🌱 Pie For Children's Hospital Patients + Community Food Club

Grand Rapids MI

24 November, 2021

5:53 PM

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Good morning, Grand Rapids! Happy Thanksgiving! Please know that, like most of you, I will be taking the day off to enjoy the festivities, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of the slight pause in the Grand Rapids Daily, and we'll be back to our normal routine Saturday morning! First, today's weather: Breezy with showers around. High: 44 Low: 25. Here are the top stories in Grand Rapids today: A former Helen DeVos patient sent pie to brighten kids' Thanksgiving. Olivia Ryzenga spent Thanksgiving in Helen DeVos Children's Hospital in 2017, and has since tried to help kids who are in the same situation. This year, she raised nearly $3,000 over a few weeks by asking for donations on social media. On Wednesday, friends and family helped her unload over 200 pies for the kids upstairs at the hospital. (WOODTV.com)Through a partnership with a Rockford farm, patrons of a nonprofit grocery store in Grand Rapids will have expanded access to organic produce. Plainsong Farm will begin donating produce to the nonprofit grocery store Community Food Club, at 1100 S. Division Ave. in Grand Rapids, beginning in the spring. Plainsong Farm previously offered its produce to the public through a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, but it was discontinued so the nonprofit could focus on supporting community outreach programs. (GR|MAG)The Grand Rapids Civic Theatre is staging The Sound Of Music now through Dec. 19th. (The Rapidian)A domestic violence support program and basketball league were among the programs that won $10K to reduce violence in Grand Rapids. (mlive.com)The Voice contestant and West Michigan native Bradley Sinclair will be performing Christmas shows at the Listening Room on Dec. 17. (WOODTV.com) Today's Grand Rapids Daily is brought to you by Newrez, a leading nationwide mortgage lender. Make a smart move for your future and refinance with Newrez today. Call 844-979-1707 to connect with a Newrez loan officer. Newrez, LLC (NMLS #3013) Today in Grand Rapids: Gobble Wobble - East Grand Rapids Community Center (8:00 AM) 16th Annual Gobble Wobble Race - Kids' Food Basket (8:00 AM) Did you know you can feature your local business here in the Grand Rapids Daily for just $79 per month? Click here to learn more. Alrighty, you're all good for today. Have a very happy Thanksgiving! If you're loving these newsletters, consider bringing some friends and neighbors along for the ride. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Miranda Fraraccio About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.