THERE IS A SHOE AND BOOT DRIVE FOR THE MARION SCHOOL. ASKING FOR NEW OR GENTLY USED SHOES AND BOOTS. ALSO HATS, MITTENS, GLOVES, SOCKS AND NEW UNDERWEAR. THERE ARE DONATION BOXES AT DYNAMIC PHYSICAL THERAPY AND MARION VILLAGE HALL.
Location: MARION
Phone: 12317436092
2021 SwingShift & The Stars - Participants announced!SwingShift and the Stars returns for its 14th Season! Over $4.1 million has been raised since its inception in 2008 and three special nonprofits have been selected to participate this season! The 2021 cast of SwingShift & the Stars was unveiled on Thursday August 26th at the Grand Traverse Event Center on Garfield Avenue. This year's incredible line-up includes:? AC Paw with dance team Marti Johnson & Kellen Blackburn who will dance the swing for the September shows and lip sync darlings, Philip & Melissa Smith, will perform in November, ? Cognition - Science & Discovery Center, has selected Clover Keyes Roy & Larry Avery to rhumba their way into your hearts in September and
Rich Brauer & friends to delight audiences with their lip sync skills in November, ? Love Thy Neighbor - Grand Traverse, offers the admirable talents of Kendra Peterson & Tarren Thomas as their September Night -Club dancers and proudly presents Dawnette Wessell and her team of lip sync divas to compete in November’s events.Also, new and exciting this season, will be SwingShift and the Stars: Beyond the Competition, sponsored by Bill & Susie Janis! It’s a professionally produced, virtual, sneak peek backstage and in rehearsals for fun and even a few mishaps!! You can view, donate and vote by watching Beyond the Competition on your own screen. You’ll have a dozen opportunities to view this backstage craziness, October 1st, 2nd and 3rd as well as October 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Friday and Saturday dates begin at 7pm and Sunday dates have a matinee showing at 3pm. Go to Swingshiftandthestars.org to watch 'Beyond the Competition'Start planning your “watch party”!!!"Covid has taken its toll and our local nonprofit organizations are busier now than ever striving to meet the needs of our community. They need all of our help. Join SwingShift and the Stars, and let’s build up these hard-working nonprofits!” says creator Judy Harrison.Our sponsors make SwingShift and the Stars possible! A giant thank-you to our VIP Sponsors; Awrey’s Bakery, Bill Marsh Buick GMC, Black Diamond Broadcasting, Floor Covering Brokers & Golden Fowler Home Furnishings! And thank you to our Star Sponsors; Centennial Wealth Advisory, First Community Bank, Knorr Marketing, Max’s Service & Traverse Architecture. Also, thank you to our Supporting Sponsors, Blarneystone Broadcasting, Epiphany Salon, Image 360, Lite 96 FM, TV 7&4, Up North Live and TV 9&10.Also NEW & exciting: This season will wrap up on Dec 10th with the SwingShift and the Stars, Christmas Round-up, sponsored by America’s Carpet Barn. We invite small businesses to celebrate the season of giving in a very tangible way; helping our 3 nonprofits “round-up” their totals! It will be a fun evening where our nonprofits themselves will be serving dinner and ReBooted featuring Judy Harrison will entertain and pack the dance floor!For more information about the live and virtual events, becoming a sponsor, or applying to be a nonprofit participant for the 2023 season (yes, we’ve already selected 2022’s nonprofit participants!), please reach out to Judy Harrison at judy@swingshiftandthestars.org - 231.620.6246 or Sherry Galbraith sherry@swingshiftandthesttars.org - 231.409.1528
Location: Grand Traverse Event Center
Website: swingshiftandthestars.org
Phone: 2316496347
Learn various methods for creating a moresustainable home garden – this workshop willintroduce you to multiple environmentally-friendlytechniques to incorporate into your backyard.
Location: Gahagan Nature Preserve 209 W Maplehurst Roscommon, MI 48653
Website: www.gahagannature.org/calendar
Phone: 989-275-3217
