Fundriaing Updates

questions never running out. Staving for answers to whom she is? An invitation to the Parliament opening for Tom & I. So formal with the King and Queen. Warm memories of mom and dad. Tom’s granddad too. The way was not only to Norway. Others started to visit America. The bonds were knitted between family and friends. Through 100 years of Norway’s independence,And the binding of two countries. Warmed and sealed hearts which no one can sever.

Footnote: Mother, Esther Skar Larsen born May 28, 1905 near the parliament building. Nels Nelson, Tom’s grandfather, immigrated to Illinois in 1905. Tom and I were invited to the 100th anniversary of Norway’s inde-pendence at the Parliament June 2005. We are in the official photo looking down at the Royal family and Parliament. I received a greeting from Per Hugo Kristensson, and invites all of his Minnekirken friends to visit Chapter of IOGT (of which he is the former president) is planning a luxury also extends invitations for.

The way I see it if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain—Dolly Parton

Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved—Winne the Pooh

Don’t think about the start of the race, think about the ending—Usain Bolt

If you quit once, it becomes a habit—don’t quit. Michael Jordan

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower—Albert Camus

Life starts all over when it gets crisp in the fall—F. Scott Fitzgerald

STUCK AT HOME?

You may not have been able to visit and travel as much this year. So here are some links that will take some famous and inspiring places to you… (my favorite is the panda cam)

https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs

https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whalewebcam/

https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/ He has also wanted to let us Norwegian House in

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffizi-gallery?hl=en

https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/rijksmuseum/iwH5 aYGoPwSf7g?hl=en&sv_lng=4.885283712508563&sv_lat=52.3598 4312584405&sv_h=311.1699875145569&sv_p=5.924133903625474&sv_pid=fOVcUXQW2wpRf33iUmxEfg&sv_z=

https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/object/gold-elephants

Editors Note:

long-time friend of Minnekirken who recently moved back to his motherland of Sweden. He wanted to let all of his Minnekirken friends know that he’s been busy restoring gravestones for only $950/flight. In addition, the Jupiter cruise from Stockholm to St. Petersburg, Russia that he know that he has contacted 0.9999999999999997

Göteborg as members may wish to contribute funds to the beautification of Minnekirken. .

Kontakt loves contact from friends and members no matter where they live! Keep em coming!

NO, THIS IS NOT MINNIKIRKEN…, BUT IT COULD BE….!

In the last issue of Kontakt, we informed you of the “façade fatigue” Minnekirken is experiencing as the result of more than a century of water seepage freezing and thawing as it invaded the area behind the exterior bricks. A group of restoration specialists had examined the situation, performed temporary reinforcements, and had estimated cost of the full restoration project to be at least $600,000. In ambitious optimism, we hoped to start the restoration in the spring of 2020 and launched a fundraising campaign. Who was to know that a world-wide pandemic would wreak havoc with this schedule?

Actual restoration will hopefully begin in the spring of 2021, and fund raising remains a significant priority. Considering the pandemic’s disruption to people’s lives and to the economy, we have achieved an amazing amount toward our goal. Because of our landmark status, we were eligible for and received a grant of $250,000 from Chicago’s Citywide Adopt a Landmark Fund. In addition, an annuitized investment totaling almost $50,000, made many years ago, came due and was credited to the restoration fund. However, much of the funding has come from individual donors. A total of nine individuals have contributed $5,000 each, another $4,000, and six have donated $1,000 each. The Charity Go Fund Me page has attracted $4600 in donations. Our treasurer is valiantly researching and applying for grants.

In the meantime, we are actively seeking donations from our Kontakt readers. “Well, I don’t have a spare $5K or even $1K,” you may say. Indeed, most of us don’t. Nevertheless, every donation, no matter how small, will help save our beautiful church and will restore it to a safe structural condition.

There are several ways to make donations: You can send a check in the envelope included in this publication. If you use this method please write “building restoration” on the memo line of your check so that we can direct the funds to our restoration account. The church has established a Charity Go Fund Me site at https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/for-thenext-century-far-det-neste-arhundre You can go to the church’s website or to its Facebook page where you can find links to Charity Go Fund Me opportunities. You can direct memorials to Minnekirken’s building restoration fund. If you receive income from a 401K or similar program, you may have the opportunity to donate a portion of your income to charities such as Minnekirken.

Please know that all your donations to the building restoration fund are gratefully received and are tax deductible. Also, please consider the need to preserve the Norwegian presence in Chicagoland. We don’t want to end up like St James Armenian Apostolic Church in Evanston, pictured above!