She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church where she co-chaired successful capital campaigns in 1995 and 1998. She is currently a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheboygan Falls where she has recruited additional volunteers for Making Spirits Bright. A graduate of Sheboygan Chamber Leadership Institute, she served on the planning committee for eight years.

Gerry is a previous member of Sheboygan County Home Builders, past secretary of the board and served on and chaired various committees.
She helped organize a “Parents Against Drugs” program at Sheboygan South High School. This led to Gerry being invited to join a Sheboygan
Rotary Club in 1994 and she’s been an active member for over 28 years serving as President, Lobster Boil co-chairman and RI Foundation
Committee Chair 2019 – Present. In 2008, she was awarded the Early Bird Rotarian of the Year Award.

Initially, city workers were challenged with removing trees from city streets. This meant it was necessary to close the park to vehicular traffic until crews could attend to the many trees that obstructed the road through the park. Some of this damage affected our electrical outlets as well as created the need to redesign a couple areas where trees are utilized for the set up of displays. With the assistance of Lake Park Electric, and our dedicated production volunteers, we have been able to retain the integrity of the event.