Show Your Love (We're All Waiting...)

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little. ~ Edmund Burke

Okay, Muskegon, we've all been imagining and loving our beloved area - now it's time to make some of our dreams reality. To push Muskegon forward. To make that first step...

Got an idea, big or small, to make your city better? A community-focused event you'd like to see happen in the Port City? Something you've always thought would be fun? Well, you've got three days - until Friday, the 21st, at 5 p.m. - to get your idea down on paper and submit it to the Community Foundation for Muskegon County for the chance to receive one of six $500 "Love Your Community" grants.

Here's the deal: Get a picture and a 300-character description onto the application from http://www.cffmc.org/blog. The community foundation will post all of the projects on its Facebook page Oct. 1, and by Oct. 12, the six with the most votes will receive grants.

It's that easy, Muskegon. Just get something submitted. Last year, these grants funded a series of movies on the beach, a benefit concert for the Snurfer sculpture, and a White Lake photography class and exhibit - all of which were well-received. All of these ideas sprang from the minds of community members just like you.

ArtPrize, which starts today in downtown Grand Rapids? (And is totally worth a trip...) Started as an idea in a GR community member's mind. The Snurfer? Same deal, but from the famous Muskegonite Sherm Poppen. You get the drill...

Share your idea with your neighbors, Muskegon. Too big? Break it down. Too small? Beef it up a bit. Too weird? Doubt it. The weirder, the better sometimes. Too "normal?" Doubt that, too. Some of the best memories I have growing up are from block parties on my street. Some great memories as an adult in big cities are from street parties. Get the picture? Just get it out there.

Truly can't wait to see what's submitted. 

See ya on the other side of your idea...

--Imaginer