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Festivals

Festival by the Bay, in Petoskey will be August 19 - 21. Expect to find traditional festival favorites such as the Celebration of the Sunset, Jiimaan canoe rides, sporting events, arts and crafts fair, tasty food concessions and a music line-up that will entertain all. For more information, contact the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce at (231)347-4150 or visit http://www.petoskeyfestival.com

Harbor Springs Car Festival, will begin with a two-hour driving rally/tour on Thursday, August 11. The rally begins and ends at the Birchwood Inn, which is located on M119 about 1½ miles west of Harbor Springs. Cars will begin assembling at 9 a.m. and the rally leaves at 10 a.m.. Lunch will be served at noon at the Birchwood Inn. Call (800)530-9955 to register. The cost is $20 per person and pre-registration is appreciated. Festival continues with the car show at Zorn Park beginning at 5:30 p.m. Display your car; no pre-registration required. For more information on-line go to www.birchwoodinn.com, Special Events, Car Festival.

Bay View Music Festival, an annual series, features concerts beginning at 8 p.m. in Hall Auditorium. The festival runs through August 14. The public is welcome to all musical events, as well as the myriad of educational, religious, and recreational activities offered by the Bay View Association. For tickets, call (800)595-4849 or visit www.bayviewfestival.org. The Bay View Box Office is open 9:30-12 p.m. Monday -Saturday and one hour prior to concerts. General questions should be directed to Chris Ludwa at (231)347-4210 or emails sent to cludwa@gmail.com.

Homecoming Pow Wow, will be August 13-14 at the LTBB of Odawa Indians Pow Wow grounds. This event is open to the public and filled with culture, dancing and drums. Property of Pleasantview Rd. in Harbor Springs. For more information call, (231)242-1427.

Town Sound

Street Musique, in downtown Harbor Springs promises to be family fun. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce, musicians will play throughout down town from 7-9 p.m. on Thursday nights through September 1.

Uptown Entertainment Tuesdays, will run every Tuesday evening through August at the Fairview Square. Join us from 7:30 p.m. until dark for some home grown entertainment. Performers will be located at 1030 State at the center of the Square. The public is welcome, so come and support local artists. To become an act at the Square call Ryandavid Marihugh at (231)838-7365.

Charity Fundraising Ideas To Mobilize Cash For Your Activities ...

If you are running a charity organization, you will naturally wish to garner as much funds as possible to further your activities. You try out all charity fundraising ideas and even adopt some radical ideas and solutions, casting your net far and wide, to get cash for your cause.  You can try brainstorming with your staff and associates. You can invite people to contribute fundraising ideas. Your enthusiasm and passion will certainly get you funds from your charity fundraising ideas and give you a reputation in society. You could think differently and include environmental concerns into your fundraising activities. This will also earn you positive accolades. One fundraising idea involves used mobile phones. Technological advances in mobile phones have rendered even perfectly working phones obsolete and people always want the latest and the best.. These could form the basis to your fundraising idea. Online organizations purchase these phones for recycling or to handout to those in need of phones in other countries. Have you given this fundraising idea thought?  If you are a mobile phone user, you are likely to have one or more such phones at home. Instead of throwing away the phone and letting it end up in a landfill, donate it to a suitable charity and be happy that you have contributed to someone’s happiness and to a greener planet. Electronic products contain bio hazardous chemicals and heavy metals. These poisonous materials leach into the soil, find their way into the fatty tissues of living organisms, and pollute groundwater and rivers. It is easy to donate your mobile phone to a suitable charity fundraising organization. You can find a suitable one online that will arrange to collect the mobile from you at no cost to you.  You could even use this idea as the basis of your fundraising program and collect such disposables from your friends and neighbors. After collecting these phones you dispatch them to the old phone buyer in a free satchel, seal it and mail it to them at no cost to you in Australia. They pay you a nominal amount for old and unused phones and such funds could help your charitable activities. This is one charity fundraising idea you could try out with success.

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