Good Friday Blood Drive a Success
April 12, 2018
Dear Editor,
The Good Friday New Glarus Community Blood Drive resulted in adding 74 units to the American Red Cross blood inventory. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Blood Drive Committee, along with the New Glarus Bible Church, would like to express our gratitude to all the businesses who donated food items to offer to the blood donors. The following businesses very generously donated food items: Roy’s Market, Sugar River Pizza, Subway of New Glarus, Ruef’s Meat Market, Glarner Stube, Hoesly’s Meats, and Culver’s. We would also like to thank the very generous team of workers who donated their time to assist in the drive: Carol Thompson, Sue and Fred Bonacker, Sue Pope, Wendy Jacobson, Dave Genschaw, Jane and Louis Olson, Tom Nelson, Art Jennrich, Donna Anderson, Grace Notter, Elaine Gerber, and Matt, Kristen and Emma Funk. Many of the team also donated tasty baked goods to offer the donors. Thank you for baking cookies, and bars!
We would also like to acknowledge the following people who took time out of their busy schedules to give the gift of life: Fred Agee, Bobbie Ahnen, Ryan Ahnen, Bruce Braughler, Beverly Burrows, Laura Cameron, Dorene Disch, Joleen Elsing, Eric Fink, Edward Francois, Mathew Funk, Dan Gartzke, Elaine Gerber, Korine Gilderhus, Wayne Hach, Sara Hendrickson, Elizabeth Henning, Janis Hoesly, Lillian Hoesly, Adam Holmberg, Alan Isely, Joseph Jacobson, Mark Janowiak, Dawn Johnson, Steve Johnson, Deborah Kahl, Devon Kammerud, Paul Klassy, Gary Krahenbuhl, Emma Kramer, Esta Kramer, Therese Krieger, Alfred Lienhardt, Gary Manthei, Steven Marty, Joni McNeill, Keith Miller, Larry Moen, Cassandra Mott, Andrew Nash, Ronald Neuenschwander, Christopher Newberry, Grace Notter, Jane Ott, Betty Owen, David Owen, Martin Palus, Angela Parr, David Plenge, Judith Renner, Mark Renner, Merton Retrum, Kathy Rindy, Terry Roth, Timothy Seichter, Kalie Steadman, Karen Strahm, Petra Streiff, Laren Stuessy, Sarah Stuessy, Dwight Truttmann, Ellen Wells, Karen Wenger, and David Wyttenbach. Your generous donation of the gift of life blessed 222 lives!
We would also like to thank New Glarus Bible Church for hosting the event.
Thank you!
Shepherd of the Hills Stewardship and Shepherding Committee