425 N Linwood, Appleton, WI 54914
920-734-7225
www.fvlhomes.org
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2020 Winter Appeal
Thank you to all the contributors who responded to our appeal campaign with your generous gift. There is still time for you to make your donation to support our ministry.
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You can mail your donation to the address above or make an online donation by clicking here.
Due to the pandemic many of our fund-raising opportunities have been canceled. We look forward to the time when, once again, our seniors will be able to participate in programs that are vitally important to them. Programs that meet their holistic needs of mind, body and spirit help them maintain a quality of life. This is possible because of support from people like you.
Again, we thank you for remembering this growing group of elders that need our support through the ministry of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes.
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Seeking QuickBooks Support
We are looking for someone with QuickBooks Online expertise to support our accounting process between 2 to 5 hours per week. If you are that talented person, please click here to email our Executive Director, Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch for further information.
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Blessings Abound!
Santa (wait -- look closer -- who is that bearded/masked man?) and his elves from both near and far celebrated Christmas with gifts of food and treats for our tenants.
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Thanks to all of you for spreading the word about our recent vacancies. We are happy to report that we have filled all our openings and have several persons on our waiting list. It is never to early to add your name to our waiting list so you have options when you are ready to move. There is no fee to have your name added to our waiting list. |
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First Annual FVLH
Door Decorating Contest
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DRUM ROLL PLEASE!! The winners are: 1st floor Mary, 2nd floor Pauline, and 3rd floor Judy! Check out our Facebook page to see photos of all the entries. Thank you to all the participants! We can’t wait to see what our creative tenants come up with next! Special thanks to our VIP panel of judges Sue Doell and Marilyn Orvedahl.
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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.
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Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, our tenant community was unable to gather in person for our annual Christmas celebration. Thanks to a Thrivent Action Team grant and a generous donation from Festival Foods, our tenants each received dinners delivered to their door!
Special thanks to Board Members Tommy Meltz and Pastor Leon Knitt for organizing this project and delivering each meal with a smile.
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Thanks to another supporter who applied for a Thrivent Action Team grant to provide fresh fruit and vegetables for our tenants for several weeks during the Christmas Holidays. Strawberries, bananas, grapes, cucumbers, blackberries and more were delivered right to our tenants door.
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Care Packages Filled with Love
Our community continues to remind us we are not alone as we isolate during COVID-19. Thank you to mother and daughter team, Jill and Kelcie who donated care packages to our tenants. They read about our tenants needs in the Volunteer Fox Cities Holiday wish list.
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Food Donations to Our Tenants
We continue to receive food packages through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program distributed by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin throughout the month of December. We feel the love and support of our community as we shelter in place to remain virus free.
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The First Load is ON US!
Laundry Renovation is Complete
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Our laundry is now relocated to an area adjacent to Linwood Commons. This relocation allows tenants to wait in comfort in our community area, meet with Cheryl, our Care Coordinator or peruse the many newly donated books in our library. Many thanks to Mary Beth Nienhaus for the matching fund donation that made this project happen! Many tenants, their families and community members also supported this project with their contributions.
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THE FIRST LOAD WAS ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS!
Our Board of Directors took up a collection and provided quarters and laundry pods for our tenants to get their first loads started!
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The new automatic door openers have been installed and work great!! Our contractor Finding Time LLC from Sherwood did a fantastic job.
Photography credit to Jim Jensen.
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Shop Amazon Smile
& Support Linwood Place
Many of us shop 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!
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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.
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