GRCC In the News, 11-12-15

GRCC commemorates Veterans Day

Nov. 11, 2015; WOOD TV

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The second annual Veterans Day commemoration took place Wednesday at Grand Rapids Community College.

Domestic partner benefits set for vote at GRCC

Nov. 11, 2015; MLive

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Grand Rapids Community College Board of Trustees is expected to vote on a proposal Monday that would grant health care to the domestic partners of unmarried employees.

Early national signing day: Check out who is headed where in Grand Rapids

Nov. 11, 2015; MLive

The future begins now for Grand Rapids area student-athletes who are planning to take their game and education to the next level.

… Baseball

Jake Augstyn (Catholic Central) – Grand Rapids Community College

Blood drive set for December 3

Sign up in the Student Life office or here (use “GRCC” as the sponsor code):

Student veterans honored during Griffins game

GRCC student veterans were honored during Wednesday’s Griffins game. They went down to the ice with other veterans, police officers, firefighters and military families to hold a flag during “God Bless America.”

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UW Campaign at halfway point.

We continue to make good progress on our United Way Campaign. Yesterday, Nov. 11, we hit 18.8% participation. Thank you to those is 119 donors who have pledged $28,966.36! We are over halfway (64.4%) of our $45,000 goal.

Why $45,000? On top of his regular annual pledge, Dr. Ender will pledge an additional $500 if our campaign exceeds $45,000 in total dollars raised, and he’ll pledge another $500 if our campaign reaches 35% employee participation!

$45,000 is a lot of money, we can accomplish this together for $1 per week. Your dollar matters, because with $1/week a food pantry will purchase 325 pounds of food to help feed hungry families, giving them the stamina to be productive at work, at school and in life. Currently, Heart of West Michigan UW funds food pantries serving over 40,000 households.