Make Valentine's Day sweet with heart shaped cakes from Desserts by Design. . .

Pre-order your Valentine cake by February 10 and they will donate 20 percent to Love INC.  In addition, from February 1 to Feruary 28 Desserts by Design will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from every cookie, cupcake, muffin and cake they sell - actually that is everything in the bakery!

Double your pleasure:  With two choices you can't go wrong.  Ellen created two of her favorites to sweeten your sweetheart's day and raise money from Love INC.  Choose her rich and romantic chocolate cake with fresh raspberry filling and chocolate frosting, or the fabulous and lovely red velvet cake with vanilla frosting (each cake is heart shapped and serves 4).  Only $12.95 each and they will donate $2.59 to Love INC.

Check out their website:  www.dessertsbydesign.us

Order a Valentines Heart Shaped Cookie from Panera Bread and support Love INC

Place an order for Panera’s Heart Shaped Valentine Cookies in any quantity and your purchase will help your community!  Share them with employees, students, family or your sweetheart.  Order forms can be picked up at Love INC at 1106 Fulton St. in Grand Haven, The Love INC General Store in Spring Lake, Panera Bread, GH or Kathy can e-mail you one!  Pick up your order at Panera Bread on February 12 and $1.00 per cookie will be donated to Love INC.  IF you can’t pick them up on the 12^th, Grand Haven Panera Bread will donate 50 cent for every Heart Shaped Valentine Cookie purchased between February 1^st and the 11^th. Please contact Kathy McGraw for additional details or questions at 616.846.2701 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

You are invited to a FUNraiser! Snug Harbor & Jelly's will be featuring Patricia's Chocolate.

Just in time for Valentine's Day!!! This is an opportunity to help Love INC and to sample and buy the perfect gift for your Valentine. Bring a friend, your lover, or just yourself to relax. You'll get to taste Patricia's locally made, exquisite and beautifully packaged artisan chocolates and enjoy the captivating images on display and for sale by photographer Kathy Bowers of Beach Breeze Photography in Spring Lake.  AND admission is FREE!  If you bring in personal hygeine products or new winter wear, you can receive extra "raffle" tickets for the drawing. 

Snug Harbor will provided FREE admission and will serve free appetizers, drink specials, and drawings all throughout the evening.  20% of all the proceeds from this event will be donated to Love INC.

Join us February 9 from 5:00 - 8:30 p.m. at Snug Harbor and Jelly's. They are located at 311 South Harbor Drive in Grand Haven. For more information, contact Brenda (616) 846-8400 or Tami (616) 844-0453.

Love INC is on E-Bay!

Love INC of the Tri-Cities has a unique store, serving the entire USA . We sell select items on E-Bay, the premier Internet sales website. Click here for items currently listed on E-bay...

Warehouse space needed to house Love INC's furniture and appliance ministries

For the past 9 years, space has graciously been donated to house Love INC's furniture ministry (Sponsored by Spring Lake Christian Reformed Church) and appliance ministries (Sponsored by First Christian Reformed Church). Due to the generous hearts of the Oleszczuk's, Love INC has been able to operate these two ministries from one location and the Oleszcuk's didn't ask for anything in return.  Time is now changing.  As of April 1, 2010, Love INC will be losing this space. We are now looking for warehouse space to operate these two ministries from, either together or independently. Because of the Oleszcuk's, the current donated space has touched the lives of thousands of people throughout the community. Now Love INC is seeing people in record high numbers and our client base is growing each day. We can only imagine how many lives will be touched with the assistance of the next space. If you have warehouse space available or would like more information, please contact Jeanette Laarman at (616) 846-2701 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .   Check out WZZM13:  http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_story.aspx?storyid=117485&catid=14

Monthly Giving Club Challenge

A little can do a lot. Think about it! If 1,000 people gave $10 per month it would total $120,000.00 in a year.

Bonnie, a Love INC volunteer, joined the Monthly Giving Club because she wanted her annual donation broken out into smaller portions.  She explained, "I still give the same amount annually, but it's easier to fit into my monthly budget when it's divided by 12 months each year; and it feels good to give every month." The wonderful thing about this challenge is it can be affordable for any budget (click here) for tax credit information.

If you would like to be part of this club, please contact Eric Morgan at (616) 846-2701 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Donations can be made via check, cash or through your on-line banking.  Donations can be mailed to 1106 Fulton Street, Grand Haven, MI, 49417. If you decide to sign up before contacting us, please write "MONTHLY GIVING CLUB" in the memo of your check and attach our monetary form (click here for form) with your donation.

Pantry Items Needed

Love INC provides food to an average of 30 families per day.  We have 6 different pantries to accommodate people in need. Please consider making a donation of one or more of the following items:

• Hamburger Helper Mix
• Boxed Potatoes
• Boxed Stuffing
• Sloppy Joe Mix
• Ketchup/Mustard/Mayo
• Toilet Paper
• Toothpaste
• Female Hygiene Products
• Canned fruit (oranges, pineapple, mixed fruit)
• Jams and Jellies
• Beans - all
• Hot Cereals
• Pudding and Jello
• Canned Pasta
• Rice
• Chili w/ & w/o beans
• Canned Potatoes
• Canned Spinach
• Sauerkraut
• Ramen Noodles

Donations can be dropped off at Love INC at 1106 Fulton Street, Grand Haven MI 49417.

Call Love INC at (616) 846-2701 for additional information. If you have time, stop by Love INC to purchase your Orchard Gift Certificate, D&W, Walmart or Meijer Gift Cards. Love INC will receive a percentage of the face value; if you buy them directly through

Purchase your gift cards at Love INC!!!

If you purchase gift cards directly through Love INC, we will receive a percentage of the face value and your gift card is still worth 100% of the face value.  For us to qualify for this percentage, gift cards must be purchased directly from the Love INC office located at 1106 Fulton Street, Grand Haven, MI.  You may stop in to make a purchase or contact Jeanette Laarman at (616) 846-2701 or via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information. Below is a list of additional Gift Cards and Certificates we sell; along with the percentage we receive.

We just added Meijer 4% and Amazon; also, Wal-Mart 2% and you can receive $.03 off per gallon of gas when you pay with their gift card.

• Alllied Waste 10%
• Applebee's 8%
• Arby's 8%
• Bed Bath Bey 7%
• Barnes&Noble 9%
• Best Buy 2%
• Blockbusters 7%
• Bob Evan's 10%
• BP Gas 2%
• Brann's 9%
• Burger King 5%
• City Farmer 10%
• Cold Stone 10%
• D & W 3%
• Damon 5%
• Dick's 5%
• Dining Concept 5%
• Family Christ 9%
• Family Fare 2%
• Fashion Bug 6%
• Fazoli's 7%
• Field's Fabric 5%
• G&L 25%
• Gap/Old Navy 9%
• Golden Corral 3%
• Great Harvest 8%
• Home Depot 3%
• JC Penny 5%
• Jumpin' Java 10%
• KFC 9%
• Kohl's 4%
• Leppink's 5%
• Loek's 4%
• Logan's 8%
• Lowe's 4%
• Marathon 3%
• Menard's 4%
• Office Max 5%
• Orchard Food 5%
• Panera 9%
• Pizza Hut 9%
• Quizno's 8%
• Red Lobster 9%
• Rite Aid 4%
• Russ' 5%
• Sears 4%
• Shoe Carnival 5%
• Speedway 5%
• Staples 5%
• Starbuck 7%
• Subway 5%
• TJ Maxx 7%
• Walgreens 2%
• Wal-Mart 2%
• Wendy's 4%
• Wesco 3%
• Younker's 8%