Grandmas Purse

03/19/2026

We are here to help children with sponsorship to (non school affiliated) activities and sports. When the parents work-but are having a special circumstance (hours cut, layoff, illness, major unexpected repair that drained the bank) and the child would miss out on the activity this time. Must be working parents. Contact Vicki Burgdorf at 231-350-6740 to discuss.

03/06/2026

Please vote for us today!

03/06/2026

🎉 MARCH GRANTNESS ANNOUNCEMENT — NOMINATIONS ARE IN!

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for our OCF Community Choice Grant: March Grantness Edition! Community Choice Grants are a unique opportunity that put the power of grantmaking into YOUR hands. Not only does this provide essential support, but it also spreads awareness of their missions and builds new connections.

We’re excited to share the 32 organizations that will move forward:
🏀 YOUR 2026 MARCH GRANTNESS CONTENDERS:

Johannesburg Lewiston Little League
4 Paw Love, Inc.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Ga***rd Eagles Aerie 1825
Ga***rd High School Drama Club
Ga***rd Youth Basketball Association
Michigan Elk Country Association
Nicholas Mazur Memorial Fund of the OCF
NMSAS Recovery Center
Otsego Christian School
Otsego County Library
Otsego Housing Task Force
Trident Wrestling
VFW Playscape
Zonta Club of Ga***rd
Up North Adoptive and Foster Closet
Vanderbilt Community Food Closet
Grandmas Purse
Northern Michigan Children's Assessment Center
Ga***rd Area Community Meal Program
Kirtland Community College Foundation
Kiwanis Club of Ga***rd
NEMCSA
Ga***rd Area Council for the Arts
Veterans Coffee
St. Mary Cathedral Players
Vanderbilt Area School
Otsego County Historical Society
Otsego County Community Center
Otsego Count 4-H
Otsego County Fire Authority
Caring Closet, Inc.

💬 A quick note about eligibility:
To maintain fairness and extend opportunities to a broad range of nonprofits, previous Community Choice Grant winners have eligibility restrictions based on the award amount they received. If you nominated an organization and do not see it listed, they likely fell under this category.

🔧 Behind the scenes:
We’re now working to randomly assign the brackets, which will be posted tomorrow morning.

💥 ROUND 1 VOTING BEGINS at 8 AM tomorrow!

Get ready to vote, cheer, and help determine which organizations will move forward to potentially take home the $2,500 Community Choice Grant.
It’s on! 🏆💚m

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

We have been nominated! Please vote for us

🎉 MARCH GRANTNESS ANNOUNCEMENT — NOMINATIONS ARE IN!

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for our OCF Community Choice Grant: March Grantness Edition! Community Choice Grants are a unique opportunity that put the power of grantmaking into YOUR hands. Not only does this provide essential support, but it also spreads awareness of their missions and builds new connections.

We’re excited to share the 32 organizations that will move forward:
🏀 YOUR 2026 MARCH GRANTNESS CONTENDERS:

Johannesburg Lewiston Little League
4 Paw Love, Inc.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Ga***rd Eagles Aerie 1825
Ga***rd High School Drama Club
Ga***rd Youth Basketball Association
Michigan Elk Country Association
Nicholas Mazur Memorial Fund of the OCF
NMSAS Recovery Center
Otsego Christian School
Otsego County Library
Otsego Housing Task Force
Trident Wrestling
VFW Playscape
Zonta Club of Ga***rd
Up North Adoptive and Foster Closet
Vanderbilt Community Food Closet
Grandmas Purse
Northern Michigan Children's Assessment Center
Ga***rd Area Community Meal Program
Kirtland Community College Foundation
Kiwanis Club of Ga***rd
NEMCSA
Ga***rd Area Council for the Arts
Veterans Coffee
St. Mary Cathedral Players
Vanderbilt Area School
Otsego County Historical Society
Otsego County Community Center
Otsego Count 4-H
Otsego County Fire Authority
Caring Closet, Inc.

💬 A quick note about eligibility:
To maintain fairness and extend opportunities to a broad range of nonprofits, previous Community Choice Grant winners have eligibility restrictions based on the award amount they received. If you nominated an organization and do not see it listed, they likely fell under this category.

🔧 Behind the scenes:
We’re now working to randomly assign the brackets, which will be posted tomorrow morning.

💥 ROUND 1 VOTING BEGINS at 8 AM tomorrow!

Get ready to vote, cheer, and help determine which organizations will move forward to potentially take home the $2,500 Community Choice Grant.
It’s on! 🏆💚m

01/16/2026

We were blessed with a donation from Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary today! Thank you so much ladies!!

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas 🤶

12/13/2025

Update: bed found! Still looking for a toddler bed for one of our families! Anyone able to help?

12/12/2025

Please email us your Nominations for a family you know that is having an unusual hard time this Christmas but would never ask for help! We provide Christmas for working families who are having a special circumstance but would never ask for help- they would just wait and do Christmas for their kids later. We admire the thoughts on that- but that is exactly why we started this charity. If you have a neighbor, friend, relative that fits the above- email us their information of who they are, how to get ahold of them and what their situation is. Email to [email protected]
Time is running out for us to help. Christmas is so very close!
Also important to note- self nomination is a disqualification. Nominations can only come from outside the household.

12/11/2025

Edit: we found a table. Still need a toddler bed please. To our friends in the area. We need some help for a couple of our families. In search of a table and chairs in good condition and a toddler bed with mattress! Please let us know if you can help!

12/11/2025

The nominations are coming in! We can do more. Its not too late to nominate a family in need of Christmas help who would never ask for themselves!

12/03/2025

Please email us your Nominations for a family you know that is having an unusual hard time this Christmas but would never ask for help! We provide Christmas for working families who are having a special circumstance but would never ask for help- they would just wait and do Christmas for their kids later. We admire the thoughts on that- but that is exactly why we started this charity. If you have a neighbor, friend, relative that fits the above- email us their information of who they are, how to get ahold of them and what their situation is. Email to [email protected]