by Lance Kraai | Oct 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Dear Supporters, I was reminded today, that New City Neighbors has more work to do as it relates to you, our donors. We send you mailings asking for financial help. We send you invitations asking you to attend our auction. We send e-newsletters asking for volunteers,...
by Lance Kraai | Aug 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
There are many words to describe our 2014 Bakery Trip but I’m not sure any of them are adequate. This past Friday, August 8, we loaded up two vehicles full of middle school bakers and headed off to the Wisconsin Dells. For a handful of kids, this was their first...
by Lance Kraai | Jul 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Bakery is already halfway over! Those are not celebratory words, but more words of shock. It always amazes me how fast the summer flies by. We’ve had some really great moments so far, and some other ones that have been great for teaching. At this point in the...
by Lance Kraai | May 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Dear Madison, Matt, Brian, Christian & Tyler, It was roughly ten years ago, when most of you walked into my life. You were third graders who began attending our summer Breaktime program. You guys were a mixture of silly, strange, lacking in self esteem, and having...
by Lance Kraai | May 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
So I’m stewing today, and probably shouldn’t be. Today there will supposedly be an official announcement that students attending school on the west side of Grand Rapids, and meet certain criteria, will get their college education covered. I’m happy...
