To officially usher in the season of spring, join us on Thursday, April 3rd, at Ben & Jerry’s (Downtown Holland) for ice cream. All proceeds from sales between 4:00 – 8:00 pm will go directly to Hospice of Holland to support our programs. Celebrity scoopers will be on hand to scoop up your favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavors!

View PDF: scoop_eflyer.pdf

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West Michigan, like most places in the world is wrestling with energy consumption, demand and how to build a “cleaner” energy future.

To better inform the people of West Michigan, Holland WEST is sponsoring “ENERGY WEEK”, March 13 - 20, 2008.  Click here for a calendar of events.  Complete list of Weeks Activities on downloadable PDF.

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Have you ever wondered how much mo ney you might save if you changed all of your lights to Compact Fuorescent or LED Bulbs?  Click here for an interactive spreadsheet that estimates your potential savings. Come on…start saving money and doing your part to help the environment.

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If you have questions about “energy”, suggestions on best practices or comments about West Michigan’s “Energy Future”, please email greenwestmichigan@yahoo.com.

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The March for Babies event will be held on April 19, 2008 at Kollen Park with registration starting at 8:00 am.  A kickoff meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 27^th, at the Macatawa Legends Golf & Country Club from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm. 

The money raised goes to save premature and sick babies.  Premature birth is the #1 cause of newborn death and the biggest threat to babies’ health today, and through March for Babies, the March of Dimes is funding important research to find out why premature birth happens and what can be done to prevent it.

Why walk? 

• Right now, premature birth touches half a million babies and their families every year. 
• Because babies born too soon are more likely to die, or have lifelong disabilities.
• Because 120,000 babies are born with serious defects every year. 
• And because every baby deserves someone in their corner. 

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On Saturday, March 8, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. the Holland Junior Welfare League is hosting their winter fundraiser, “BitterSweet”. Guests will taste a selection of beers from New Holland Brewing Co. and desserts from Holland’s finest establishments (including Pereddies, Till Midnight, The Piper and Via Maria) while participating in amazing live and chance auctions. The event will be held at the Holland Area Arts Council and tickets are just $25.00 per person. Please visit our website at www.hjwl.org to download an invitation/registration and for further information.

Holland Junior Welfare League is a non-profit charitable 501c organization committed to promoting volunteerism and enriching the lives of the children in the greater Holland area. Local non-profits that support children may apply to receive our funding by completing our application and interview process. The members of our organization carefully consider each request. We consider not only economic need, but also the educational value of each request. HJWL distributes funds only to organizations that guarantee all proceeds will be used to help children in our community. Proceeds from this event will go directly to fund these requests.

Want to volunteer? HJWL is seeking volunteers to work at “BitterSweet” from 7:00 pm to 10:15 pm ish. Volunteers are needed for the following areas: 1) Beverage Servers, 3-4 volunteers needed. Individuals will be serving either beer or other beverages. Those serving beer will receive some education on the various beers being served and may need to answer some questions. 2) Beverage Token Sellers, 3 volunteers needed. These people will sell tokens to those attending the event so they can purchase beverages. If you want have questions or want to sign up, contact Sarah Hondorp at sbkhondorp@yahoo.com.

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Thursday, March 13

6:30-10 p.m.

The Pinnacle Center
3330 Highland Dr.

Hudsonville, Mich.

The Eighth Annual Culinary Cabaret happens in the Spring. This popular, festive event is open to the public with all proceeds benefiting the Community Health Center.

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• February 16th 2008
• Coral Gables, Saugatuck MI
• 8pm to 1am
• Blackjack, Poker, Roulette, Raffles, Music, Food, Drinks and more!

Volunteers are needed to help raise money for Saugatuck Community Recreation. The proceeds go toward recreation scholarships which pay for registration fee’s and equipment for those children in need. Over 30 volunteers are needed to help deal Black Jack, Poker, Roulette, Shuffle Cards, Sell raffle tickets, etc. Not sure if you can deal? A pre-event training seminar is provided to help train you and get you comfortable with the rules. You don’t want to work for 5 hours? Even though the night is scheduled for 5 hours we are only busy for about 2. When you are not dealing or working feel free to eat, drink, or gamble yourself. This is a community party so everybody has a good time!

Contact Cathy Gould if interested.

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