Blessing Bids 2021
It's time to find out about the Blessing Bids for this year. First of all, what are Blessing Bids? They are donations to MCC projects that are taken during the Auction. In the morning and afternoon, …
Blessing Bids 2020
Some of you may have been wondering where are the Blessing Bids. What happened to them? In this year of new and different ways of operating, the Blessing Bids are no exception. We are still able to …
Auction Online
Perhaps you thought there would be no Northern Michigan Relief Sale Auction this year. There will not be a traditional live auction at the fairgrounds. However, technology is allowing us to have an …
Blessing Bid to Honor Charlie
As the Northern Michigan Relief Sale grows older, so do the long time volunteers. This year we lost two of our friends and co-workers. Charlie Card was one of them. Many of you may have a recollection …
Blessing Bid in Memory of Ardis
Every year brings changes and sometimes losses. This past fall we lost a longtime Northern Michigan Relief Sale worker. Many of you may remember Ardis Miller. For many years Ardis worked in the office …
A Good Sale
Sandwiched between torrential rains Thursday night (I think we could win the most water held by a canopy without collapsing award) and a 911 call for a medical emergency Saturday afternoon, the 2018 …
2017 Blessing Bids
The Northern Michigan Relief Sale is the place to go on the first Saturday in August. It's fun. You see family and friends. There are beautiful quilts and other things to purchase. The food is really …
It’s Over for 2015
The 2015 Relief Sale is over. The fairgrounds have returned to their empty look. Everything is packed up until next year. That will be the big 5 0 for the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. As you …
Blessing Bids 2015
Time now for the serious business of the Northern Michigan Relief Sale. We put on this sale in order to help others. The money raised here is sent to MCC (Mennonite Central Committee). They use it …