Cooley Faculty and Staff Perform Service Project

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September 11, 2007

Cooley Faculty and Staff Perform Service Project

Cooley faculty and staff in GR participated in the United Way Day of Caring 2007 by cleaning and making beds at the Guiding Light Mission in the Heartside neighborhood, just blocks from the law school.

Prof. John Marks helps to wipe down bedding in the dormitory space at Guiding Light Mission in Grand Rapids as part of the 2007 Day of Caring sponsored by Heart of West Michigan United Way.

Nine Cooley/GR faculty and staff volunteered to help with a service project as part of United Way's 15th annual Day of Caring event on September 11, 2007.

The volunteers wiped down mattresses and bed rails and made beds at the Guiding Light Mission in the Heartside neighborhood of Grand Rapids, just a few blocks from the Cooley campus.

Cooley volunteers included Prof. Tracey Brame, Prof. Brad Charles, Prof. Heather Garretson, Librarian Kori Kasara, Prof. John Marks, Assistant Dean Nelson Miller, Prof. Mike Molitor, Deputy Director Joan Rosema-David, and Administrative Assistant Tracie LaHuis.

Day of Caring, sponsored by the Heart of West Michigan United Way, is the largest volunteer event in Grand Rapids. More than 1,600 volunteers from 48 businesses and organizations performed 121 service projects for 71 nonprofit agencies on the 2007 Day of Caring. It is estimated that more than $90,000 in labor and material costs are given to the community through the Day of Caring event, which includes about 4,100 hours of service.

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