Update: The Bridge continues to make progress with our new supplier, Weeks Food. They are slowly picking up additional brands that our previous supplier carried, but we still have many empty shelves in the refrigerator. We have an amazing volunteer who loves to shop so she is watching for sales and picking up items to help in this transition. Customers seem to be understanding, but sales have been a bit slower than normal.

 

Volunteer Opportunity: The Bridge has signed up to volunteer in the concession stand and/or pavilion for a few Great Lakes Loons baseball games. If you would like to come and enjoy a bit of fun craziness, please sign up as soon as possible so we can assure the Loons that we will have enough volunteers. The most urgent timing is for the kids games on Friday, May 2nd and Tuesday, May 13th. Here is the link to sign up: Loons Link. If the May 2nd game is full and you are able to let us know yet this week if you can volunteer, please send a note to Marsha (marsha@thebridgemidland.com) and Deb Plaver (mdplaver@gmail.com) as we may be able to take additional volunteers. The Bridge will receive $100 per volunteer for the kids games with a matching donor!  

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A God Story: We ordered Maxwell House coffee (10.3oz) from one of our suppliers - when it arrived, the expiration date was 4/29/25. The Bridge doesn't sell anything expired and we don't like to receive things with short dates. The supplier said they had 40 cases (6 per case) left in inventory and wondered if we would take it all at 1/2 price - it was a stretch to think we could sell it all, but we agreed. When the delivery arrived, there were 66 cases of coffee (not 40!). When we called the supplier again, they said they will work with us on the price, but that means we have A LOT of coffee to sell!  If you are in need of coffee in a week or two, check at the Bridge and see how much we have left. We will likely be opening it up for sale to anyone just to move it - it will still be good after 4/29/25, but we can't sell it. Stay tuned to see how this story turns out - God has a sense of humor!