Innovation in Government?

Innovation in Government?

By Dean Whittaker The Bloomberg Philanthropies, to stimulate innovation in government, conducted an Idea Accelerator Workshop for our community, Holland, Michigan, on how to take an idea and turn it into a reality. The workshop was preparation to apply for the Mayor’s...

Running 638 Miles for a Cause

By Sudeep Kandel Running is a profound act which transcends personal boundaries, cultures, and social dogmas. It is as primitive as the history of humankind. But in present day it is considered more of an exercise than a natural act. People have different reasons for...

Instilling Hope in a Community

By Jami Gibson This month, I started volunteering at a local community center. Baxter is an inner-city neighborhood in Grand Rapids that has a 33% poverty rate in addition to crime and drug issues. In order to help and restore hope to the residents of the...

WA's Habitat Experience

by Jami Miedema On June 29, my coworkers and I had the privilege to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and help construct a home for a local Holland family. The single mother and her three teenage children were living in a house that could not accommodate the family...