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ALPENA — The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) and its Affiliate Foundations are hosting the first-ever YAC Day on Tuesday, May 7. YAC Day i

“The generosity of northeast Michigan and those who care about it shouldn’t surprise us anymore, yet we are always amazed at it,” said executive director Patrick Heraghty.

ALPENA — Boys and Girls Club of Alpena Executive Director Bradley Somers is “absolutely over the moon” with the community’s generosity. The nonprofit r

ALPENA — On the heels of the upcoming popular shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday. This year, Giving Tuesday is on Nov. 28. Lo

ALPENA – Two-hundred nine students from the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan and its affiliate foundation service areas have been awarded scholarsh

Giving Tuesday Northeast Michigan begins at midnight on Nov. 29. The public will be able to make donations for a full 24 hours.

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The Community Foundation of Northeast Michigan is hosting its annual Giving Tuesday the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to get people to donate to good causes.

Alpena News editorial It always warms our heart to hear of the good deeds area residents do for one another. And, in times of need, our neighbors always seem to rise to the challenge by reaching out and helping. Earlier this month, an anonymous person once again continued a tradition that began years ago in the local red kettles of the Salvation Army. Someone went to five red kettle locations around Alpena and, in each, dropped five $100 bills folded together and held by a paper clip. Thanks...

ALPENA- Mich. – The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan’s mission is to fulfill their charitable goals for donors and address the current and future needs of our communities. Since 1974, the organization has served Alpena and surrounding cities but, it’s also the people involved behind the scenes who help make the organization successful. For over 24 years, CFNEM Program Director Julie Wiesen has been one of those people behind the scenes, but she is now transitioning into retiri...