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Faye Richardson-Green, a long-time diversity and inclusion leader and Steelcase Inc. director of Global Learning & Development, was named 2013 Diversity Visionary Award recipient by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. Richardson-Green will be honored with...
Ele’s Place, a twenty-one-year-old healing center for grieving children and teens in Lansing and Ann Arbor, will open a center in Grand Rapids this spring. Ele’s Place seeks caring adults to volunteer as facilitators with its children’s support groups. People of...
GRandJazzFest presented by DTE Energy Foundation announces a special opportunity for jazz-performance students to be considered for the 2013 festival lineup, by “auditioning” as part of jam sessions put on by TrioJazz, led by local jazz artist Steve Hilger. “We’re...
NextUP is a specialized leadership development program for high-potential women who are two to five years into their careers. The program is designed to help women overcome traditional roadblocks and achieve early and enduring success in a new assignment or job. ...
Chicago native arts education theater ensemble group Barrel of Monkeys will return to West Michigan for a second year, to help kick-off LaughFest 2013’s family-friendly, educational, and comedic line-up of performances. Also returning are the Kids Joke Night and...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lakeshore is appealing to the community to support Bowl for Kids’ Sake, the mentoring organization’s biggest annual fundraiser, which raises money needed to carefully pair volunteer mentors with children who face adversity in...
All-you-can-eat chocolate desserts for a good cause? Count us in! Check out the Grand Valley State University Women's Center's ninth annual "Indulge for a Cause" Thursday, February 21 from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Eberhard Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Proceeds...
Applications are now available for the 2013 ATHENA Scholarship program of the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce. This unique scholarship program, part of the Chamber’s ATHENA Award program, is for women aged thirty or older who are working to complete a degree...
WOOD TV8/WOTV 4 Women are pleased to announce the expansion of Maranda's show, "Maranda Where You Live" from a half hour weekly program to a daily show. Beginning today, "Maranda Where You Live" will air weeknights at 7 p.m. on WOTV 4 Women. "For over twenty-five...
West Michigan Women's Expo turns fifteen years this year, and will celebrate with a Caribbean-themed birthday party when the show returns to Grand Rapids, March 8-10. The largest single consumer show in the region focused exclusively on women will feature more than...