Holiday Lights Hunger Run/Walk
2023-11-18 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Evergreen Park and Quarryview Center, Evergreen Park, Sheboygan, WI, 53083, United States
The 6th Annual Holiday Lights Hunger Run/Walk (5K run and 1-mile walk) will be taking place on Saturday, November 18, 2023! Take steps against hunger through Making Spirits Bright‘s iconic holiday lights show in Evergreen Park before it’s open to the public for the 2023 season. All proceeds from this event support Sheboygan County Food Bank. In the first five years of this event, about $230,000 has been raised.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:

An exclusive, on-foot “sneak peek” of Making Spirits Bright
Opportunity to receive a goodie bag full of giveaways from sponsors and community partners (first 500 packets picked up beginning at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 17 only)
Free offsite parking and shuttle service to and from the event
Complimentary hot beverages and cookies
Photo op with Santa
Professional race timing on accurately measured course (5K runners only)
Free event photos courtesy of local volunteer photographers
Award ceremony and after party at 3 Sheeps Brewing Company with a special band performance

We’re grateful for our volunteers! Volunteers help with packet pickup, registration, gear check, shuttle bus stops, water stations, the course, and clean up. Each volunteer will receive a Sartori BellaVitano wedge, Sargento Balanced Break, and one free 3 Sheeps Brewing Company beverage (redeemable on the evening of the event only) as a token of our appreciation. Thank you to Sargento, Sartori and 3 Sheeps!
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Making Spirits Bright
2023-11-24 17:00 - 2023-12-31 21:00 | Evergreen Park, 3401 Calumet Drive, Sheboygan, WI, 53083
Sheboygan County Rotary Clubs provide Making Spirits Bright in Evergreen Park benefiting Sheboygan County Food Bank by collecting non-perishable food and personal care items. Open every night November 26 – December 31 from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (closed on Dec. 24), visitors can enjoy trolley rides, visits with Santa, wreath raffles, entertainment and concessions across the street in the Sheboygan Jaycees Quarryview Center.
Admission to the iconic drive-thru holiday lights show is free of charge, but donations are highly encouraged. About 990,000 pounds of donations have been collected since the event started in 2012, which means that Making Spirits Bright is on track to gather OVER 1 MILLION pounds in 2023!
Together, we can make sure safe, nutritious food and other basic necessities get to our neighbors in need. When visiting Making Spirits Bright, please consider purchasing and donating the items listed below to help avoid the collection of expired food and provide Sheboygan County Food Bank’s most needed items. Low-sodium, low-sugar, and light-syrup food items are preferred when possible. Thank you!

peanut butter
canned soup
canned tuna, canned chicken
cereal, oatmeal
canned fruit
personal care items (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine products, etc.)

Learn more about our partnership.
Interested in volunteering? Sheboygan County Food Bank’s volunteers drive a small box truck from the warehouse to Evergreen Park to help collect food donated by visitors. Then after the event is over, volunteers drive donations back to the warehouse to unload and weigh. Volunteers must be ages 18+ and have a valid drivers license for the driver position. No special licensing is required. Register to volunteer here.

Food for Life Plant-Based Cooking Demonstration Classes
2024-11-16 10:30 - 2024-12-14 12:00 | Sheboygan County Food Bank, 3115 N. 21 St., Suite 1, Sheboygan, WI, 53083, United States
Cooking healthy can cost less! Join Dayna Comstock, an MS Applied Nutrition, Licensed Food for Life Instructor, to learn easy cooking tips and all about the amazing health benefits of plant-based foods while not breaking the bank.
Participants will:

Discover the relationship between diet and disease.
Get tips on planning a budget-friendly menu.
Learn how to prepare simple, healthy meals.
Taste delicious plant-based foods.
Get to take home a FREE bag of groceries to prepare what they’ve seen in class.

Four classes will take place on Saturdays at Sheboygan County Food Bank from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, November 16 & 23 and December 7 & 14. Attend one, two or three of the classes for $5 each. Or, if you attend all four classes, get $20 back!
Sign up today to reserve your seat at the Eventbrite links below. (Please, no walk-ins.)

Sign up for The Power of Plate (Saturday, Nov. 16)
Sign up for How Foods Fight Diabetes (Saturday, Nov. 23)
Sign up for Foods for a Healthy Weight (Saturday, Dec. 7)
Sign up for How Foods Fight Heart Disease (Saturday, Dec. 14)

If you have questions, please email Dayna at daynacomstock@gmail.com.

7th Annual Holiday Lights Hunger Run/Walk
2024-11-23 15:00 - 19:00 | Evergreen Park and Quarryview Center, Evergreen Park, Sheboygan, WI, 53083, United States
Take steps against hunger through Making Spirits Bright‘s iconic holiday lights show in Evergreen Park before it’s open to the public for the 2024 season. All proceeds from this event support Sheboygan County Food Bank. In the first six years of this event, over $320,000 has been raised!

Event highlights:

An exclusive, on-foot “sneak peek” of Making Spirits Bright
Opportunity to receive a goodie bag full of giveaways from sponsors and community partners (first 500 people who register)
Free offsite parking and shuttle service to and from the event
Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies
Professional race timing on accurately measured course (5K runners only)
Free event photos courtesy of local volunteer photographers
Award ceremony and after party at 3 Sheeps Brewing Company with a special band performance (stay tuned on our social media for band announcement!)

Keeping this a family-friendly event, ages 12 and under register for FREE for either of the walk waves. Register for the 5K run or 1-mile walk or volunteer with us.

Stamp Out Hunger
2025-05-10 07:00 - 17:00
The National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the largest single-day food drive in the country! Residents are invited to place non-perishable food items next to their mailboxes the morning of Saturday, May 10. Mail carriers will collect the donations while they are out on their assigned routes.
Sheboygan County Food Bank receives donations from Sheboygan, Howards Grove, and Kohler, helping supply food during the summer months for our Sheboygan Cares Food Pantry, Herb Kohler & Natalie Black Community and 40 partner organizations that all support local families facing hunger.
Help us reach our goal this year is to collect 35,000 pounds of donations. Our current most needed items are:

Cereal/oatmeal
Canned soup
Canned tuna/chicken
Canned fruit
Pasta
Pasta sauce
Personal care items.

Be a Part of the Big Day
Donate
1. Purchase non-perishable food items from our current most needed items list above to ensure your donation is not expired.
2. Place the food items in a bag inside or next to your mailbox prior to your mail carrier’s arrival in the morning.
3. Let your mail carrier and us handle the rest! With your letter carrier’s help, we will make sure your donation gets to our warehouse safely and in the hands of our neighbors in need.
Volunteer
We rely on nearly 100 volunteers to help collect and organization donations! Sign up to volunteer.

8th Annual Holiday Lights Hunger Run/Walk
2025-11-22 15:00 - 19:00 | Evergreen Park and Quarryview Center, Evergreen Park, Sheboygan, WI, 53083, United States
Take steps against hunger through Making Spirits Bright‘s iconic holiday lights show in Evergreen Park before it’s open to the public for the season! All proceeds from this event support Sheboygan County Food Bank. In the first seven years of this event, over $430,000 has been raised thanks to the generous support of our community. This has helped us provide nutritious food to thousands of our neighbors over the years!
Highlights:

Exclusive, on-foot “sneak peek” of Making Spirits Bright
Opportunity to receive a goodie bag full of giveaways from sponsors and community partners (first 500 people who register)
Complimentary hot chocolate and cookies
Photo opportunity with Santa
Onsite food trucks
Professional race timing on accurately measured course (5K runners only)
Free event photos courtesy of local volunteer photographers
Food collection with chance to win door prizes
Award ceremony and after party at 3 Sheeps Brewing’s taproom

Keeping this a family-friendly event, ages 12 and under register for FREE for any of the walk waves. Register for the 5K run or 1-mile walk or volunteer with us.

Making Spirits Bright
2025-11-28 17:00 - 2025-12-31 21:00 | Evergreen Park, 3401 Calumet Drive, Sheboygan, WI, 53083
Since 2012, Sheboygan County Rotary Clubs have been coordinating Making Spirits Bright, a holiday lights show event that’s Sheboygan County Food Bank’s largest annual food drive. Visitors drive their vehicles through the 1.1 mile forested route of Evergreen Park to experience light displays choreographed to music. Admission to the park is free of charge, but donating nutritious food items is highly encouraged. Across the street on Fridays and Saturdays, visitors can also enjoy trolley rides, visits with Santa, wreath raffles, entertainment and concessions across the street at Santa’s Station (Quarryview Center). Making Spirits Bright is open every night November 28 – December 31 from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (closed on Dec. 24).
If you’re planning on driving through, please consider purchasing and donating the items listed below to help avoid the collection of expired food, provide items that are most requested by our partner food pantries, and make sure our neighbors receive safe and nutritious food. Low-sodium, low-sugar, and light-syrup food items are preferred when possible.

peanut butter
canned soup
canned tuna and canned chicken
cereal and oatmeal
canned fruit
personal care items (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant, feminine products, etc.)

Over 1.2 MILLION pounds of donations have been collected since the event started! Learn more about our partnership.

Stamp Out Hunger
2026-05-09 07:00 - 17:00
The National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the largest single-day food drive in the country! Residents are invited to place non-perishable food items in bags next to their mailboxes the morning of Saturday, May 9. Mail carriers will collect the donations while they are out on their assigned routes.
Sheboygan County Food Bank receives donations from Sheboygan, Howards Grove, and Kohler, helping supply food during the summer months for our Sheboygan Cares Food Pantry and partner organizations that all support local families facing hunger.
Be a part of the big day and help us reach our goal of collecting 30,000 pounds by donating our current most needed items from the list below. Purchasing these items ahead of the food drive helps avoid the collection of expired items.

Oatmeal
Canned soup
Canned tuna/chicken
Canned fruit
Pasta
Pasta sauce
Personal care items

Be a Part of the Big Day
Donate
1. Purchase non-perishable food items from our current most needed items list above to ensure your donation is not expired.
2. Place the food items in a bag inside or next to your mailbox prior to your mail carrier’s arrival in the morning.
3. Let your mail carrier and us handle the rest! With your letter carrier’s help, we will make sure your donation gets to our warehouse safely and in the hands of our neighbors in need.
Volunteer
We rely on volunteers to help collect and organize Sheboygan donations! Shifts are two or three hours between 9 AM and 5 PM. Sign up to volunteer.
