New Year Community Lunch ft. Clothing Swap & Food Bank + Live Music!
Folks are invited to bring their own personal lunch or pre-packaged food items to share, clothing donations, and/or shelf-stable food items to share, and to leave with some in return! Plus live music from the Make-Believe Spurs! Join us in setting the communal tone for the New Year of 2026!
Time & Location
Jan 03, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EST
Peter White Public Library , 217 N Front St, Marquette, MI 49855, USA
About Event

Lunch
Folks are invited to bring their own personal lunch to enjoy in the company of others.
Folks are welcome to bring non-potentially hazardous food items that meet the requirement for cottage foods to share with others. Must be in accordance with Michigan's Food Code: https://www.michigan.gov/mdard/food-dairy/michigan-cottage-foods-information#ProductRelated
Folks are welcome to bring individually pre-packaged store-bought food items to share with others.
Clothing Swap
Folks are invited to bring relatively clean and reusable clothing items to donate - please limit amount to one garbage-bag worth of items per donator.
There will be tables available that we encourage donators to self-arrange their clothing donations on.
Attendees are welcome to take any clothing donations freely - it is not required to bring donations to be able to take some.
Food Bank
Folks are invited to bring shelf-stable, non-expired food items as donations.
There will be an area to self-place donations.
Attendees are welcome to take any food bank donations freely - no questions asked.
Other Notes
Live music from the Make-Believe Spurs!
Bags to take items home will be available.
Items that are left at the end of the event will be subject to otherwise donating as we so choose.
UPRP members will be available on-location from 10a-3p if you would like to donate items or assist in set-up earlier than 11a, or if you would like to assist in cleaning up after 2p.
We hope to see you there for our first event of 2026!!














