50 Years Seeing Michigan Through a Lens
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50 Years Seeing Michigan Through a Lens
Donated by: Todd and Brad Reed Photography
Donated by: Todd and Brad Reed Photography
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Explore 50 years of Michigan’s beauty in this uniquely showcased photography art book by Todd Reed - first through his eyes as a highly acclaimed photojournalist, then as a distinguished Coast Guardsman, and since 1975 as one of Michigan’s best-known award-winning outdoor photographers. Travel along with Todd as he recalls stories and recollections of family and friends as he worked four careers simultaneously to eventually attain his goal as a full-time photographer and gallery owner. Discover Michigan’s four seasons as he displays his favorite scenes from across our great state and invites you to share in his memories. Todd Reed has been photographing Michigan for 50 years and is considered by many to be one of the best landscape photographers in the United States. Todd and his team have published a large format, high-end, hard-cover coffee table book that highlights many aspects of his life and professions to commemorate that wonderful milestone. The retrospective book is 12 inches square and has almost 400 pages. The book includes a few old family photos from when Todd was young. It also has several images from Todd’s 23 years as a photojournalist at the Ludington Daily News. Of course, the book includes many of Todd’s best-selling images of all time, along with new, longer stories behind those timeless favorites over the 50 years. In addition, Todd was very busy making new photographs in his 50th year, and the book showcases 67 of his brand new, never-before-seen images from 2020.
A note from Planned to A.T. Inc: Rick had a passion to help other young entrepreneurs succeed at their own ideas and visions. There are numerous businesses in the Ludington area who can claim ties to Rick and his willingness to help them get started and succeed. After his death, a group of his close friends formed an organization in his honor to support young entrepreneurs and their dreams of opening a business of their own. The Rick Chapman Legacy League is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization dedicated to assisting local young entrepreneurs via scholarships for business education and grants to help cover various start-up needs including property and equipment purchases, permits and fees, and other expenses needed to start their journey.
Our primary annual fundraiser is the Rick Chapman Legacy Golf Outing, which takes place each August. In just two years, these sold-out events (along with several smaller fundraising efforts and some amazing community partners including Safe Harbor Credit Union, Ludington Bay Brewing Co., and Starving Artist Brewery) have allowed us to dish out $4000 in scholarships and put aside $25,000 to start our scholarship endowment fund at the Mason County Community Foundation. This year, we launched our small business grant application and we are in the process of spreading the word about our efforts to support local start ups.
In the past, we’ve held a silent auction at the event to give non-golfers an opportunity to support our cause. We are excited to announce that this year's auction will be held online so that anyone can participate. Bidding will be available the entire week leading up to the golf event (August 4-11). To facilitate this, we are teaming up with Travel Pledge, which allows charitable-minded entrepreneurs like yourself to donate items for charities to use in their silent auction events. It’s a risk-free way for us to offer international experiences, golf trips, and vacations in addition to local products and services. Travel Pledge will allow us to showcase your donated items alongside their offerings in our online auction. This gives your business exposure to a much broader audience as a supporter of our cause.
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