VOLUNTEER NEWS

VOLUNTEER HOLIDAY PARTY

Keeping with tradition, members of the Board of Trustees each made personal donations to host dinner catered by Roundabout Catering & Party Rentals as an expression of sincere gratitude to this wonderful team.

Interim Executive Director Buddy Frank sincerely thanked volunteers and staff for their service and commitment to the Museum. He shared the staff’s gratitude for the valuable role they play in the operation and success of the Museum.

Museum Volunteer Nancy Lowe entertained the crowd with beautiful holiday melodies on the Museum’s antique Steinway piano. Thank you Nancy!

Museum Volunteer Bill Petty played Santa and helped deliver gifts to the raffle winners.

The Museum’s management team donated gifts and worked hard to solicit donations from local businesses for raffle prizes for the volunteers. Each volunteer in attendance received at least one gift.

2019 – VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED 100 OR MORE HOURS We thank our volunteers who contributed 100 or more hours of service in 2019. What a valuable contribution! We sincerely appreciate all of the volunteers who helped the Museum in 2019.

Gary Crain 526.75 Bill Petty 477 John Sell 384.25 Frank Papp 373.5 Leonard Bonilla 354.25 Bruce Wright 280.75 Bill Bromley 273.5 Nancy Lowe 237 Norm Miller 236 Cal DeCoursey 235 Lynne Scherfenberg 218.75 Myron Hallauer 213.75 Neil Holets 212 Greg Howe 198.5 Janice Hubbard 197.75 Eric Nordberg 197.25 Patty Kozic 186.5 Bill Bremer 185.75 Shelagh Bremer 185.5 Al Fernandes 181.75 Eric Cole 166.75 Verna Peeler 161 John Plough 160.5 Larry Bear 156.25 Doug Hast 155 Terry Nielsen 154.5 Rod Smith 147.5 Viki Neyens 140.25 Rick Wilson 139.75 Jay Schmitt 137.75 Linda Abrahamson 129.25 Craig Williams 128.5 Susie Reinke 111.75 Peter Lui 109.75 John Harp 109.25 Al Abrahamson 107.75 Daniel Schemenauer 105 Donna Rose 103 Robert Rose 103 Jim Milstead 100

Mary Warth has served the Museum as a volunteer since February 1994. She was a longtime Museum Store volunteer – not only serving as a clerk, but assisting with merchandise displays, store inventory and many other tasks. As an expert seamstress Mary has helped mend all sorts of things around the Museum, including the capes and coats for the Museum’s photo car dress-up station. She has helped with labeling raffle tickets, and many other Museum needs for the past 25 years. Mary, along with her husband Duane, have also been Museum members since 1997.

Thank you Mary for your 25+ years of service!

2009 – 10 YEARS Tom Batchelor Eric Nordberg 2019 – VOLUNTEERS OF 10 YEARS OR MORE This is a remarkable commitment and accomplishment. We can’t begin to express our appreciation of the volunteers who have been part of our team for so many years. They are the foundation of our Museum Family. 2005 – 14 YEARS Leonard Bonilla Craig Williams 2000 – 19 YEARS Verna Peeler Merrilie Witham

2008 – 11 YEARS Doug Hast Patty Kozik Dick Petersen John Plough David Schulte

2007 – 12 YEARS Susie Reinke

2004 – 15 YEARS George Canavan Norm Miller Darrell LaRue

2003 – 16 YEARS Linda Abrahamson Craig Hartman Rick Wilson

1999 – 20 YEARS John Fuller

1997 – 22 YEARS Al Abrahamson

1994 – 25 YEARS Mary Warth