The Capac Classmates Podcast is a production of Capac Classmates Promoting Future Adults (CCPFA). It is hosted and produced by John Gonzalez (Class of '83). John is a veteran journalist, podcaster and producer. Have an idea for an upcoming episode? Contact John at michigangonzo@gmail.com.
More about CCPFA:
What started out as a class reunion grew into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the next generation in our small town succeed. Capac Classmates Promoting Future Adults is made up of passionate Capac High School alumni who are committed to providing funding for career or college opportunities for Capac students. We finance our scholarships and other efforts through events like our annual golf tournament, and we are always looking for new ways to give back to the community we love that helped shape us. We would be honored to have you join us in investing in the future of Capac’s young people.
You will find Scholarship information and how to register for the golf outing at capacclassmates.org (https://capacclassmates.org/).
Strikes for Success: Capac Classmates host bowling charity event for scholarships, Nov. 7 and 8
Strikes for Success Charity Bowling Event
John Gonzalez (Class of 1983) catches up with longtime friends Chuck Felek and Paul Leonard (both from the Class of 1981) to talk about the Strike for Success bowling fundraiser supporting scholarships for Capac students. They share event details, bowling stories, and nostalgic memories of school and classmates—all in support of helping local students pursue college, trade school, or other future goals.
Details:
When: November 7th and 8th
Where: Hideaway Lanes: 4550 Howland Rd., Almont, Michigan
Deadline: Registration deadline is October 30, 2026.
https://strike-for-success-bowling-fundraiser.perfectgolf... (https://strike-for-success-bowling-fundraiser.perfectgolfevent.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAcGRvZgVicmlkETFtT1NkWVBNeGVienM4TEIxc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtJGvCofOiXbCvtZcAkz4Oyq5R261MBmQ3e1ewScPaPU3YaZ-0qhIj1JbeYX_aem_V6mIeydVzAt4dkCaoQcl_A)
Teams of 4 are preferred. This is a family friendly game with bumpers available.
Learn more about Capac Classmates at capacclassmates.org (https://capacclassmates.org/).
28 May 2026
Capac Classmates Golf Outing 2026
Join host John Gonzalez as he welcomes guests Chuck Felek and Chris Mailloux from the Capac Classmates Promoting Future Adults organization. Discover insights about their upcoming golf outing on June 20 at Belle River Golf Course in Memphis. Don't miss the registration deadline on June 1! For more details, visit capacclassmates.org (https://capacclassmates.org/).
20 Nov 2025
Giving Tuesday: How you can help Capac Classmates raise scholarship funds (Episode 4)
The podcast episode explores Giving Tuesday and its impact on raising scholarship funds for Capac Classmates, emphasizing community involvement and collective support for future adults.
24 Sept 2025
WPHM Interview: Capac Classmates ready for Sept. 27 Weapons of Grass Destruction Golf Outing
Lisa Cook Gordon and Barbi Bourgeois discuss the Capac Classmates Promoting Future Adults' charity golf outing and the organization's origins in an interview with Paul Miller, highlighting how communities can support local students.
27 Mar 2025
Barbi Bourgeois and John Gonzalez share vision of CCPFA scholarship, golf outing on WPHM (March 25, 2025)
Barbi Bourgeois of the Capac Classmates Promoting Future Adults (CCPFA) nonprofit group shares the vision of the annual scholarship for Capac students with funds raised from the Weapons of Grass Destruction Charity Golf Outing. Podcaster John Gonzalez joins the interview to share why he believes this program while inspire other communities to do the same.
This interview aired March 25 on the WPHM-AM (1380) in Port Huron on the WPHM Morning Show with Paul Miller.
The Scholarship deadline is March 31, 2025.
Registration for the golf outing opens April 1.
More information at capacclassmates.org (https://capacclassmatespromotingfutureadults.com/).
20 Feb 2025
Capac Classmates: Meet 2024 Scholarship recipient Dori Stuever (Episode 3)
On this Capac Classmates podcast, co-hosts John Gonzalez (Class of 1983) and Barbi Bourgeois Wheelihan (Class of 1986) talk to Dori Stuever, the 2024 recipient of the scholarship. They also talk about a non-profit organization her sister founded to help the needy through raising animals, which she continues to run. They also talk about the details on how to apply for the 2025 scholarship. The deadline is March 31, 2025.
More details at capacclassmatespromotingfutureadults.com (https://capacclassmatespromotingfutureadults.com/).
13 Feb 2025
Capac Classmates: Scholarship details, plus interview with 2023 recipient Kyle Wetter (Episode 2)
On this Capac Classmates podcast, co-hosts John Gonzalez (Class of 1983) and Barbi Bourgeois Wheelihan (Class of 1986) talk to Kyle Wetter, the first recipient of the scholarship. They also talk about the details on how to apply for the 2025 scholarship.
More details at capacclassmatespromotingfutureadults.com (https://capacclassmatespromotingfutureadults.com/).
Do you know that Capac was once a big harvester of Cranberries? It's true.
That's the reason why community members who wanted to start a new tradition latched on to this small piece of local history to create Capac Cranberry Christmas back in 2017.
In this first episode of the Capac Classmates Podcast, host and veteran journalist John Gonzalez (Capac High School Class of '83) interviews Roxann Mills, curator of the Capac Community Historical Society Museum. Roxann shares Capac's history of growing and harvesting (by hand) cranberries in the late 1800s. The crop had a very short history, dying off in 1881 as a result of the Great Thumb Fire.
The Historical Society will host some events including a craft and bake sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7, as part of Capac Cranberry Christmas. Kids can also make pine cone birdfeeders. Depot tours will be available for free on the day, she said. Other events will take place throughout downtown Capac on Dec. 7. The parade begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by a gathering at Melody Park for the Tree Lighting.
Members of Capac Classmates Promoting Future Adults are expected to participate in the parade.
More information about Cranberry Christmas is available on the Village of Capac website https://www.villageofcapac.com/events/cranberry-christmas (https://www.villageofcapac.com/events/cranberry-christmas).
More information of the Capac Community Historical Society Museum is at https://capachistoricalsocietymuseum.wordpress.com/ (https://capachistoricalsocietymuseum.wordpress.com/).
More information on Capac Classmates Promoting Future Adults and their schloarship program is available at https://capacclassmatespromotingfutureadults.com/ (https://capacclassmatespromotingfutureadults.com/).
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