Causes to Celebrate

Golfers were clad in pink once again for the annual Pink Classic Golf Tournament on May 31, 2015 at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club. This year $18,550 was raised at the Pink Classic for the Sue Baldwin Fund, which provides breast and other cancer awareness, prevention and treatment to Door County residents. Photo by Len Villano.

(Left to right) Shannon Jungwirth, Jill Lhost and Gloria Serkland at the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Chapter EJ “Christmas in October” fundraiser. The fundraiser will enable the organization to continue to give scholarships. The luncheon and silent auction made $1,400. Since starting their local scholarship fund the organization has been able to give seven deserving women scholarships. Submitted.

A weekend of golf honoring the late Ed Strege was filled with great turnout and weather as 140 golfers descended on Peninsula State Park Golf Course on Sept. 27, 2015, for the second annual Little Eddie Big Cup. The event, along with the Little Eddie Little Cup at Red Putter Mini Golf, raised $17,000 for the Ed Strege Family Memorial Fund, along with the newly created Mental Health Awareness Fund. Submitted.

During 2015’s Door County Half Marathon, 40 runners participated in their Run for a Cause program. They raised more than $20,000 for 16 different nonprofit organizations. Photo by Len Villano.

(Left to right) Grace Rossman and Suzi Hass baked fruitcakes for the Habitat for Humanity fundraiser on Nov. 5, 2015. The cakes, 700 of them, were sold to raise money for their 39th home build. Photo by David Van Dyke.

The Door County Maritime Museum’s 2014-2015 wooden boatbuilding class constructed a Stickleback Dory. The boat was taken to numerous county festivals and events, and many raffle tickets were collected. The eventual winner of the Stickleback Dory was Dr. John Dovrary. Submitted.

The Boys & Girls Club of Door County visited De Baker Acres on July 7, 2015, to spend the afternoon picking strawberries. Submitted photo.

Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin hosted its inaugural Kite Festival on Aug. 8, 2015, at Martin Park in Sturgeon Bay. All proceeds support Family Services programs that protect, heal and care for children and families in the Door County area. Photo by Len Villano.

The Sikaflex Challenge always draws a crowd during the Maritime Museum’s Door County Classic & Wooden Boat Festival. Photo by Will Vidal.

A couple Door County Maritime Museum Lighthouse Festival-goers explore the Sturgeon Bay Canal Light. Photo by Holly Selle.

(Left to right) Lions Karl Radosevich and Jim Karwowski collected donations on White Cane Day, May 9, 2015, at various stores in Sturgeon Bay. This event brought in $1,059.31. Submitted.

Target employees LIVE UNITED with their United Way employee campaign. Employees volunteered to paint at the Boys & Girls Club of Door County. Submitted.

The third annual Ephraim Yacht Club Aaron R. Moore Sailing Scholarship Fundraiser was held on April 26, 2015. The gala was hosted by Rob, Sherry, Adam and Barb Moore. Photo by Kathleen Reidy.

The Sunrise School Ambassadors, a group chosen by their teachers to be goodwill ambassadors and volunteers in our community, visited the Sunshine House Sheltered Workshop. The group made Easter decorations with the employees and then took an informative tour of the facility. Submitted.

Belgian booyah and bread was served at the Belgian Heritage Center in Brussels for a gathering on April 26, 2015, to benefit the Belgian Heritage Center in its mission to preserve and promote the area’s unique culture, history and architecture. Submitted.

In less than a full eight-hour workday, close to 200 volunteers built a new, 2,500-square-foot playground at Peterson Park next to the YMCA in Sturgeon Bay on June 6, 2015. The playground was designed and the construction coordinated by the nonprofit group KaBOOM! Primary funding for the playground was provided through a gift from Baylake Bank. The playground opened to the public on June 10. Photo by Jim Lundstrom.

The Door County Land Trust raised more than $35,000 during their Dining for Open Spaces series at Waseda Farms on July 15, 2015. Pictured are event hosts Linda Johnson, Penny Niesen, Diane Miller, and Pat Fetterley. Photo by Dan Niesen.

The Boys & Girls Club of Door County Golf Tournament was held June 2015 at Horseshoe Bay Golf Club in Egg Harbor. Pictured are Dave Robinson, Jerry Kramer and Mark Tauscher. Photo submitted by Nancy Fisher.

The 2015 annual Door County Scottie Rally was held May 16 in Baileys Harbor. The rally provides financial support of Scottie health-related research and rescue. Photo by Len Villano.

John Haupt of Wauwatosa was the top fundraiser for the 2015 Challenge Walk MS. He raised more than $16,000. Submitted.

(Left to right) Maggie and Sally Schmidt completed the Washington Island Rec Run on July 25, 2015. The run raised money for the Rec Center and Washington Island Matching Challenge Fund. In total, $61,280 was raised. Photo by Carolyn Foss.

On Oct. 20, 2015, the Door County YMCA and the Parish Nurse Network hosted a free Community Healthy Living Fair at the Sturgeon Bay Program Center. More than 300 community members were in attendance and learned about the programs and services of nearly 60 area businesses. Submitted.

Members of Culver’s Restaurant in Sturgeon Bay hand a donation check to Jillaine Burton (right), co-founder of Open Door Bird Sanctuary. The check presentation took place during Open Door’s grand opening on Aug. 22, 2015. Photo by Len Villano.

In the aftermath of the Aug. 2, 2015, storm that left thousands of people in Door County without power, the Piggly Wiggly of Sister Bay fired up some grills to cook burgers and brats for hungry visitors and locals. Photo by Kathy Enquist.

Volunteers assist at a Loaves & Fishes dinner at NWTC in Sturgeon Bay. Photo by Tim Graul.

From Sept. 11 – 13, 2015, the K. Allen Gallery in Sister Bay hosted The Great Glass Escape, an all-glass event of exhibitions and demos, to raise money for Mind Music, a fundraiser that will bring musicians and other music programs to Scandia Village for the benefit of individuals with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The event raised $2,225. Photo by Stephen Grutzmacher.

More than 250 local girls participated in Altrusa International of Door County’s Back-to-School Fair in 2015. They selected backpacks full of school supplies. Submitted.

(Left to right) Chris Moore and Mary Geitner of Mr. G’s Logan Creek Grille won first place at Neighbor to Neighbor’s Rib Fest. Submitted.

Eight Door County artists transformed ordinary wooden chairs into works of art in recognition of Midsummer’s Music Festival’s 25th Anniversary. The chairs were revealed during a reception at Sister Bay Trading Company. Featured artists included Donna Brown, Bonnie Hartmann, Sue Hegenbarth, Bethany Kirwen, Gretchen Klug, Margaret Lockwood, Sandra Martinez and Liz Maltman. Photo by Mark Kunstman.

The Hardy Gallery was honored to have partnered with Peninsula Preschool in Ephraim for their Art from the Heart Partnership, raising almost $2,000 for the preschool during the annual fundraising raffle drawing of an original work of art by Bonnie Paruch. This year’s fundraiser was the most successful to date; selling more than 2,500 tickets throughout the season and producing revenue of more than $8,000. Pictured (clockwise from the painting):  Raffle winner Kathy Surges, lead Peninsula Preschool teacher Leslie Leline, Peninsula Preschool Board President Kelly Fagundes, Peninsula Preschool students, Hardy Executive Director Sarah Zamecnik, Peninsula Preschool assistant teacher Lori Kemmler, and artist Bonnie Paruch. Submitted.

(Left to right) Della the Leonberger and Cooper the Golden Retriever rang the bells for The Salvation Army in front of the Pioneer Store in Ellison Bay during the 2015 holiday season. Della is owned by Tina Gan and Cooper is owned by Cheryl Culver. Submitted.

Santa visited the tugboat John Purves at the Door County Maritime Museum in time for the Merry-Time Festival of Trees on Dec. 5, 2015. Photo by Christine Wolff.

Sophia Pollman, Miss Lakeshore’s Outstanding Teen 2015 and Sevastopol High School student, coordinated the Jackets of Joy campaign to collect jackets for Door County children. Jackets of Joy collected, purchased and donated more than 928 jackets in the past three years under Pollman’s lead. Submitted.

“Bach to Broadway” was part of Birch Creek Music Performance Center’s fall fundraising concerts on Oct. 11, 2015. The evening featured Cynthia Stiehl singing and Jodie DeSalvo on piano. Funds benefit Birch Creek students. Photo by John Schoneman.

Door County Nature Works hosted their annual Holiday Decorating Class on Nov. 13, 2015. The class raised $520 for the Women’s Fund of Door County. Pictured are Connie Hennig and Eileen Biwer demonstrating how to tie decorative bows. Photo submitted by Liz Hilbert.

(Left to right) Pirates in the Harbour Treasurer Kathy Kuehl and President Diane Abts presented a donation check to Jane and Jennifer Lee of Door County Secret Santa alongside Pirates Secretary Deb Johnson and Vice President Suzi Hass. Photo by Suzi Hass.

The Sister Bay Advancement Association hosted Capture the Spirit in late November of 2015. Festivities included lighting of the village Christmas tree as well as storytelling with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Library. Photo by Len Villano.

Bargains Unlimited and the Boys and Girls Club of Door County partnered for the “Reason for the Season” event on Dec. 13, 2015. Children spent the afternoon holiday shopping for family members. There were 33 volunteers to help 39 kids choose and wrap their gifts. Photo by Jim Lundstrom.