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Kick It With KAXE

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Longtime KAXE members and volunteers left; Julie Legg, Tom Legg, Robert Jevne and Susan Lick enjoy the fire at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)

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Mae Simpson's guitarist, Jorgen Wadkins, at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024, in Grand Rapids (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)

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Mae Simpson performs at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024, in Grand Rapids. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)

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Mae Simpson with Jorgen Wadkins at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024, in Grand Rapids. (Lorie Shaull)

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Larissa Donovan dances with her daughter Brigid at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024, in Grand Rapids. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)

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Mae Simpson at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024, in Grand Rapids. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)

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Mae Simpson at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024, in Grand Rapids. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE )

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KAXE's CEO and General Manager, Sarah Bignall at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Warren Alto, with Heidi Holtan, accepting the Community Impact award, awarded to his late husband, Jesse Davis at Kick It with KAXE on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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KAXE's CEO and General Manager Sarah Bignall and staff at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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KAXE Marketing and Social Media Specialist Maria Hileman at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)

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Music Director Kari Hedlund at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Joan 'Tunes' Downham at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Director of Content and Public Affairs, Heidi Holtan at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Erik Koskinen playing at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Erik Koskinen's drummer, Richard Medek, at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Dennis Jerome, AKA DJ the DJ, accepting Teacher of the Year award at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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KAXE supporter dancing at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024 (Lorie Shaull)

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Volunteer Coordinator, Dan Gannon holds the Teacher of the Year award at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewery on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Volunteer Coordinator Dan Gannon thanking all volunteers at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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News Director Chelsey Perkins at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Longtime supporter Brenda Greeley and others at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Ariana LaPlant (of Wild Horses) talks with a youngster at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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KAXE Supporters at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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KAXE supporter Jenn Dunham at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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A crowd watches the awards ceremony at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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KAXE volunteers at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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KAXE supporter at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Mae Simpson at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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A young KAXE supporter dancing to Mae Simpson at Kick It with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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The KAXE staff at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull)

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Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024 (Lorie Shaull)

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The KAXE staff at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024 (Lorie Shaull)

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Kari Hedlund at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024 (Lorie Shaull)

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Joan Downham at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024 (Lorie Shaull)

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Erik Koskinen playing at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024 (Lorie Shaull)

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Chelsey Perkins at Kick it with KAXE at Rapids Brewing on May 16, 2024 (Lorie Shaull)

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Roger Rhodes, aka Roger Radio, receives the Phil Collins Volunteer of the Year award at Kick it With KAXE at Rapids Brewing Co. on May 16, 2024. (Lorie Shaull / KAXE)