Good things on The Lakeshore, Week of Jan. 23, 2021 By Peg McNichol
Jan 22, 2021 2:05 PM
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) Each week, The Lakeshore‘s managing editor, Shandra Martinez, talks to WHTC about people and organizations making a difference in West Michigan’s Lakeshore area.
Highlights of her conversation with morning news anchor Peg McNichol for the week starting Jan. 22. (Listen to the complete podcast.)
Grand Haven nonprofit supports women by providing essentials. Meghan Heritage is the founder of Be Event, which works as a kind of “911 charity,” filling in the cracks where other nonprofits can’t reach. It raises money each year with a women’s luncheon.
HOLLAND — Applications opened Friday for the state’s one-time aid program for workers in the restaurant, entertainment and lodging industries who were laid off, furloughed or lost wages because of the Nov. 18 shutdown of businesses in those sectors.The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area, Herrick District Library and Howard Miller Public Library are offering help for affected workers who want to apply for the grants of up to $1,650 per person.The state of Michigan is
Brain health program reduces stress, bolsters health for law enforcement officers. The plan uses an assessment and software program to recommend dietary and lifestyle changes that can improve physical-emotional health, and reduce dementia risk.
GVSU scholarship program helps to make college possible for first-generation students. A scholarship is available to cover tuition, fees, housing and dining, plus a book stipend essentially a full ride for eight semesters as part of a partnership between GVSU, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to partner and Battle Creek Public Schools.
Looking for something to do in January?
There’s Ice skating at Elm Street Park & Ice Rink, 221 S. Elm St., Zeeland. Now that winter is in full swing, it’s time to get out and enjoy the weather. The Elm Street Park & Ice Rink in downtown Zeeland is the perfect place to practice your figure 8s. Don’t have skates? You can rent them from the Howard Miller Library (youth size 9 through adult size 9); check o
HOLLAND — To kick off the start of a new year, Holland Museum will host two different winter programs, including one celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement.Beginning Friday, Jan. 15, members of the community will be able to pick up special kits that include an activity and instructions for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.The kits will be available 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.The museum will host an in-person and
HOLLAND — The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area continues to step in to support local organizations responding to the increased needs in the community created by the COVID-19 pandemic.Over the last three months of 2020, CFHZ awarded grants totaling $448,000 from its COVID-19 Community Stabilization Fund.The grants targeted three areas:Financial stability: preventing people from slipping into poverty and supporting basic needs such as food and housing.Mental health: scaling