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The MFEA Foundation supports and promotes educational and professional development activities for festival and event volunteers.

The Foundation's key fundraising venues are:

  • The Silent Auction (held each year at the MFEA Convention)
  • Donations and sponsorships
  • Online Auction
  • Spring Seminar
Proceeds from all of these will enable the Foundation to:
  • Generate scholarships to MFEA functions
  • Develop and maintain a resource library
  • Continue producing low-cost, high-quality education opportunities for Michigan's festival and event volunteers
How to support the MFEA education programs
  • Gifts may be made in honor of a friend or colleague.
  • Donations to the Foundation are fully tax deductible.
  • Recognition is provided for all gifts unless otherwise requested. Donors are recognized in the official newsletter of MFEA which is distributed statewide. Donations to the Foundation are also recognized at the annual MFEA Convention.
  • You may designate your participation in support of specific programs, if you wish. Please contact MFEA for more information.
Your donation to Michigan Festivals & Events Foundation . . .
  • Enables MFEF to further its mission to promote the interests of member festivals, fairs, events and destinations through educational programs.
  • Empowers the volunteers who take advantage of MFEF educational offerings.
  • Supports the growth of the Michigan tourism industry.
  • Recognizes the importance of the festival and events industry to the economy and culture of Michigan.

Michigan Festivals & Events Foundation/Association
Board of Directors

FOUNDATION/ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD

 EXECUTIVE BOARD

Margaret Morse
President
(1st of 3 year term - terms ends 2013)
Park Place Hotel
Traverse City

Nancy Bliss
Vice President
(2nd of 3 year term)
Richmond

John Lore
Administrative Consultant
Bay City
 Jeanna Zehnder
Secretary
(3rd of 3 year term)
Bringin' Back the 80's
Frankenmuth

Nancy Thompson
Treasurer
(2nd of 3 year term)
Oakland Cty Economic Development & Comm. Affairs
Waterford

Sue Bila, CFEE
Executive Director
Michigan Festivals & Events Association
Chesaning

BOARD MEMBERS

Peggy Anderson
(2nd of 3 year term)
Schmidt Amusements
Standish

George "Bud" Banker
(1st of 3 year term)
Owosso Curwood Festival
Owosso

Heather Bauman
(3rd of 3 year term)
Great Lakes Marketing of Michigan, Inc.
Bay City

Mike Brown
(term ends 2011)
Jackson Hot Air Jubilee
Jackson

Betsy DeLaCruz
(1st of 3 year term)
NASA Glenn Research Center
Cleveland, OH

Dale Johnson
(term ends - 2012)
Francis L. Dean & Associates
Ft. Wayne, IN

 Shirley Kautman-Jones
(1st of 3 year term)
Goodrich/Atlas Chamber of Commerce
Goodrich

Frank Notturno
(1st of 3 year term)
Notturno Entertainment, LLC
Farmington Hills

John Patterson
(1st of 3 year term)
River Raisin Jazz Festival
Monroe

Stan Poet
Past President
(3rd of 3 year term)
Washtenaw Farm Council
Ann Arbor

Carrie Shelton
(term ends - 2013)
Meijer
Grand Rapids

Joe Syrian
(2nd of 3 year term
Motor City Jazz Octet
Dearborn

Trevor Tkach
(1st of 3 year term)
National Cherry Festival
Traverse City



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