“When it’s summer humid and stuff, I just step outside and I just get dreadful and just exhausted right away, it feels like,” said Kyle Hammerlind, a Grand Rapids resident.
Monday, Hammerlind was one of many visitors at Millennium Park in Kent County as people tried their best to beat the heat at the splash pad and beach.
People enjoying the splash pad at Millennium Park in Walker. (Aug. 26, 2024)
“Stay hydrated, at least keep a couple things of water in the car,” said Alexander Smith, a Grand Rapids resident who visited Millennium Park.
“Going somewhere where you’re active with your friends, family, whoever really, just doing something like going to the beach, the waterpark,” Hammerlind said.
“Usually in the afternoon is when we’ll see an increase, most people will leave out during the morning and maybe go have lunch at God’s Kitchen and then come up here during the afternoon,” Goodstal said.
Mel Trotter Ministries also has outreach workers, who go out five days a week, to meet individuals where they are and provide resources they may need.
“Connecting with people who are unsheltered, bringing water, bringing cooling wraps,” Goodstal said.
If workers see someone who may need medical attention, the organization will work closely with first responders.
“For a lot of folks, they might not recognize when they’re going into heat stroke or just having overheating, if you will. Because a lot of folks do stay outside and so it’s important for us to be able to make sure that they know that there’s a resource available,” Goodstal said.
Degage Ministries said it is also open to the community as a cooling center.
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