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This February, the American Heart Association is adding a new event to its popular lineup of activities for Go Red For Women. We’re celebrating the passion of the color red through a fashion show to highlight women and their desire to fight the No. 1 killer of women–heart disease.
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Gilda’s LaughFest, the nation’s only community-wide festival of laughter, today announced the addition of four shows and activities to the upcoming festival. New shows include both free and ticketed events: the Seriously Funny Family Adventure Challenge, People and Pets, Blackout Diaries, and Carly Aquilino, Chris Distefano and Andrew Schulz as seen on MTV’s Guy Code.
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The 4th Annual LocalMotion Award winners will be announced at Local First's Annual Meeting at the Goei Center on January 28, 2014. Nominations were open to the public in the fall. Winners will be selected from the below nominees by a committee of local business and community leaders.
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Catholic Charities West Michigan will hold its popular Soup’s On For All! fundraiser on Monday, January 27 at The B.O.B. in downtown Grand Rapids. Now in its sixteenth year, the annual fundraiser offers attendees the opportunity to sample more than thirty types of soups donated by more than twenty-five Grand Rapids-area restaurants. The event benefits God’s Kitchen, a CCWM Community Outreach program that provides free meal programs to the poor and disabled and a food pantry to those in need.
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On January 2, Jeanne Englehart joined Inforum as Executive in Residence, Inforum—West Michigan. Jeanne is one of the most respected business and civic leaders in west Michigan, having served for seven years (2004-2011) as the President and CEO of the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce and six years as Community Services Director for U.S. Representative Vernon Ehlers.
