Happy Spring!
This weekend proved to be extremely representative of Spring, as events were sprouting up all over town. Maple Syrup Festival, Home Expo, Fretboard Festival, Polar Plunge, Google Fiber Lit Drops, International Fest, and the Annual ISAAC Dinner. So much to do, not enough time to do it all.

This weekend, we spent Saturday and Sunday venturing out around town to pass out literature in neighborhoods regarding Google Fiber. We mainly hit up the Stuart/Vine neighborhoods and numerous large apartment properties in the chilly and snow mixed weather. We were the only local campaign to send people to work for this cause. In doing so, we were followed and interviewed by Fox 17 and WWMT Channel 3 news cameras.

Saturday morning, we attended the third annual area Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics. This was a project that Katie Rollert and I brought to the area during our term as student leaders at WMU (in an effort to engage in more philanthropic causes). It is extremely exciting to see the fundraiser thriving to this day.

On Saturday night, we attended the annual ISAAC dinner. ISAAC is an organization that joins religious institutions from the area to fight for social justice issues. I’m eager to attend an upcoming event they are planning on April 24th on education policy.

On Sunday, we attended the annual International Festival, which was complete with live entertainment and performance and delicious food from around the world. I always look forward to the Mango Lassi dessert (typically served at the MSA table). Over a dozen international organizations and 3,000+ people were at this year’s event.