February is Black History Month, and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation pays tribute. We discuss the Black Legacy Fund, a fund that hosts it’s second annual gala celebrating Black philanthropy in West Michigan. Jonse Young and Zahna Woodson discuss the gala theme Love in Action and more.
West Michigan gets a healthy annual infusion of dollars from hosting youth and amateur sporting events. The West Michigan Sports Commission released their 2023 sports tourism economic impact figures and Mike Guswiler, President of the Commission gives the details.
Scholarships have been given. Grand Rapids based Dematic presented 5 GVSU students with a $1000 scholarship for their educational needs. We talk to Scott Knight, Director Americas, Head of Marketing and Communications, the scholarship celebrating Dematic’s automated storage and retrieval system at the Mary Idema Pew Library.
Today is Go Red for Women Day on behalf of the American Heart Association Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Ashish Saaraju discusses Heart Health and the Clinic’s 2024 Heart Health Survey, especially where does AI lead to better heart health care?
The Community is invited to attend the Livability Lab 4.0, 100 day celebration on Tuesday, in Muskegon, this event hearing from 15 different Action Teams that took on the 100 Day Challenge and made great strides. Samantha Cornell, Director, Muskegon Community Health Innovation Region, with the info about the lab, incepted in 2019.
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