What is Making Spirits Bright?
Making Spirits Bright is an annual holiday lights display in Evergreen Park run by three Rotary clubs of Sheboygan County. The Quarryview Center, across from Evergreen Park, features entertainment such as visits with Santa, raffles, concessions, and trolley rides. While admission to the park remains free of charge, food donations for Sheboygan County Food Bank are highly encouraged. Making Spirits Bright is Sheboygan County Food Bank's biggest food drive!
Sponsors contributions support the growth and enhancement of the lights display. Cash donations, collected in the park, are used for repair and enhancements of the lights display and/or distributed through a grant process to local not-for-profits, like Sheboygan County Food Bank.
When does Making Spirits Bright take place?
Making Spirits Bright is open every night from November 24 through December 31 from 5:00pm – 9:00pm. (closed on Dec. 24).
How can I volunteer?
Making Spirits Bright recruits hundreds of Sheboygan County volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, visit Making Spirits Bright website to learn more, or send an email to sign up. Sheboygan County Food Bank also recruits volunteers for this event to help with the collection and storage of donated food. Visit our Volunteer page to learn more!
Partnership Timeline
2012 Making Spirits Bright begins and partners with Sheboygan County Food Bank
2015 Making Spirits Bright donates $10,000 to assist in the purchase of a box truck and lift gate
2016 Making Spirits Bright provides a $25,000 grant to purchase diapers and more nutritional foods
Since the beginning of the partnership,304,405 lbs of non-perishable food have been donated!

Sheboygan County Food Bank was presented with a check for $25,000 by Making Spirits Bright. From left to right: Tony Schultz (SCFB Board Member), Liz Kroll (SCFB Food Bank Director), Eric Zufelt (SCFB Board President), Gerry Plehn (Making Spirits Bright Board President), and Mike Roth (former SCFB Board Member).
Visit Making Spirits Bright to learn more about the annual holiday lights show.