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MEMBERS ON THE MOVE                                                         FOCUS MAGAZINE  |  APRIL 2023



        kitchen provides meals to anyone in   first in-person celebration of PBS KIDS   throughout the Greater Lansing
        need. In 2022 New Hope served over   Day since 2020.                       region during the month of March.
        69,000 meals, provided 15,449 bed
        nights for individuals and families, and                                   The Michigan-based Kelley
        had a 98 percent positive exit rate for                                    Cawthorne lobbying firm announced
        their veteran's service program.                                           its merger with Thomas P. Pappas
                                                                                   & Associates, a Columbus-based
                                                                                   lobbying firm with a major presence
                                                                                   at the Ohio Statehouse, creating the
                                                                                   leading Midwest-based multistate
                                                                                   advocacy firm. While both firms
                                                                                   will continue to operate under their
                                                                                   current names in each market, the
                                                                                   merger provides Pappas & Associates'
        Children and their families gather                                         clients with an additional network
        in WKAR Studio A to partake in the                                         of representation in Michigan. It
        interactive Curious Crew activities on
        stage. Credit: Emily Dickerson/WKAR-MSU                                    represents Kelley Cawthorne's formal
                                             The Arts Council of Greater Lansing's   entry into the Ohio market after
        Families from across mid-Michigan    "Support Young Creatives" Billboard   increasing activity in Columbus over
        came together on a Saturday in late   Project allows the region's student   the last several years.
        January to celebrate PBS KIDS Day    creatives to have their artwork
        with WKAR 2023. The annual event     featured on area digital billboards. The   An initiative to give residents greater
        drew more than 900 attendees of      program shows them how valued art     access to some of its most prestigious
        all ages. PBS KIDS Day with WKAR     is in the community and the impact    parks led Ingham County's Parks
        took place at WKAR television studios   it can have. The selected works were   Department to partner with CATA on
        on the campus of Michigan State      then displayed on Adams Outdoor       a year-round, fare-free transportation
        University on Jan. 28, 2023. It was the   Advertising's digital billboard space   program. Under the new program, the







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