Michigan

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Merrill Lundgren

merrill@bucketfillersforlife.com
As the originator of school programs using the bucket filling metaphor, Merrill has worked hard to spread a message he is passionate about sharing.  Please read more about this inspirational man here.

At age 91, The Bucket Man (see the About Us page to learn about this nickname!) remains active in the organization.

peterPeter Lundgren

peter@bucketfillersforlife.com

As President of Bucketfillers For Life, Peter leads BFL’s corporate operations. He also presents the BFL message to various student groups, organizations, conferences, etc.. He brings over 20 years of business management and operational experience to the Bucketfillers For Life team. This experience, coupled with Peter’s passion for professionalism and making a difference in the lives of others, applies well in his commitment to the BFL programs.  His dedication to spreading the positivity of the bucket filling message has resulted in exponential growth not only within BFL’s home state of Michigan, but throughout the country. Peter is married to Lin, and has a son from the Marshall Islands.

staceyStacey Lundgren

stacey@bucketfillersforlife.com

As Vice President and Lead Presenter of BFL, Stacey has made presentations to thousands of students, teachers and parents in over 250 schools. In addition, she presents workshops and keynotes at educational and parenting conferences and other organizations. Stacey is a member of NSA (The National Speakers Association), MAMSE (Michigan Association of Middle School Educators), National Association of Counsel for Children, and a CORE Team Member of the Michigan Model Court (Juvenile) Project, a national initiative. She is the mother of five children, three of whom were adopted as older children.  Stacey is the author of True Bucketfilling Stories: Legacies of Love, released on April 1, 2010.

To contact the Michigan Regional Training Center you can call, write or email:

Peter Lundgren
P.O. Box 2172
Howell, MI 48843
Phone/Fax: 517-546-3701
peter@bucketfillersforlife.com

"Our bucketfilling assemblies and workshops have been some of the most impressionistic initiatives we have undertaken! Our students have learned how to articulate and share their feelings with others using positive communication, they know how they can make a difference in someone’s life every day with their words or actions, and they have openly shared what they’ve learned with their families and loved ones! We have received touching compliments and letters of thanks from parents about the “amazing conversations that occurred between their children following these assemblies”. Coupled with a positive school-wide behavior plan that we implemented last year, Bucketfilling has now become part of our school culture. We will continue to host workshops each year to maintain this positive energy in our school community."

LouAnne Pisha, Principal
Crissman Elementary School
Utica School District
Shelby Township, MI
"My 6th grader came home today and wrote the most beautiful examples of why he loves and respects his little brother. I’m not sure what kind of event you had at school today, January 28, 2009, but this truly is the most amazing experience we had at home in a long time. I just wanted to take a moment to say that it was great. My boys fight like siblings do, some days more than others. Today (my son) wrote about (his brother). (His brother) listened with tears in his eyes, sensitive to the fact that his big brother really does love him. I have to say that this is one of the most memorable events experienced at Crissman. Totally awesome! Thanks."

A Grateful Parent
Crissman Elementary School
Utica School District
Shelby Township, MI
"That was the best assembly I’ve ever seen at our school. Everything was perfect—the length, the humor, how it kept the students’ attention and got the positive message to them so effectively, the humor. All of it was great! We are very pleased."

John Weaver, PTO Vice President
Carpenter Elementary School, Midland, MI