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"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."

~Calvin Coolidge



"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
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~William James


Reading Safari


"We make a living not by what we get, we make a life by what we give."

~Winston Churchill



"The highest use of capital is not to make more money but to make money do more for the betterment of life."

~Henry Ford



"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

~Margaret Mead


River Work


"When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.
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~George Burns



"We are, after all, only trustees of the wealth we possess. Without the community and its resources... there would be little wealth for anyone."

~John Ruskin


Music


"The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
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~Albert Einstein



"It's not just about being able to write a check. It's being able to touch somebody's life."

~Oprah Winfrey


MVC


"Helping people doesn't have to be an unsound financial strategy."

~Melinda Gates



"The most useful and influential people in [America] are those who take the deepest interest in institutions that exist for the purpose of making the world better."

~Booker T. Washington


Red and Yellow Balls As Chairs


"If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble."

~Bob Hope



"If you think of life as like a big pie, you can try to hold the whole pie and kill yourself trying to keep it, or you can slice it up and give some to the people around you, and you still have plenty left for yourself."

~Jay Leno



"Deeds of giving are the very foundations of the world."

~The Torah


Contact Us

Grandville Education Foundation
Address: 3843 Prairie SW
Grandville, MI 49418
Phone: (616) 635-9757
Fax: (616) 254-6555
Email: trobinson@gpsk12.net

Donate Now

Donate the amount of your choice to the GEF General Fund through PayPal.

Heritage Circle

The Heritage Circle is a permanent display housed in the lobby of Grandville High School to recognize donors who have made significant financial contributions to the Foundation.

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Board of Trustees

Kathy Galdys, President
Judy Grifhorst, Vice President
Wendy Randall, Secretary
Bill Ritsema, Treasurer
Tina Robinson, Executive Director
Maureen Ross, MS Rep.
Sara Peterman, Elem. Rep.
Kitty Buck
Rebecca Wierda
Ron Caniff (Ex Officio)
Bob Johnson
Meg Willit
Robert Smith
Neil Starks
Barbara Palmer (Ex Officio)
Amy Hiller
Cheryl Garner