Good morning, Grand Rapids. I’m LeQwane, and this is Calder News. With Thanksgiving on Thursday, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday “happenings” are moving at holiday speed.

But that’s okay, it gives me and you a hot second to breathe, relax, and ease into the week.

So let’s get into a few quick things to know in today’s issue of Calder News.

~LeQwane L.

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On Friday, I asked you if you were traveling out of town for Thanksgiving, and here are the results of the poll.

61% of you are staying in GR and 39% are traveling!

🧝‍♀️ Elf Scavenger Hunt

Uptown is having a neighborhood-wide Holiday Elf Scavenger Hunt. The event started last week and will go on for two weeks. 50+ businesses have hidden an elf in their shop. Once someone finds 20, you can be entered to win a $150 gift card to a shop of your choice.

🔦 What Are Those Lights in The Sky?

It’s that time of year when someone on social media takes a picture of the sky and asks, “What are these lights?”. If that someone is you, just know, the lights are from Enlighten at Frederik Meijer Garden.

❄️ WoW Needs A Hand

Now’s your chance to participate in this year’s World of Winter event. The organization is looking for volunteers and paid team members.

Local eats

🇰🇷 K-Pocha → After a successful run in Traverse City and Holland, the previously closed K-Pocha is looking to make a return to Grand Rapids next year

With Thanksgiving just a couple of days away, I wanted to organize a few organizations and local businesses that are giving back for the holiday.

Here’s a list of companies giving away free meals for Thanksgiving:

Monday

Thursday

If you know how any other businesses/ organizations are doing something special for Thanksgiving, reply to today’s email with details.

I’ll include them in a list in Wednesday’s newsletter.

Note: I can only include them if the meals are happening on or after Wednesday

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*Shows are subject to change, but that’s show biz.

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