Neighbor to Neighbor celebrated our organization’s achievements at our annual meeting held on July 28, 2025. 1,860 individuals were served by our organization in 2024. 56 volunteers shared 1,452 hours with us last year. Sheila Petroni was presented with the “Lifetime of Service Award” for her volunteer service with Neighbor to Neighbor in Northern Door County since 1993. Sheila manages the Northern Door medical equipment loan program and has been in that role since the opening of that site. In addition, she has served on the board of directors since 2022, representing the Northern Door area. Thank you to Sheila for her dedicated service with Neighbor to Neighbor and to the Northern Door Community! Shown in photo (from left to right): Sheila Petroni, “Lifetime of Service Award” recipient, and Ann Bennett, Neighbor to Neighbor executive director.
Jimmy John’s Sturgeon Bay hosted a fundraiser to benefit Neighbor to Neighbor on July 16, 2025. $1.00 per sandwich sold on that date was donated to our organization, for a total of $372.00. Thank you to Jimmy John’s Sturgeon Bay, and thank you to all who purchased sandwiches on that date! It is much appreciated! Shown in photo below (from left to right): Ann Bennett, Neighbor to Neighbor executive director, and Felicia Olson, Jimmy John’s Sturgeon Bay manager.
Thank you to Just In Time Charitable Foundation of the Door County Community Foundation for their March 2025 Just In Time Cares donation to Neighbor to Neighbor. Your support is truly appreciated. Thanks, also, to Dixie Flinn for nominating Neighbor to Neighbor to receive these funds.
Thank you to Other Worlds Books and More for holding a Tip Jar Fundraiser for Neighbor to Neighbor in October 2025. We truly appreciate the support! Thanks to all who made contributions to the Tip Jar during October 2025, and to David & Margaret Magle for choosing to support our organization. We received a check for $1,090.00. Pictured in the photos below: Ann Bennett, Neighbor to Neighbor Executive Director.
Thank you to the Democratic Party of Door County for their donations of incontinence products to the Neighbor to Neighbor equipment facility to distribute to those in need in the community. We truly appreciate this donation as it allows us to continue to support those in need of these products!
Thank you to Don Kuehn and his family, Catholic Financial Life Chapter 213, Trusted Fraternal Life, and the band Rocker for hosting a concert to benefit Neighbor to Neighbor in December 2025. We received $500.00 from this fundraiser. Your donation and support of our organization is greatly appreciated. We also thank all who attended the concert and made donations to our organization. From left to right, in the photo below, is Ann Bennett, Neighbor to Neighbor Executive Director, and Don Kuehn.
Thank you to Culver’s of Sturgeon Bay for hosting a Share Night Fundraiser to benefit Neighbor to Neighbor in December 2025. We received a total of $490.74 from the fundraiser. We also thank all who ate at Culver’s that evening, those who gave tips, the Culver’s employees who worked that evening, and those who volunteered at the fundraiser representing Neighbor to Neighbor – Board members Dixie Flinn, Karen Urban-Dickson, and Jill Forbes. Your support is appreciated.
Nicolet National Foundation, Inc. made a financial contribution to Neighbor to Neighbor at the end of 2025. We thank them for this financial contribution and their continued support of our organization. Thank you, also, to Cheryl Kohlbeck for nominating Neighbor to Neighbor for this donation. Cheryl Kohlbeck and Kate Strnad, employees of Nicolet National Bank Sturgeon Bay West Side branch, presented the check to Ann Bennett, Neighbor to Neighbor executive director. Pictured in photo below, left to right, are Cheryl Kohlbeck, Ann Bennett, and Kate Strnad.
Thank you to Catholic Financial Life Chapter 180 Maplewood for being a sponsor for our Stay-At-Home Ball mailing that went out in August 2025. Thanks, also, to Sonya Jorns, Suzi O’Hern, Toni Rozek, Dianne Uecker, Dolores Krueger, Lori Kruswick, and Judy Bochek from Catholic Financial Life Chapter 180 Maplewood for their volunteer hours in getting the mailing ready to go out. Thanks so much to Catholic Financial Life Chapter 180 Maplewood for the financial support and the volunteer service. Neighbor to Neighbor appreciates it. The Stay-At-Home Ball mailing raised $47,694.63 for Neighbor to Neighbor in 2025. From left to right in the photo below is Toni Rozek, Catholic Financial Life Chapter 180 Maplewood, and Ann Bennett, Neighbor to Neighbor Executive Director.
Thanks, also, to Door County Medical Center and an Anonymous Neighbor to Neighbor Board Member for their matching funds sponsorships for the 2025 Stay-At-Home Ball mailing. Your support is much appreciated!! Your support and the community support of the Stay-At-Home Ball mailing is vital to the work that we are able to accomplish throughout the year. Thank you to all!
Ongoing Fundraising Opportunities
Econo Foods Receipts: Just a reminder to save your Econo Foods receipts. Bring them to the Neighbor to Neighbor office at your convenience. A volunteer will add them up and turn them in to Econo Foods. Econo Foods will donate 1% of the total to Neighbor to Neighbor.
Thrivent Choice Dollars: Are you a Thrivent Financial member? Once a member becomes eligible for the Thrivent Choice program, they can designate their Choice dollars to an enrolled charity. Neighbor to Neighbor is one of those enrolled charities. For more information, contact your Thrivent Financial representative.