Thanks for helping raise more than $78,000 for our nonprofit community!
With your help, our fifth annual day of giving raised more than $78,000 for local Bay and Arenac county nonprofit endowment funds. More than $50,000 was raised by the community and matched with $27,750 from the Bay Area Community Foundation in incentive funds and prizes. These dollars help build long-term growth for some of our great community assets.
An addition, $266 was contributed to the overall incentive funds from Connan’s Irish Hub. They partnered with us for this event and donated $1 for every craft beer purchased during our celebration.
The two funds who raised the most are Ye Olde Courthouse/Arenac County Historical Society in Omer and Friends of the Arenac Heritage Route Authority.
Bay County Habitat for Humanity and Bay City Rowing Club won the LiUNA-Local 1098 sponsor prizes by having the most creative Facebook posts with the most shares in the evening. Other prizes were awarded throughout the day, and final leaderboards can be viewed at www.givelocalbay.org. The Bay Area Community Foundation would like to thank LiUNA—Local 1098 for their presenting sponsorship; Fifth Third Bank, Huntington Bank, McLaren Bay Region, and Warner Norcross + Judd for their community sponsorship; and the community for their incredible support throughout the day.
Participating organizations include:
Bay Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Fund
Bay Area Women’s Center
Bay Arts Council
Bay City Hall Maintenance and Restoration Fund: City of Bay City
Bay City Players
Bay City Public Schools Work-Based Learning
Bay City Rowing Club
Bay Community Tennis Association
Bay County Civic Arena Endowment Fund
Bay County Habitat for Humanity
Bay County Historical Society
Bay County Library System
Bay County Vietnam Veterans Monument Fund
BaySail
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region
Camp Fish Tales
Carroll Park
Child Abuse & Neglect (CAN) Council Great Lakes Bay Region – Bay County
City of Bay City Parks Fund
Come Play by the Bay Playscape
Do-All, Inc.
Dow Bay Area Family YMCA
Friends of Riverview Discovery Island
Friends of the Arenac Heritage Route Authority
Friends of the Pere Marquette Depot
Good Samaritan Rescue Mission
Great Lakes Bay College and Career Resource Center
Hell’s Half Mile Events
Hidden Harvest
Humane Society of Bay County
Imagination Library Designated Fund
Junior Achievement of North Central Michigan
Nate and Mary Ida Doan Santa House
Nate Doan Park Endowment Fund
Pinconning Bandshell
Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association
Skatepark Endowment Fund
Spray Park Designated Fund
State Theatre of Bay City/Bay County
Studio 23/The Arts Center
Studio 23/The Arts Center Mural Fund
The Friends of the Historic Masonic Temple, Bay City
United Way of Bay County
Wenonah Park Maintenance and Operations Fund
Ye Olde Courthouse/Arenac County Historical Society
YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region
