December MMPC Meeting – December 3, 2025

The December MMPC meeting will be held on Wednesday December 3, 2025, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833. The annual MMPC Holiday Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Main dishes including salad and desert will be provided. You may bring a desert to pass if you choose. Please respond no later than Sunday, November 30, 2025 to the event on Facebook or to mmpclansing@gmail.com so that we can get a count of members planning to participate.

We are asking MMPC members to share their five best photos of 2025 to display during this meeting. You can send your images to mmpclansing@gmail.com or you can bring them to the meeting on a thumb drive. A slideshow of MMPC members’ photos will be running during the meeting.

Save The Dates – Upcoming MMPC Meetings

The Mid-Michigan Photography Club planned meeting dates include:

• Wednesday December 3, 2025 – First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833 – Holiday Dinner
• Wednesday January 7, 2026 – First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833 – Annual Clinic
• Wednesday February 4, 2026 – First Presbyterian Church 510 W. Ottawa St. Lansing, MI 49833

Big Cookie

Congratulations to all for participating in the September 2025 Big Cookie friendly photo competition with the theme Reflection(s) and Sports. The club will conduct the next Big Cookie friendly competitions in February 2026. The theme for the February 2026 Big Cookie is “Still Life (chiasauro).” Members are encouraged to bring a (only one) digital image the Big Cookie competitions at the February 2026 meeting.

MMPC Annual Dues

The Mid-Michigan Photography Club collects dues annually, for the year beginning in September. The cost of being a club member will be $25 for the 2025-26 year. If you need to pay MMPC dues, you can send payments to: Mid-Michigan Photography Club, PO Box 10031, Lansing, MI 48901.

MMPC Logo Clothing

MMPC clothing items are available to order. You can specify a hoodie as a pullover or zip-up or you can order a t-shirt. You can bring your order form to an MMPC meeting or you can send your order form to the address on the form. Delivery will be at a future MMPC meeting.

A limited number of club emblem patches are available for $15 each. The patches are 3½ inches square, embroidered, three color patches on heavy white cloth. See Glenn Dunn if you are interested.

MMPC Field Trip to North Pole Express

MMPC will sponsor a field trip to photograph the North Pole Express on Saturday, December 6, 2023. We will meet at the Burger King near the Perry exit on I-69 at 9:15 a.m. An event has been posted on the Facebook page.

MMPC Monthly Photo Challenge

Thanks to all who have contributed to the MMPC Photo Challenge. The November theme is Autumn’s Last Breath. It is great to see the submissions on the Facebook page. If you do not use the Facebook group, send your entry by email to mmpclansing@gmail.com so that we can post it to the Facebook page. Constructive discussion of the photos, beyond simply liking the picture, is encouraged. The current and upcoming monthly themes for the photo challenge are:

• November 2025 – Autumn’s Last Breath
• December 2025 – Holiday Spirit

The following list contains events that may be of interest to photographers: