Selected Nonprofits Announced for the Dow GLBI’s 2021 #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region

MIDLAND, Mich. (April 22, 2021) – The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational unveiled the 36 nonprofits that will be participating in the 2021 #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region program. Over 100 nonprofits in the Great Lakes Bay Region applied for the chance to be paired with two LPGA teams set to compete at the 2021 Dow GLBI.

“Since our inaugural year, the Dow GLBI has had the pleasure of teaming up with nonprofits that are making a significant impact in the Great Lakes Bay Region,” said Dow GLBI executive director Chris Chandler. “We look forward to celebrating alongside these nonprofit organizations as they cheer on the best female golfers in the world.”

The following 501(c)(3) nonprofits (7 each from Saginaw, Bay, Midland, Isabella plus 8 regional nonprofits) were selected based on their organization’s impact to STEM, Sustainability, Inclusion, and/or Innovation.

Midland County

1. Experimental Aircraft Association

2. Midland County Fair 

3. Midland County Habitat for Humanity

4. Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network

5. The ROCK Center for Youth Development

6. City of Midland Miracle Field

7. NAMI Midland County

Saginaw County

1. Mid-Michigan Children's Museum

2. CAN Council

3. Mustard Seed Shelter 

4. Bridge The Gap 

5. YMCA Camp Timbers

6. Youth Protection Council

7. Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region

Bay County

1. Dow Bay Area Family YMCA

2. Disability Services Resource Center

3. Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy

4. Camp Fish Tales

5. YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region 

6. Bay Veterans Foundation

7. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Great Lakes Bay Region

Isabella County

1. Chippewa Watershed Conservancy

2. Clothing INC

3. The Care Store 

4. Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum

5. Isabella County Restoration House 

6. HopeWell Ranch

7. MMI

Regional

1. The Conservation Fund - Saginaw Bay Program

2. FIRST of the Great Lakes Bay Region

3. Barb Smith Suicide Resource & Response Network

4. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region

5. Special Olympics Michigan

6. Saginaw Spirit Charitable Foundation

7. CMURC 

8. Chippewa Nature Center

Each of the chosen 36 nonprofits will be paired with two of the 72 LPGA teams. Each LPGA team is worth $2,250 – guaranteeing $4,500 for each nonprofit. A total pool of $237,500 will be donated through this program. Organizations can earn bonus funds through the Pro-Am pairings event, tournament rounds and being the most engaged charity. Details about these funds and team pairings will be announced at a later date. In 2019, HopeWell Ranch and The Care Store were selected as the most engaged charities.

“Our experience during the Dow GLBI’s #TeamUp for the Great Lakes Bay Region charitable giving program was something we will never forget,” said The Care Store Executive Director Kim McBryde. “The funds made such a significant impact on people who we help through The Care Store and we are grateful to have the support of the Dow GLBI in our communities.”

The Dow GLBI continued its partnership with the Midland Area Community Foundation, Bay Area Community Foundation, Saginaw Community Foundation and the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation to assist with the 2021 selection process.

“We are so appreciative to have the support from our all of our community foundations in the Great Lakes Bay Region,” said Dow GLBI tournament director Wendy Traschen. “Now more than ever, our tournament is able to make a lasting impact on organizations in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

For more information, please visit www.dowglbi.com/community-impact.