February 1, 2021

425 N Linwood, Appleton, WI 54914 920-734-7225 www.fvlhomes.org

We Continue to Need Your Support We are grateful for our community who has funded, volunteered, celebrated, and advocated for the services we offer our older adult community at Fox Valley Lutheran Homes. At a time when everything feels uncertain, we find comfort and encouragement knowing that you care about our cause. While much of the world has stopped due to COVID-19, our mission cannot be placed on pause. Our staff and volunteers continue to support the wellness of our tenants as we meet with them individually (using safety protocols). We also continue to work diligently to keep our building safe and sanitized. 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.

Blessings Abound! To honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. January 18th was designated as a day of community service. Volunteer Fox Cities arranged to send us six very special volunteers from Bernatello's Foods to play hallway Bingo with our tenants. They certainly got their exercise as they distributed Bingo numbers to our tenants (who remained in their apartments) by running up and down the hallways! Special thanks to Sheri Treu and Sue Doell for donating the Bingo prizes. An Action Team grant from Thrivent provided the Bingo supplies. We are truly blessed to live in such a supportive community.

Can You Help?

Seeking Bingo Volunteers Our tenants had a great time playing Hallway Bingo with Bernatello's Foods volunteers and are asking when are we going to play again. Tenants remained in their apartments and fully masked volunteers "ran" the hallways sharing the Bingo numbers with our tenants. Do you have a group of seven energetic volunteers that would be interested in supporting another round of Bingo? If your group is willing to spend two hours sharing joy and Bingo numbers, please contact our Executive Director Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch by email at lynnann.fvlhomes@gmail.com.

Book Share/Swap Our tenants have spent many hours reading the books in our Commons library. We are seeking donations of additional hard covered books to add to our library. We are also interested in doing a book swap with other groups that would like to diversify their reading options. If you are interested in helping us refresh our library books, contact our Executive Director Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch by email at lynnann.fvlhomes@gmail.com.

We Have a Full House!!

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.

Annual Meeting The Fox Valley Lutheran Homes annual meeting will be held at 9 AM on Saturday, April 24, 2021. If we are unable to meet in person due to COVID-19, we will arrange a virtual meeting by ZOOM. Please share this information with your delegates. As congregations select delegates, please forward their names, mailing address, email and telephone number to our Executive Director, Lynn Ann Clausing Rusch at lynnann.fvlhomes@gmail.com.

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.

Thanks to a Thrivent Action Team grant our tenants each received cookies and cocoa packets delivered to their door! Special thanks to Board Members Jodi Tews and Pastor Leon Knitt for organizing this project and delivering the treats with a smile.

Our Samsung tablets have arrived and we are busy getting them ready for distribution to our tenants. Thanks to Diane Putzer from First English Lutheran Church for applying for a Thrivent Action Team grant to purchase cases for the devices. Diane and Marilyn Orvedahl graciously spent a morning helping us record serial numbers and place the devices in their new cases.

Food Donations to Our Tenants We continue to receive food packages through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program distributed by Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin. We feel the love and support of our community as we shelter in place to remain virus free.

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.