🌱 Rhodes Scholar + GR Gold Donating Meat + WWE SuperShow

Happy Saturday, people of Grand Rapids! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in Grand Rapids today.

First, today's weather:

Winds gusting past 50 mph. High: 47 Low: 28.

Here are the top stories today in Grand Rapids:

1. Players from the Grand Rapids Gold are bringing over 9K pounds of healthy meat and protein options to local families in need this holiday season. The team partnered with Family Fare and the Spartan-Nash chain of stores along with Miller Poultry to bring roughly 8,000 pounds of chicken and 1,200 pounds of sausages to holiday tables. In addition to the food, $2,500 worth of Family Fare gift cards were given to the food pantries along with one special $1,000 Gold Ticket. (WOODTV.com)
2. An East Grand Rapids High School graduate is now a Rhodes Scholar. Rachael Merritt, a University of Michigan alumna, was chosen out of 826 finalists this year. The Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest and arguably most competitive in the world, with only 32 students from across the U.S. chosen each year. (Fox17)
3. These are the counties in the Grand Rapids area with the most deaths from COVID-19. (24/7 Wall St. - Grand Rapids)
4. A pedestrian was hit by a bus on Division Ave. by Wealthy St. on Friday afternoon. (WOODTV.com)
5. The WWE SuperShow Holiday Tour is coming to the Van Andel Arena on Dec. 12. (Fox17)

Today in Grand Rapids:

• Social Justice Begins with Me: Racial Justice - Grand Rapids Public Library (10:30 AM)

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— 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.