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GRAND RAPIDS - Warner Norcross & Judd is celebrating its 75 years by handing out some presents of its own.
The law firm is acknowledging its long history by donating items in increments of 75 to nearly 30 charities in the cities in which it has offices, including Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon and the Detroit area.
One of the most recent donations was to Adeline's Locks, a program of the West Grand Neighborhood Organization that aids the elderly.
The program is named for Adeline Kuzma, an elderly resident of the neighborhood whose house was broken into twice by the same attacker.
Before she died in 2002, she asked Nola Steketee, the neighborhood organization's executive director, to help the elderly so they wouldn't feel as if they were being driven from their homes by fear for their safety. In 2004, Steketee and Kuzma's son, Frank Kuzma, initiated Adeline's Locks. Program services range from arranging for help from other organizations to installing locks to enhance safety.
Donations to the program go to material costs, and the installation and...