Women's Lifestyle Magazine

Q&A with Jori Bennett, Executive Director of ArtPrize

August 17, 2018August 14, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments a work of art, Art, art activities, art events, art events grand rapids, art of gr, Art of Grand Rapids, ArtPrize, ArtPrize 2018, ArtPrize Events, August 2018, Children's Museum, community, Elyse Wild, Executive Director of ArtPrize, experience gr events, Experience Grand Rapids, fall events, Grand Rapids, Jori Bennett, michigan art, Q&A with Jori Bennett, Rosa Parks Circle, Savannah College of Art Design, volunteers, women, women's lifestyle, Women's LifeStyle Magazine

By Elyse Wild In June, ArtPrize announced the most significant shift in their programming yet: The international art competition will

Community Events Volunteer

Paint Lowell Pink (For Cancer!)

August 15, 2018August 7, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments Beating Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, breast cancer recovery, breast cancer survivor, cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Survivors, community, donate, event, farmers market, Grand Rapids, lowell, Lowell Community, Noel Dean, Pink Arrow Community Day, pink arrow pride, Quiver 5K Run, Red Arrow Memorial Stadium, Richelle Kimble, Sizzlin’ Summer Concert Series, Spectrum Health, support, The Today Show, Wellness Pink Arrow Health Fair, women, women's lifestyle

By Richelle Kimble For the 11th year, the Lowell community is dressing their local businesses, streets and civilians with pink

Community

Grand Rapids Art Museum Announces Access Program for Low-Income Individuals and Families

August 14, 2018August 13, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments Art, august, August 2018, Baby & Me Tours, Children's Museum, Classical Concert Series, community, Discovery Club, Drop-in Studio, Drop-in Tours, family, GRAM, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Art Museum Announces Access Program for Low-Income Individuals and Families, Life, Local First, Museums for All, SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts, women, women's lifestyle, Women's LifeStyle Magazine, Yoga at GRAM

GRAM offers free admission to EBT card recipients through national Museums for All initiative (GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, Aug. 13, 2018) —The Grand Rapids Art

Volunteer

Voluntary RE:action

August 14, 2018July 31, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments August 2018, building community, Children's Museum, community, community connections, Community Impact, family, Family Promise of Grand Rapids, gr volunteer, Grand Jazz Fest, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, jazz lover, kindess, legal assistance center, local volunteering, magazine, Marcia walls, Michigan, Michigan volunteers, Summer volunteer, take action, Voluntary Re:action, Volunteer, volunteer ideas, volunteer projects, volunteer spotlight, wlmag, women, women volunteer, Womens lifestlye, womenslifestyle magazine

Welcome to our volunteer column sponsored by Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Discover which volunteer position best describes you. Pick a

Events

GRandJazzFest

August 10, 2018August 9, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments August 2018, community, Euge Groove’s, events, festivals, free concert, free events, free jazz, free jazz festival, GR and Jazz, Grand Rapids, GRandJazzFest, GRJazz, Jazz, jazz at the park, Jazz concert, Jazz events, jazz festivals, jazz music, jazz series, Latin jazz, Michigan, monroe center, Music, music events, Richelle Kimble, Rosa Parks Circle, Victoria Upton, weekend events, women, women's lifestyle, Women's LifeStyle Magazine, Women's magazine

by Richelle Kimble | photography by Victoria Upton Two days, 10 fabulous jazz performances and sunshine provide the perfect foundation

Events

Delasie Night of Couture and Culture

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments August 2018, beauty, Brandy Sims of Essence of Thyme, community, delasie, Delasie Night of Couture and Culture, events, Events 2018, Fashion, Food, Goei Center, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Art Museum, jollof rice, Rhoda Klomega, sarah anderson, West African cuisine, West Michigan, women, women's lifestyle, Women's LifeStyle Magazine

By Sarah Anderson | Photo Courtesy of Delasie What began as one girl and a sewing machine has transformed into

Community LIFE

10 Ways to Create Community in July

July 1, 2018July 3, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments 10 ways to create community in July, community, community gardens, create community, donations, flowers, food drive, fresh market, gardening, Giving, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Volunteering, gratitude, July2018, LifeStyle, Michigan, neighbor, Peaches McCahill, Summer2018, Volunteering, women, women lifestyle

by Peaches McCahil It’s a common belief that the happiest individuals are those who are involved in their community, as

LEARN Volunteer

Voluntary RE:action

April 12, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments community, fran dalton, get involved, Gilda's Club, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women, GRCMC, John Ball Zoo, Voluntary Re:action, Volunteer, Volunteer Opportunities, volunteer spotlight, West Michigan Environmental Action Council, WMEAC

Welcome to our volunteer column sponsored by Grand Rapids Community Foundation. Discover which volunteer position best describes you. Pick a

FACES & PLACES

Changing the Numbers with Shannon Wilson

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments administration experience, advocacy, africa, alliance for health, atlanta, Breast Cancer, bureaucracy, cardivacular disease, center for disease control and prevention, challenges, Chicago, community, congressional leaders, diseases in populations, doctorate, educating your children about sexx, Education, eliminate racism, Elyse Wild, empowering, environmental hazards, epidemologist, GR african american communities, GRAHHI, Grand Rapids, grand rapids african american health institute, gvsu, gynecologist, health ministry, health outcomes, health statistics, healthcare system, healthcare systems, Healthy Eating, Healthy LifeStyle, kalamazoo, Kent County, loan executive, managing grants, MARI, michigan department of health and services, minority aids research initiative, minority populations, MSU, nonprofit grand rapids, public health leadership, racial inequalities, racial populations, research, sex education programs, shannon wilson, smoking cessation, state of michigan, strong beginnings, Two Eagles Marcus, University of Illinois, urban populations, YMCA

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus During a conversation with Shannon Wilson, she will tell you difficult truths

LIFE

What is Work-Life Integration?

January 10, 2018July 17, 2018 WLMagazine 0 Comments bonding with your kids, bureau of labor statistics, busy parents, career demands, community, delegating tasks, empowering, evolve, family obligations, finding balance, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids volunteer, juggling family and career, labor forces, learning new things, leaving work at work, life harmony, local volunteer, motherhood challenges, parenting, personal demands, personal lives, pew research center, prioritizing, professional lives, quality time with family, rewarding, self care, spanish immersion schools, spanish lessons, Spectrum Health, taking a break from work, taking action, taking control, taking time for yourself, tina freese decker, Volunteering, West Michigan, women in the workforce, work life integration

by Tina Freese Decker Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Spectrum Health Tina Freese Decker reflects on the

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