Appreciations
DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS
Giving and Service reside at the very core of what makes the Christine Center such a haven for transformation and renewal.
The Christine Center is at the service of those who seek peace, who seek God, who seek their truest self. All who come are honored guests. That spirit of service manifests in our dedicated staff, our work exchange/work study persons, our donors, our volunteers, and those who come for retreats and seminars. All of you help create the Christine Center experience.
Thank you to all who contribute your financial resources, your time, your material resources, and your good will and support to the Christine Center.
We pray for our donors and our volunteers daily, and open our hearts to you in gratitude for all you are and do.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN APPRECIATIONS
The Christine Center this spring morning undulates with rapture, rejoicing in its transformation. Gratitude and thanksgiving sweeps into all its cracks and crevices as well as from all its solid structures. We iterate for all that is The Christine Center a huge Thank you!! Each and everyone of you and many more behind the scenes who sent prayers and encouragement for the success of the capital campaign. We, the Board of Directors and the staff of the Christine Center thank you for believing in our mission and in contributing to its vision.
We met here as a board this spring and saw the results of your efforts and contributions that renewed and sustains the life of the Christine Center. At that time we recognized with gratitude the Capital Campaign Committee for their creative and persevering efforts and fundraising projects that together with donors and volunteers accomplished this magnificent achievement.
In reviewing the work, here were events that kicked off the campaign and brought the final contributions home. Kickoff events for the campaign were held at homes of supportive friends in Waukesha, WI; in Boston, Massachusetts, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Chippewa Falls, WI, in Marshfield, WI, in Wheaton, IL, and in Madison, WI. The campaign was also kicked off by the generous contributions of the Wheaton Franciscans, the LaCrosse Franciscans, and the Goldback Foundation.
The campaign was wrapped up with the Dr. Zorba Paster Event in Eau Claire supported by Sacred Heart and St. Joseph Hospitals with Becky Swanson heading up the organization of the event. This was followed by the final appeal letter that went out in November.
The generosity of our donors provided two additional hermitages, Guadalupe, donated by a dear friend, and Basil in Gaia Trust, donated by Gwen Hudetz.
Regular appeals kept the campaign before the broad community of retreatants. Projects garnered additional support along the way: raffles, silent auction, the sale of t-shirts donated by Mike Ward, candy and cards made by Sister Henrita and 1,000 Christine Center Cookbooks.
Retreats each summer were opportunities for presenters and retreatants to help with funding for the campaign.
Many people had a hand in donating toward the beautiful Mary of the Angels Chapel, and the new wing — too many to enumerate here. All the names are listed in the book of donors prominently displayed outside the Chapel.
Many individuals and organizations contributed in-kind furnishings and volunteer labor. The Wheaton Franciscan Hospitals donated and delivered significantly to furnishing the new wing.
Above all, individual donors responded generously to our requests with their support and financial assistance. We are deeply grateful for all the generosity and kindness given throughout the Capital Campaign.
Financial Donors, August 2012 through January 2013
Jean Abreu
Wendy Adams
Barbara Agard
Allegra Ahlquist
Karen Allaire
Kathryn Seybert & Mike Andrechak
Loretta Armer
Janet Jane Ayer
Scott Baseman
Sue Bartolutti
Isabelle Bauernfeind
Judy Bennington
Kathleen Bertany
Sharon Bertler
Katherine Bonus
Tom Borkowski
Tim Boyle
Joan Bransfield
Wade Britzius
John & Mary Buzza
Neal & Carol Carbon
Linda Cates & Randy Apel
Joan Cira
Edward (Jay) Coldwell
Beth Coleman
Carolyn Craft
Shirley Cunningham
Char Davies
Russell Dean
Karen Di Benedetto
Dale & Kim Dickinson
Matthew Doering
Peg (Margaret) Doherty
Gerane Dougherty
Maureen & Bob Doyle
Alice Drewek, OSF
Tracey Drews
Debra Duxbury
Charles & Priscilla Enwald
Mary Lou Evanoff
Brian Evans & Agnes Kanikula
Kathleen Fatta
Jean Feraca
Gregory Fleischmann
Marilyn Franzini
Sarah Frey & Leslie Scheld
Mary Gresser-Burns
Diana Grove
Fred & Karen Gustafson
Thomas & Karen Guszkowski
Susan Dunne Guzman
Bob Harper
Jack Hart
Jim Hartwig
Carol Hemersbach
Dianne Henke
Annamary Herther
Kelly Hoagland
Ben & Sonia Hudetz
Paul & Carolyn Hudetz
Diane Hughes
Marcia Jablonski
Jacqueline Janz
Mary F. Johnson
Judith Kalb
Peter Kemble
Kathleen Kenkel, FSPA
Stephanie Kirkey
Ron Kirschling
Patricia Kleppin
Rita Kline
Herbert H Kohl Charities
Carole Kretschman
Anne & Kenneth Kunen
Carla Lathrop
Eliza Lewis
Alan & Jean Lightman
Mary Lipinski
Mary & Richard Lofton
Deborah Louison
Rebecca Magalhaes
Nitsa Marcandonatou
Bela & Julie Maroti
Julie Ann Martens
S B McDonald
David Woodard & Katherine Meerse
Ronald Meissen
Pat Murphy, SSND
Julie Murray
Maura Myles
Pamela O’Brien
Theresa O’Connor
Vicki O’Day
Laurie Osterndorf
Todd Perkins
Marcus Peterson
George Protos
Theresa Puchley
Mary Rajek
Renee Redd
Patrick Resch
Eric Rotert
Karen Rudeen
Kathleen Rulka
Paul Sager
Ziad Salameh
Bonita Schauder
Elaine Schuster
Charlie & Marie Schwinn
Charlotte & Patricia Seubert
Ron & Mary Seubert
Joan Seubert
Denise Shin
Joan Shiva
Nancy Skeffington
David Staats
John & Cheryl Stearns
Marianne Stonis
Pat Stremikis
Dorothy & Howie Sturtz
Donna Svrluga
Ann Swanson
Susan Sweeney
Steven Sy
Rebecca Thielen
LeAnn Thomas
Paul Thoresen
Melissa Vale
Carol & Jerry Vedra
Cheryl Vickroy
Estelle Von Zellen
Margaret Wagner, FSPA
Moe Melchiono & Michael Ward
Vicki & Simon Weller
Bruce Wendt
Maura Wilcox
Karen Winn
Joanna Winship
Katherine Wojta
Kathleen Yosko
Sherry and Adam Zopel
Hopkins Zulaski
Memorials
In Honor of Peg Doherty
By Jack Hart
In Memory of Judy Kenowski
By Tracey Drews
In Memory of Harriet Bernhardt
By Margaret Wagner, FSPA
In Memory of Patti Lee O’Brien
By Pamela O’Brien
In Memory of Dorothy Faulkner,FSPA
By Margaret Wagner & Sisters
In Memory of Mary Celeste Plunket
By Kathleen Bertany
In Memory of Phyllis Hill
By Jane Ayer
In Memory of Faith Angelica Weller
By Simon Weller
In Memory of Gerald D. Nelson
By Nicky Forsythe & Trisha Nelson
In-Kind Gifts
Margo Berg
Patty Connelly
Phyllis Cleary
Kathleen Dembroski
Kathy Wojta
Jerry & Carol Vedra
Mille Grap
Barbara Flaherty
Pam & Tom Harnisch
Katherine Bonus
Mary Morrisey
Doris & Paul Schreiber
Karen di Benedetto
Anita Norha
Stephen Grygleski
Florence Skorupski
Vicki O’Day
Alice Drewek
Laurie Darr
Jay Coldwell
Mike Ward
Linda Cates
Tom Borkowski
Henry Eisenhauer
Bela Maroti
Kathleen Yosko
Luke Fortney
Kickapoo Coffee
Mary Jane Lipinski
Volunteers: August 2012 through January 2013
Volunteers and work exchange since fall: How can we thank adequately all our volunteers? We’ve listed them below and hope no one is missed. Know that your work is valued, but, more importantly, is the value of your presence among us. May the God of the Universe bless you always.
Vicki O’Day
Alice Drewek
Laurie Darr
Jay Coldwell
Mike Ward
Linda Cates
Tom Borkowski
Henry Eisenhauer
Bela Maroti
Kathleen Yosko
Angela Coffee
Sue Moynihan
Susan Dunne Guzman
Mary Ann Stonis
Mary Peterson
Sue Jenkins
Carol & Jerry Vedra
Rosemarie Semrau
Bill Miller
Margo Berg
Mary Beth Berg
Zashata Burton
Silvia Cisneros
Nancy Hume
Susan Peters
Cath Pape
Brian Tease
Sandy Sulzer
Roger Suprin
Molly Corcoran