Author: Amanda Boundy


It was a beautiful and tragic love story. Susan Vasquez Reyes was an experienced artist whose real love was oil-based paintings. She had a vision only somebody who grew up in the jungles of the Philippines would have.  After she immigrated to the United States, Paul Schumacher, her soon to Read more…


The Superior Health Foundation in Marquette awarded nearly $70,000 in health-centered grant funding at its Fall Grants Awards Celebration on Wednesday evening at the Holiday Inn in Marquette. Due to COVID-19 and the pandemic, the awards celebration was a virtual, live event. The grants celebration was presented by 44North. The Superior Read more…


The Superior Health Foundation, along with Manistique Area Schools,  invites Upper Peninsula residents to actively participate in an online silent auction to benefit the Superior Health Foundation’s Breast Health Fund.  The silent auction is part of Painting the Peninsula Pink, a month-long SHF event to raise funds for the breast health Read more…


Painting the Peninsula Pink is an Upper Peninsula-wide effort to raise awareness about the Superior Health Foundation’s Breast Health Fund.  Each year, SHF fundraises for the entire month of October to assure funding is available for individuals across the U.P. who may need assistance with out-of-pocket breast health expenses not otherwise Read more…


We’re excited to partner with Yooper Shirts for the 2020 Pink Shop. A portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the merchandise and day sponsors will go back to Manistique Public Schools for a health-centered purchase in the school! Go Emeralds!


The Superior Health Foundation is partnering with Manistique Area Schools on a month-long Painting the Peninsula Pink event to raise invaluable funds to help breast cancer patients from all across the Upper Peninsula.  To get there, we’re asking for your charitable support. Proudly presented by mBank in Manistique, the Superior Health Foundation and Manistique Area Schools will co-host “The Read more…


Sara Giles of Manistique is the newest member of the Superior Health Foundation’s Board of Directors. Currently the marketing director of Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital (SMH) and member of the Senior Leadership Team in Manistique, Giles is a native of Canada. She is an honors graduate in psychology and criminology at Read more…


The Superior Health Foundation’s annual gala, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, is still a go, with a slightly different twist.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing mandates put in place, the in-person gala cannot happen. It’s not feasible. And, yes, we’re saddened by that.  Yet, the Superior Read more…


The Superior Health Foundation held its annual golf outing on Friday, June 26, at the Marquette Golf Club. Twenty-two teams from across the Upper Peninsula participated in the outing on a beautiful day. To comply with health and safety standards, the silent auction and 50/50 drawing were held virtually online. Read more…

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