HOUSE OF LUDINGTON EMPLOYEE & TENANT FIRE RELIEF FUND
Tragedy again struck Escanaba on the afternoon of Friday, December 5, 2025 when the House of Ludington historic hotel and apartment complex suffered a tremendous and tragic loss from a fire on the building's third floor. Despite all possible efforts, the fire resulted in immense destruction and property damage throughout the complex.
The terrible fire has caused the hotel staff to be without their jobs and tenants in the complex to be without a home for the foreseeable future. Kindness Rocks U.P. Michigan didn't hesitate to jump in to help how ever we could and are now joining the coalition to make sure the community members affected are afforded the best possible care we can provide.
From now until at least the end of December, Kindness Rocks U.P. Michigan will be selling our "Gone but Never Forgotten" buttons to raise funds for the displaced staff and tenants. Buttons are $5 each and all proceeds go towards the employee and tenant relief fund that the House of Ludington executive management has created.
Buttons can be purchased any of the following ways:
- Purchase directly at Nyman Jewelers located at 911 Ludington Street, Escanaba. (They also have a donation bucket if you'd like to make a direct donation without purchasing a button!)
- Fill out our Contact Us page form to email us letting us know you'd like to purchase a button. We'll follow-up with you by email.
- Message either Ty or Cris on the Kindness Rocks U.P. Michigan Facebook page and we'll coordinate payment and button pick-up or delivery with you via messenger.
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Race Ramps Employee Fire Relief Fund
On the afternoon of Thursday, October 23, 2025, the Race Ramps manufacturing facility in Escanaba tragically experienced a fire in their building that caused the business to close for the foreseeable future. Most importantly, this also means most, if not all, of their staff are now without their jobs at the facility.
Kindness Rocks U.P. Michigan partnered with Race Ramps Management to raise money to help replace the income for the staff whose income and employment have been unexpectedly curtailed as a result of the tragedy.
As of 12/8/2025, we are currently in the process of collecting the donation buckets we deployed as part of the fundraiser. Once all the buckets are collected and donation totals calculated, we will post the total amount collected alongside our thank you message on our Facebook page.
We will also post updates on our Facebook page and on this page when the total value of the fire relief fund is calculated and the funds provided to the Race Ramps staff.
