Corporate Responsibility:
A History of Helping Hands

The goal of the Team Lansing Foundation is to build upon the charitable acts of the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Greater Lansing hospitality community, to set the stage for a bright future based on a total commitment to community enrichment.

Family First Night at Wharton Center for Performing Arts

The Wharton Center and the Team Lansing Foundation recently partnered to reach at-risk kids and families from local communities. The Team Lansing Foundation subsidized 40 tickets for families to participate in Family First Nights at Wharton, a new program partially funded by a grant from The Broadway League. Families who attended the Family First Night could not have otherwise afforded to go to the Wharton Center.

Hurricane Katrina Relief

• Donation of computers and staff expertise to set up a computer lab in Atlanta, Georgia to help evacuees of the Katrina disaster use the
  internet to locate loved ones, find jobs, etc.
• Rallying the hospitality community to donate linens, soap, shampoo and sleeping rooms for hurricane Katrina evacuees that were sent to the Greater Lansing area.

Volunteerism / Sponsorships

• Providing annual financial and volunteer support for major events driving tourists to the area such as the Great Lakes Folk Festival and the Common Ground Music Fest.
• The GLCVB facilitated the donation of mattresses and bedding from the local hospitality community to area domestic abuse shelters.
• The GLCVB spearheaded the creation of a hospitality division for the local United Way campaign.