By Wyoming-Kentwood News Today Staff
greer@wktv.org
Throughout the 2026 concert season, Acrisure Amphitheater has made a donation to be nice. in honor of each show that performs at the venue, supporting mental health awareness and education in West Michigan.
During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, be nice. is recognizing and thanking Acrisure Amphitheater
for this meaningful support.
“Music has a unique ability to bring people together and create a sense of connection and community.
We’re proud to support be nice. and its work to make mental health education accessible throughout West
Michigan and beyond,” said Richard MacKeigan, Acrisure Amphitheater General Manager.
“Recognizing each artist who performs at Acrisure Amphitheater with a gift to be nice. is one way we can
extend the impact of those shared experiences beyond the venue and into the community.
“We are incredibly grateful to Acrisure Amphitheater for recognizing the importance of mental health and
supporting our work,” said Christy Buck, president and founder of be nice. “Every artist who takes the
stage brings people together, and we’re grateful that each performance is also helping strengthen mental
health education in our community.”
The donations support be nice.’s work providing mental health and suicide prevention education in
schools, workplaces and communities throughout West Michigan.
About the Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan – be nice.
The Mental Health Foundation of West Michigan’s signature program, be nice. is an upstream mental
health and suicide prevention program that equips individuals to gain knowledge and have confidence to
take action. The four-step action plan—notice, invite, challenge, empower—fosters a culture of awareness
and support in schools, workplaces, and communities, encouraging education, early intervention and
connection to professional help when changes in mental health occur. Learn more at benice.org.
