Board of Directors

Making Spirits Bright was incorporated on March 7, 2013 and was granted 501(c) (3) status on October 23, 2013. A Board of Directors was established in April 2014 for the purpose of managing the business affairs of the corporation.

While the Making Spirits Bright Steering Committee manages all displays and activities of the event; the board approves and monitors the annual budget, updates insurances and licenses and oversees the general operation of the non-profit organization. The Board of Directors is made up entirely of members of the three county Rotary http://makingspiritsbright.com/wp-admin/clubs.

Geraldine Plehn - Retired, Associated Bank -President

Gregory Liebig – Owner, 4Square Home Inspections - Vice-President

Kenneth King – Retired, Consumer Credit Counseling - Secretary

J. Dennis Frey - Retired, TLC - Teasurer

Thomas Henning - Principal - Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc.

Ronald Navis – Retired, Plymouth Utilities

Donald Pohlman - Mayor, Plymouth WI

Mary Richter - Operations Manager, National Exchange Bank & Trust

Michael Roth – Attorney, Wurtz, Roth, & Basler S.C.

Eric Sandvig – Director of Operations. WP&L NE Region, Alliant Energy

Rob Vander Shaaf - Retired, Bemis Manufacturing

Donna Wendlandt - CEO, Sheboygan County YMCA

Purpose and Mission of the Organization

To provide charitable and humanitarian services for the residents of Sheboygan County including the collection and distribution of food.