A few weeks ago, teenagers knocked on doors across my Kalamazoo-area neighborhood with a loaf of bread.
Turns out, this is a long-standing tradition in the neighborhood — for a good cause.
This knock at the door on November 22 was just one of an estimated 12,000. For at least 60 years, Portage Northern has done this fundraiser — the Bread Lift. Students give you a loaf of bread in exchange for a donation to local charity.
In 2025, the record was smashed…