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• INFORMATION
  • About the Festival
  • Festival Highlights
  • Hours & Admission
  • Accessibility
  • Travel & Transportation
  • History of the Festival
  • Festival Staff
  • Things to do in East Lansing
  • Info for Artists & Vendors
• SCHEDULE
• PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
  • Fiesta
  • Music & Dance
  • Folk Arts Marketplace
  • Food
  • Children's Programs
  • Tradition Showcases
  • Michigan Heritage Awards
• VOLUNTEERS
  • About
  • Job Descriptions
  • Registration
• SPONSORS
• FRIENDS OF FESTIVAL
• WHAT'S NEW
• CONTACT US

• MSU Office of the Provost/University Outreach and Engagement
  
  
• WILX TV-Channel 10
  
  
  
  
  
  $20,000 and Above

• East Lansing Marriott at University Place

• Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs: Traditional Arts Program
  
  
• WKAR AM/FM
  
  
  
  $10,000 and Above

• CATA (Capital Area Transportation Authority)
  

• Comcast
  

• Harper's Brewpub
  

• Marriott Hotel
  
  
  $5,000 and Above
  

• Adams Outdoor Advertising
  
• Capital Region Community Foundation
  
• Ciesa Design
  
• The Dart Foundation
  

• Dean Trailways
  

• Granger Container Services
  
• Greater Lansing Convention & Visitor's Bureau
  
• MSU Federal Credit Union
  
• Student Book Store
  
• Team Lansing Foundation
  
  
  
  $1,000 and Above
  
• Capital Area Center for Independent Living
  
• Citizens Bank
  
• Lansing Board of Water & Light
  
• Lansing Community College
  
• MacDowell Storage
  
• MSU English Language Center
  
• MSU Grounds Department
  
• State Electronics
  
• Verizon Wireless
  
• Wharton Center
  
  
  $500 and Above
  
• Abbott Center
  
• Airway Oxygen
  
• Citadel Broadcasting
  
• Engineering Graphics, Inc.
  
• Lansing Area Federal Credit Union
  
• Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone
  
• MSU African Studies Center
  
• MSU Bikes Service Center
  
• MSU College of Engineering
  
• MSU College of Music
  
• MSU College of Social Science
  
• MSU Department of Anthropology
  
• MSU Department of Art and Art History
  
• MSU Institute for Public Utilities
  
• MSU James Madison College
  
• MSU Julian Samora Research Institute
  
• MSU Program on Jewish Studies
  
• MSU Public Humanities Collaborative
  
• MSU Recycling & Waste Management
  
• MSU Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
  
• MSU Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities
  
• Plant Professionals
  
• Sharp Design
  
• Sohn Linen
  
• Ten Pound Fiddle/ Lansing Area Folksong Society
  
• Wachovia Securities
  
• WKAR Radio Talking Book
  
  List updated July 22, 2009
  

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  Contributions
  
  Great Lakes Folk Festival is a non-profit venture that relies on public and private support. Major cash and in-kind support from Michigan State University, the City of East Lansing, and the State of Michigan (through the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs) provides the financial foundation for the festival, but over $200,000 in additional funds must be raised annually in order to continue making the festival a family-friendly, free event.
  
  Contributions made to the festival are also considered gifts to Michigan State University and as such, are tax-deductible as provided by law and count towards membership in MSU's donor societies. Contributions may also be eligible for some employee matching gift programs.
  
  For more information about corporate sponsorship, contact:

  Mike Secord, Event and Facility Manager
  Michigan State University Museum
  East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1045
  517-432-4655
  secordm@msu.edu

  
  

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GLFF Fundraising Staff

Dr. Marsha MacDowell, Founding and Artistic Director

Mike Secord, Festival Director

GLFF Ex Officio

Dr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, Festival Founding Director

Ted Staton, City Manager, East Lansing

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GLFF Honorary Committee
Dr. William Anderson, Dept. of History, Arts, and Libraries, State of Michigan
Dr. Marietta Baba, College of Social Science, MSU
Lu Battaglieri, Michigan Education Association
Jeff Benson, MSU Museum Associates Board
Tom Berding, Department of Art & Art History, MSU
Virg Bernero, Mayor, Lansing
Patricia Birkholz, Michigan Senate
Bob Blackman, WKAR-Radio
Mike Brand, Wharton Center, MSU
Vic Celentino, Ingham County Commission
Judith Cardenas, Lansing Community College
Dr. David Cooper, Public Humanities Collaborative, MSU
Dr. Steve Esquith, Residential College in Arts & Humanities, MSU
Dr. Hiram Fitzgerald, University Outreach, MSU
Jim Forger, College of Music, MSU
Jennifer Granholm, Governor, State of Michigan
Dorothy Gonzales, Board of Trustees, MSU
Mark Grebner, Ingham County Commission
Paulette Granberry-Russell, Sr. Advisor to President for Diversity, MSU
DeAnne Hamilton, WKAR, MSU
Curtis Hertel Jr., Ingham County Commission
David Hollister, Prima Civitas
Dianne Holman, Ingham County Commission
Margaret Holtschlag, MSU Museum Associates Board
Evan Hope, Delhi Township Clerk
H. Lynn Jondahl, MI Prospect for Renewed Citizenship
Lee June, Student Affairs & Services, MSU
Mike King, WILX-TV
Lawrence Kestenbaum, Washtenaw County Clerk
Harlan MacDowell, Eaton County Commission
Richard McLellan, Dykema Gossett
Mark Meadows, Michigan House of Representatives
Mary C. Mertz-Smith, MSU Museum Development Council
Gretchen Millich, WKAR-Radio
Mike Murphy, Michigan House of Representatives
Ambassador Larry Owens
Faylene Owens, Board of Trustees, MSU
Leonard M. Peters, Eaton County Commission
Jeff Reidinger, International Studies, MSU
Mike Rogers, U.S. House of Representatives
Craig Ruff, Public Sector Consultants
Bill Rustem, MSU Museum Development Council
Randy Schafer, Ingham County Commission
Liz Schweitzer, MSU Museum Development Council
Dr. Lou Anna Simon, President, MSU
Debbie Stabenow, US Senate
Chris Swope, City of Lansing
Stan Werbin, Elderly Instruments
Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan House of Representatives
Dr. Kim Wilcox, Provost, Michigan State University
Dr. Karin Wurst, College of Arts and Letters, MSU

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