Bethany Christian Services
Bethany Christian Services has been a campaign partner for the past two years. Last year, their Refugee Services division facilitated conversations about love and forgiveness with refugees from Burundi, Rwanda, Liberia and Somalia. This year, Bethany's involvement with the project has expanded to holding conversations with a campus wide group, and with employees from both the Foster Care Department and Family Preservation Unit. The facilitator of these group conversations is John Van Regenmorter, D.Min., M.Div. Director of Christian Life and Stepping Stones at Bethany.
www.bethany.org/grandrapids

Collins Fine Art
Renowned artist Paul Collins is joining The Campaign for Love & Forgiveness. His inspirational art and life experiences will be shared with the public during a special workshop, screening and discussion on March 26, 2009 of the television documentary, Traces of the Trade www.tracesofthetrade.org

For Paul Collins, art has been his teacher in his understanding of himself and the world. By discovering and developing his talent, he found his identity, his purpose and his voice. In realizing his own worth, Collins recognizes and expresses the essential human dignity and inherent worth of others.
www.collinsart.com

Grand Valley State University
Last year, in partnership with the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Grand Valley, student members of the campus group CLOUD NINE, (cultural links for understanding diversity) participated in conversations about love and forgiveness facilitated by Dr. Diana Pace, Associate Dean of Students.

This year, two other areas of Grand Valley are involved with the campaign helping to pilot new Conversation Starter cards in dorms and in the Counseling Center. Leading this effort are Dr. Sue Dilsworth of the Counseling and Career Development Center, Dr. Andy Beachnau, Director of the Office of Housing and Residence Life, and Janet Walls, Associate Director of the Office of Housing and Residence Life. In addition, faculty, staff and students throughout campus will have an opportunity to start their own conversations about the benefits of forgiving oneself and others thanks to weekly ads that will appear in the Lanthorn Student Newspaper.

www.gvsu.edu/counsel
Mission:  To enhance the healthy development of our diverse GVSU students through personal and career counseling, education, training and consultation.

www.gvsu.edu/housing
Mission: collaborating to encourage academic and social development of students through diverse residential communities and experiences. Provide safe, affordable, engaging, and innovative student-centered living and learning communities.

Gryphon Place
Mr. Barry Lee Burnside, Program Coordinator of Dispute Resolution Services of Gryphon Place in Kalamazoo, is facilitating a series of group conversations during January and February 2009 at Kalamazoo Public Library. An expert mediator, Barry holds a Master of Arts in Religion from Westminster Theological Seminary. Prior to coming to Gryphon Place, he worked with incarcerated adults in Georgia.

www.gryphon.org
Mission: We connect people to information, resources, and support systems to assist them in resolving crises and meeting life challenges.

Kalamazoo Public Library
KPL has been a partner since the beginning helping to manage film screening and discussion events, and providing resource materials pertinent to The Campaign for Love & Forgiveness. Last year, they participated by exploring themes of love and forgiveness during their community wide Reading Together Program. Central to the libraries involvement are Lisa Williams, Reading Together Coordinator/Program Specialist, and Mary Doud, Deputy Director.

www.kpl.gov
Independent district library with five locations serving about 120,000 people. Mission: Kalamazoo Public Library champions reading, ignites imagination and ensures access to information and ideas.

Kalamazoo Rotary
As a partner of the Season of Forgiveness community wide initiative, the Kalamazoo Rotary adds an important element to The Campaign for Love & Forgiveness by helping to pilot the recently developed Conversation Starter Cards. Rotarians from a wide variety of professions will be using the cards in the workplace, as a tool in a variety of outside-organizations, and at home.

www.kalamazoorotary.org
Rotary International is the world's first service club organization. Its more than 1.2 million members volunteer their time and talent to further the Rotary motto, Service Above Self.

Season of Forgiveness
The Season of Forgiveness is a consortium of several Kalamazoo organizations working together to offer a variety of activities aimed at creating a spirit of forgiveness throughout the entire community. Created by Thom Andrews of the Kalamazoo Symphony, the Season will involve concerts, a series of speakers, art exhibits, as well as both facilitated and more casual conversations about the benefits of forgiving yourself and others.

www.seasonofforgiveness.org