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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
Board of Directors


 

FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE BOARD

Mike Brown,
President

Jackson


Carrie Shelton,
Vice-President

Grand Rapids

Lori Oberlin,
Past President

Michigan Antique &
Collectible Festival
Midland



Barb Hensinger,
Treasurer

Ingham County Fair
Mason

Sharon Pokerwinski,
Secretary

National Strawberry Festival
Belleville

Stan Poet,
MFEA President

Washtenaw Farm Council
Ann Arbor
 

BOARD MEMBERS

Jim Byrum
Michigan AgriBusiness Assn.
East Lansing

Steve Jenkins
Saginaw Valley Neurosurgery
Saginaw




Margaret Morse
Park Place Hotel
Traverse City

Phil Smith
Midland Daily News
Midland

Will Tieman
TBC Sports, Inc.
Holt
 

FOUNDATION ADMINISTRATORS

  Sue Bila, CFEE
Michigan Festivals & Events Assn.
Chesaning
John Lore
Administrative Consultant

Bay City


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