July 1, 2021

OUR MISSION: Supportive Independent Living in a Faith-based Senior Community

425 N Linwood, Appleton, WI 54914
920-734-7225
www.fvlhomes.org
Join Us For Our Summer Concert Series

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy great music with family and friends for our first outdoor summer music series. The concerts will take place in our Linwood Commons front parking lot at 425 N Linwood Ave in Appleton. Thanks to our series sponsors: Care Patrol of the Fox Cities, St Mark's Lutheran Church in Neenah. Additional financial support provided through a Thrivent Action Team grant.
Spring Appeal-Over The Top
Thanks to the generosity of 32 donors, our SPRING APPEAL this year reached a new total of $4,220.  That is $310 more than last year and $700 more than our budgeted goal this year. We can't overestimate the importance of supporting our Spring and Advent Appeal. Our apartment rental income is just 77% of our total budget so we count on your donations to provide a quality facility and programs for our 47 residents (tenants). We had a balanced budget in 2020 despite the challenges of COVID and are hopeful that we can again balance the budget in 2021. Another way you can support FVLH is through a designated gift for one of the items on our wish list. Please call Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch to discuss a gift of an item on the wish list below. Be assured that we will continue to be good stewards of your gifts as we support the Mission of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes.  Thank you!
Wish List

After a year of COVID isolation, we are looking forward to some safe social activities. We are seeking donations to purchase a digital piano for future worship and entertainment programs in our Commons

Donations of hard cover books, paper plates, napkins, de-caffeinated coffee (pods and ground), general office supplies including copy paper and writing pads, as well as cleaning supplies, toilet tissue and paper towels are always welcome.

Please click here to email our Executive Director, Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch for more information.
Worship & Fellowship!
We celebrated Pentecost with an outdoor worship service with our friends from Trinity Lutheran Church. Thank you to Rev. Jake Czarnik-Neimeyer for leading us in worship. It was an inspiring service. We were blessed with great friends, warm weather, a cool breeze and tasty treats after the service. If your congregation would like to hold a service at FVLH (outside or in Linwood Commons), we would be happy to be your host.
See Our Exciting Transformation

Our woods has been selectively cut to remove buckthorn and allow more desirable trees and plants an opportunity to thrive.

A generous grant has been given to us by our neighbor, Warehouse Specialists through the Van Hoof Family Foundation as well a donation from Treeo's. These gifts have covered the entire cost of the project.

We look forward to having a beautiful and safe area for our tenants and their family and friends to enjoy for years to come.
Community First Credit Union Supports the FVLH Community!

It was a perfect June evening for a group of generous people to trim our shrubbery and prep our railings for paint. Thanks to Community First Credit Union’s Regional VP John Ryan and his crew of managers and their families, including Jason, Micky, Megan, Kim, Julie, Leo, Mark and Keith. Thanks to all of you for sharing your time and talents to support our ministry. Thanks to Volunteer Fox Cities for making the connection happen!
Thank You Faithful Servant Brian Krauss
Tenants, staff, board members and friends gathered to say farewell to our Building Manager, Brian Krauss at a reception in Linwood Commons. Thank you for your faithful service to the ministry of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes.
Summer Interns Return

The Amazing, Extraordinary, Fabulous & Incredible Interns from FELC Summer Intern Ministry have returned! They join us on Wednesdays for fun filled afternoons including musical painting and board games. We can’t wait to see what they have planned for July!

The interns also spent an afternoon painting the railings of our back parking ramp. We extend our thanks to the Interns and to First English Lutheran Church for supporting the intern ministry. If you see one of these awesome young people let them know how much we appreciate them!
Join Our Community!

WE ANTICIPATE a one bedroom apartment opening in August. Are you interested in living at Linwood Place? Please contact us for information and to schedule a tour by calling 920-734-7225 or emailing our Executive Director Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch (click here to email).

Linwood Place is a faith based independent living community for persons 62 and over. We serve persons wishing to partake in community living and maintain independence without the work of home maintenance.
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.

Shop Amazon Smile and Support
Fox Valley Lutheran Homes


Many of us shop online these days. Every time you shop using Amazon, you have the opportunity to support Fox Valley Lutheran Homes. Amazon Smile automatically donates 0.5% of your purchase price to support our ministry. Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost
to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "Fox Valley Lutheran Homes Inc" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app.

How it works:
1. Open the Amazon app on your device.
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features
3. Select "Fox Valley Lutheran Homes Inc" as your charity
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app

 Click here if you are ready to shop and support Fox Valley Lutheran Homes!
Donate On-Line through PayPal

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. Please consider making a donation to support our ministry. You can mail your donation to the address above or make an online donation by clicking here. 
 
Again, we thank you for remembering this growing group of elders that need our support through the ministry of Fox Valley Lutheran Homes. 

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.