FCF Seeks 2023 Legacy Ball Dachshund Derby Partner Following Successful 2022 Event

For more than a decade, the Frankenmuth Community Foundation has been raising money to make Frankenmuth a better place to work, live and play through its annual Legacy Ball. The 2022 Legacy Ball was no exception, raising $58,138.44 for the Frankenmuth Historical Association’s museum renovation and expansion project.

The Legacy Ball has evolved over the years into what has now been dubbed the Legacy Ball Dachshund Derby. “Making the event more interactive has been widely successful,” says Legacy Ball Committee Chair, Anne Webb. “The Community Foundation was able to choose a new path and target a specific

project to raise funds for, a project that would be beneficial and impact the community in a big way.”

For the 2022 event, the Foundation chose the Frankenmuth Historical Association as a partner. Their gallery construction and renovation will begin in early 2023 with a scheduled completion date of 2024 and will include new galleries highlighting World War II, Beer & Brewing, Becoming Little Bavaria,

Festivals & Traditions and Continued Community. On Tuesday, October 4, the Legacy Ball Committee, and the FHA staff gathered for a check presentation at the museum’s Fischer Hall.

Now, the Legacy Ball Dachshund Derby Committee turns their focus to 2023 as they seek a partner for next year’s event.

“Our goal is to raise $20,000 or more for a deserving local organization that is engaged in a major project designed to improve the lives of Frankenmuth citizens,” noted Frankenmuth Community Foundation Executive Director Jonathan Webb. “We are looking to partner with another great local non-profit to help make their dream project come true. All proceeds from the 2023 Dachshund Derby will go directly to the selected partnering organization’s project that strives to improve recreation, education, leadership, economic growth or community good within Frankenmuth."

The 2023 Annual Legacy Ball Dachshund Derby is set for Saturday, April 30, at Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth.

Groups who have a project that would strengthen the Frankenmuth community but need a jumpstart to the funding and want a great way to spread the news of the project should apply as a Legacy Ball Dachshund Derby partnering organization for 2023. The application window will open November 1 and

run through November 30, 2022. To apply, simply go to the Frankenmuth Community Foundation’s website and click on the Legacy Ball Partner Application link under the “Apply for Funding” tab.

“We are excited to partner with another terrific group. The winning partner for 2023 will be notified after December 15, 2022,” stated Webb. For more information, email frankenmuthcommunityfoundation@gmail.com or fill out the application on the website, www.frankenmuthfoundation.org beginning November 1.