🌱 How 100 Grand Haven families get surprise Christmas gifts each year

Good morning Grand Haven! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How 100 Grand Haven families get surprise Christmas gifts each year
• How a Grand Haven church is quietly helping released ICE detainees

Today's riddle: What did one magnet say to the other magnet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 37, low: 33.
• Thursday: Cloudy with areas of drizzle, with a high of 39 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Grand Haven neighbors spread Christmas joy through decade-long 'Christmas Project' (fox17online.com) — Grand Haven neighbors are once again making sure local kids wake up to presents, as the volunteer-run Christmas Project delivers gifts to about 100 area families this week. Funded by local businesses and residents, the effort has grown steadily over a decade, turning one mother’s past need for help into a community-wide tradition of giving.
   

• Grand Haven church unites to support ICE detainees (woodtv.com) — Volunteers from St. John’s Episcopal Church in Grand Haven are collecting coats, backpacks, and other essentials to help immigrants released from the North Lake ICE Processing Center near Baldwin. Working with regional advocacy groups, they aim to have supplies ready whenever detainees are freed, offering practical support during a controversial federal immigration crackdown and shifting court rulings.
   

📸 Around Grand Haven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Grand Haven

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• Tip Two – Grand Haven
  Tip Two, 102 S Harbor Dr, Grand Haven
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Band - Funky Brewster
  Fraternal Order of Eagles 925 , 20 N 2nd St , Grand Haven
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 23

• Future Pro USA Christmas Camp Grand Rapids - Ages 14 and Older
  Walker Ice & Fitness Center , 4151 Remembrance Rd NW , Grand Rapids
  9:30 am
• Quilters Group
  Georgetown, MI Calendar Jenison, MI 49429
  9:30 am
• Flex and Focus - Exercise Class
  Georgetown, MI Calendar Jenison, MI 49429
  9:45 am
• Flex and Stretch - Exercise Class
  Georgetown, MI Calendar Jenison, MI 49429
  10:30 am
• Hot Lunch with Gordon Foods and the Growing Roots Band
  Georgetown, MI Calendar Jenison, MI 49429
  11:30 am
• The Red Hat Society
  Georgetown, MI Calendar Jenison, MI 49429
  11:30 am
• Knitting and Crocheting
  Georgetown, MI Calendar Jenison, MI 49429
  12:00 pm
• Blood Drive
  Allendale Area Chamber of Commerce , 105 68th Avenue North , Coopersville
  1:30 pm
• Orchard View Adult Education
  Muskegon Area District Library Norton Shores Branch , 705 Seminole Rd , Norton Shores
  4:00 pm
• Moorland Tavern – Moorland, MI
  Moorland's Rustic Roots Tavern and Grill , 10380 Apple Ave , Ravenna
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I Have Puppies 🐶 they are F1BB Mini Golden Doodles!!
  We can’t keep 9 puppies sadly due to financial crisis... So they are in need of good homes!! . Only rehoming fee please first come first serve. DM ME… (Nextdoor Elliott)

• Workbox Staffing posted a job opening for Manual Mig Welders in Grand Haven. Apply here.
• Grand Pines Assisted Living Center posted a job opening for 3rd Shift Med Tech/ON-CALL Shift Supervisor in Grand Haven. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Haven here.

🗞 Nearby News

Spring Lake

• West Michigan native lands dream job as defensive coordinator at Nebraska (mlive.com)

Muskegon

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-- The Patch AM Team

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