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The Dyer-Ives Foundation was established in 1961 as a private

charitable organization which makes grants to support social, educational,

environmental, and cultural initiatives that build a sense of community,

primarily within the central city of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Dyer-Ives Foundation

161 Ottawa NW, Suite 501-H

Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2716

U.S.A.

Web site: www.dyer-ives.org

Telephone: 616 454-4502

Fax: 616 454-8545

Lee Nelson Weber

Neighborhood Initiative Director

Email: Lnweber@dyer-ives.org

Linda B. Patterson

Executive Director

Email: Dyer_Ives@msn.com

This report was prepared for the Dyer-Ives Foundation by

Dotti Clune and Jeannie Hosey, project consultants. For more

information, contact Dyer-Ives Foundation; Dotti Clune

at 616 454-5445, dclune@earthlink.net; or Jeannie Hosey

at 616 956-8013, rhosey2@earthlink.net.

The views expressed in this publication are for information

and discussion and do not necessarily represent the views or

policies of the Dyer-Ives Foundation.

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© 2003 Dyer-Ives Foundation