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Umito November 14, 2024

Courtesy photo Donna Morgan, left, presents a check for $5,840 to Mary Lappan, center, Little Food Pantry coordinator, and the Rev. Tom Orth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. The funds were collected on October 4 during an evening with family and friends.

ALPENA — A memorial fundraiser called An Evening with Family and Friends raised $6,139 for Friends Together and $5,840 for the Little Food Pantry at Grace Lutheran Church.

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

In addition to monetary donations, several bins filled with non-perishable food items were also donated to the Little Food Pantry the evening of the event.

The evening included dinner, desserts, drinks, live entertainment, guest speakers, a slideshow and a fun 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. The funds were collected on October 4 during an evening with family and friends.

“I believe Daniel, Joseph and Laura would be very proud to see the way their family, friends and community have come together to celebrate their lives and give to the nonprofit organizations that mean so much to them,” Morgan said as a thank you. your letter to those who contributed to the fundraiser.

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

: Courtesy photo Donna Morgan, left, presents a check for $5,840 to Mary Lappan, center, Little Food Pantry coordinator, and the Rev. Tom Orth, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. The funds were collected on October 4 during an evening with family and friends.

: Courtesy photo Donna Morgan, left, presents a check for $6,129.18 to Friends Together staff members Shelly Gibbs, center, and Melissa Burns. The funds were raised on October 4 during an evening with family and friends.