by GHACF team | Oct 6, 2017 | Grant Impact Stories, Grantees, Grants, Health & Human Services, Recipients
Guest post by Jeremy Monteith For over 90 years, The Salvation Army has been serving Grand Haven and North Ottawa County residents. We are guided by a simple mission: To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ while working to meet human needs in His name without...
by GHACF team | Sep 21, 2017 | Community Foundation News, Education, Scholarships, Who We Are, Youth
Lauren Grevel isn’t new to the community foundation. In fact, in her 6 years at the GHACF, she’s held more roles than any other team member. Starting as the Executive Administrative Assistant, she changed responsibilities as the Philanthropic Services Associate, then...
by GHACF team | Sep 13, 2017 | Community Foundation Stories, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
The school year’s just begun, but the 2017-18 Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is already in full swing. Six new members joined 14 returning members, and they represent Grand Haven, Spring Lake, and Western Michigan Christian High Schools. YAC members meet during the...
by GHACF team | Sep 6, 2017 | Definitions, Who We Are, YAC, Youth, Youth Impact Stories
Guest post by Christina Byrne, GHHS senior and YAC member The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is a group of twenty high school students from Northwest Ottawa County who are passionate about learning about our community and investing in programs that will...
by GHACF team | Aug 22, 2017 | Donor Impact Stories, Donors, Economic & Community Betterment, Funds, Giving
If you live along the lakeshore, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Save the Catwalk campaign, but you may not know that there’s still time to donate to the cause. The community-led effort has included everything from pancake breakfasts and dunk tanks to...
