Friends of Ypsilanti Freighthouse

By eating dinner at Frenchie’s on Tuesday, May 13, from 5-9 p.m. you can help support our fundraising efforts. 50% of your meals’ proceeds and 100% of tips will go to saving the Freighthouse! Not only will there be super yummy food (from the Sidetrack menu), there will be piano playing and an all around good time!

AND . . . live auction by Steve Gross.  Here are some auction highlights:

-A ride-along with the Ypsilanti Police Department.
-Multiple sets of really great Tigers’ tickets.
-Dinner AND DRINKS (!) for 2 at The Sidetrack Bar and Grill with chauffeur service to and from your house in a 1947 Hudson.
-A dozen roses a month for a year from Enchanted Florist.
-Hand-blown artisan bowl made by a local artist from Concordia College.
-A “Growler” of beer every month for a year from Corner Brewery.
-Neon ‘Ice Cream’ sign
-Side-by-side pedicures from Eleven West Salon and Spa with lunch for 2 at Haab’s.
-A case of fine wine (including 2 bottles of delicious Boone’s Farm).
-2 five gallon bottles of fine wine.
-A latte a week for a year from Cafe Luwak.
-The entire contents of the Sidetrack’s lost and found box! (This may or may not include: multiple umbrella’s, a few sweatshirts, a plethora of folders, books and binders, a watch, six hats, a small animal, a tuba, a single sock, a half consumed Miller Lite, Kwame’s cell phone, a fake Coach bag with a fake ID, a downtown left turn, and the one person who voted in favor of the city income income tax!)  

EAT GOOD FOOD, DRINK GREAT BEER AND SUPPORT THE FREIGHTHOUSE!!!

According to Ed Penet, Saturday night’s Fullfreight Banjo Benefit for the Freighthouse at the Corner Brewery raised just over $3000. By all accounts, it was an incredible event, one for which Caleb Brokaw, of the band Black Jake and the Carnies, deserves a great deal of credit! He dreamt it up, promoted it, did all the press releases, and made it a success! The results were amazing, and the place was packed! Check out the photos!
The FOYF owes Caleb, and all the bands that performed, a debt of gratitude! We were just happy to show-up and enjoy the music with the rest of you. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A SUCCESS!
And look for FullFreight Fiddle (et al.) in your future.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to support the Friends’ application for a $15,000 grant through Hamburger Helper’s Helping Hand program. We received 272 notes of support - far more than any other projects that we’ve looked at. If you were one of the people who added your voice to the chorus of support, we’d like to thank you with a party at Frenchie’s (date TBD), so please provide us with your email address by sending a quick note to freighthouse@gmail.com.

The funds, if they’re awarded, will be used to make repairs to the once vital Freighthouse, which has been closed for the past several years on account of safety issues. Since the inception of the My Hometown Helper program, Hamburger Helper has aided 53 communities, awarding over $232,000.

Grant recipients will be announced on May 15.

Welcome to the Ypsilanti Freighthouse! We are glad you stopped by.