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Community InvolvementCommittment to Community: We take pride in our community and are dedicated to providing a higher quality of life for its members. We promote social responsibility, encourage active participation and embrace positive change. We understand that our involvement will make a lasting difference that will help to ensure the long-term vitality of our community and its members. Making an IMPACT in 2011: The Western Michigan Group is taking a “hands-on” approach to its community involvement efforts in 2011. Focusing on Making an IMPACT in the lives of those living in our community is the very heart of our outreach efforts for the entire office. We hope to Make an IMPACT in 2011 and we’d love to share our story with you! Supporting the Kids Food BasketThe Western Michigan Group is excited to partner with the Kids Food Basket this year. Whether we are volunteering our time or donating food, we hope to make an IMPACT in the lives of children living in the greater Grand Rapids area. Upcoming Event: November Food and Donation Drive! Please help The Western Michigan Group collect food and donations to support the Kids Food Basket. Stop by the office during the week of November 14 to help ensure lunch is NOT the last meal of the day for Grand Rapids chlidren. Please see below for a list of items to bring:
Food and Donation Drive: The Western Michigan Group Network Office sponsored a food/donation drive throughout the entire month of April to benefit the Kids Food Basket. Financial Representatives, their families and staff generously donated food, emptied their "change pockets" and participated in a bake sale to end childhood hunger in our area. Way to go!
To learn more about the Kids Food Basket and how you can help, visit their website: www.kidsfoodbasket.org.
Three Western Michigan Group Representatives Awarded the "Community Impact Award" July 2011: Three Western Michigan Group Financial Representatives were recently awarded Northwestern Mutual's "Community Impact Award." The award, along with a $10,000 donation given by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, was awarded to the representatives at the Annual Meeting in July. Don DeGroot, Bruce Briney and Ron Bullis have all demonstrated how hard work and volunteerism can change the lives of many. "Bringing these $10,000 checks to our organizations means so much. It's hard to put into words the feelings I had when I delivered the news to them. This money will go a long way to help those in our community." Millennium Triathlon 2011We are pleased to announce that we once again sponsored the 2011 Millennium Triathlon on August 13, 2011. We enjoy working with the Millennium Triathlon and we were excited about our participation again this year. Unfortunately the Triathlon was cancelled due to weather, but we were still able to help the cause! We take seriously the needs of our children in the area and know that this event helps fight the issues they face. Proceeds from the triathlon went to five local charities: Children's Assessment Center, Children's Advocacy Center, Kent County Parks Foundation, Kids Food Basket and the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids. United WayWe are once again proud contributors to the Heart of West Michigan United Way Campaign. Our office is excited to help the United Way in their goal to create positive change and make our great community even better! 2011-The Western Michigan Group Receives "Spirit of Generosity" Award from Heart of West Michigan United Way!
"Northwestern Mutual Financial Network and it's Financial Representatives seek to improve the quality of life for all in the Greater Grand Rapids community," says Managing Partner, Mitch Glover. "We are honored to be part of the United Way's efforts."
Heart of West Michigan United Way changes lives and builds a stronger community by helping people create solutions to important health and human service issues. Through fundraising, volunteerism and increasing community sufficiency, United Way makes our community a better place to live, work and raise a family.
Its goals are to:
To learn more: www.waybetterunitedway.org Troop Care Packages
Each month, The Western Michigan Group supports four army service men who are currently serving our country across seas, by sending care packages to them. Our care packages include personal notes, snacks, books, small toys, and trinkets to hand out to children in the area. These packages not only encourage and show our support but also provide some of the luxuries and amenities that they miss from home.
3rd Annual 2010 Millennium Triathlon
This year The Western Michigan Group was proud to be a sponsor of the 3rd Annual 2010 Millennium Triathlon which was held Saturday, August 7, 2010. The triathlon began and ended at Millennium Park in Grand Rapids, MI and had more than 800 participants, some of which were Western Michigan Group team members. Proceeds from the triathlon went to five local charities, including Children's Assessment Center, Children's Advocacy Center, Kent County Parks Foundation, Kids Food Basket and the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids.
The associates of the Western Michigan Group are affiliated with a number of other organizations including:
Campus Crusade for Christ
Special Olympics GRAIFA NAIFA Executive Leadership Foundation St. Jude’s Christian Hospital Calvin Alumni Association Ferris State University Kalamazoo College Lakeshore Pregnancy Center Youth for Christ GREC Foundation GR Young Professionals Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Grace Adventures Super League Baseball Pine Rest Christian Hospital Rivertree Community Church GR Children’s Museum Boy Scouts of America Exchange Club of Grand Rapids Navigators Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation The Branch Byron Community Ministries Mel Trotter Ministries West Michigan PRSA Mecosta County Community Foundation Inforum Baxter Community Center Rotary East of Grand Rapids Gilda’s Club of Grand Rapids St. Mary’s Hospital Doran Foundation GR Association of Life Underwriters Kent County Traffic Department Sheriff Squad Captain Kent County Traffic Squad Safety & Community Action Fund, Inc. The Sikh Society of Western Michigan India Link Ducks Unlimited Big Brothers/Big Sisters Learning Ship Christian Preschool Paws With A Cause Davenport Alumni Association Unity Christian High School
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Group Volunteer Outings: Volunteer groups have been busy donating their time to make sure lunch is NOT the last meal of the day for over 3,000 children in the greater Grand Rapids area. Pictured is a group of Western Michigan Group volunteers who headed to the Kids Food Basket to make 3,000 ham sandwiches!