A Day Off

Friday has traditionally been a day to take off and do something fun for the SERVE participants. For Muskegon SERVE, that means a day at the Grand Haven State Park, with its beautiful beach and picturesque pier. The beach is connected to downtown Grand Haven via a nice walk along the Grand River (Grand Haven is where the Grand empties into Lake Michigan). Both the riverwalk and downtown boast various sights, artwork, and some good shopping.

Alas, today was a red flag day at the beach, which means “there is the potential for rip currents, powerful currents that can pull swimmers out into deep water.” Consequently swimming was ruled out, so most of the participants took the opportunity to explore around town. Even though Muskegon SERVE is fast coming to a close, keep checking back for photos from the day off as well as the last few videos.

Thanks!

Feeding America

Our roving reporter Kelly takes a closer look at the Feeding America truck and the work involved in hosting it.

Sticks, Slugs, and Sweat

Lots of all of the above when several groups tackled cleaning up various vacant lots. Fortunately the popsicles came with corny jokes and the kids brought their sense of humor.

Down to the Wire

Thursday, the last work day, continued to see quite a few visitors to the site.

78 messages sent

The number of messages continues to creep up – keep sending them and we’ll get them delivered all the way through tomorrow morning! The US sent eleven more messages yesterday, retaking the lead from Canada by a total of seven. Bragging rights for most messages sent are still up in the air – we’ll announce the winner tonight as everyone enjoys pizza from Scribbs (a local favorite).

Web Site Visitors

For Thursday

• US: 111
• Canada: 85

For the Past Month

• US: 568
• Canada: 419

It looks like the US is going to hold on for a strong win this year, though Canada can hold their heads high: Canada’s margin of victory in 2009 (602) was larger than the US’ total number of visitors this year (568).

Two notable changes in the top ten cities: Phoenix passed up Muskegon, who I’ve been excluding from the list but had been the actual top city for visitors. Clinton also passed Red Deer, with 76 visitors to 75. Finally, the top ten sees a new addition, with Green Bay bumping Grand Rapids from the last spot.

1. Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2. Clinton, Ontario, CA
3. Red Deer, Alberta, CA
4. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
5. Agincourt, Ontario, CA
6. Toronto, Ontario, CA
7. Goderich, Ontario, CA
8. New York City, New York, USA
9. Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
10. Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA