Football Tackles Cancer
Fall is in full swing here at Purple Community! What does fall mean? Football season! We are honored to be a part of so manyamazing... Read More
Purple Community Blog
Kenny’s Story – Team Hope
When I was signing up for the Chicago Marathon and saw that Van Andel Research Institute was an affiliated partner I knew immediately that this... Read More
Fourth Annual Eagles for Eric Golf Outing
We are so excited to join the Eagles for Eric crew for their 4th Annual Golf Outing on September 14! We’ll be heading to Quail... Read More
Welcoming Fall with our September Angel – Rachel Decker!
Purple Community is grateful to announce our next Angel of the quarter – Rachel Decker! Rachel has been involved with Van Andel Institute’s Purple Community... Read More
Getting Fit on the Blue Bridge
We are heading back to the Blue Bridge on September 13 for another year of Pure Barre! With dedicated partners like Lolë, Pure Barre of Grand Rapids... Read More
A Summer on the Green
This summer has been full of golf outings for the Purple Community team! We’ve headed to the green to tee off against cancer and Parkinson’s... Read More
8th Annual David Wiersema Memorial Golf Outing
It was a warm, dewy morning on August 3 at Winding Creek Golf Course. A handful of dedicated volunteers were bustling around putting the finishing... Read More
Purple Community Turns Grand Rapids Purple
At the end of July the Purple Community team and volunteers turned Downtown Grand Rapids purple for The Color Run! It truly was the happiest... Read More