Jon & Kelly’s Bowling Showdown – a fundraiser for PeaceJam
Seeding Change is excited to announce our most fun and outrageous fundraiser to date: Jon and Kelly's Bowling Showdown!
On August 14th, from 1:00 - 4:00 PM, Seeding Change will invade Airway Lanes in Portage, Michigan for an afternoon of bowling and fun.
There are three ways to participate:
- Join Team Jon or Team Kelly as a bowler at the event ($30)
- Join Team Jon or Team Kelly as a non-bowler ($30)*
- Sponsor a frame of bowling ($100)
- Sponsor a lane of bowling ($250)
All proceeds go to Seeding Change to support Great Lakes PeaceJam programming.
You may donate as a participant or by sponsoring a frame or a lane by clicking on the appropriate button below:
*Non-bowlers should still click on the team of your choice below to donate. Please e-mail Todd Bannon at tbannon@greatlakespeacejam.org if you want to join a team, but do not wish to bowl.
Airway Lanes 5626 Portage Road Portage, MI 49002 http://www.airway-lanes.com/
Welcome
Welcome to the official website for Great Lakes PeaceJam!
Great Lakes PeaceJam (GLPJ) is a regional affiliate of the PeaceJam Foundation. We are located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and service the states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. We offer programming for students grades K-12, college students, and incarcerated youth.
- PeaceJam is an international education program built around Nobel Peace Prize winners who work personally with youth to pass on the spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody.
- The goal of PeaceJam is to inspire a new generation of peacemakers who will transform their local communities, themselves, and the world.
- Youth ages 5-25 study the lives and work of one or several Nobel Peace Laureates while going through a curriculum exploring violence, oppression, isms, peace and nonviolence, and the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The students work together to create a Global Call to Action service learning project to make their community and the world more peaceful and a better place in which to live.
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Great Lakes PeaceJam Recap 6/29-713
Internships: Lauren and Carolyn met last week with Alyson Geist to discuss possible internship opportunities for K-College students with Great Lakes PeaceJam! We’re excited at the possibility of working with K-College to develop internships for the students!
Seeding Change Board Retreat: The Seeding Change board will soon have their annual board retreat where they develop the strategic plan for the following year. We are looking forward to the discussions and outcomes of this retreat and are ready for the next year of PeaceJam programming!
Community Garden: The staff of GL PeaceJam met with a student from K College to discuss the possibility of running a Seeding Change community garden. We are excited about the prospect of bringing a new community garden to the Kalamazoo community.
Calhoun County Administration: Staff met with administration from Calhoun County to discuss further expansion of our PeaceJam programming in the area of Battle Creek and Calhoun County.
Great Lakes PeaceJam continued to maintain its presence at ISAAC and 3CI this month by participating in the wonderful work that the groups perform.
Great Lakes PeaceJam Weekly Recap: 6/23-6/29
Nobel Laureate 2011: Great Lakes PeaceJam has confirmed the visiting Nobel Laureate who will be attending the PeaceJam Youth Conference 2011! To be the first to know which Laureate will be coming to Kalamazoo attend the unveiling event this fall! Stay tuned for more information on how to be a part of this exciting event!
Internships: Looking for an exciting internship? Seeding Change is developing internship positions to work with the Great Lakes PeaceJam program! We are looking for passionate individuals who want to take a bigger role in PeaceJam while developing important job skills! For more information contact tbannon@greatlakespeacejam.org or check this page often!
2010-2011 Fiscal Year: The 2010-2011 Budget was approved by the board last week laying out the roadmap for next years exciting programs! In addition, the Fund Development Committee developed a plan that includes $70,000 in individual and corporate donations! Help Great Lakes PeaceJam meet our goal so that we can continue to provide excellent programming to the youth of the Great Lakes Region by donating through PayPal today!
Great Lakes PeaceJam Weekly Recap: 6/16-6/22
Trends: Lauren attended the TRENDS: Changing Times for Nonprofits Leveraging Generational Differences for Success at the Fetzer Center June 17th. She picked up valuable information concerning communication with multi-generational audiences, and fundraising trends.
ISAAC: The ISAAC Youth Development Committee has chosen five potential areas of focus: support for existing programming and initiatives; youth job creation; education/literacy; new programming; and youth health. Committee members will now spend two weeks researching these areas and will report back to the committee on July 6th.
Pennfield Middle School: Todd and Lauren gave a PeaceJam Leaders information presentation to the principal and vice-principal of Pennfield Middle School. Mickey Harris of JONAH arranged the meeting and assisted in the presentation.
Staff are currently working on grant reports to both the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Kalamazoo Community Foundation concluding this past year’s work, and are also preparing a new grant proposal focused on Kalamazoo County programming for the Kalamazoo Community Foundation.
Great Lakes PeaceJam accepts donations via PayPal
Seeding Change accepts donations to Great Lakes PeaceJam programming with an easy to use PayPal button. For your convenience, the button can be found on the donate page of this website: http://www.greatlakespeacejam.org/node/21.
You do not need your own PayPal account to donate using PayPal. You can use a credit card or bank account. PayPal is safe and secure and your donation is 100% tax deductable.
If you have questions concerning or difficulty using the PayPal donation function, please contact Todd Bannon at tbannon@greatlakespeacejam.org.
We appreciate your continued support of Seeding Change and Great Lakes PeaceJam.