Nonprofit story roundup for 2022

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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

Like our paper? Do you enjoy our stories? Please donate today. We are not a charitable organization and there is no tax advantage to your contribution, however, we appreciate your readership and support of our FREE paper. We pay our writers, designers and printer and provide the gasoline needed to deliver to four counties. Please send your contribution to Freshwater Planet L.L.C. P.O. Box 188. Manistee, MI Zip Code 49660. Thank you!Advertisement for Winter Market at Oliver Art Center in Frankfort. Shop one-of-a-kind artisan gifts Tuesdays through Sundays. Free admission. November 7 thru December 24. Located at 132 Coast Guard Road in Frankfort. Click on this ad to be taken to the art center's website.Advertisement. Books now available from author Don Hansen. Young people learn valuable lessons in Hansen's humorous children's tales wonderfully illustrated by Leah Yoder. Find them at the Book Mark in Ludington and at Hoot & Honey bookstore in Manistee and on Amazon. Meg and the Konkreet Krockodile. The book cover is of Meg, wearing glasses, with a paintbrush in one hand and an object being painted in another. there are open bottles of paint knocked over beside her as well as painted rocks. Below the book cover is a testimonial that reads, all four of my children absolutely love this book. The second book pictured is called There's a booger in my book! The girl on the cover is wearing pigtails that are flying upward. The girl's eyes are huge and her mouth is wide open in an O-shape as she looks down at an open book. A testimonial beneath the illustration of the book cover reads, There is a moral to Don's books. Love them for my grandchildren! The third book cover illustration is for Meg and the Manistee Christmas. The background of the cover is red. Meg, her face in her hands, elbows on a windowsill, is looking out the window, her eyes looking up at the sky. Theres a christmas tree in the room behind her and a wreath hanging on the window. The testimonial beneath the book cover reads, I like how meg got to SEE Santa so she knows he is real. click on this ad to be taken to Amazon. Type Don Hansen in the search bar on the Freshwater Reporter website to read a story about him.

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.

Like our paper? Do you enjoy our stories? Please donate today. We are not a charitable organization and there is no tax advantage to your contribution, however, we appreciate your readership and support of our FREE paper. We pay our writers, designers and printer and provide the gasoline needed to deliver to four counties. Please send your contribution to Freshwater Planet L.L.C. P.O. Box 188. Manistee, MI Zip Code 49660. Thank you!

 

 

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