Michigan Schooner Festival

Over 100 volunteers are needed to assist the Maritime Heritage Alliance during the Michigan Schooner Festival September 10-12 in Traverse City.

The festival will bring together six tall ships in West Grand Traverse Bay of Traverse City. The festival is geared for all ages and offers rides aboard the ships, evening cruises, a “Pancakes with Pirates” breakfast, kid’s activities and “Blue Shadow” will headline the entertainment with a performance on Saturday evening during the Parade of Sails.

Volunteers are needed for registration, kid’s games, cleanup, recycling, passenger/dock assistants and beverage tent.

The Maritime Heritage Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, interpreting and sharing the maritime heritage of the Great Lakes.
To sign up call Susan McQuaid at the United Way of Northwest Michigan Volunteer Center at 947-3200 Ext. 205 or send an e-mail to susan@unitedwaynwmi.org

Thank You and Thank You!

As we are just a week away from our 15th Annual Day of Caring we wanted to take a moment and thank some of the people and places who make this day a reality.

Huntington is our Presenting Sponsor, and they have been sponsoring the Day of Caring for 9 years. Our Pancake Breakfast Sponsors are Sara Lee, Elmers, and Sam's Club. In Kind Sponsors include: Michigan Schooner Festival, Morse Moving, Leelanau Roasters, Bay Area Recycling for Charities, and WTCM.

And last but certainly not least are the businesses and agencies who volunteer to fulfill the needs of our area nonprofit agencies on the Day of Caring:

Global Marine Insurance
Faith Reformed Church
Scenic Trails Boy Scouts Council
Consumers Energy
Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Intelligence Agency
Hagery
Fifth Third Bank
Best Buy
Alfie Designs
Huntington
Traverse City Record Eagle
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
ECI
WKLT
La Senorita
Disability Determination Services
Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Services
Traverse City Northstars
Traverse City Rotary Charities
The Young Professionals
The Arbors of Traverse City
United Way Board of Directors
RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program)
Traverse Legal
Great Wolf Lodge
Tom Emling
Tony Ryan - DHS
Meijer
UPS
Sara Lee
Northwest Michigan Works!
Viktor Incentives
US Coast Guard
Dennis, Gartland, & Niergarth
H&R Block
Painting & Decorating Contractors of America
Cherryland Electric
Grand Traverse Industries
TCAPS
Food Rescue
Wells Fargo
Northwestern Michigan College
The Larkin Group
Grand Traverse Heritage Center Board of Directors
Traverse City West High School Band
NMC Dorms


On behalf of United Way of NWMI and all the agencies involved in the Day of Caring.... THANK YOU for all of your time and support.