Dr. Brian Black and Dr. Patricia Frueh As campaign chairs this year, we just want to remind you of a few things you already know. You already know how lucky we are to live here in the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. A sense of “home” is easy to come by as we look at the beaches of Ludington and Van Buren Parks, or down the main streets of Escanaba or Gladstone. We’re home because we remember all the folks who have made us at home in the U.P.:  our parents, friends, ministers, priests, and teachers. Our children come from someplace that matters, and they’ve been taught that lesson by many forces in the UP. When they go out into the world, they will take a piece of this place with them, and that is why they will make a difference. It’s no secret that one of the places like “home” to us is the Bonifas Arts Center. The Bonifas stands among the forces that make our private visions into public commitments. It works among all of us who want to teach the values of our community. It works with the public schools, the private schools, the homeschoolers, the fine artists, the superb actors, and even among the children who have lost their way and are finding themselves at Bay Pines. The Bonifas matters because it reminds us of how wonderful it is to be home. It re-teaches us all the things we need to remember about our values. We’ve been blessed to live in a community like this one, blessed with schools and a college that makes our children prosper. And we’ve been blessed with an award-winning Arts Center that is like no other in the state. And now for a test. It’s not a multiple choice test or an essay test, but it does require that you write something important: write a check to sustain the Bonifas Arts Center. Be one of the people who help perpetuate the virtues of the world that surrounds us. Write a check that makes everyone in our community a teacher of the things that matter. When you do, you’ll be a typical Yooper:  a person who puts their money where their values are and who takes care of their wonderful home. To join, call the Center at 786-3833 during office hours, Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can also use the online registration form. >> Campaign Chair Archive: >> 2008 >> 2007 >> 2006 >> 2005 >> 2004 >> 2003