by Kelsea Rounds | May 29, 2018 | Profile
“I’ve known I was trans since I was 5 years old,” said Ellie Webster, vice president of the Grand Rapids Pride Center, an organization that empowers the city’s LGBTQ community through social and support groups, education, and advocacy. After...
by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 18, 2017 | Profile
“Unconditional love is what drew me to this ministry,” said Marge Palmerlee, Executive Director of Dégagé Ministries, an organization that offers help—and hope—to homeless and disadvantaged individuals in Grand Rapids’ Heartside Neighborhood. Marge...
by Kelsea Rounds | May 31, 2017 | Profile
“A lot of who I am today has to do with the role my parents played in providing a family environment that is loving and focuses on supporting one another,” said Erica Bills, Executive Director, Susan G. Komen Michigan. Erica grew up in Jackson, Michigan,...
by Kelsea Rounds | Dec 21, 2016 | Blog
Many of us in the community choose to dedicate time to supporting local nonprofit organizations. Serving on a nonprofit board is a meaningful way to share your time and talents. But now what? Volunteering on a board is a commitment. You’re the community trustee...
by Kelsea Rounds | Oct 5, 2016 | Wellness
Despite advances by the medical community and advocates—and despite declining breast cancer death rates—a stubborn truth remains: More than 40,000 women and men in the United States die of breast cancer each year. It’s a truth that Susan G. Komen Michigan, a...
