Heart of West Michigan United Way is collecting supplies for local students in West Michigan, Kevin Myers talks about this annual Stuff the Bus event with donated back to school supplies to ensure local kids are ready to learn. We discuss the intent and drop off locations.
The One Day Ride Across Michigan is right around the corner, this annual event that supports Breakthrough T1D for diabetes research, formerly JDRF. Starting at Double JJ Resort and riding to Bay City State Park, Tom Scheidel shares the specifics when it comes to the training and completion.
The screening of Your Fat Friend film happens tomorrow night, Jessica Bacon to discuss the evening at Celebration Cinema. It’s a film about fatness, family, the complexities, and messy feelings about our bodies. A conversation concludes the screening.
Local authors in the house, Lori Laug-Baize and Carole White write the book The Underwater Tooth Fairy, a chapter book with the themes of friendship and protecting the environment, a journey through the oceans and bodies of water that cover this Earth.
Tuesday is the National Night Out, and the West Grand Neighborhood Organization offers food trucks, bounce houses, and resource tables. We talk to Monica Hall, Community Engagement Specialist with WGNO on the importance of the Night out in the West Michigan community.
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