Calvin Honors WMEAC, The Rapid

May 1, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY

Calvin College has honored two area agencies with its 2006 Agent of Renewal
awards.

Calvin's Community Partnership Team named Peter Varga, CEO of the urban
transit system The Rapid, as the 2006 Agent of Renewal, and the West Michigan
Environmental Action Council, headed by executive director Tom Leonard, as the
2006 Agency of Renewal.

The awards were presented last week at the 5th Annual Calvin Community
Partnership Celebration.

Calvin staff, faculty, students and several community leaders, including Grand
Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, were on hand for the reception and awards
presentation.

Varga quipped: "It doesn't matter which religion you come from, to be honored
by Calvin College as a Catholic is truly an honor."

Countering the common wisdom that the environmental picture is bleak, Leonard
said: "The world is changing very quickly. Here in West Michigan I think we
have the opportunity to grow and to lead."

For the full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/agents_of_renewal.htm

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Received on Mon May 1 11:09:52 2006