The Season of Giving 2025

Each November, we love to feature nonprofits who are doing wonderful work throughout the Great Lakes. This year, we speak with Sandy Wynn-Stelt and Tony Spaniola of the Great Lakes PFAS Action Network, and Betsy Maher and Em Racine of Save the Dunes. We hope you are as inspired as we were!!

*Apologies for the audio issues: Carolyn edited the episode. Please do not judge Stuart or Sandra.
Submit nominations for The Lakies!!

Links:

• Great Lakes PFAS Action Network
• PFAS Contamination in MI takes Center Stage on Capitol Hill | Council of Michigan Foundations 
• PFAS advocates have got some federal 'wins' recently, what's next? 
• On the Rise Bakery - Capuchin Soup Kitchen  
• Sprinkles Donut Shop 
• Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park 
• Au Sable - Huron-Manistee National Forests 
• Past episodes on PFAS
  • 52: Let's Buy a Vowel Here
  • We Can't Measure Them All
  • Teach Me About the Great Lakes | Biomagnifying in the Food Chain
  • Teach Me About the Great Lakes | Diner Tuna is the Best Tuna  
  • Teach Me About the Great Lakes | Massive Piles of Petroleum Coke 
• Make a donation to Save the Dunes for Giving Tuesday 
• Vote for Save the Dunes at Blue Chip Casino Trees of Hope (see picture on social media)
• Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/savedunes/ and https://www.instagram.com/savethedunes/
• Sign up for Save the Dunes enewsletters
• Save the Dunes Website, home to upcoming events, action alerts, Save the Dunes history and more! 
• Panini Panini 
• Joe's Bread
• Tiny's Coffee Bar
• FLUID Coffee Roasters   
• Marquette Park — Visit Miller Beach | Gary Indiana 
• Indiana’s Cowles Bog | A Protected Natural Sanctuary