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Harry November 14, 2024

Courtesy Photo Donna Morgan, left, presents a check for $5,840 to Little Food Pantry coordinator Mary Lappan, center, and the Rev. Tom Orth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. Funds were raised at An Evening with Family and Friends on October 4th.

ALPENA — The memorial fundraiser, An Evening with Family and Friends, raised $6,139 for Friends Together and $5,840 for Grace Lutheran Church’s Junior Food Pantry.

The fundraiser, organized by Donna Morgan and Jean Spaulding, was held on October 4 in memory of Daniel Spaulding and Joseph and Laura Bleau.

In addition to monetary donations, boxes full of non-perishable foods were also donated to the Little Food Pantry the night of the event.

The evening included dinner, desserts, drinks, live entertainment, guest speakers, a slide show, and a fun-filled auction.

Morgan and Spaulding are grateful for the community’s generous support.

Courtesy Photo Donna Morgan, left, presents a check for $6,129.18 to Friends Together staff members Shelly Gibbs (center) and Melissa Burns. Funds were raised at An Evening with Family and Friends on October 4th.

“I believe Daniel, Joseph, and Laura would be so proud to see the way their family, friends, and community came together to celebrate their lives and donate to the nonprofit organizations that mean so much to them,” Morgan said in a thank you message. You write letters to those who contributed to the fundraiser.

Daniel Spaulding was the son of Jean Spaulding, and Joseph and Laura Bleau were Morgan’s parents.

: Courtesy Photo Donna Morgan, left, presents a check for $5,840 to Little Food Pantry coordinator Mary Lappan, center, and the Rev. Tom Orth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. Funds were raised at An Evening with Family and Friends on October 4th.

: Courtesy Photo Donna Morgan, left, presents a check for $6,129.18 to Friends Together staff members Shelly Gibbs (center) and Melissa Burns. Funds were raised at An Evening with Family and Friends on October 4th.