Making Spirits Bright
Making Spirits Bright
Sheboygan County Rotary Clubs provide Making Spirits Bright – an annual drive-through holiday lights show in Evergreen Park benefiting Sheboygan County Food Bank by collecting non-perishable food items. Admission to the park is free of charge, but donating healthy food items is highly encouraged. Visitors can enjoy trolley rides, visits with Santa, wreath raffles, entertainment and concessions across the street in the Sheboygan Jaycees Quarryview Center.
Open every night, November 24 – December 31, from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (closed on Dec. 24), Making Spirits Bright counts on about 2,000 of its own volunteers each season and works with Sheboygan County Food Bank for our largest, annual food drive. Nearly 1 MILLION pounds of donations have been collected since the event started in 2012!
Making Spirits Bright Pounds of Donated Food Items Collected Per Year
Sheboygan County Food Bank has also received generous monetary support from Making Spirits Bright over the years including:
- $10,000 toward our first box truck and lift gate
- $25,000 to purchase diapers and healthy food items
- $35,000 for our first refrigerated truck to increase fresh food donations and deliveries
- $10,000 for our Sheboygan County Hunger Relief Food Fund to purchase healthy, emergency food during the COVID-19 pandemic
- $30,000 to purchase most-needed, healthy food items
- $20,000 to purchase of food and personal care items and to support the Community Cafe and our Food for Thought program
Making Spirits Bright also offers their venue for the Holiday Lights Hunger Run/Walk – Sheboygan County Food Bank’s primary, annual fundraiser event.