $1 million in Kent County – Rapid Growth
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (1255+ words) Women Who Care of Kent County tops $1 million in donations, showing how collective giving has helped more than 85 local nonprofits. More than 85 Kent County nonprofits have received funding because women meet four times a year, combine their donations and vote…...
Kids’ Food Basket, schools join to address rural hunger – Rapid Growth
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1441+ words) Partnerships between rural schools, Kids’ Food Basket identify food insecurity, connect families with support, and improve nutrition. Jamie Walle does not need a report or survey to know when her students at Glenn Public School are struggling with hunger. As…...
Gentex veterans group expands support for Michigan Veteran Homes residents – Rapid Growth
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1326+ words) Gentex employees raise funds, volunteer, and add dementia technology supporting veterans living at Michigan Veteran Homes in Grand Rapids. What started as a cookie fundraiser has grown into a long-term partnership between employees at Gentex and Michigan Veteran Homes in…...
Three years in the making, the Grand Rapids Public Museum turns curiosity toward the river – Rapid Growth
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (810+ words) Grand Rapids has been rediscovering its river for years, and starting June 13, the Grand Rapids Public Museum is ready to meet you there. “We’ve been planning around it for a couple of summers now,” says Rob Schuitema, GRPM’s director of…...