About

Our Founder, Merrill Lundgren, became affectionately dubbed “The Bucket Man” back in 2003, by middle school students in his first bucketfilling workshop.  Although he had been leading quality of life seminars since 1979 to corporate employees throughout Michigan, he declined invitations to speak to children.

“I don’t know why I turned down them down.  I love kids.  It just didn’t occur to me that this message could be presented so effectively to young people,” says The Bucket Man.  But back in February of 2003, he felt prompted to accept an invitation to speak at a middle school “Career Day” and Merrill became the first person in this country to take this positive message into classrooms.

To date, his inspiration, love and dedication to “making a difference” have spawned two successful character education organizations using the bucketfilling message.   The company he began in 2003, reorganized and named Bucketfillers For Life, Inc. two years ago, has grown exponentially.

After being joined by his daughter, Stacey Lundgren, and his son, Peter Lundgren, BFL has been in over 200 schools, touching the lives of thousands of students and many teachers and principals.

Merrill celebrated his 90th birthday in May, 2009, and remains active in the business.  Speaking in schools, businesses and at many conferences, the Lundgrens are “on a roll”.  They have a fourth presenter in Michigan, and are now pleased to be represented by Regional Directors in California, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C., with more to join soon.

The Bucket Man’s dream of spreading this simple but powerful message–the importance of choosing to live with a warm and caring heart–throughout the nation and perhaps the world is being realized.