Kalamazoo Promise Returned: Part 2 In Pictures and Words
Part 2 of Simon Borst's Kalamazoo Promise Returned explores the way several Kalamazoo Promise recipients are ensuring others benefit from the scholarship program, and putting their education to work for the community.
Simon Kalil Borst is a Kalamazoo artist and works for the People’s Food Co-op of Kalamazoo. His work appears regularly in the Co-op Scoop.
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