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Kent County Michigan. I gathered data from several different resources such as the Kent County Health Department and Michigan Department of Community Health in order to create a community assessment. The data I collected can be broken down into four different assessment pieces. The first assessment piece is labeled population and economic status. I obtained the majority of this information from the Kent County Health Department. Kent County is located in the middle of West Michigan in the Southern

This past weekend I was honored to take part in the LEA convocation at Grand Rapids Michigan. As Concordia LTD education major we were invited to participate in the grow a teacher event. At this event there was a panel of veteran teachers that answered some questions we had, many of the answers they gave were very helpful. One message that a teacher had for us as future teachers was that as teachers the best gift we have is the gift of time. We only have these students for a certain amount of time

breathtaking mosaic called The Metaphorest Project, created by Tracy VanDuinen. This larger than life size vista was an Artprize entry in 2011, and took 2nd place in the competition. This set the standard for not only large-scale public art within Grand Rapids MI, but also the most exhilarating. The scene is an impressive mixture of 2-D and 3-D design, the foreground being mostly of relief sculpture and multi-media mosaic; the background painted. The Metaphorest Project depicts the importance of creation

The History of the Chicago Cubs General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the history of the Chicago Cubs. INTRODUCTION Attention Getter: They are the Lovable Losers, the Bleacher Bums, the Northsiders, whatever you call them they are the Chicago Cubs. (“List of MLB team nicknames.” PlanetStar Wiki, planetstar.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_MLB_team_nicknames.) Reason to Listen: Before the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, their last championship came in 1908, when “the

The prophet Isaiah lived in the Southern Kingdom of Judah in the 3rd century B.C. He had a reputation as an uncompromising prophet who did not soften his words of condemnation and urge to make changes (Stafford 616). The nation of Judah stood in a precarious position: the wickedness of the people, the civil war which divided the Israelites into two kingdoms of Judah and Israel, the neighboring countries which stood by, threatening war and the dilemma that faced the leaders about whether or not they

big regional hub as part of the Michigan State Rail Plan, which is now the 12th largest in the country. The Michigan State Rail Plan aims to continue to improve the service and quality of the rail system, by ensuring the rail system is continually funded. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is a major airport that transports large amounts of air cargo, and services flights to numerous cities around the country through numerous airlines such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Continental

RUNNING HEAD: Case Profile Case Profile for The Council for Human Rights Chris Surfus, MBA, MPA Western Michigan University School of Public Affairs and Administration PADM-6400 Nonprofit Governance Professor Kelly Trusty, Ph.D. August 17, 2015 Case Profile for The Council for Human Rights Introduction & Organization History The Council for Human Rights, formerly known as The Tolerance, Equality, and Awareness Movement or “TEAM,” is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt human

volunteers, donors and supporters of Make-A-Wish Michigan (michigan.wish.org) has one mission and that is to grant a wish to every child diagnosed with life-threatening medical conditions. Make-A-Wish Michigan grants about one wish per day for a terminally sick child. We believe the experience is a game-changer and our guiding principle. It inspires us to grant wishes that alter the lives of kids in our Michigan communities (Make-A-Wish Michigan, 2016). The organization solicits the support and

please highlight and re-read if necessary. First, all around the store, there are red and black phones. The black is for employees, the red ones, are for YOU. Almost every store is different depending on the location, for example in Ohio, or in Grand Rapids Michigan. So, if you ask your greeter where a map is of the store you can see the different departments, this is important because there are at least three red phones in each department, as well as SOME price scan stations. Red phones help organize

the Peace Corps website, “The Peace Corps is a service opportunity for motived change makers to immerse themselves in a community abroad, working side by side with local leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges of our generation.” The West Michigan chapter and the entirety of the Peace Corps hold the same values and missions. They want to promote world peace and friendship by fulfilling three goals, according to the Peace Corps website. According to their website, the three goals are: To help