The Thankful Townie is an anonymous Ann Arbor resident (or residents?) who sends a thoughtful thank you note and gift card to an individual, business or institution once a month to thank them for their contributions to our community.
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- Twitter Profile
- "Thankful Townie" -- Jenn McKee, Ann Arbor Observer, July 2017
Past recipients include:
- Chip Smith
- Zachary Ackerman
- Aut Bar/Common Language
- Ann Arbor Film Festival
- Sabra Briere
- Ann Arbor Art Center
- Ann Arbor Observer
- Literati
- Groundcover
- Delonis Center
- Ryan Burns
- Eli Neiburger
- Mariah Cherem
- Andy Brush
- Mary Morgan
- Downtown Development Authority
- Anna Ercoli Schnitzer
- Ann Arbor Summer Festival
- Kickshaw Theater
- Water Hill Festival
- Jeannine Palms
- Linh Song
- John Roos / Roos Roast (got ice cream instead of coffee)
- Jason Frenzel - Aug 2016
- Yousef Rahbi - Nov 2016
- Mary Morgan - Jan 2017
- Ryan Burns - Jan 2017
- Jeff Irwin - Feb 2017
- The Lunch Room - March 2017
- Theatre Nova - April 2017
- Sangria Porch - 2017
- Little lake learning community - October 2017
- Kevin Spangler and Yodit Mesfin Johnson - January 2018
- We the People Growers Association - February 2018
- Dawn Farm - March 2018
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Melvin Parson - April 2018
- Maria Goodrich - May 2018
- Women's Center - Marnie Levitt and Paula Johnson Michalak - July 2018
- Robin Agnew / Aunt Agatha's book store - Aug 2018
- Keith Michalowski - Nov 2018
- Howard Lazarus - Jan 2019
- Paquetta Palmer - Jan 2019