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Making West Michigan a best place to live,
learn, work and play...
WMSA NOVEMBER 2010 E-NEWSLETTER
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Wishing you and your family a safe and joyous
holiday!
 
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WMSA
and a Coalition of Stakeholders Launch Initiative to Bring Electric
Vehicle Charging Stations to West Michigan
Monday,
November 15, 2010, Grand Rapids, Michigan – ChargePoint America,
the West Michigan Strategic Alliance, and a coalition of
stakeholders that include:
· Grand
Valley State Uiversity’s
Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center
(MAREC);
· Holland
Board of Public Works;
· Consumers
Energy;
· various
cities; and
· A
number of private sector companies.
are
taking the lead on a project to bring electric vehicle charging
stations to West Michigan. Click here
to read the entire story.
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Literacy
to Work Project Manager Dabbles in Scrabble
In
October 2010, Literacy to Work Project Manager Jessica Materson
participated in the Second Annual Scrabble FUNdraiser event for
READ Muskegon as a representative of the West Michigan Community
Education Coalition (WMCEC). Though the “WMCEC Waves” did not
win first place, it was a fun way for the community to gain
awareness about literacy needs in Muskegon and raise money for a
great organization. For more information on the work that
READ Muskegon is involved with, check out www.readmuskegon.org.
To
learn more about the Literacy to Work program, please visit: www.wm-alliance.org.
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West Michigan Internship Initiative Hosts Training
Sessions
Tuesday,
November 16th - The West Michigan Internship Initiative, hosted two
in-house training sessions today for area employers interested in
developing or enhancing their internship programs.
Today's
sessions were led by Cindy Brown, WMSA Internship Project Manager,
and included morning guest speakers, Lauretta Simpson,
Aquinas College and Bill Underdown, Saugatuck Center for the Arts
and afternoon guest speakers, Sara DeVries, Hope College and Kevin
Douglas, Amway Corporation. Over 45 individuals attended
sessions held in both the morning and afternoon.
For
more information about the West Michigan Internship
Initiative contact Cindy Brown at: 616-871-2452 or cbrown@wm-alliance.org.
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THE
GREEN SPACE
WMSA
Unveils 'Green Infrastructure Tool Shed'
As part
of its ongoing Green Infrastructure Initiative, and in
collaboration with the Land Information Access Association (LIAA)
and the Michigan Association of Planning (MAP), the West Michigan
Strategic Alliance has launched a ‘Tool Shed’ – an online
collection of green infrastructure planning and preservation best
practice tools. Click here
to read the full story.
To view
or add 'green tools' to the new West Michigan Green Infrastructure
Tool Shed online, please visit: www.greentoolshed.org
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Making
a Difference....
For over
a decade, the West Michigan Strategic Alliance (WMSA) has served a
unique role as a catalyst for regional collaboration. Since 2000,
WMSA has enhanced our region’s long-term sustainability by working
with business, government and institutions to balance economic
prosperity, environmental integrity and social justice. WMSA is
currently managing eight major initiatives involving hundreds
citizens in cross-sector and cross-regional dialogue and action to
enhance our region’s economy and improve productivity. These vital
collaborations would not occur without the administrative support
and operational infrastructure WMSA provides.
It has
been exciting and rewarding to see the “collaborative capital” that
has developed over the past several years. Hundreds of people from
around the region are working together to improve our quality of
life. We need your generous support to help us continue the
great work already in progress. Please consider a
contribution to the WMSA today. CLICK HERE to get involved and
become a regional partner.
Together
we can achieve our shared vision for West Michigan and the best
place to live, learn, work and play in the Midwest .... for the
benefit of all.
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REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Looking
for something fun to do with the whole family this holiday?
Then check-out The
Santa Train, coming to the Coopersville & Marne
Railway. This is family fun for everyone!
Dates: November 27 & 28, December 4,5, 11, 12, 18 and
19th. For more information, visit: www.coopersvilleandmarne.org.
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About the West Michigan Strategic Alliance
The West
Michigan Strategic Alliance was formed in 2000 and serves as a
catalyst for regional collaboration among the businesses,
institutions and governmental units serving more than 1.4 million
people living in a eight-county region including: Allegan, Barry,
Ionia, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo and Ottawa. WMSA works to
encourage a regional mindset, which will foster collaboration on
critical issues that impact how we live, learn, work and play.
Additional information is available at http://www.wm-alliance.org/.
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