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Fleis & VandenBrink is proud to support the 2020 Ferris State University Football Program. If you’re interested in catching a game this year, keep an eye on their website for their 2020 schedule. https://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/fball/index

Oshtemo Friends of the Parks is planning another season of outdoor concerts at Flesher Field and F&V is proud to sponsor this year’s concerts. This year’s dates and performers are below. ·        June 28 – Corn Fed Girls ·        July … Continued

F&V is a proud supporter of the 2019-2020 Boys Basketball Program. Go Vikings!

Supporting organizations in our community that help others is part of who we are. F&V is a proud supporter of the Alano Club of Kent County. We invite you to learn more about the Alano Club by visiting their website. … Continued

F&V is a proud supporter of Ferris State University Hockey. Keep an eye out for us in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship Hockey Program. Go Bulldogs!

The Freeland Lions Club has been serving the Freeland area for many years and as part of their goal to continue to do so in years to come they are hosting a fundraiser dinner in February. F&V is a proud … Continued

F&V is a proud sponsor of this years University of Michigan Concrete Canoe Team. To learn more about the team please visit their website: http://concretecanoe.engin.umich.edu/

F&V Operations is proud to sponsor the January meeting of the South Central Michigan Water Association.

F&V is a proud sponsor of the City of Hillsdale’s New Years Eve Bash. With the help from our sponsorship as well as many others, the City is able to provide a free event for the whole family! The event … Continued

We are happy to donate items to the City of Sturgis Silent Auction that is raising fund for the St. Joseph County United Way. The St. Joseph County United Way funds more than 40 different programs throughout Sturgis and St. … Continued

Fleis & VandenBrink is a proud sponsor of this years Festival of Lights in the Village of Stockbridge.

F&V is showing their support for the City of Croswell by sponsoring their 2019 Santa Parade. The parade is being held on Saturday, November 30th at 6:00pm. The event will feature a downtown family stroll, the parade, bridge lighting, visits … Continued

F&V is happy to help the Village of Howard City celebrate this festive time of year by  adopting two poles for their 2019 Adopt-a-Pole Christmas Decoration Program.

F&V is proud to support Toys for Tots, FISH of Grand Blanc, Lighthouse, SPCA Southwest Michigan, and the American Red Cross during this season of giving. Check out how our employees raised money for these organizations during our third annual … Continued

A half dozen Traverse City F&V volunteers lent a hand last Thursday with building bookshelves in preparation for Saturday’s grand opening of the new Springville Township Community Center and Library in the Village of Mesick. The new spacious library, about … Continued

F&V is a proud sponsor of the horse carriage rides at the 2019 Kindle Your Christmas Spirit! The event will be hosted on December 5, 2019 from 6:00-9:00pm in Berrien Springs, MI. Admission is free and there are tons of … Continued

F&V is a proud sponsor and supporter of the Grand Blanc High School Basketball program. Go bobcats!

F&V is sponsoring and supporting the 2020 Flannel & Furs Fundraiser for the LAFF Pathways. F&V is currently designing a trail portion in Argentine Township. Come out and join us January 29, 2020, for a fun event!

F&V Senior Associate Don and his wife volunteered for the City of Hudsonville’s Community Build day to help the community build the new accessible playground at Hughes Park. It is important for all children to have a variety of sensory … Continued

F&V is proud to support our F&V Women’s Network members as they walk with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer this Saturday, October 19th,  to find a cure to end breast cancer. Donate towards their team: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/FVWomensNetwork 

F&V is proud to sponsor the Mid Michigan Beavers 10u and 11u.

F&V is a proud sponsor and supporter of the City of Rushville’s Summer Concert Series.

F&V and FVOP area proud sponsors and supporters for the Berrien County Youth Fair.

F&V is a proud sponsor of the Benefit Barrel Memorial Race honoring Vicki Van Velsen and family.

F&V is a proud sponsor and support of the Grand Blanc Varsity Hockey team.

F&V is proud to sponsor an F&V-staffed kickball team for the fourth year in a row with the Grand Rapids Sport and Social Club.

F&V and FVOP are proud sponsors and supports of the Paul Bunyan Days Annual Festival.

F&V is a proud 3-year sponsor of the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center Ride-A-Thon.

F&V is a proud sponsor of Portland’s Sesquicentennial!

F&V is a proud supporter of the Ovid Carriage Days Festival & the City’s 150-year celebration! Congratulations on 150 years!

F&V is a proud sponsor and supporter of the Freeland Arts in the Park.

F&V and FVC are proud sponsors of the 4th Annual Golf Outing to Benefit the Construction Workforce Development Alliance as put on by All-Phase Electric Supply.

F&V and FVOP are a proud sponsor of the Ash Carleton Park Movies in the Park.

F&V and FVOP are proud sponsors of the Tawas Football Alumni Golf Outing. The event helps maintain their annual $1,000 scholarship fund and also help buy football equipment for the kids.

F&V is a proud sponsor of the 2019 Saugatuck Venetian Festival.

West Michigan Minorities in Architecture and Engineering Consortium has a $1,000 scholarship available to engineering and architecture students. Applications are due August 1st. F&V is a proud sponsor of the scholarship program.

F&V is a Tenor Level sponsor for the Manton Pines Bluegrass Festival.

F&V’s sister company FVOP is a proud sponsor of the 2019 AuSable River Canoe Marathon. Good luck everyone!

Staff from our Farmington Hills office participated in the Greater Farmington Area Founders Festival 5k color run this Saturday. It benefited local charities and supported both the city of Farmington and Farmington Hills.

F&V is proud to be a sponsor for the 11th Annual Ed and Irene Fleis ​Education Fund Golf Outing.

F&V is a proud sponsor of the City of North Muskegon’s Annual Community Picnic.

F&V is a proud sponsor of Oshtemo’s Music in the Park. Check out the schedule on their website.

F&V is proud to be a sponsor of Allendale Charter Township’s 2019 Fourth of July Celebration!

F&V and FVOP is proud to donate to the Young Professionals of Greater Dowagiac for their Independence Day fireworks.

On June 12th, we opened our office to family and friends for a cook-out, tours of our new facility, and a ‘Dunk A Department Head for Charity’ fundraising event. Five Department Heads took a seat in the dunk tank to … Continued

F&V and FVOP are proud sponsors of Cruisin for a Cause.

F&V is a proud sponsor of the Lapeer Optimist Club 44th Annual Douglas A. Henley Memorial Golf Outing.

Several F&V staff participated in the Hungerford Nichols blood drive yesterday. Each pint of blood can help save up to three lives

At F&V, we believe in giving back to the communities we work in. Our Kalamazoo office spent the afternoon cleaning flower beds, weeding, and mulching at Flesher Field Park in Oshtemo Township.

Last Friday, several of our Farmington Hills staff participated in Intelligent Transportation Society of Michigan (Intelligent Transportation Society of America) 1st Annual Scholarship Fundraising Bowling Tournament at the Perfect Game. Staff enjoyed a great evening of bowling, networking, and, of … Continued

Several ladies from F&V’s Women’s Network attended Degage Ministries’s Open Door Open Hearts event, which aims to help raise and create safe places for homeless women and families.

Traverse City staff answered the emergency call for blood Thursday by each giving a pint at the Elks Club Lodge. Each donation can save three lives. Versiti Inc. Blood Center of Michigan staff drew the blood. The Blood Center announced … Continued

Shout out to F&V’s Jay Stankiewickz who volunteered this Saturday to judge the 2019 Indiana Regional Future City Competition! The Future City Competition gives 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students the opportunity to imagine, research, design, and build cities of … Continued

‘Tis the season of giving and perpetual hope. F&V is proud of staff’s giving spirit this holiday season by supporting several wonderful causes. Several of our offices adopted families for the holidays from United Way Heart of West Michigan and … Continued

No Shave November was a hair raising success! Over $2,000 and a lot of awareness were raised during the month of November. Many cancer patients lose their hair, so we’re proud of our staff for embracing their hair to support … Continued

F&V is proud to support the 100,000 Thank Yous campaign. Staff got crafty over lunch and made over 160 cards to thank the troops! The cards will be delivered overseas to the troops to brighten their day and let them … Continued

For the second year, F&V is proud to partner with the Ayden Project to collect blankets for the homeless in Grand Rapids. Big thanks to staff and our friends at Ricoh for your generous donations because as Ayden would say, … Continued

Top F&V leaders took one from the team for the fun of it and for the love of their favorite charities. Principals and Senior Associates raised over $700 for the charities of their choosing Wednesday after participating in “Pie A … Continued

This week, F&V staff in Grand Rapids partnered with SWIM to help produce 30 Chlorine Producing Units (CPUs). The CPUs will be distributed in places such as India, Nicaragua, Liberia, and Hati to help provide clean water for their residents. … Continued

It’s a great day to ‘Stuff the Bus’ with the Heart of West Michigan United Way! The school supplies raised will ensure that local students start their new school on the right foot. Thanks to F&V staff and our friends … Continued

F&V is proud to sponsor an F&V-staffed kickball team for the third year in a row with the Grand Rapids Sport and Social Club.

F&V staffer, Rich Grant, took S.W.I.M (Safe Water International Ministries) on the road for #EarthDay to help Traverse City staff assemble another 30 CPUs! Water and environmental sustainability go hand-in-hand. Over one billion people worldwide are fighting for basic access to water and … Continued

F&V offices donated many gifts for local children in need this Christmas! Grand Blanc and Farmington Hills united to support Fish of Grand Blanc and Adopt A Family for the holiday season. Grand Rapids also adopted a family through the Heart of … Continued

S.W.I.M (Safe Water International Ministries) ambassador KC Gilchrist visited F&V headquarters in Grand Rapids today to thank two dozen F&V volunteers who built 50 CPUs (Chlorine Producing Units) that were distributed to villages in Nepal, Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Haiti and … Continued

F&V staff joined in the Ayden Project to donate blankets because “everyone deserves to be warm.” Over 700 blankets were distributed to those in need. One F&V staffer said, “It was truly a blessing to witness the joy on the faces of … Continued

F&V staff in Grand Rapids volunteered to help School Supply Santa, with sorting, counting and bagging a wide variety of donated school supplies. “When I heard that children are going back to school without the necessary supplies, it really touched my … Continued

Stuff the Bus Success! Much-needed school supplies for elementary and middle school students in Kent County were picked up at F&V’s headquarters on Tuesday morning as part of the annual Stuff the Bus collection drive, sponsored by Heart of West Michigan … Continued

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Check out City of Croswell’s Pioneer Days for crafts, cars, cardboard boat races, contests and more this Friday and Saturday! F&V is proud to support this wonderful community event.

F&V is proud to sponsor an F&V-staffed kickball team for the second year in a row with the Grand Rapids Sport and Social Club.

A dozen F&V staff and family members ran for shelter Saturday to support Goodwill Northern Michigan in Traverse City. The non-profit organization, which offers programs and services that support the basic needs including the Goodwill Inn, hosted the 5K Run/Walk for … Continued

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) hosted a night of celebrating the value of water last Thursday at Founder’s. The “No Water, No Beer” event, which was attended by leaders in engineering and … Continued

Yesterday was a wonderful day for golfing at the 2017 Pioneer Group Chamber Open! F&V is proud to have sponsored a hole and see the City of Big Rapids take a break from the green to pose with our sign

Yesterday was a wonderful day for golfing at the 2017 Pioneer Group Chamber Open! F&V is proud to have sponsored a hole and see the City of Big Rapids take a break from the green to pose with our sign.

F&V staff fell into “Puppy Love” for our February Fundraiser for the Humane Society of West Michigan. Staff donated food, toys, blankets, paper towel and other essential cat and dog supplies in order to help “promote the humane treatment and responsible … Continued

F&V staff in Grand Blanc volunteer to sort through donated food and non-food items to help those in need through via the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. The food bank is a network of over 415 non-profit food providers, who together, … Continued

Feral and stray cats and kittens need love, and F&V staff are helping them receive it through volunteer efforts with Focus on Ferals. With a mission to treat all cats with the respect and compassion they deserve, volunteers feed, clean and … Continued

F&V’s Traverse City Office and their #Socktober donation drive was a perfect match! They raised more than $150 in socks and toiletries for the needy families of Father Fred Foundation to bundle up for a warm, healthy winter.

Habitat for Humanity of Kent County helps families attain the dream of homeownership. F&V staff recently helped with construction of a Kent County home, including a shed for the backyard!

F&V Grand Rapids staff, along with the help of Ricoh USA & The Phelps Group, fell head over heels for our Socktober donation drive. Staff donated plenty of socks, canned goods, non-perishable items and hygiene products for homeless families at ICCF Inner City … Continued

The students of William C Abney Academy will be heading back to school in style with an abundance of school supplies and backpacks. F&V teamed with our neighbors at Ricoh to donate school supplies so WCAA K-8th graders will have everything they’ll need for … Continued

F&V is proud to sponsor an F&V-staffed kickball team with the Grand Rapids Sport and Social Club.

Yesterday F&V staff served as a guardian to a World War II Veteran through Mid-Michigan Honor Flight. Guardians provided care and safety to 63 Veterans for a trip of a lifetime from Lansing to Washington DC to tour many of … Continued

F&V staff have been volunteering the last four years to package life-saving meals to people who need them worldwide, through the Feed My Starving Children MobilePackTM event held at Bella Vista Church in Rockford. The meals consist of protein, vegetables, soy and … Continued

F&V staff volunteer efforts include counseling youth twice a month in the Calvinist Cadet Corps program at a local church. The ministry program helps boys in grades 2-8 grow in faith through Bible lessons while developing new skills. Activities range … Continued

The holidays bring out the best in all of us! For the past few years, F&V staff has volunteered with Operation Santa Claus Grand Rapids, Michigan. Kids put together their holiday wish list and volunteer “shoppers” go out to make … Continued

That’s a wrap! Today marked the end of our food drives in Grand Rapids and Traverse City. Hundreds of pounds of food items, personal items and cash were collected to be donated to either Mel Trotter Ministries or the Father Fred … Continued

That’s a wrap! Today marked the end of our food drives in Grand Rapids and Traverse City. Hundreds of pounds of food items, personal items and cash were collected to be donated to either Mel Trotter Ministries or the Father Fred Foundation.Thank you … Continued

F&V’s volunteer efforts hit the ice as an assistant coach and team manager for the Pee Wee Flint Jr Firebirds A hockey team. The sixth-year volunteer says it’s all about sharing the love of the game

Over the past two summers, F&V staff took their volunteer efforts up to the Thumb to assist with the restoration of the Port Austin Reef Light House Association. Providing manual labor to replace glass panes in the optical room and … Continued