What a community

Northern Michigan, you should be proud. We are surrounded by countless organizations causing good in the community! Here is a list of those that we had the priviledge of supporting in 2010:

4H - Ludington and Traverse City
Alden Day Parade
American Cancer Society Relay for Life - Antrim, Grand Traverse, Clare, Gladwin, Wexford, Manistee Counties
Bear Lake Schools
Blair Township Park
Boy Scouts of America - Camp Greilick
Bras for a Cause - TC Women's Realtors
Breast Friends / Love Inc. Breast Cancer Awareness
Buckley Schools
Cadillac Project Hope
Camp Pugsley Food Growth Initiative
Cherry Roubaix
CherryT Ball Drop
City of Traverse City - Santa's House and Christmas Tree
City of Traverse City Parks and Recreation Dept. - Open Space
Cubs Scouts, Traverse City
Eagle Scout Project
Ellsworth Day Pig Roast Parade
Elmwood Township Park
Fife Lake Fire Victims
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools
Grand Traverse Hockey Association
Grand Traverse County Wellness Expo
Grand Traverse Resort Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend
GS4 Expo
GT Commons, Blue Star Veterans Memorial
Gus Macker Tournament, Traverse City
Home Builders Expo, Grand Traverse County
Horse Shows By The Bay
Isabella County 4-H Livestock
Kalkaska Trout Festival
Leelanau Conservation District
Lil' Bo Breast Cancer Pink & Blues Fundraiser
Lope for Hope
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Manistee Benzie Snowbirds Club
Manistee Catholic Central
Marion Pavilion Veterans Memorial
Michigan Green Consortium - Clean up & Green Up
National Cherry Festival & Fireworks
Northwest Michigan Fair - Beef Barn, Swine Barn and Parking Improvements
Paint the Town Pink Manistee
Paella in the Park, Mario Batali Writers Series, and Beer Festival Hydration Station for Charity opportunity courtesy of Porterhouse Productions
Rally for the Cure, Bear Lake and Honor
Saint Francis Breast Cancer Bowl
Touch a Truck Day
Traverse City Central High School
Traverse City Comedy and Arts Festival
Traverse City Film Festival
Traverse City Fourth of July Fireworks
Traverse City State Theater
Traverse City West High School
Turn the Rink Pink, Center Ice
Veterans Memorial Park
WKLT Million Dollar Golf Tournament for Cancer Awareness
Zonta, Traverse City
 

The envelope, please...

Who needs Hollywood? We've rolled out the concrete carpet and determined our own Best of 2010 awards!

Crowd Pleaser Award: Cherry-T Ball Drop
With more than 7,000 revelers looking on, our 40-ton all-terrain crane and the bright red cherry stood proudly over downtown Traverse City. As the clock ticked down, our crew lowered the ball 100 feet...3..2..1...Happy New Year! And the crowd went wild! Charitable event goers donated more than 4,400 pounds of food for the Goodwill Inn. Now that's something to celebrate. Click here for more photos of the big night.
 

Shortest Highway Award: Elberta's M-168
Team Elmer’s recently completed a complex and meticulously timed seven-stage reconstruction of what was then Michigan's shortest State Highway. The Village of Elberta’s M-168, which runs along the Betsie Lakefront, across the water from downtown Frankfort, clocks in at a whopping .93-miles long.

Scuba Steve Award: Spitznagel Dock
Team Elmer's employees Mark Demoulpied, Craig Cook and Mike Guernsey got in touch with their inner fish and spent 50 hours in Lake Michigan to complete the Spitznagel project in Northport. The crew installed new wood pilings and an H pile dock.
 

Greenie Award: Earth Shelter Project Michigan
An underground earth dome shelter in Mt Pleasant used more than 860,000 pounds of Team Elmer’s concrete to complete the shelter’s facade. Known as “Earth Shelter Project Michigan,” the project is the largest of its kind in the nation at nearly 13,000 square feet and aims to be completely self-sustaining.

Best Dressed Award: Pinky the Pink Concrete Mixer
Our own glamour girl, Pinky, painted the town PINK throughout the year! With your help, we raised more than $38,000 and attended dozens of events to support cancer services throughout Northern Michigan.

Most Uplifting Award: Butch's Tackle and Marine
When completed, 28,000 yards of contaminated dirt will be removed from Butch's Tackle and Marina in Clam River as part of a complete soil remediation project. For a time, the shop was supported on micro pilings while it "teetered" on the edge of a 32-foot deep hole. What a sight!

What was your own award-winning accomplishment of 2010? Visit our facebook page and let us know!