![]() ![]() Oh, and Amanda and Joe also have three blonde daughters, so they are already raising the next generation of Three Blondes. Did I mention our parents were also high school sweethearts who grew up in South Haven and moved across the street from their parents after graduating from Western and getting married? They say history repeats itself. Amanda ventured to WMU for college, then moved next door to our parents’ house in South Haven, and married her high school sweetheart, Joe (who is now the general manager at the Motorplex). ![]() I made it as far as Kalamazoo College for school, moved to Grand Rapids to work in accounting, and eventually married a fellow business/finance nerd, Adam (thanks, ). But despite the small-town charm of South Haven, Megan and I both wanted to move far away to bigger cities after high school – Megan went to CMU, then moved to Phoenix, met Matt (an actual rocket scientist), and obviously married him. So growing up, my sisters and I were very lucky to spend every Sunday in the summer “water testing” the Jet Skis on Lake Michigan with our friends and family. Our parents, Ray and Linda, own and operate VanDerZee Motorplex in town, which is a Kawasaki/Yamaha powersports dealership (and now neighbor to 3BB). We were born and raised in South Haven, attended South Haven high school (Go Rams!), and took for granted the beautiful lakeshore town in which we grew up. Joining us on this adventure in brewery ownership are our husbands, but “Three Blondes and Their Husbands” just didn’t sound as cool. ![]() Although admittedly, my natural hair color is more of a dirty blonde so my sisters make me dye my hair lighter to fit in, but I digress. Together, we are The Three Blondes and yes, we “humbly” named the brewery after ourselves. Besides, my sisters don’t have the password to the website, so I’m telling our story my way.įor those of you who find yourself reading this, thanks for your interest! Like I said, I’m Carrie, the attention-seeking middle sister (hence my hijacking of the “About Us” page), my older sister is Megan, and Amanda is the baby of the family. But then I came to the realization that it’s the “About US” page, not “About THEM” so why am I pretending I’m a third-party person telling the story of the Three Blondes when it’s really just me – Carrie, Blonde #2. I just spent a lot of time trying to write the story for the “About Us” page in third person. It is funded by the New York State Office for the Aging, the NYC Department for the Aging, elected officials and private contributions.įor further information about NYFSC’s Home Sharing Program, visit: email: or call: 21, ext. “Our professional social work staff provide confidential screening, matching of hosts with suitable guests and follow-up services.”Īdults ages 18 or older are eligible, but at least one of the participants must be age 60 or older. “Our free and innovative service is a wonderful resource,” said Linda Hoffman, President of New York Foundation for Senior Citizens. Its Home Sharing Program, founded in 1981 and so important today with the high cost of housing, is a free service that matches hosts with extra bedrooms in their apartments with responsible, compatible guests looking for affordable housing in New York City. New York Foundation for Senior Citizens’ (NYFSC), the only non-profit, non-sectarian organization serving older adults throughout New York City’s five boroughs, has a solution that has worked for hundreds of New Yorkers young and old over the decades. A one-bedroom in the city has a median price of $3,790 and a two-bedroom a median price of $4,420. A recent Zumper report found that New York City is the most expensive city for renters in the United States. ![]()
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