December 1, 2020
425 N Linwood, Appleton, WI 54914
920-734-7225
www.fvlhomes.org
Join Our Community!

WE ANTICIPATE A VACANCY of a one bedroom apartment beginning on January 1. Are you interested in living at Linwood Place? Please contact us for information and to schedule a tour by calling 920-734-7225 or by emailing our Building Manager, Brian Krauss (click here to email) or Executive Director Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch (click here to email).

Linwood Place is an independent living community for persons 62 and over, in a faith based community. We serve persons wishing to partake in community living and maintain independence without the work of home maintenance.
Virtual Volunteer Fair Hosted by Volunteer Fox Cities

We recently had the opportunity to share the mission and ministry of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes (FVLH) during the Virtual Volunteer Fair hosted by Volunteer Fox Cities.

Bradley Creighton, Community Engagement and Events Coordinator from Volunteer Fox Cities created a great video that describes FVLH, our volunteer needs and what it is like to be an older adult during COVID-19.

Imagine what it’s like to live in loneliness and isolation as an older adult during COVID-19? How can you help? Special thanks to our tenant Sharon for sharing her story. Click here to view the video.
Sweet Treats Abound!

Special thanks to our Board Member Pastor Leon Knitt for donating cookies from Sweet Treats Candies and Sweets in Kaukauna. Life during COVID has been challenging due to isolation and loneliness. We appreciate the "Thinking of You" gesture.
Shop Amazon Smile
& Support Linwood Place

Many of us are doing more shopping online these days. Every time you shop using Amazon, you have the opportunity to support Linwood Place, A Ministry of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes. Amazon Smile automatically donates 0.5% of your purchase price to support our ministry. Amazon Smile has the same account settings, selection, low prices and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com. The next time you shop, go to smile.amazon.com and select Fox Valley Lutheran Homes as your charitable organization. Click here if you are ready to shop and support!
Thanks to Thrivent and Their Policy Holders!
The Ministry of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes is able to continue to serve our tenants because of generous supporters. Are you a Thrivent policy holder that would like to support the social and/or education programs we offer to our tenants? You can apply for an Action Team grant to support a special need, project or activity right here at Linwood Place. Thrivent offers financial resources to increase the impact of the project. Click here to apply for an Action Team grant. If you need more information about Thrivent's Action Team grants or would like help getting your request processed online click here to email our Executive Director, Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch. Featured below are examples of recent activities supported through Action Team grants.

Knock, Knock FVLH tenants! Here’s a tasty cookie from Hill Top Bakery in Kaukauna to let you know your fellow neighbors are thinking of you! Thank you to Thrivent policy holder Ozzie Rapp for applying for an Action Team grant to fund this project. Thanks to FVLH Party Planner extraordinaire Jackie Lindmair for her continued support!

Our Mission and Ministry Team received an Action Team grant thanks to Thrivent policy holder and board member Pastor Leon Knitt to provide our tenants special "Thinking of You" treats during the next few months. Just in time for Thanksgiving, our tenants received a beautiful fall bouquet from the floral department at Pick 'n Save delivered by board members Tommy Meltz and Pastor Leon. COVID has made life challenging and we want our tenants to know that we appreciate them.
Thanks to anonymous Thrivent policy holders, our tenants each received a poinsettia to brighten their day and their apartments. Did you know that poinsettias are called "Flowers of the Holy Night" because of a child's humble gift to the infant Jesus? Her bouquet of weeds burst into bright red flowers and reminds us that even the smallest gift given by someone who loves Jesus pleases Him. Click here to read the full story.
Thank You to Our Special Neighbors
We recently made acquaintance with a special couple who recently moved to our neighborhood and are interested in volunteering at Fox Valley Lutheran Homes.

Meet Liam & Kithara Vogel, owners of Dalla Terra Pasta, who recently delivered notes of encouragement, packages of their specialty pasta and new puzzles for our tenants. We are thankful for the support of these special neighbors.
Food Donations to Our Tenants

We continue to receive food packages through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program distributed by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. Special thanks to Board Member Jake Czarnik-Neimeyer for delivering the boxes of food. We continue to feel the support of our community as we shelter in place to remain virus free.
Laundry Renovation In Progress!

Check out the images of our Laundry Renovation Project in Linwood Commons. We are blessed by a matching fund gift from Mary Beth Nienhaus that will allow our tenants to do their laundry adjacent to our community room.

Photography credit to Jim Jensen. We can't wait for the dust to settle to show you our finished project! Our contractor Finding Time LLC from Sherwood is doing a fantastic job.
Tenant Safety

We just received a generous donation from 4imprint of 200 canvas facemasks, 800 personal size sanitizer bottles and 500 tissue packets for our staff, tenants and vendors. This donation will ensure that everyone living in and entering the building is doing all they can to keep our tenants safe from COVID-19.

We have a great partner in Jenny's Helping Hands (our cleaning contractor) as they continue to keep our building clean and sanitized. When you see Jenny or her crew, thank them for all the hard work they do to keep our home looking great!

Linwood Place, a ministry of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes is a non-profit corporation affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and area congregations. The board of directors is composed of community leaders, clergy and dedicated volunteers who guide the operation and plan for the future.

We are a non-sectarian project. Persons of any race, color, creed, religion, national origin or sex are welcome.