Giving Tuesday
Give Local
Thanks to the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan for hosting this great day of giving following the commercial focus of the weekend before it. Once you get through the business of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, consider giving to a local nonprofit in the spirit of the holidays.
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage giving, and to celebrate generosity worldwide. The Community Foundation is teaming up for the fifth year to raise up our local nonprofits on Giving Tuesday. Give online to support your local agencies for 24 hours on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
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About Us
Mission
The Susan Lane Foundation (SLF) was co-founded by siblings Anne Bastow Heraghty and Joe Bastow in 2013. Its goal is to create and highlight literary events in Northeast Michigan. SLF is committed to honoring community support, growing opportunities for individuals to find their voice, and to celebrating the written word through performance, readings and shared appreciation.
Susan Lane Bastow
Susan Lane Bastow, for whom the foundation is named, is the late aunt of the co-founders. She was an artist and a founding member of Art in the Loft in downtown Alpena. Though her primary medium was photography, she explored compositions in a variety of forms: quilting, sewing, graphic arts, writing, food and music. She was accepting, encouraging, tenacious. It was through her lens that many aspired to pursue the arts. Her passionate commitment to self-expression and tireless support of venues where the arts can be celebrated serves as the inspiration for the foundation's mission.