In the Community, May 21, 2020
A Weekly Listing of Diversity and Multicultural Events
From the
"Diversity, Unity, and Justice Are at the Heart of ACEH"
ACEH was founded in Holland in 1999 and is committed to justice, equal opportunity, cross-cultural understanding, and appreciation for diversity. Members work together to make West Michigan a place where all people are welcomed and respected. "In the Community" is also on the
ACEH website www.harmonyalliance.org Check us out under Groups on Facebook, at ACEH – Alliance for Cultural and Ethnic Harmony.
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Sat, May 23, 8 am to 2 pm: Holland Farmers Market is open from 8 am-2 pm every Wednesday and Saturday. Customers who are planning to visit the market should review the COVID-19 Market Customer Guidelines at www.hollandfarmersmarket.com
https://www.careottawacounty.com/ An "all-purpose" link of resources from government and nonprofit organizations in Ottawa County. Find info, ways to donate goods or money, volunteer opportunities, more. Or call 2-1-1. In English and in español.
· Headspace, an online tool for mindfulness and meditation exercises
· Michigan Peer Warmline 888-733-7753, for Michigan residents with severe mental illness needing peer support
· COVID-19 Line 888-535-6136, for Michigan residents needing basic COVID-19 information or emotional support
· Healthcare Provider Support Hotline 888-910-1636, for Michigan healthcare personnel needing support
Food distribution: www.OttawaFood.org To make a drive-up appointment with Community Action House, call (616) 392-2368, ext. 100.
Holland Public Schools food sites/online learning/other info: www.hollandpublicschools.org
Emergency child care: During the COVID-19 crisis, the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District (OAISD) is providing emergency child care for essential workers whose kids are ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Call or text help me grow-Ottawa 1-844-233-2244 or email helpmegrow@oaisd.org (For list of essential workforce companies, as defined by Gov. Whitmer, visit www.hmgOttawa.org) Info in English and in español.
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Immigrant Relief Fund: A partnership of Lakeshore Latinas, St. John's Episcopal Church of Grand Haven, Movimiento Cosecha, Holland, and other community groups, created as an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Will provide financial resources directly to undocumented families in Ottawa County who are not eligible for unemployment payments, CARES Act relief, or other government assistance. For more on how to help and donate, please contact Reyna Masko, email rmasko@sjegh.com.
---If your family needs assistance from the fund, or if you are able to volunteer or to donate services, go to www.tinyurl.com/ayudameGH (in Spanish and English)
---To donate financially: Click www.tinyurl.com/SJEHelpingImmigrants or send a check to St. John's Episcopal Church, 524 Washington Ave, Grand Haven, MI 49417, attn: Cindi Sanders.
---To learn more about the fund, click https://youtu.be/GSgupgqhGrI
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Donating medical supplies (masks, etc.) locally: https://www.hollandhospital.org/hh/covid-19-donations.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2NwiBBO18rjtlO_3bH8kWkU3-u0qnQzny2Rwl-ETvwtPAlKinZGPHNwcY
Donating blood: https://donate.michigan.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/125903
Shop Downtown: www.shopdowntownholland.com
Dine Downtown: www.dinedowntownholland.com
Links to take-out and curbside pickup at area businesses: https://www.hollandtakeout.com
Ottawa County Parks & Recreation online nature programs: Info on backyards; wetlands, rivers and streams; forests; meadows; Great Lakes dunes; stewardship; history; and geology of this area: miOttawa.org/naturetoyou
Sharing Your Story
The Holland Museum: Planning for a future exhibit about COVID-19 life in the community. How has it impacted you, your job, your daily life? How are your children doing? Form for adults: https://forms.gle/B8ZR3zfBTKQsRGxC8 Form for kids: https://forms.gle/5utqBarsZQLdJ8zK6
State Health Data, Charts, Governor's Info. COVID-19 Story Request
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The state's response and community mitigation strategies: www.michigan.gov/coronavirus
---Applying for unemployment benefits: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/uia/160_-_Claiming_UI_Benefit_In_Michigan_-_Jan2014_444213_7.pdf
National
The COVID-19 global outbreak situation at www.cdc.gov/COVID19
General: Internet Archive is a nonprofit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and much, much more. https://archive.org/index.php
Free documentaries: https://www.howtogeek.com/118650/the-best-websites-for-watching-free-documentaries/
List of black films streaming online: https://rollingout.com/2020/03/21/heres-a-list-of-every-black-film-streaming-online-right-now/?fbclid=IwAR17LyTZAjzSuv-IDlTSGIkRewB88PdUUPc7RR4kXBPsAJmSt2b7UZnt8wQ
8 best free sites for kids' movies: https://www.lifewire.com/free-kids-movies-online-1357451
Books and more: 300,000 books you can download for free from the New York Public Library: https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/you-can-now-download-over-300-000-books-from-the-nypl-for-free-071216?fbclid=IwAR1LfKD0ayzEnHTfMPGERavgSqOm-2cCWyATyba5A509Nvi2JWj_RuHkYp0
Herrick District Library resources (books, classes, movies, TV shows, world media, etc.) Access these online at www.herrickdl.org/elibrary
Music and theater: Broadway shows: https://www.familyvacationcritic.com/how-to-stream-broadway-shows-at-home/art/?source=126536&u=OEOP9LVEUG&nltv=&nl_cs=52019274%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A
Concerts, performances: https://www.travelzoo.com/blog/free-concerts-performances-live-streaming-soon/?utm_source=newsflash_us&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2872584_html_nationwide_deal%3a2872584&utm_content=2872584&ec=0&dlinkId=2872584
Virtual tours: Holland Museum's Dutch Galleries: https://hollandmuseum.org/exhibition/dutch-galleries/
8 Impossibly Cool Modern Art Museums: https://www.thediscoverer.com/blog/8-of-the-coolest-modern-art-museums-around-the-world/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1103995465&utm_content=7604550&utm_term=1011351337
Webcams at 5 national parks: https://www.smartertravel.com/national-park-webcams-to-stream/?source=91&u=OEOP9LVEUG&nltv=&nl_cs=52047873%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A%3A
9 Michigan sites: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/michigan/staggeringly-beautiful-places-mi/
Pure Michigan: https://www.michigan.org/
Equal Justice Initiative: https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&sxsrf=ALeKk00Ybr7VVwlS7WxoaGTg2Hj8w5Yi8g:1588883544600&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=virtual+tour+of+equal+justice+initiative&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjun4-6zKLpAhWEds0KHcfeBbYQsAR6BAgBEAE&biw=1280&bih=913
Gardens; Forests: Meijer Gardens: https://www.meijergardens.org/virtual-visits/
Tulips in The Netherlands: https://www.bhg.com/news/holland-tulip-fields/
Tulips in Michigan: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/michigan/virtual-tour-tulips-mi/
Online courses, projects: Free courses—181 of them—for adults and kids: https://www.udemy.com/courses/free/
40 free virtual trips to take with kids: https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135714/virtual-field-trips/
80 things to do—culture, movies, podcasts, games, workouts, etc: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/best-things-to-do-at-home-stuck-inside-bored
Monterey Bay Aquarium free courses and guided activities for kids: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/for-educators/learning-at-home?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=promoted&utm_campaign=MBA_ED-CLASSES_202004&fbclid=IwAR0APO9sSMJ3Th7zqoTd3LIH3icHhTWf2SG3D9MpEknqQx4Vsqgi1FBVcrU
Cooking classes: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cooking-classes-online_l_5e83a194c5b65dd0c5d582f9
5 virtual volunteering ideas: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/5-virtual-volunteering-ideas-difference-181200117.html
Jobs
Pure Michigan Talent Connect: https://www.mitalent.org/find-a-job
Holland Sentinel employment ads: www.hollandsentinel.jobs
Michigan Works! https://jobs.westmiworks.org/weekly-hot-jobs/ info@westmichiganworks.org
City of Holland: https://mi-holland.civicplushrms.com/careers/Jobs.aspx Director of finance. Heavy equipment operator. Market Master assistant, part-time permanent.
Grand Valley State University: www.gvsu.edu/jobs Associate state director in MI-SBDC/SCB. Assistant/associate professor of computing and information systems.
Holland Hospital: www.hollandhospital.org
Holland Museum: www.hollandmuseum.org Facilities assistant/custodian, part-time (approx. 8 hrs/wk)
InterCare Community Health Network: https://www.intercare.org/careers.html Front office specialist, dental assistant, medical technician, nurses, physician, physician assistant, more. Holland, West Michigan locations. Call center representative, full-time.
MediLodge of Holland: Open positions, full- and part-time, for nurses and CNAs, various shifts. Apply online at Indeed: https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=medilodge+of+holland&l=holland%2C+mi
MOKA (Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent, Allegan): Residential support for developmentally disabled persons in these counties, full- and part-time, all shifts. www.moka.org/careers
Ottawa County: http://www.miottawa.org/careers Nurse practitioner, part-time (20 hrs/wk); benefits
Resilience (formerly Center for Women in Transition): https://resiliencemi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/On-Call-GP.png Trauma therapist, full-time. On-call shelter assistant; hourly.
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Dear "In the Community" readers: Many of you support us with your dues and donations, which finance our programs, partnerships, advocacy on current issues, publications, two scholarships, and community social events, and we appreciate you very much. If you are not currently a member, we hope you will consider becoming one and/or making a financial donation to ACEH, which is a 501c3 organization. Thank you.
--The ACEH Board: C.J. Kingdom-Grier, Viola Jackson, Annette Manwell, Al Minert, H Bin Lim, Kim Lillibridge, Natalie Martinez, Lori Joseph Shaw.
It's easy to become an ACEH member! Here's how:
--You can join at our website www.harmonyalliance.org and go to Membership;
--Or you can write a check to ACEH, c/o Treasurer Al Minert and mail it to Box 3007, Holland, MI 49422-3007;
--Or you can join at any ACEH program or social event.
Dues are $20 per year for an individual ($35, two years); $30 per year for a couple or family ($50, two years); $40 for a nonprofit; $75 for a business. In lieu of (or in addition to) paying dues, you may join as a service member, volunteering for the group.
