Sponsorships at all levels are available now!
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Current as of April 7, 2025
Thank you to our 2025 Empty Plate sponsors!
$20,000+ Chef’s Table Sponsors (Title)
Mary Ellen Sheets & Tom Amiss
$10,000 Main Course Sponsors
AF Group
Auto-Owners Insurance
Jean & Doug Buhler
Capital Honda
LAFCU
Lake Trust Credit Union
Lansing Neurosurgery/Rehabilitation
McLaren Greater Lansing
Ronald & Mary Simon
Fran & Brig Sorber
$5,000 Cheese Board Sponsors
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
DTN Management Co.
Sue & Cliff Haka
Matthew 6
Moonsail North
MSU Federal Credit Union
James D. Noble Trust
Schaeffer and Parker Families
Shaheen Automotive Group
United Dairy Industry of Michigan
$2,500 Bread & Butter Sponsors
Greg & Chrissie Brogan
Capital Area Transportation Authority
Capitol National Bank
Jennifer & Mike Charette
Dart Bank
Dean Transportation
Mary Anne Ford & Scott Schrager
Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC
Lansing Board of Water and Light
Michigan Association of Health Plans
Simplified Tax & Accounting Services
Sinas Dramis Law Firm
Pat & Katie Spyke
Tri-Star Trust
Willingham & Coté PC
$1,000 Dessert Plate Sponsors
Adventure Credit Union
Allie Siarto Photography
The Hon. Lisa Babcock and Paul Tower
Gary Bender
Cara Boucher
Leslie A. Brogan
Capital Steel & Wire
Cleary Family
Clerical-Technical Union of MSU
DJ’s Landscape Management
Dowding Industries Inc.
EMC Insurance
Eyde Development
Food Bank Council of Michigan
Gillespie Group
Karen & Norman Grannemann
HAP Caresource
Independent Bank
Junior League of Lansing
Emalie & Richard Karp
Stan Kogut
Michelle M. Lantz
Larry Lee
John & Fran Loose
Maner Costerisan
Joseph Mashni
Maureen McDonough and Dennis Propst
Mercantile Bank
Michigan Milk Producers
Murphy & Spagnuolo, PC Attorneys at Law
Liz & Ken Nobis
PEA Group
Peckham
Plante Moran
PNC Bank
Robert Half
Richard Sneary
Senator Debbie Stabenow
Sutton Advisors, PLC
U.A. of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local Union 333
University of Michigan Health — Sparrow
Joe & Cheryl Wald
Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
Gene & Sandy Wrigglesworth
Jinhua Yang and Steve Van Nocker
$500 Appetizer Plate Sponsors
AARP
ASAP Printing
Terence Blackburn
Ryan & Tricia Carter
Nancy Defrance
Financial Technology Inc.
French/Silm/Weber Agency: Farm Bureau Insurance
Richard Honicky
North Winds Heating & Cooling
Tailgaters
Thank you to the generous sponsors of last year’s event! To view 2024 Empty Plate sponsors, click here.
For more information on sponsoring the 2025 Empty Plate dinner, contact Amber Stairs at (517) 908-3688.