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Key Green Solutions Sponsors and Helps Grand River Cleanup

KGS team participates in the 19th Annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup

This past Saturday the KGS team had the opportunity to participate in the 19th Annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Key Green Solutions :: Environmental Sustainability Stategies and Management – Energy software helps organizations across the country manage their water resources. As the leader in sustainability management software, Key Green is proud to be part of managing and maintaining clean water.

Author for therapidian.org Melissa Schrauben has said that “While the Grand River makes up 13% of the Lake Michigan watershed, it’s still the largest contributor to the lake’s pollution.” This unfortunate scenario is why the community has decided to come together and make a change.

This annual event is an opportunity for the community to come together and clean up trash from the Grand River and the surrounding land, helping the community make a commitment to a clean and sustainable future at home. In an interview from Fox 17 Annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup kicks off (fox17online.com) , Managing Partner of KGS Mark Huizenga was quoted saying of the event, “People from all over the area come here to say clean water’s important to us, and to be part of a solution.”

The Annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup is only one of many events that Key Green Solutions supports, and we look forward to finding more opportunities to not only help other businesses work towards sustainability, but to also show our community that we as a business care and are taking steps personally towards a better future.

Key Green Solutions Supports Local Water Cleanup

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In Grand Rapids, Michigan, there is an annual water cleanup for the Grand River. The West Michigan Environmental Action Council spoke a few days ago on the importance of civilians stepping up and helping to remove the trash and pollution, especially as life has become so virtually- driven and busy (https://grbj.com/news/sustainability/wmeac-to-host-weeklong-mayors-grand-river-cleanup/¬).

The WMEAC has extended this challenge of grouping together during a time of solitude and uncertainty to citizens, and Key Green Solutions is happy to answer the call by helping to sponsor the 17th annual Mayors’ Grand River Cleanup. It is more important than ever to push on towards sustainability, and we hope to be leaders in our community stepping towards a better future. We are inspired by our customers, the leaders in healthcare for environmentally forward initiatives, and look for opportunities to support community health in any way we can. We encourage all to come together and help make a difference, whether that difference be on a large scale in the healthcare setting, or at a local community water cleanup effort.

Key Green Supports Relay for Life

Key Green Solutions helped with the set-up of the Relay for Life Event in Walker, Michigan. The team was putting out signs along the track, setting up registration tent and tables, organizing t-shirts, and setting up the photo booth/arches.
Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, which seeks to remember loved ones lost to cancer, honor survivors of all cancer, and raise money to help make a larger impact on the global impact of cancer.

Key Green Solutions Sorts It Out

Key Green Solutions kicked off the first day of Art Prize by volunteering at the S.O.R.T. station, which served as a waste station to help educate participants on how to properly dispose of their waste. S.O.R.T station bins and volunteers were stationed outside throughout the Art Prize venue, and enthusiastically educated visitors about the compost, recycling, and landfill options.
Art Prize brings nearly 400,000 visitors to Grand Rapids for an independently organized art competition, making the S.O.R.T stations an opportune time to educate and minimize waste from the event. The S.O.R.T stations are in partnership with Art Prize and the West Michigan Environmental Action Council, all of which is an effort to support the City of Grand Rapid’s commitment to sustainability.

Key Green Solutions Teams Up With Well House

The Key Green team got to flex their muscles and break a sweat in the name of helping the community. Key Green Solutions spent several hours working in one of eight urban garden lots weeding, mulching, and clearing an urban garden for a local Grand Rapids organization, Well House.

Well House provide safe, affordable housing for the homeless. The organization purchases vacant homes in Grand Rapids and turns them into beautiful and vibrant homes for those in need. Homes are provided to those in the most dire of needs and residents are allowed to stay until they are ready to move on. Their vision for the organization includes creating a vibrant community and neighborhood connected by land and the food from it, people, and culture.
Their eight urban gardens provide residents with an opportunity for income and freshly grown produce to eat. The organization even offers cooking classes to residents to inspire them to cook more and use the ingredients from the garden.
Rachel Brown, Relationship Coordinator, commented, “It was such a positive experience for our organization to work with Well House. We all feel aligned with their purpose to help those in need and the urban garden is beautiful and functional. We look forward to spending more time volunteering in their urban garden. “

Key Green Gives Back

Key Green Solutions sponsored and volunteered in the 5th annual Rivertown Races, a half marathon and 5k which supported local organizations dedicated to children’s health, education, and well-being.
The Key Green team worked an aid station in the half marathon run, handing out water, Gatorade, and cheering on the participants. Our company values staying involved in the community and giving back to local organizations.
Tim Schuitema, Implementation Coordinator, commented, “It was really nice to get together as a team to take pride in the community.”