Thank you to all who joined the Literacy Center and event host Mark Peters under the tent at Lion Rock Manor for Wine & Words on Thursday, September 10, 2026 to enjoy wine and word games while helping to raise the literacy levels of adults in our community. Be sure to read Danilo's speech here.

Reading Enthusiast Sponsors
Bill & Wanda Guest
Mark Peters

Wordsmith Sponsors

Rich & Dawn Antonini
Lorissa and Wesley MacAllister
Brien and Abbi Marti
Elizabeth Welch and Brian Schwartz
Brent and Diane Slay

Book Collector Sponsors
Jim and Nancy Ayres
Bill and Cecile Fehsenfeld
Andy and Lisa Howland
Macatawa Bank
McAlvey Merchant and Associates
RoMan Manufacturing
Scott Christopher Homes
Mike and Heather Slater
West Michigan Works!

Literature Lover Sponsors
AHC Hospitality
Applied Innovation
John and Micki Benz
Byrne
Fritz Crabb
Dominican Sisters-Grand Rapids
J.K. Elder & Associates
The Express Employment Professionals Companies
Win & Kyle Irwin
Landscape Design Services
Bill & Melissa Marsh
Real IT
 

Honorary Committee
Rich & Dawn Antonini 
Chasity Bailey-Fakhoury, PhD 
Tricia Baird 
Matthew & Kristy Becker 
Melissa Boughner 
Meg Derrer 
LaSandra & Arlen-Dean Gaddy 
Rep. Kristian Grant 
Keenan King, PhD 
Hon. David & Commissioner Melissa LaGrand 
Deidra Mitchell 
Trudy Ngo-Brown 
Brandon & Alexis Reame 
Jen Schottke & Jay Van Portfliet 
Amy Van Andel 
Yilin Wendland-Liu, PhD