Nonprofit story roundup for 2022

No Comments
Image for Nonprofit organizations is of hands extended with coins in them and a note that says, Make a change. Photo from Unsplash dot com. Image by Katt Yukawa.

By Pat Stinson

We wanted to take a look back at the nonprofit organizations we highlighted or mentioned in our stories this year. If one of these stories touched you in some way, perhaps you’ll consider making a donation to one or more of these charitable causes.

1st Neighbor (Idlewild): 1stneighbor.org
Story: Idle no more: renovations begin on Idlewild’s historic hotel

A Few Friends for the Environment (Ludington): AFFEW.org
Story: Vote nears for environmentalist nominated for national award

Advertisement for Oliver Art Center is in various shades of blue. At the top left is a black square that says Oliver Art Center. The center of the ad at the top says Winter Fun at the Oliver! Beneath it is a drawing of a couple of pine cones with sprigs of greenery and superimposed on top are the words Winter Market. Local artisan-made gifts for all. November 9 thru December 30. There is an image of a lighted Christmas tree and a person wearing a clock standing beside it admiring it. The next announcement in the ad is about The Haunting of Ebeneezer, an acoustic concert retelling of Charles Dickens' classic holiday tale. Tickets are on sale now. There is a Q.R. code in the ad that someone can point their smart device at using the device's camera to be taken to the website to purchase tickets. Or click on this ad to go to the oliver art center's website. At the bottom of the ad is a third announcement, this one of a Festive Family piano concert. An evening of music with Kit Holmes. There is another Q.R. code to point a smart device at in order to get details and tickets. The Oliver Art Center is located at 132 Coast Guard Road in Frankfort.Advertisement shows a wintry background of blue and white with evergreen trees at the bottom. It is snowing. The words say: Meet Children's Author Don Hansen signing his new book Meg and the Manistee Christmas during Manistee's Victorian Weekend. Friday, December 6 thru Sunday December 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hoot and Honey Bookstore at 358 River Street in downtown Manistee. There are two reviews about the book. the first is from Derek age 40: Wonderful story with a great message! The local places and attractions throughout the book really puts the story at home for me. End of quotation. the next review is from Mallory, age 8: I liked how Meg got to see Santa on a ship going through the bridge so she KNOWS Santa is real! The word knows is in all capital letters to emphasize the word. The book and others Don Hansen has written are available at Hoot and Honey Bookstore in Manistee, the Book Mark in Ludington and on Amazon.North Channel Brewing advertisement shows a stack of onion rings, a pint of beer between two plates of food, one a sandwich and fries and the other of nachos or a Mexican looking dish and they are set beside the river. A third photo shows a section of the front of the brick brewery on 86 Washington Street in Manistee. The message is Craft Everything. Food, beer, wine and spirits. Click on this ad to be taken to their website.

Amnesty Animal Sanctuary (Brethren): amnestyfreedomfarm.org
Story: Animal sanctuary offers care, kindness

Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (Copemish):  archangelancienttree.org
Story: Manistee’s giant sequoia to be climbed, cloned

Citizens Climate Lobby (Manistee via Grand Traverse)  https://www.facebook.com/grandtraverseccl/
Story:  ‘Kiss the Ground’: a film about saving the planet’s topsoil

Cognition Discovery and Science Center (Beulah): DiscoverCognition.org
Story: Answers in the tree

Crosshatch Farming Cohort (Antrim County): http://crosshatch.org
Story:  ‘Kiss the Ground’: a film about saving the planet’s topsoil

Fernwood Botanical Garden (Niles): fernwoodbotanical.org
Story: Moon Trees to fly again

Friends of Ludington State Park (Ludington): https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfLudingtonStatePark
Story: State park expands visitor access with track chair

Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (nature preserves in Benzie and Manistee): gtrlc.org
Stories:
Happy Trails
Legacy trees protected at Arcadia Dunes for future generations
Feeling spring feverish? Volunteers needed to plant trees

Homeward Bound Animal Shelter (Manistee): homewardboundmanistee.org
Poem:  A Rescue Dog Dreams

Kaleva Historical Society: kalevamichigan.com
Stories:
Kaleva art gallery celebrates 25 years
Kaleva sisu results in community center

Lake Bluff Farms (Manistee): https://lakeblufffarms.com
Story: Manistee’s giant sequoia to be climbed, cloned

Lake County Artist Collective – mural project (Baldwin): https://www.facebook.com/people/Mural-Project-Village-of-Baldwin-MI-DDA/100087740948888/
Story:  Area artists to bring nature to downtown Baldwin

Lake County Historical Society (Baldwin): https://www.facebook.com/lakecountyhistoricalsociety/
Story: New documentary cements Marlborough’s boom to bust history

Lakeshore Pyrate Head Club (Ludington): https://www.facebook.com/LakeshorePyrateHeadsLudington/
Story: Yarrr, matey, the pyrates be here 

Ludington Area Center for the Arts (Ludington): https://www.ludingtonartscenter.org/
Story: New short plays promise laughter, drama

Manistee Civic Players, (Manistee): http://www.manisteecivicplayers.org/
Story: New short plays promise laughter, drama

Manistee Community Band (Manistee): https://www.facebook.com/Manisteecommunityband/
Story: Community band adds choir, two performances

Marilla Historical Society (Marilla): https://marillahistory.org
Story: Influential Women of Marilla Township

Michigan Legacy Art Park (Thompsonville): https://michlegacyartpark.org/
Stories: Not just a walk in the woods
Idlewild inspires new sculpture for Michigan Legacy Art Park

Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts (Oliver Art Center, Frankfort): oliverartcenterfrankfort.org 
Story: Still time to see area’s stunning mixed palette of art

Pleasant Valley Community Center (Arcadia): https://pleasantvalleycc.org/
Story: Art in the valley

Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts (Manistee, Ludington): http://ramsdelltheatre.org
Stories:
New short plays promise laughter, drama
Still time to see area’s stunning mixed palette of art
Enchanted art exhibit coincides with forest festival

Spirit of the Woods Conservation Club (Brethren):  https://www.facebook.com/SpiritoftheWoodsConservationClub/
Story:  ‘Kiss the Ground’: a film about saving the planet’s topsoil

Spirit of the Woods Music Organization  (Brethren):  http://spiritofthewoods.org/
Stories: Spirit of the Woods Folk Festival marks 44th year

Trout Unlimited (Adams Chapter): https://www.adamstu.org or tu.org
Story:  More than a fly fisher

Ukraine Fundraiser (Manistee):  https://www.razomforukraine.org/
Ukraine benefit concert a success, say organizers
Musical fundraiser for Ukraine aims to bring community members together

We want to give a shout-out to  the Manistee Conservation District office, and especially to forester and wildlife biologist Josh Shields, for writing and sharing stories in our pages this year about browning evergreens and tree bark, and participating in stories about oak wilt and ATREP (Assisted Tree Range Expansion Project). The conservation district’s educational outreach–including site visits, programs and events–are invaluable to property owners and recreational visitors. Consider helping them as well.

 

 

Related Posts

Write A Comment