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WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study

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… Clair, who moved in having had many past experiences as a volunteer or visitor in assisted-living and nursing homes.  “But this was very unique,” she says. “I wasn’t volunteering and leaving. This was my home. I was here to … of their new cohorts. Were they at the facility to work? Volunteer? Be occupational therapists? It took time for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636

WMU formalizes partnership with Kalamazoo Literacy Council

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… details and register. The Kalamazoo Literacy Council is a volunteer-led, nonprofit agency providing free education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66279

WMU graduate student awarded addictions counselor fellowship

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… ideation, mental impairment and/or substance use. She also volunteers as a court appointed special advocate with the … to the court. In addition, she is an active member and volunteer with the Michigan Association for Infant Mental …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23156

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Kalamazoo in partnership with Gryphon Place, sign up for a volunteer opportunity at gryphon.org/volunteer. For more information, contact Jennifer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57191

Kalamazoo Blues Fest features three days of music

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… annual Kalamazoo Blues Festival. For more information or to volunteer, visit kvba.org . Related article WMU students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16623

Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons

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… everyone, whether that's from the patron's side, from the volunteer side or from our performers' side," says Miller. … as audio descriptionists." Tongue says she's excited to volunteer and continue to grow her skills as a visual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232

20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… drives, United Way Day of Caring and Pennies for Patients; volunteering at local middle and elementary schools; and … in the St. Lawrence Youth Group. In addition, Brzezinski volunteered at St. Leo's Soup Kitchen and the Muscular … with Community, stocking cans at the local food bank and volunteering on the homecoming float. She is a member of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223

From military service to serving up community, Navy veteran finds new passion at Western

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… hundreds of service hours and was named the organization's Volunteer of the Year. As he looks toward his future after …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70095

Emeritus pens book about local vintage car museum

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… as director of collective bargaining. He is a longtime volunteer at the Gilmore Car Museum and serves on its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/138

Dorothy J. McGinnis obituary

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… McGinnis served two years on WMU's Emeriti Council and did volunteer work at the Portage Senior Center. She was a major …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4083