To the editor:

2021 was the 23rd year for the Sheriff’s Office ‘No Kid Without a Christmas’ program, and because of the unbelievable support from the people of the Keweenaw it was a great success allowing us to assist dozens of families!

It is very heartwarming to see the generosity of the many people, businesses and organizations who come together to make our program the success that it is, making sure that the less fortunate children in our community are not forgotten on Christmas.

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the many individuals who donated to the program this year, without your help this program would not exist. We would also like to thank the following businesses and organizations who make this all possible:

At Last Gourmet Foods, EDOCHI Property Management, Open Skies LLC, Country Village Shops, Copper Harbor Improvement Association (CHIA), Minnetonka Resort, Copper Harbor School, Laughing Loon Gift Shop, Gas Light General Store, Eagle Harbor Inn, Cedar Point Cabins, Wingard Construction, Fletchy’s Otter Belly Resort, The Eagle Harbor Ladies for both fundraising and putting together gifts for the parents, Lac La Belle Lodge, Wildersness Resort LLC, Bethany Lutheran Church of the Keweenaw, Bethany Lutheran Helping Hands, Phoenix General Store, Ojibway Construction, Mohawk-Ahmeek United Methodist Church, Lassila Insurance, Rinne’s Excavating, DeMarois Logging Inc, Fulton Forestry, Lynne’s Fashion Trend, Sickler Industries, Ojibway Construction, Phoenix Store, Mohawk Superette, The Wood’n Spoon, The Gay Bar, NorthStar BP, Gasoline Alley, American Legion Post 230, CLK VFW post 3900, CLK Sportsman’s Club, Keweenaw Lions Club, the CLK Rotary Club, Keweenaw Community Forest Co., Keweenaw Outdoor Recreation Coalition (KORC), Great Lakes Mutual Insurance Co., Ace Hardware of Calumet, Toni’s Country Kitchen, The Daily Mining Gazette, Employees at GS Engineering, Torch Lake Federal Credit Union, Koppers and Louie’s Market of Lake Linden as well as the employees of the DHHS who assist with identifying families in need.

Each year this Office receives many thank you cards and words of gratitude from the families assisted by this program. We would like to pass these thanks on to you, the people that make this program happen.

On behalf of the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office, the Keweenaw County Courthouse

Elves and most importantly the many children served, Thank You all very much!

Sincerely,