Category: Philanthropy
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Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade to Benefit Community Member with ALS
The annual Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade & Benefit will step off at 10:30 am from the downtown Jacksonport fire station. Now in its 21st year, this fun-loving, eclectic parade – a labor of love put into motion by Door County residents – continues its mission of neighbors helping neighbors once again in 2017 by supporting […]
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Bayside Home Medical Team Takes First Place at Rib Fest
Neighbor to Neighbor hosted its ninth annual Rib Fest Nov. 11 at The Lodge at Leathem Smith. The event featured seven local chefs representing Casey’s BBQ & Smokehouse, The Lodge at Leathem Smith, Door County Fire Company, Sonny’s Pizzeria, Jeff’s Sports Bar & Grill, the Bayside Home Medical Team, and John J. Beck. The sold-out […]
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Tickets Going Fast for Neighbor to Neighbor’s Rib Fest
Lynell Pickering-Blucher works for a company that sells medical equipment, but she’s putting forth a great effort this week for an organization that loans much of the same equipment for free. She and her husband, Luther, just marinated about 20 slabs of ribs to charcoal-grill for the nearly sold-out Rib Fest cook-off Saturday to raise […]
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Kewaunee County Announces Toys for Tots Drop-Off Locations
The local community is asked to help brighten the holidays for Kewaunee County families in need by donating new and unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots. The Toys for Tots Program is the mission of the United States Marine Corps Reserve and, in Kewaunee County, it’s being carried out by Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski. […]
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Church of the Atonement Allocates $9,250 to Local Nonprofits
Church of the Atonement, of Fish Creek, has allocated $9,250 in outreach funds to help community organizations in Door County. Lakeshore CAP received $3,250 for the food pantry and JAK’s Place. Northern Door Children’s Center, HELP of Door County and Altrusa of Door County each received $2,000. In recent years the church has raised outreach […]
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‘Pack the Pantry’ of Newest Habitat for Humanity Home
Door County Habitat for Humanity wants to “pack the pantry” for the Bilodeau family, who is moving into their new home at the end of October. Habitat for Humanity would like to make their first few days in their new home a little easier and invite people to bring any nonperishable food items to the […]
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Northern Sky Introduces Donor Wall Incentive for Constellation Campaign
Northern Sky Theater’s Constellation Campaign to raise funds for their new Creative Campus in Fish Creek is closing in on the last 20 percent of their $6.7 million campaign goal. The company recently announced an anonymous match as an incentive for 20 additional donors to give a gift of $5,000 or more to be recognized […]
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Operation Christmas Child Begins Shoebox Collections Nov. 13-17
Volunteers at the Operation Christmas Child (OCC) Drop Off Location in Sturgeon Bay are getting ready to receive hundreds of gift-filled shoebox gifts from churches, service groups, and individuals from Door and Kewaunee counties. The nationwide collection week for OCC is Nov. 13-19. Locally, shoebox gifts can be dropped off at the First Baptist Church […]
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Go Bo! Foundation Bake Sale during Sister Bay Fall Fest Oct. 13-15
The 6th Annual Go Bo! Foundation Bake Sale takes place Oct. 13-15, 9 am – 5 pm under a tent next to Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant in Sister Bay. There will be beautifully decorated cookies, donated by more than 300 cookies artists from the U.S. and around the world, in addition to baked goods donated […]
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Southwest Florida Fest Raises $25,000 for Eagle Tower Fund
On Sept. 30, hundreds of people from all over the state, and as far as Texas and Kentucky, came out to support the Eagle Tower project at the first annual Southwest Florida Fest. The highlight of the event was a live auction of repurposed Eagle Tower wood by local artists and carpenters. More than 20 […]
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Little Eddie Big Cup Draws 143 Golfers in 2017
A beautiful day at Peninsula Park Golf Course welcomed 143 golfers and 24 volunteers for the 4th Annual Little Eddie Big Cup on Sunday, Oct. 1, honoring the memory of Ed Strege. This year’s tournament netted approximately $18,000. Proceeds from the Little Eddie Big Cup benefit the Mental Health Awareness Fund held through the Door […]
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Repayment Needs to Come Before Relocation for Baileys Harbor Mural
When news spread that Nelson’s Shopping Center in Baileys Harbor would close its doors at the end of 2016, one question stood out among the many: what would become of the two-story mural adorning the building’s north side? The mural, dreamed up by local poet Nancy Rafal and created by muralist Ram Rojas in 2013, […]
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Billy Weiss American Legion Post Presents Check to Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department
Members of the Billy Weiss American Legion Post 527 present a check for $1,000 to Fire Chief Chris Hecht for the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department at their Aug. 1 meeting at the Sister Bay Village Hall. Post members also properly disposed of American flags by burning them in a beachfront ceremony. We’ll have more […]
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Prevent Suicide – Door County Nathan Wilson Coalition Receives Grants to Expand Prevention Training
Prevent Suicide – Door County Nathan Wilson Coalition thanks The Women’s Fund of Door County and the Door County Community Foundation for providing grants to expand their mission of suicide prevention/QPR trainings. From April 2016 to July 2017 the group dedicated their trainings to “The Year of the Woman.” The QPR presentations train the public […]
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Bays Honor Kenan Bunda with Memorial Game
The Sister Bay Bays held the inaugural Kenan Bunda Memorial Game July 16. The Bays wore throwback #9 jerseys to honor Bunda, who died earlier this year after a two-year battle with brain cancer. Bunda, a lifelong Sister Bay resident, was a right fielder for the Bays throughout the 1980s and ’90s. A portion of […]
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Algoma Farm Hosts Roots Revival Education & Jam Fest
When Laura and Phillip Lotto first purchased their Algoma farmhouse in 2012, they admit to entertaining visions of a sprawling Woodstock-esque music festival taking over their 35 acres. It was a vision that matched their free spirits, love of music and the budding entrepreneurs within. As they began growing their family and transforming their property […]
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Ephraim Quilt Walk Highlights Historic Peninsula Farmhouse
Vicki and Wes Maynard are used to playing the role of hosts to strangers, though it wasn’t a role they expected to take on when they first bought their 1898 farmhouse on Gibraltar Road in Fish Creek. Once they learned the home’s history and its ties to Door County’s oldest family names, though, it was […]
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2017 Philanthropist of the Year: John Herlache
A couple of years ago my wife broke her toe. While painful, what was surprising to us is how much a broken toe impacted the other parts of her body. Apparently after the break she started to walk a little differently. She put more weight on the left side of her body to compensate for […]
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Grand Scandia Golf Benefit Honors Volunteer Donna Henning
When longtime Scandia Village volunteer Donna Henning pulled her Viking helmet on, straightened the platinum blonde braids attached to it, and made her way onto the green at Peninsula State Park Golf Course, golfers of the Grand Scandia Golf Benefit knew she meant business. With a keen eye for golf balls flying off course, the […]
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The Evolution of Classical Music in Door County: Performance Centers Adapt to Changes
Chances are, anything you have read about classical music in the past few decades has fallen under two headlines. There is the “Classical Music is Dead” camp, claiming declining audience numbers, orchestra strikes and an elderly audience that is dying off. Many of these are written by hip young musicians, either diverting from their own […]