CHUM Annual Report 2012

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2012 Annual Report July
CHUM is people of faith working together
to provide basic necessities, foster stable lives,
and organize for a just and
compassionate community.
2011 - June 2012
Photo by Rolf Hagberg

GROUNDED IN LOVE By James D. Soderberg, Executive Director
It was Boswell who said that imminent death has the power to concentrate the mind
wonderfully. While the analogy is weak, my own experience suggests that imminent
retirement has a similar power. Certainly my anxiety level, if not my focus, increases
proportionately to the approach of that end date.
But then anxiety has been in bountiful supply at CHUM over these past months.
This has been a difficult year. Never before have we experienced such demands for
assistance, demands that grow from quarter to quarter. A few numbers: over 2,000
families received 5,400 food packages; 938 people, including 70 families, stayed in
emergency shelter; over 430 people were seen at the Nurse’s Clinic; 143 homeless street
people were helped through street outreach; nearly 100 people received employment
assistance; 8 families lived in CHUM permanent supportive or transitional housing;
over 80 disabled people were assisted through our SSI Advocacy/SOAR services; and
over 3,000 people used the CHUM Center. And these numbers do not begin to convey
the level of chaos that lies behind the needs and crises that bring people to CHUM,
chaos that has to be sorted out and worked through if people are to move towards
stability and self-sufficiency.
What is impressive is how staff, working with hundreds of volunteers, both responded
to these needs and brought a measure of order to the tsunami of chaos that crested over
them daily. People and families did move from shelter to permanent housing. People
did obtain and maintain employment. People did have their medical problems
addressed. Those who were disabled secured SSI assistance and the means to provide
for their needs. And with these accomplishments came real growth as people
learned new life skills, exercised responsibility, and gave direction to their lives.
This work is grounded in love, not as an abstraction but as a way of being in real,
sometimes difficult relationship with one another. Love made concrete by the six
congregations regularly serving meals at the CHUM Center; by Gloria Dei opening its
doors and hearts to homeless families when their numbers overwhelmed the CHUM
shelter; by First Lutheran providing space for Transitional Housing; by Peace and
Trinity doing shelter and RUAH repairs and Pilgrim helping homeless families move
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Thomas Asbury
Tab Baumgartner
Holly Church
Board of Directors
Adelaide Cline
John Edwards
Jean Esler
Greg Garmer
Boissey Johnson
Holly Jorde
Sharon Lohman, Treasurer
Mary B. Newcomb, President
Daniel Oyinloye
into homes; by Our Savior’s
hosting the West Food Shelf;
and by four Lakeside
congregations opening a new
food shelf for their neighbors.
And this love is made concrete
as hundreds of congregational
members join with hundreds
of people living in poverty to
work for affordable health care,
to save the Seaway Hotel, to
insure the right to vote, and to
advocate for access to food.
Also in the past year new
projects got off the ground and gained momentum. Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health
Services (ARMHS) programming is in place to better serve those with mental health
problems. Our partnership with One Roof and Center City Housing continues as we
move toward building and staffing the 44-unit Hillside Apartments supportive housing
development for families. And this year begins the three-year implementation phase
of the Growing Up Healthy initiative, a partnership that will create a healthier
environment for the youngest members of our most economically distressed neighborhoods.
Through CHUM hundreds of people of all economic levels, races, and social
backgrounds are finding ways to work together for a stronger and healthier
Duluth. It is slow, deliberate, often difficult work. But through it relationships are
formed and love is woven into the fabric of our community.
On a high country backpacking trip over fifty years ago I spent a starry night alone on a
mountaintop. As the hours passed I was drawn out of myself into the immensity of that
space experiencing incredible peace and well being. This remains one of the touchstone
events of my life. Over these past 16 years I have experienced how CHUM, too, has
the power to draw me out of my narrow, ego-bound identity into a life
far richer and more immense. For that I am thankful to all who have
Adam Pine
Chris Rubesch
Catherine Schuyler
Rebecca St. George
Per Wickstrom, Secretary
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Jim (on the right) enjoys catching up with a neighbor at the
CHUM National Night Out picnic.
shared their lives and their souls in doing this work.
Photo by Kim Randolph

CHUM CONGREGATION POOLS RESOURCES TO HELP FAMILIES By Julie Krienke, Intern
With a small notebook and pencil in hand,
Per Wickstrom of Duluth sketches the layout of
several Sunday school rooms in Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
He jots down the location of a small
refrigerator and then points out the place where
several large air mattresses were located just months ago.
Room dividers separated the area, Per said, to create private
spaces.
Per’s sketching isn’t meant to describe the typical
Sunday school room at an area church. Rather, it depicts
the temporary shelter that existed at Gloria Dei during the
past year. Per and his wife, Elaine, who have been members
of the church for nearly 30 years, were just two of the many
volunteers who helped operate this family shelter for several
months.
“Once we got to know the families, each night as they
arrived it was almost like coming home,” said Elaine of the
five families that stayed in the shelter from April until June.
“We had really warm relationships. I think people
would be much more understanding of homelessness if
they knew people who are homeless.”
It all began back in November 2011 when CHUM
started to see an increase in the number of families
seeking shelter. With the four family units continuously
filled, six families were forced to stay in small rooms, meant for single adults.
Having been involved at CHUM for a number of years, Per and Elaine came up with an
idea. Following a board of directors’ meeting, Per told Elaine about the need for more
shelter, and the couple wondered if they could house families in an empty office suite at
Gloria Dei. Two families stayed in the office suite in February, but by April, volunteers
had moved the shelter to the spare Sunday school rooms.
Operating another CHUM shelter for families took a great deal of volunteer effort.
At least two people not only from Gloria Dei but also from the community at large,
volunteered each night to run the shelter, with nearly 30 volunteers stepping up to help
with the project. Under the direction of CHUM social workers, volunteers picked up the
Per and Elaine Wickstrom, long-time CHUM volunteers, spearheaded the operation of
a family emergency shelter at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
“I think people would be much more understanding
of homelessness if they knew people who
are homeless.” Elaine Wickstrom
families at the CHUM Center each evening
and brought them to the church.
“It has been a part of CHUM’s mission,”
said Per, who serves on CHUM’s board
of directors and development committee.
“[CHUM] takes care of people and is the
last safety net before starvation and freezing
to death. It’s the type of organization where
everyone wants to accomplish the goal.”
Volunteers often brought a meal for the
families, and nights at the shelter consisted
of building community by playing games
with the children and getting to know one
another. “We treated them nicely, and they
treated us nicely back,” said Elaine, a
member of CHUM’s Special Events
committee. “There were lots of really neat,
warm kids. We really miss them.”
In the morning, families were brought back
to the CHUM Center following breakfast.
“It was kind of like a family,” Elaine added.
As one of CHUM’s member congregations,
Gloria Dei perishoners were generous in
their donations to the shelter, providing food, cleaning supplies, and space for the
families. After several months, the number of families needing emergency shelter
dwindled as CHUM housing advocates helped them find more permanent housing.
With support from such dedicated volunteers, CHUM and Gloria Dei were able to make
a difference in the lives of the children and parents who stayed there.
“We don’t have all of the answers,” Per said. “The answers you think you had in the first
week just don’t apply. The program wasn’t going to change the entire world, but if it
changed the lives of the volunteers and the families staying with us, we’ve
accomplished something.”
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Photo by Julie Krienke

ENSURING SURVIVAL AND HOPE
FOR A BETTER TOMORROW By Elizabeth Olson, Congregational Outreach Director
When you almost double the number of volunteer hours
that are logged within just one year, you are bound to see an
enormous impact take place. This was exactly the case for
CHUM during the past fiscal year, as more volunteer hours
were logged than ever before. A total of 18,022, to be exact!
Volunteers directly impact the lives of those served at
CHUM by filling stomachs with nourishing food on a
regular basis in the CHUM Center and sleeping on cots in
their own church in order to provide a safe, warm place for
an increasing number of homeless families.
We work together, not only to strengthen CHUM, but to
build a stronger community: we form coalitions, alliances,
and create more space for volunteers to come together for
change. We build statewide networks to better respond to
current action alerts. We prevent programs from being cut,
ensuring funding for safety net programs that keep
thousands of individuals alive on a daily basis. Another
letter to the editor means another voice
asking for, and receiving, money
for affordable housing in the
bonding bill.
We think big. We look at the potential
for improving our health care system.
We recruit volunteers from the client
population to share stories which in
turn impact law makers. We build the
capacity of our leaders through training
and leadership development opportunities.
We launched a campaign to defeat the voter restriction
amendment; recruiting volunteers to reach hundreds
more to ensure the rights of eligible voters are protected.
It is our hope that through advocacy work and volunteer
efforts, we can influence the lives and policies that affect
those who are without basic needs. Together with our loyal
volunteers, we can ensure daily survival and the hope for a
better tomorrow.
Pastor Robyn Weaver of Glen Avon
Presbyterian Church led the 2011
Christmas Vigil where community
members remembered all those who
died while homeless.
Author Shane Clairborne
encouraged us all to work
for social justice at a
presentation held at the
Mitchell Auditorium.
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Trixie Wedding, member of the
CHUM Organizing Steering committee,
speaks before boarding a bus
to St. Paul where a group of volunteers
met with elected officials about
the development of a people-friendly
Health Insurance Exchange.
CHUM MEMBER
CONGREGATIONS
Asbury United Methodist
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic
Center City Catholic
Concordia Lutheran
Duluth Congregational
Duluth-Superior Friends Meeting
Eastridge Community
Elim Lutheran
Family of God Lutheran
First Lutheran
First United Methodist
French River Lutheran
Glen Avon Presbyterian
Gloria Dei Lutheran
Hillside United Methodist
Holy Cross Lutheran
Holy Family Catholic
Hope United Methodist
Kenwood Lutheran
Lakeside Presbyterian
Lester Park United Methodist
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Our Savior’s Lutheran
Peace United Church of Christ
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ
Salem Lutheran
St. Andrew’s by the Lake Episcopal
St. Benedict’s Catholic
St. John’s Catholic
St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal
St. Michael’s Catholic
St. Paul’s Episcopal
St. Scholastica Monastery
Temple Israel
Trinity Lutheran
Unitarian Universalist of Duluth
United Baptist Christian

WHERE IS THE HOUSING?
An Urgent Question in Need of an Answer By Matt Traynor, Community Organizer & Julie Krienke, Intern
It’s a question that has lived in the consciousness of CHUM housing advocates for quite
some time. Despite the implementation of new and promising ideas during the past
year, the constant presence of this question illustrates the fact that many still do not have
a place to call home.
“It all goes back to the Gospel – feeding the hungry and clothing the naked and providing
shelter for folks, which is really CHUM’s mission,” said Jim Soderberg, executive director
of CHUM. “To the extent that we can serve folks who are
struggling and in need, we are helping the broader community.”
Serving individuals who are living on the margins of
society, CHUM is now aware that the answer to the
question “Where is the housing?” is further away than
it has ever been. The number of families seeking shelter
at CHUM began increasing over the past year, as high
barriers stood in their way of housing. CHUM decided
to take action, advocating for more affordable housing.
For years, the Seaway Hotel on West Superior Street has
served as a placement for those seeking housing assistance
at CHUM. It serves a broad spectrum of individuals struggling
to find housing, and it lacks the restrictions that cause many to be ineligible for public
housing. It is a home to those who choose to live there as well as for those who have no
other choice.
“So many of the Seaway residents are connected to CHUM,” Soderberg said. “They
provide housing for many single adults who have the same destabilizing factors we see
at CHUM. If the Seaway closed, we would see more people at CHUM and even people
camped outside.”
Nearly three years ago, CHUM was a driving force in keeping the Seaway open, but just
this summer, a condemnation order was placed on this diverse housing facility. CHUM
took a stand.
In an effort to put a face on those who call the Seaway home, CHUM held an affordable
housing rally and presented resident stories to the Duluth City Council.
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The condemnation was lifted, and the Duluth Housing Redevelopment
Authority (HRA) secured funding through the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
to start repairs.
“The big concern now is that the owner wants to sell the building,” Soderberg said.
“As a community, we need to focus on what will replace the Seaway, and by replace,
I mean putting up housing that will serve that population.”
For this reason, CHUM has gotten involved in the
Hillside Apartments Project, a plan that involves
building 44 units of affordable housing that will
include services to the families residing there. It is
CHUM’s goal that those who will find a place to
live in these facilities won’t face the same question
that hundreds of Duluthians are now asking –
“Where is the housing?”
What can the CHUM community do? CHUM
believes that asking the multiple housing agencies
in Duluth to work with the city to create more
housing is entirely in the realm of realistic goals.
This process has begun, however everyone in the community needs to stay focused
so we don’t loose the urgency that has been
created due to the near condemnation and potential sale of the Seaway. It would
be a tragedy to continually put ourselves in a position to fail in meeting the basic
human right of having four walls and a roof.
So what can we do? We can ensure that those in the position to make choices
know our view. We can bump affordable housing up the priority ladder in the
political realm and within our own circle of influence. Call your city counselors
and let them know you expect to see things done to answer the question
“Where is the housing?”

RISING COST OF FOOD AND HOUSING
INCREASES FOOD SHELF USE by Julie Krienke, Intern
On a daily basis, the CHUM Food Shelf makes a difference in the lives of those living
in poverty by providing the most fundamental of human needs. CHUM staff and
volunteers distribute nearly 230,000 pounds of food annually to households without
the resources to purchase enough food for a month.
Recently, the number of people seeking food support has increased due to an increase
in food insecurities. Some households are now stopping at CHUM’s Duluth
Emergency Food Shelf more often than before, in part, due to the lack of
affordable housing.
“During the past few years, we have seen households getting larger, while, at the same
time, work hours and wages have decreased,” explained CHUM’s Distributive Services
Director Meg Kearns. That being the case, more food shelf users are forced to spend an
increasing percentage of their income to maintain housing, thus they have less money
available for food.
Due to this increase in demand, CHUM has partnered with the congregations in
Lakeside and Lester Park to make an additional food shelf available on Mondays at
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Faith Lutheran Church. CHUM continues to host food shelves in downtown Duluth
and at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in West Duluth, making food available Monday
through Friday as well as on Wednesday evenings for working families.
With the growing demands on the Food Shelf, CHUM’s investment in additional
food beyond what has been donated has increased substantially over the past two years.
The cost to purchase food rose by over $8,000 in 2011, and now, after two quarters of
2012, by another 57%.
The CHUM Food Shelf continues to receive generous gifts of food and financial
support from congregations, grants, businesses, and individuals throughout the year.
The October Food SHARE Drive, March FoodShare Drive, and the Letter Carrier’s
Drive have brought in the same amount of food as they have in the past, but the food
we purchase is more costly, and we are buying more in order to sustain those seeking
support.
CHUM continues to advocate for those with long-term food assistance needs to gain
access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

FY 2012 FINANCIAL POSITION
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash 5,149
Investments - Board Designated 357,103
Accounts & Grants Receivable 87,242
Pledges & Prepaid Expenses 187,558
Inventory 37,024
Property & Equipment, net. 1,159,860
TOTAL ASSETS 1,833,936
Current Liabilities 208,614
Net Assets 1,625,322
TOTAL LIABILITIES/ASSETS 1,833,936
REVENUES & SUPPORT 1,589,633
PROGRAM SERVICES
Volunteer Services 23,450
Food Shelf 367,700
Drop-In-Center 272,714
Street Case Mgmt 138,837
Emergency Shelter 298,471
Church Outreach 97,755
CHUM Church 20,446
Nurses Clinic 33,307
Building Operations 77,235
RUAH Housing 28,693
Employment 68,687
1,427,295
SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES
Support Services 120,823
Development 96,039
216,862
Total Expenses 1,644,157
Change in Net Assets (54,524)
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
While our year-end financial statement shows a deficit of $54,524 it should be noted that just
under $70,000 of CHUM’s FY ’12 expenses was attributable to depreciation. Consequently,
CHUM did not have a cash operating deficit or a need to tap reserves. However, we were unable
to pay the full $70,000 depreciation into our capital reserve fund which we access as needed to
make capital improvements to CHUM’s facilities.
REVENUE BY SOURCE FY 2012
Revenue By Source FY 2012
Unrealized Unrealized Gain Gain on on
Interest Income
Investments
Interest Income
Investments
8,122 -16,791
-­‐16,791 Rental Income
8,122
Rental Income
Fees For Service
37,272
6,568
37,272
Fee Government For Service Grants
378,368 6,568
Revenue By Source FY 2012 Contributions
ContribuHons
Interest Income
549,428
Government Grants
549,428
8,122
378,368United
Way
50,369
United Way
378,368
50,369
Government Grants
Non Member
Churches
23,716
Non-Member United Way Churches
50,369 23,716
Non Member
Churches
23,716
Building OperaHons
77,235
Nurses Clinic
33,307
Fees For Service
6,568
Unrealized Gain on
Investments
-­‐16,791 Rental Income
37,272
Member Churches
101,134 FoundaHon Grants
259,571
Member Churches
101,134
Contributions - In Kind
191,876
Foundation Grants
259,571
ContribuHons -­‐ In
Kind
Member Churches
191,876
101,134 FoundaHon Grants
RUAH Housing 259,571 Employment
28,693 68,687
Total RevenuesSupport for Fiscal Services Year
2012 were $1,589,633 120,823
Expenses By Department FY 2012
ContribuHons
ContribuHons
549,428
-­‐ In
Kind
191,876
Total Revenues for Fiscal Year
2012 were $1,589,633
TOTAL REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 WERE $1,589,633
EXPENSES BY DEPARTMENT FY 2012
Development
96,039
CHUM Church
20,446 Expenses Employment
Building Operations RUAH Housing By Department FY 2012
Employment
Building OperaHons 28,693 68,687 Volunteer Services
77,235
77,235
28,693 68,687 Support Services Services 20,079
CongregaHonal
120,823
Outreach Nurses Clinic
Nurses 97,755 33,307 Clinic
Development Food Shelf
33,307
96,039 367,700
CHUM Church
Development
20,446 Emergency Shelter
CHUM Church
96,039
298,471
Volunteer Services
20,446
20,079
CongregaHonal
Volunteer Services
Street Case Mgmt
Outreach
Congregational Outreach 138,837
23,450
97,755
Drop-­‐In-­‐Center Total Expenses Food for Fiscal Shelf Year
97,755
272,714
2012 were $1,644,157 367,700
Emergency Shelter
Food Shelf
298,471
367,700
Emergency Shelter
Street Case Mgmt
298,471
Drop-In-Center
138,837 Street Case Mgmt
Drop-­‐In-­‐Center Total Expenses 272,714 for Fiscal Year
138,837 272,714
2012 were $1,644,157
TOTAL EXPENSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 WERE $1,644,157
Figures provided by the independent auditing firm of Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen Russ P.A.

Thank You for Caring About Our Neighbors
COMMUNITY OF HOPE
Annual gifts of $10,000 or more
Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN Foundation
Christine Holmes Crockett Estate
City of Duluth
Essentia Health
First Lutheran Church
Irving Community Club Charitable Gambling
John Sanford & Julie Moller-Sanford
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Northland Foundation
Open Your Heart to the Hungry & Homeless
Ordean Foundation
Peace United Church of Christ
Salvation Army
Take Action Minnesota Education Fund
United Way of Greater Duluth
Wildey H. Mitchell Family Foundation
DIGNITY CIRCLE
Annual gifts from $5,000 to $9,999
Accra Care
Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Glen Avon Presbyterian Church
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
Pilgrim Congregational United Church of Christ
Per & Elaine Wickstrom
JUSTICE SOCIETY
Annual gifts from $2,000 to $4,999
AARP Minnesota
Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church
Richard E. Edwards & Catherine Schuyler
Marty & Ericka Espe
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
First United Methodist Church
Jonathan & Alissa Glickstein
Shelley Gruskin & LeAnn House
Stewart Hazel & Mary Schlosser
Hillside United Methodist Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Hunger Solutions Minnesota
George & Jane Killough
Clarence La Liberte
Lakeside Presbyterian Church
Lakeview Covenant Church
Donald & Sandra Leake
Lutheran Church of The Good Shepherd
Mentor Network
Andrew Messa
North Star Foundation
Glenn Nylander
John Ongaro & Mary Finnegan-Ongaro
Opportunity Finance Network
Overman Charitable Trust
David & Anne Rogotzke
David & Rhonda Rutford
Edward & Jane Ryan
St. Andrew’s By The Lake Episcopal Church
St. Benedict’s Catholic Church
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Thrivent Financial, Duluth Area Chapter
David Updegraff
US Bank
Gretchen Van Evera
STABILITY SOCIETY
Annual Gifts from $500 to $1,999
James Abelsen
David Alexander & Christina Tarasczuk
Michael & Ellen Altman
Altrusa International Club of Duluth
Jeffrey Amendola & Irene Carr
David & Judith Arvold
Asbury United Methodist Church
Stephen & Susan Aulie
Jay & Elizabeth Austin-Minor
Charles & Judith Babst
Andrew Baertsch
Sonja Baertsch
Geoffrey & Velda Bell
Benedictine Health Center
Gary & Jeanette Benusa
Jame & Dee Boulger
Doug Britton & Nancy Odden
James & Cynthia Butcher
Craig & Debra Carlson
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary
Chester Park United Methodist Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Church World Service, Inc.
Terrence & Kathy Clark
Adelaide Cline
Gregory & Rita Connor
Stephen & Lauri Cushing
Justin Dahl
Bruce & Judith Derauf
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CHUM continues to house and feed our neighbors, create community with those who have none, and
engage congregations and the Duluth community in our work because of your support. Thank you
for sharing your gifts. Gifts listed were received between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012.
Douglas Dunham & Helena Jackson
Anthony & Jill Downs
Duluth Congregational Church
Duluth Non-Profit Bowling League
Joe Ehlers & Sarah Nelson
Enbridge Energy Partners
Family of God Lutheran Church
Feinstein Family Foundation
French River Lutheran Church
James Gaskill
Barbara Glick
John & Lisa Graham
Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Greg & Rebecca Hansen
Eleanor Heaney
Francis & Jocelyn Heid
Helen Hendrickson
Robert & Joyce Hickman
Phillip & Julie Holsinger
Hope United Methodist Church
Tom & Ann Lee Houghtaling
Arvid Houglum
Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
Lee & Tamara Hughes
Gerald Hurst
IBM
Wayne Jarvis & Virginia May
Dennis & Susan Johnson
Paul Johnson & Laura Hedlund
Charlotte Juntunen
Daniel Kaminski & Mary Frances Skala
Carol Karalus
Meg Kearns
John & Sharon Kemp
Kenwood Lutheran Church
Deborah King
Brian & Sahnnon Klawiter
Charles Koenig & Shari Flesness
Kohl’s
Kimberly Krohn
Richard & Ann Kucinski
Susan Kurth
Lakewalk Surgery Center
Stephen & Judy La Liberte
Koresh & Jill Lakhan
James & Dorothy Langager
Nathan Langer & Veronica Gaidelis Langer
Marilyn LeMone
Herbert & Greta Lindgren
Gerald & Louann Lizotte
Tom & Sharon Lohman
David Lund & Mary Holm-Lund
Jeffrey Lyon & Ruth Henriquez
John & Delima Mahoney
Roy & Sue Maki
Robert & Jan Mars
Mary Mathews
Michael & Katie Maxim
John McCormick
Matthew & Donna Miller
Kenneth & Harriet Miller
Steve O’Neil & Angie Miller
Luciya Miner
Miner’s Inc.
Minnesota Power
John Morrice & Judith Lynn Johnson
Miriam Mount
Rachel Mueller
Jay & Mary B. Newcomb
Kathryn Noble
George & Sharon Nylander
Donald Olson & Fran Rosiek Olson
Teresa O’Toole
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Buzz & Saundra Palmer
Peace In Christ Lutheran Church
Raymond & Diane Peplinski
Adam Pine & Rebecca de Souza
Larry & Judy Poss
Mary Anne Quackenbush
Eldora Recksiedler
Ronald & Jean Regal
Susan Relf
Republic Bank
Michael & Rhoda Robinson
Ann Rock
Michael & Marjory Ryan
Salem Lutheran Church
Kenneth A. Sandvik
Judith Sarvela
Patrick & Gail Schoenfelder
Steven & Karen Schuder
Mark & Sarah Seidelmann
Lyle & Terri Shannon
Thomas & Janice Shuey
Joe & Mary Sitek
Dan & Rosie Skorich
Julie Smith
James Soderberg
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Gnesen
Neil Storch
John & Susan Streitz
John & Patricia Streitz
William & Mary Stroozas
TelecomPioneers
Temple Israel Congregation
Patrick & Carol Thompson
Trampled By Turtles
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rick & Marcia Troy

Michael & Sheryl Van Scoy
Jim & Alice Waldo
Kevin & Jean Buboltz Walsh
Whole Foods Community Co-op Inc.
Bradley & Connie Wick
Geoffrey & Gudrun Witrak
Eugene Wittenberg & Elizabeth Niemi
Young & Associates
Younkers Associates
Robert & Ruby Zallar
Zeitgeist Arts Café
ZMC Hotels Inc.
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS
Annual gifts from $250 to $499
John & Eileen Abbott
Dean & Debra Ager
American Legion Post #71
Arthur & Edith Arnold
David Strandberg & Susan Ash
Karla Bailey
Ruth Bakke
Duane & Carrie Battisti
Forrest Beery & Nancy Monaghan
David Belland
Nicole Bennett
Carla Blumberg
Brian & Cindy Bonham
Florence Bonkowske
Merlyn & Mary Bowker
James & Cynthia Brown
Jeffrey Brown & Patty Beech
Teresa Burgoon
Jeffrey & Gina Burton
Marilyn Bydalek
Daniel & Mary Campbell
David & Wendy Carter
Mark & Mary Lou Christiansen
Jill Christie
Gregory & Julie Ann Ciurleo
College of St. Scholastica
Judy Dahl
Michael DeKraai
Robert & Kathy DeRoche
Diocese of Duluth
Disability Specialist, Inc.
Grey Doffin & Pam Kramer
John Doyle
Duluth Architectural Metals, Inc
Duluth Trips & Tours
Dennis R. Dunham
Elim Lutheran Church
Joel & Joan Erickson
Steven & Katie Eyer
Faith Lutheran Church
Robert Falsani
Teresa Falsani
Peter Finnegan
Lois Foltz
Margaret France
Judy Gibbs
Betty Greene
Paula Halverson
Keith & Lynne Hamre
John & Margaret Handley
Bill Hardesty & Georgette Sarkela
Kyle & Mary Ann Harriss
John & Geri Hayden
Dennis & Carol Healy
Stephen & Doreen Hedman
Glen Holt
Holy Family Catholic Parish
Roderick & Kathleen Hood
Donna Howard
Drs. Samuel & Alison Hoxie
Mary Jacobs
Julie Jago
David Johnson
Phelps Johnson & Lorraine Durfee
Donald & Deborah Johnson
Aino Kantonen
Gale & Jeri Kerns
Lyle & Amy Krupp Niemi
William & Donella Kubiak
Jonathan Kuchera
Lake Superior Lodge #349
Lonnie & Carolyn Lassman
LHB
Lutheran Church of Christ The King
Malcolm & Ann Macaulay
Daniel & Sarah Maddy
Ellen Marsden
Cynthia Martz
John & Anne Marxhausen
Myrna Matheson
Duane & Jackie Millslagle
Minnesota Selects Hockey
William & Pamela Mittlefehldt
Moorhead Machinery & Boiler Co.
Kathryn Nelson & Tim Carpenter
Nylund Electric
Gary Olson & Mary Gagnon
Robert & Mary Owens
Richard & Anita Paulson
Donald Pearce
Alan & Joan Peterson
Gregory & Gretchen Ransom
Salem Covenant Church
Jonathan & Karen Sande
James & Patricia Sanders
Matthew Schiller & Betsy Schwartz
Mary Schmitz
Father Brian Schultz
Lynn Shubitz
Gregory & Emily Sipper
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Rick & Diane Smith
Kenneth Steil & Emily Brule-Steil
St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. Luke’s Hospital
Paul Swanson & Sandra Scott
James & Elizabeth Taylor
Bryan & Rosella Toney
Gay Trachsel
William & Helen Tranah
Kevin & Ann Treacy
Gregory Turgeon & Kathleen Madrigal
Karen Turnboom
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Duluth
United Baptist Christian
United Methodist Big Waters District
Scott & Dana Varland
Robert & Sharon Wahman
George & Burnice Webb
John & Cynthia Weiske
Flora M. Whaley
David & Julie Wicker
Robert & Hiroko Williams
William & Marty Witrak
Timothy & Anita Zager
Kevin & Jamie Zak
ADVOCATES
Annual gifts from $50 to $249
AARP #2505, Lakeside Chapter
Peter & Jane Aas
Gerald & Ruth Abbott
Jeffrey & Mary Adams
AHEPA Sam G. Solon Chapter 267
Daniel Ahonen
John Aird & Kathryn Snarich
Garth & Karen Allison
James Amato & Patricia Richard Amato
Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe
Patricia Anderson
Brooks Anderson & Coral McDonnell
Carl Anderson
Michael & Mary Ann Anderson
Keith & Anita Anderson
Lowell & Diane Anderson
Bryan & Rachelle Anderson
David Anderson & Sally Bebo-Anderson
Eileen Anderson
Barry & Kathryn Anderson
Bruce & Shelvie Anderson
Janet Anderson
Julia M. Anderson
Wilfred & Kathryn Anderson
William & Evelyn Anderson
Charles Andresen
Phyllis Antognozzi
Arthur & Edith Arnold
Aaron Arvig
Ed & Karen Bacig
Lloyd & Janice Backus
Thomas & Shelley Baer
Michael & Patricia Bagley
Robert Ballou
David & Julie Bard
Steven Bardolph & Jennifer Beers
Michael & Eileen Barratt
Arthur Barschdorf
Elizabeth Ann Bartlett
David & Sonia Bartz
Gary Battuello
Richard & Andrea Bauer
Diane Bean
Carol Beaupre
Walter & Mariana Beier
Mary Belanger
Benedictine Health Center Resident Council
Gordee Bennett
William & Lynn Bentfield
Daniel Bergeland
Gloria Berger
Brian & Sheri Bergeron
Jon & Phyllis Bergstrand
Rondell Berkeland & Babrara Larson
Beta Sigma Phi
Bradley & Dawn Bird
Martha Bjornson
Black Wood’s of Proctor, Inc
Edna Blanchard
David & Cynthia Blomberg
Keith & Karen Blunt
Joanne Blyler
Bydalek
Gregory & Judith Bonovetz
Cynthia Boock
Brenda Ashby Boone
Steven & Joan Borough
Susan Bosell
Paul & Susan Bosshardt
John & Susan Boutin
Mark & Rita Bovee
Wayne Brandt
Thomas & Alice Breitholtz
Paul & Jane Brissett
Brotherhood of the Methane Footprint
Greg Brown & Elnora Scheffler
Laura Budd
Lyle Burke
Bill & Pat Burns
Carl & Darlene Cady
Richard & Catherine Caine
Duluth Lioness Club
Mary Cameron
David & Denice Campanario
Colin & Anita Campbell
Al & Yvonne Carl

Gretchen Carlson
Mary Carlson
Calvary Baptist Church
Burton & Kim Carlsted-Gillis
Judith Carr
David Carroll
Matthew & Helen Carter
Mary Ceminsky
Zelda Cherne
Christ Lutheran Church
David Christensen & Mary Beamish
Barbara Christensen
Joanne Church
St. Raphael’s Catholic Church
Dennis & Carole Clark
Margaret Cleveland
Roberta Cline
Tracy Close & Kristin Peterson
Phillip & Jackie Coffman
Cyrilla Collard & Terease Caywood
Greg & Cindy Conkins
Marianne Connelly & Mary Bridget Lawson
Susan Connor
Barbara Consie-Tekippe
Elsie Cook
David & Roberta Cook
Cooler by the Lake - Good Sam Chapter
Joel & Deborah Cooper
Chris Correia & Bonnie Jorgenson
Cotton Community Church
Paul & Jennifer Couillard
Rodger & Pauline Cragun
Marlis Cran
Jean Crassweller
William & Kathleen Croke
Thomas Curran & Linda Schlueter Curran
Steven & Laurie Daiken
Ajit & Kathleen Das
Patricia Daugherty
Lee & Rosemary Davern
Doris Davidson
Thomas & Teri Dawson
Thomas & Christine Day
Lori De France
Penelope Dearth
Christopher & Carmel Demaioribus
Kyle & Jennifer Deming
Patricia Dennis
Paul Deputy
Deringer, Inc.
M. Luella Dettmann
Joseph & Ann Dierkes
Ann Doberstein
Brian & Lita Doesken
Richard Dolezal & Ann Mahoney
Carolyn Dorfman
Dougherty Veterinary Clinics, Inc.
Don Douglas
Dale & Rani Douville
John Downs & Robin Piper
Timothy & Mary Downs
Kevin Doyle
Katherine Doyle
Anne Drache
Jimmy & Julie Drake
Robert Dresback
Charles & Diane Drexler
Laurie Dromeshauser
Dennis & Mary Duff
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce
Duluth Kidney Services, LLC
Duluth Lions Club
Duluth Superior Transportation Association
Kathleen Duppler
Dean Dziasek
Linda Eason
East High School
Eastridge Community Church
Mark & Mary Eckman
Vera Edmunds
Michael & Elizabeth Edmunds
Ronald & Nancy Edmunds
John & Diane Edwards
Dean & Donna Effinger
Pamela Egbert
Richard & Rose Eichmueller
Nell Eichner
Jerome & Elaine Elness
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
David & Diane Engesath
Terrance L Engholm
John Engstrom
Kurt & Sarah Erickson
Douglas & Nancy Erickson
William & Colleen Erickson
Patricia Erickson
Gerald & Beverly Erickson
Richard & Janet Eschbach
Jean Esler
Beth Esselstrom
Margaret Evavold
Joe Everett
Martin Fair
Faith Lutheran Women
Gourmet Group
Michael & Barb Farrell
Thomas & Evelyn Fearnall
Ross Fefercorn
Janet Filter
Marcella Finnegan
First Church of Christ Scientist
First Presbyterian Church
Denise Fish
Fitger’s Complex
Michele Fitzgerald
William Fleisch
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Dan & Joan Flesch
Larry & Donna Forbes
Forbes United Methodist Church
Karen Pitts Foster
Bradley & Cheryl Fox
Dean & Tammy Fox
Raymond & Marie Franckowiak
Robert & Debora Franckowiak
David & Margie Fraser
Anita Fraundorf
Harold & Ruth Frederick
Friends Meeting of Duluth - Superior
Gene & Jill Frost
Pearl Fuller
Nadine Fuxa
Arne & Judy Gadda
Thomas & Gail Gaetz
Joseph & Charlene Gallian
Greg & Mary Garmer
Wayne & Lucille Gatlin
James Gearns
David Geist
Peter & Judith Gemuenden
Lynn Gentilini
Nancy Gessner
Donald & Janice Gibson
Carol Gieseke
Foster & Gail Gilliland
Virginia Gilmore
Linda N. Glaser
Neil Glazman & Barbara Russ
Edmund & Elizabeth Gleeson
Peter Golden
Charles & Tracy Goman
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL
PHILANTHROPIST AWARDEES
For decades, Dr. John Sanford and Dr. Julie Moller Sanford have
been making a difference in the lives of Duluthians with their gifts
of time, talent, and treasure. In November of 2011 John and Julie
were awarded the Outstanding Individual Philanthropist Award by
the Lake Superior Fund Raising Executives.
John and Julie have humbly supported CHUM which has helped
feed thousands of families, assist neighbors in overcoming
barriers to housing, and create a community for those living
on the margins of society.
Thank you John and Julie for your dedication to philanthropy
and the Duluth community!
Monte Gomke
Penelope Gooch
Jack Goodell
Robert & Jennifer Gordon
Mark & Jane Gottwald
Mary Jo Gould
Maryjean Goulet
Walter & Kay Gower
Dean & Rennette Grace
John & Greta Gravelle
John & Janet Green
Robert & Arlene Gressman
Richard & Dawn Griffith
Beverly Grindahl
Michael Grossman & Holly Church
Martin Grune & Melanie Combs
Terry Guggenbuehl
Joan Gunderson
Dene & Sally Halvorson
John Hamlin & Marie Owens Hamlin
Carl & Jona Hammer
Dennis & Denise Hamsher
Steve J. Hansen
Bruce & Oiivia Hansen
David & Kamala Hanskala
Michael Jon Hanson
Bill & Jan Hanson
Harley Davidson Sport Center, Inc
Jean Harries
Beverly Harries
Mara Kirk Hart
Alan & Susan Hartley
Roger & Diane Hartzberg
Mary Alice Harvey
Photo by Michael Anderson

Marvin & Judith Haugen
Janet Haynes
Head of The Lakes Corvair Association
James & Stephanie Heilig
Catherine Heim
Gayle Held
Henry & Kristie Helgen
Barbara Hemenway
Lawrence & Kathleen Herman
Robert Hertz & Carla Throckmorton
Warren High
David & Diana Hill
Brian Hill & Susan Darley-Hill
Margaret Hiltunen
Robert & Ann Hockman
F. H. Hoefferle
Kevin & Frances Hoene
Thomas & Barbara Hohl
Egil & Gudrun Hoivik
John & Elizabeth Holcomb
Dona Wirtanen Holloway
Bruce & Rhonda Holmen
Timothy & Beth Holst
Gene & Joan Homeister
Homecroft Elementary School
Homesteader Senior Citizens
Delores Honer
Marjorie Hoover
Jan & Katherine Horak
Joseph & Jo An Horton
Pearl Houle
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Warren Howe & Janet Karon
James Howe & Mary Sather
Robert & Roberta Hoyt
Richard Hudelson & Eileen Zeitz-Hudelson
John Huisman
Chris & Marilyn Hull
Jackson & Jeanette Huntley
Charles Hurst
Dennis & Susan Isernhagen
John & Jane Jarnis
Bradley & Jill Jenson
Michael Jodouin
Ellis & Lorraine Johns
K. L. Johnson
Fond Du Lac - Dental Clinic
James & Peg Johnson
Thomas Johnson & Katherine Whittaker
Clyde & Julie Johnson
Don Johnson & Christine Swensen
Johanna Johnson
Lloyd Johnson
Jack & Joan Johnson
Phyllis Johnson
Steven Johnson & Carol Kondrath
Theodore & Ruth Johnson
William & Sharon Johnson
Paul & Jennifer Jones
Anita Jones
Ginger Juel
Chris Julin
Meridel Kahl
Edwin & Donna Kallio
Hommey Kanter
Lisa Kappenman
Edward & Gretchen Karkoska
Richard & Judith Karon
Faris & Bonnie Keeling
John & Bobbi Keener
Bob & Carol Ann Kelley
Barbara Kelly
Daniel Kerelko
Kenneth & Cathy Ketola
Donald & Laurie King
Harold Kinney & Connie Wirta
Marianne Kjolhaug
Jeffrey & Heidi Klassen
Zion Vikings
Andrew & Mary Ellen Klemer
John Sorenson & Cynthia Klinksiek
Diane Knudson
Jay Knuths & Julie Schroeder Knuths
James & Barbara Koberstein
L. Ted Kochevar
Joel & Catherine Koemptgen
Gary & Janell Kohls
Charles & Rosemary Kolasinski
Helen Koski
Kevin & Kris Koth
Larry & Janice Kraemer
Jack J. Kraus
Keith & Kathryn Kraus
Joel & Susan Krochalk
Brandon & Joan Krogh
Robert Kroll
Shalom Kropfl
Marilyn Krueger
Joanna Kuehn
Robert & Katherine Kuettel
Joyce Kunz
Thomas & Suszanne Kunze
James & Amy Kuronen
Byron & Rebecaa Kuster
Scott & Sara Kylander-Johnson
Steven & Melissa La Flamme
Harold & Mary Lou La Plante
Patricia La Plante
Nancy LaCosse
Clyde & Lynda Lagergren
Douglas & Denise Laine
Lakeview Apartments
Theodore & Barbara Lammi
Elizabeth Lane
Lynn Lanier
Anthony & Nicole Larson
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LaVonne Larson
Jane Latour
Clark & Jean Laundergan
Laura MacArthur School
Kenneth & Lois Laurion
Ruth Leathers
Thomas & Cynthia Ledin
Muriel Lehman
Ray & Lois Leischke
Armond & Mary Lemke
Jerome & Donna Leonard
Genvieve Lepak
Harold & Cynthia Leppink
Justin Leroux
Lester Park United Methodist Church
Gordon Levine
Daniel Lew & Maypakou Ly
Mary Lewis
Herb & Stella Libbesmeier
Richard & Carolyn Lichty
Donald & Beverly Liebenstein
Jerry & Leesa Lieffring
Kurt Linberg & Adrienne Hastad Linberg
Roger & Sharon Lindberg
Richard Lindeke
Elna Linder
LOCAL NURSING STUDENTS
GIVE TO CHUM
As College of St. Scholastica nursing student Mollie Lambert
looked forward to graduation, she was focused on helping her
Duluth neighbors. After volunteering at CHUM in October,
Mollie organized a sock drive along with her fellow students.
The drive was successful, but with her giving heart, Mollie
wanted to do more.
Instead of receiving graduation gifts, Mollie and her 37
classmates agreed to ask family and friends to make a donation
to CHUM. On graduation day, the class collected socks,
toothbrushes, soap, deodorant, and much more to distribute to
those staying at CHUM’s emergency shelter.
“Our nursing class has done a lot in our community,” Mollie
said. “It’s unitedly a giving class and we were excited to help
CHUM.”
Thank you and congratulations Mollie and the St. Scholastica
nursing program graduates!
Kyosti & Susan Lindgren
Norma Lindquist
Brad & Carolyn Linsten
Jon Lintula
Tom & Debra Livingston
James & Joanne Loukes
Andrew Lucero
Alan & Verna Lund
Lutheran Campus Ministry
Cindy Macaulay
Jim & Carolyn MacDonald
Annette Mackey
Michael & Marta Maddy
Richard & Mary Madill
Rosemary Madison
Elizabeth Maeshima
William & Susan Majewski
Susan Maki
Nancy Mancini
Eli & Mila Mandich
Kevin & Melinda Marble
Terry & Joanna Marholz
Russell Maron & Sharon Quinlan
Marshall School Students
Judith Martell
Bill & Pauline Martin

Jane Martin
Cheryl Masterson
Barbara Mathson
Roger & Karen Mattson
Robert McFarland
Gail McGrath
Kenneth & Nancy McKenna
Gary & Darla Meier
William & Kathleen Meyer
Dale & Colleen Michaelson
Kathleen Michelizzi
Donald & Alice Michels
David & Anne Miller
Jason & Shivon Ringdahl Miller
Charlene Miller
Minnesota Masonic Charities
Brian & Linnea Mirsch
Mizpah Shrine No. 1 W. S. of J.
John Mobraten
Gregory & Lisa Moir
Donald & Nancy Moline
Karen Monson
Henry Moore
Arlyne Moore
Tom & Julie Morgan
Jeremy & Connie Jo Moriarity
Bruce & Joan Mork
Robert & Beverly Morris
Rachel Moseley
William & Irene Moser
George & Norma Mousky
Pioneer National Bank
Fr. Lloyd Mudrak
Michael Mullins
Camille Murphy
Sharon Murphy
Raymond Muskat
National Assciation Of Letter Carriers Zenith Branch #114
National Association of Letter Carriers Aux. #100
John & Joyce Negard
Thomas & Donna Nelson
Gwendolyn Nelson
Ronnie Nesvold & Diane Peterson-Nesvold
Alan Netland & Melanie Shephard
Jane Neumann
New Page Corporation
Lois Newman
Karen Nichols
Douglas & Joann Thomas Nopar
Vern & Mary Nordling
Dick & Elaine Nordstrom
Norton Park United Methodist Church
Glen & Yvonne Novak
Judith O’ Day
Bradley & Lezlie Oachs
Timothy O’Brien
Thoms & Kim Ochocki
Gene & Janet Olcott
Stephen Olmsted
Justin Olson & Jessica Lilja Olson
Ramon & Vonda Olson
Kenneth & Patricia Olson
Richard & Carol Olson
Donald & Priscalla Olson
Karl & Janet Olson
Tom & Ann Olson
Roger & Judith Oman
William & Mary O’Neil
Frank Ongaro & Associates
Tim Orlowski & Kim Matteen Orlowski
Sally Orrick
Debby Ortman
Steven & Karen Ostovich
Tammy Ostrander
Robert & Valerie Ouellette
Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Judith Oyler
Roman & Eloise Pass
Richard & Judith Pauling
Tricia Pearce
Bruce Peckham & Kathryn Lenz
Arnold & Irja Pederson
John & Lynn Clark Pegg
Frances Peltier
Larry Penk & Rosemary Tobin
Denise Perry
Patricia Peters
James Perlman & Deborah Petersen-Perlman
Anne Peterson
Dean Peterson & Deborah Rausch
Jerrold & Carol Peterson
Gregory & Jennifer Peterson
Steven & Mary Peterson
Paul & Sherry Phillips
Susan Pichetti
Jon & Jan Pierce
Steven & Holly Pillsbury
Thelma Plotnik
John Pokrzywinski & Mary Sue Taallerud
James & Evelyn Pollock
Positively 3rd Street Bakery
Gary & Gloria Pothast
Elizabeth Presley
Therese Presley
Lucille Priley
Robert & Leigh Ann Pristash
Lisa Prusak
Robert & Linda Pugliese
Luther Qson
John & Dawn Jeffers Ramstad
Brian & Suzanne Rauvola
Reeds Board & Lodging
Reigstad Adult Foster Care
Gregory Repensky
Glenn & Laurel Resman
Mark & Jane Rhodes
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John Ringsred
Hubertina Ritmeester
Joanne Robson
Delores Rogers
William & Lynne Rogers
David & Jo-Ann Rossetter
Paula Roth
John & Pamela Rueter
Larry & Sherry Rushing
Bruce & Leane Rutherford
Pasquale Sackette
Anita Saline
Warren & Gayle Salmela
Carol Saranpaa
George & Diane Schaenzer
Thomas & Judith Schellinger
Daniel & Barbara Schlichting
Eileen Schmitz
Kenneth & Concetta Schoen
Carol Schramm
John Schrock & Mary Berube
Darlene Schroedel
Fred & Janet Schroeder
Steven & Karen Schuder
James & Vicki Schweiger
Security Jewelers
Thomas & Julie Seidelmann
Robert & Margaret Seitz
Gerald & Marcia Semerau
Robert & Linda Senta
David & Pamela Serdar
John & Nancy Serre
Lawrence & Helen Sever
Timothy & Judy Sheriff
Dale & Ethelyn Shimmin
Jonathan & Felicia Shultz
Carl & Patricia Sjoding
Gene & Mary Ann Skadberg
Craig & Deborah Skoglund
Kevin & Anne Skwira-Brown
Michael F. Slag & Blanche Ebert
Edward & Dorothy Slonim
Dennis & Kim Smith
Theresa Smith & Mark Danielson
Shelley Smith
Virginia Snarski
Jerry Paulson & Elizabeth Snow
Soar Career Solutions
John & Donna Soderberg
Mary Ann Soderlund
Jane Sommerfeld & Lisbeth Vukson
Dennis & Donna Soukup
Emil & Carol Spielman
David Spoelhof
Steven & Kim Squillace
St. Ann’s Home
Stacy St. John
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. Joseph Plus 55 Club
St. Josephs Womens Group
St. Lawrence Catholic Church
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Theresa Stafford
Kathleen Standfield
Denise Starkey
Ernest Stauffenecker
David Steinberg
Paul Steklenski & Linda Kalweit
William & Sharon Stenberg
Donald & Karen Stenberg
Jen Stenerson & Melissa Boyle
James & Judy Stewart
Tom & JoAnn Stillman
David & Debra Stokes
Greg & Deb Strand
Timothy Stratton & Susan Wasilczuk
Annette Strom
Susan Strom
Tim & Julie Strom
Lee Stuart
Nan Stubenvoll & Joe Staats
James & Patricia Suchan
Tim & Carolyn Sundquist
Superior Choice Credit Union
Superior Fitness Systems, Inc. (DBA Curves)
Steven Sutherland & Margaret Saracino
Paul & Bonnie Swanoski
Bill Swanstrom
Claryce Swensen
Michael & Jacqueline Sydor
James & Susan Talarico
Jeffrey Talerico
Marlys Tanner
Margie Tarnowski
Richard & Susan Taylor
Mary Tennis
Christopher & Gloria Thomalla
Margaret Thomas
Michael Thompson
Edward & Theresa Thompson
Sara Thomsen
David & Janet Thornton
Andrew Tillmann
Robert & Gail Toftey
Rob Tomczak
Sharon Torrison
Joan Tousignant
Steven & Cathie Trachsel
Kathy Trihey
Mari Trine
Trinity Episcopal Church
Douglas & Rosemary Tripp
David & Lynn Tryggestad
Twelve Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church
Christine Underdahl

Carlotta Unger
Richard & Virginia Updegraff
Gwen Updegraff
Karen Utick
United Church of Two Harbors
United Protestant Church United Church of Christ
Nicholas Van Deelen & Lynne Rasmassen
William & Sharon Van Druten
Mary Van Evera
Thomas & Karen Van Hale
Mark & Sarah Vandermeiden
William & Darelen Voelk
John Vucinovich
Lindsay Walker
Joseph & Linda Walkowiak
Richard & Joan Walkowiak
Daniel & Michele Wallerstein
Sulo & Delores Walli
Steven & Mary Walsh
Robin Washington & Julia Cheng
Suzanne Wasilczuk
Roberta Watsick
Candace Wegerson
Mark & Carol Weitz
West Duluth Womens Club
Jacqueline Whelan
August Whitlock
Mark & Mary Whitlock
Duane & Jeanette Wick
Janet Wieveg
Mark & Beth Wilhelmson
Louise Wold
Stanley & Mona Wold
Caleb & Laura Wolden
J. & J. Wolfe
Susan Wollack
Peter Woodrich & Deborah Freedman
Janet Worthing
Arthur Wright
Shirley Wuchter
Beva Lee Wunderlich
Karen Maack Younggren
Samuel & Mary Yundzel
Richard & Collette Zakovich
Stanley Black & Decker Inc.
Alan Zeppa
William & Cynthia Zimbinski
Paul & Karen Zimmerman
Dennis & Vicky Zimmerman
Christopher & Teresa Zupancich
Renee Zurn
NEIGHBORS
Annual gifts under $50
An additional 610 people made financial contributions to
make life a bit easier for our neighbors living on the margins.
Each gift we receive makes a difference in the life of a neighbor,
whether they need emergency shelter, supportive housing or
employment, food, or are living outside. If your gift is not
listed, please know in your heart the hope you have provided.
As this list was compiled, every precaution was taken to
include the name of every donor. The exceptions are those
who requested their names not be published and those who
gave anonymously. If a mistake has been made, please accept
our apologies and let us know at 218-720-6521.
Throughout the year, we receive tribute gifts in honor or
memory of a loved one, friend, co-worker, or neighbor.
The following people were memorialized or honored during
FY 2012.
GIFTS IN MEMORY OF
Gary
Katie
Linda & Troy
Loved Ones
Robert Abbott
William Abernathy
Elaine Carlson Albenberg
Elmer Anderson
Steve Anderson
Harold Bakke
Barb Ballou
Elliot Bayly
Marcella Beaupre
Frances Deriemaeker Benson
Jim Berg
Kathryn Berg
Max H. Berns
Iver Bogen
Douglas Boone
Tim Boyle
Philip Bradley
Chester Brooks
Charles Browne
Dr. Frank Budd
Sylvan Burgstahler
Max H. Burns, MD
Sten Bylund
Sr. Mary Odille Cahoon
Bernie Carey, Sr.
Adeline Catanzarite
Bill Caywood
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Catherine J. Critchley
Fr. James Crossman
Bob & Marge Dietrick
Thomas Richard Dodd
Joyce L. Dosen
Barb O’Neil Duffy
Pastor David Eckman
John Edwards, Sr.
Ralph & Alyce Eisenach
Charlotte Engstrom
Revrend Robert Engstrom
Barbara M. & Kurt B. Erickson
Pierce Fawcett
Annie E. & Patrick H Finnegan
Pam Flaa
Andrew Foltz
David Fraser
Bernard Frericks
Shirley Garber
Maurice & Dan Gearns
Lois Geist
Dan Gerber
Moshe Golberstein
Mary & Francis Goulet
Grandparents
Diane Grau
Rita Gray
Edith Hakala
Harold & Elvia Hansen
Robert Hart
Photo by Kim Randolph
Donald Haynes
Daniel Hendrickson
Jack Hinzmann
Philip & Margaret Hoen
Fr. Mark Hollenhorst
Mary Ann Holman
Al & Irma Holmen
Mary Holt
Katelyn Marie Horton
Scott Jackson
Warren Jensen
Lee Jiracek
Adolf Johnson
Bernice C. Johnson
James R. Johnson
Margaret Johnson
Dr. Howard Jones Meyer
Tony Kaiser
Louis & Rose Karalus
Stella Kerelko
John Keturi
Dean Kjolhaug
Allen Knox
George Kreager
Bill Krueger
Ralph Krupp
Howard & Marge Kuehn
Karl Kunz
Eric Kuster
Stanley & Emma Kwako

Native Americans Who Died Homeless
Arnold La Plante
Beverly La Plante
Jeff LaCosse
Charles Landstrom
Bob Larson
Don & Sally Lee
Susan Jensen Lee
Bernard Lindberg
Lost souls & broken hearts
Gordy Madson
Wanda Mayme Majewski
Lyman Marshall
Linda & Theodore Matheson
Norm Mattson
Virginia Mae’s Father
Sylvester McCurry
Msgr. Patrick McDowell
Maxine Metzinger
Annie C. Mike
Matt Miller
Jim Miner
Mike Miner
John Moccilli
Doris Moe
Arlie Moen
Rudy Monsaas
Richard A Morris
James Mrak
Beverly Muskat
John Narveson
Alice Ness
Kenneth Newman
B. Nylund
Jim O’Neil
Charles Orville
Floyd Paaso
Parents
Trudy Peplinski
Betty Peterson
James Peterson
Francine Polacsek
Bob Pratt
Fran Radich
Jon Rasanen
Fred Reinke
Myron & Elizabeth Riley
A. C. Ringsred
Robert Robson
Marian Edith Rossi
Peter Rothstein
Marion Runerson
Walt Safford, Jr
Eugene Salzman
Miriam Saranpaa
David Schoen
James Schramek
Trudy Schwerdt
Leona Seguin
Anna Senta
Frank Shannon
Alfred & Susan Shimmin
Alice Sjoding
Russell Smith
Dorothy Soderberg
Peter Joseph Stattelman
Dave Stillman
John & Elizabeth Stoneman
Rita Storch
Frank & Delores Talarico
Armas Tamminen
Aaron Torrison
Emery Unruh
Jon Uusitalo
Wally Wentz
Ruth Wick
Mary Wieveg
Agnes C. Wilkosz
Calvin Williams
Patrick Wippler
Robert Wisniewski
Dick & Lori Wold
WOODLAND HILLS AND KEN STAFFORD
SUPPORT RHUBARB FESTIVAL
A great number of volunteers from throughout the community are needed each year when CHUM hosts the
Rhubarb Festival. Volunteer Coordinator, Elizabeth Olsen, knows that when the summer months roll around,
Ken Stafford, Woodland Hill facilities support specialist, will be a tremendous help with the festival.
One phone call to Ken yields a crew of young and energetic volunteers to assist with the event. Each year,
Ken coordinates teams of Woodland Hills youth to volunteer for shifts throughout the day.
Photo by Kim Randolph
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Helen Wright
Rev. Dr. Michael E. Wuchter
John Wuotila
Teresa Zbaracki-LaPlante
GIFTS IN HONOR OF
Olive Arnold Adams
Elizabeth Olson & Thomas Albright
All who hunger
Ellie, Alex, & Benjamin Anderson
Gary Boelhower & Gary Anderson
Barbara & Matt Arnold
Dr. Carles Babst
Dr. & Mrs. David Bard
Charles M. Bell
Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery
Rabbi Amy Bernstein
Alyssa Blatnik
Nancy & Iver Bogen
Seminarian Michael Carry
CHUM Board & Staff
Marlis Cran
Lore Depenthal
The youth volunteers paint faces, assist with food preparation, collect garbage,
and complete any other duties asked of them. In fact, CHUM receives several
phone calls every year from attendees that praise the hard work of the
Woodland Hills youth.
Thank you Ken for helping to make the festival happen!
John Dombrowski
Easter
June Edwards
Diane & John T. Edwards, Jr
Sr. Verda Clare Eichner
Sue Ellefson
Dr. Marty Espe
Nathan Fefercorn
Shari Flesness
John Fochs
Forbes Methodist Church Congregation
Ella Gardner
Isabel Gardner
Rev. Greg Garmer
Gloria Dei Shelter Shepherds
Dick & Linda Goese
Gary & Judy Gordon
Brooke Heikkila
Deb Holman
Members of Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Barbara Colvin & Leslie Hood
Frank & Pat Ibriks
Betty & Clyde Johnson
Carol Johnson
Christine Swensen & Don Johnson
Katherine Johnson
Scott & Barb Johnson

Susan Johnson
Meg Kearns
Mike & Carmen Keyport
Lakeside Food Shelf
Lynn Landstrom
Lauren Larson
J. & Jean Laundergan
Bob & Beth Lee
Lenten Season
Elizabeth Liebenstein
Sharon Kirtley-Lundberg
Don & Pakou Ly
Robert & Ann Mars
Marshall School Teachers
C. Ardelle Matuseski
Mike & Julie McDonnell
Patrice Critchley-Menor
Jeff Moen
Monica, Morgan & Serenity
Tony Montez
Jim & Rachel Moseley
Native Americans
Kathy Nelson
Kathy Noble
Angie Miller & Steve O’Neil
Kathy Levine & Mike Olson
Judy & Roger Oman
Bob & Dorothy Ornberg
Bob & Annie Oswald
Dr. Peter
Nam & Peter Provost
Dr. Duncan Puffer
Beverly Ramstad
Clyde & Mary Lou Roed
Roed Family
Dr. Ed & Jane Ryan
Leon Samuelian
John & Julie Sanford
Thomas Shuey, Sr.
Jack, Jay & Stuart Seiler
Serre Family
Bishop Paul Sirba
Bob Slotness
Jim Soderberg
Walt & Betty Stafford
Bob & Kay Stevens
Greg & Peg Stevens
Stubenvoll Family
Survivors
Richard & Cecile Swenson
Marion Syrjamaki
Robert Tauani
Margaret Thomas
Guy Tridgell
Lynn & David Tryggestad
Dan Urshan
US Troops defending freedom
Veronica, Susan & Mary Lou
Scott & Dana Varland
Doris Von Bargen
Photo by Rolf Hagberg
Ms. Jane Wargin
Myrna Wells-Ulland
Wonderful, supportive friends
Per & Elaine Wickstrom
Cindy Peterson-Wlosinski & Stephen Wlosinski
Lori Wold
David & Margo Zentner
Bill & Cindy Zimbinski
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Photo by Tamisha Schmitz
Photo by Mary Schmitz
Photo by Deb Holman
Photo by Julie Krienke

102 West 2nd Street
Duluth, MN 55802-2017
October Share Food Drive
Saturday, October 27, from 8 AM to 4 PM
at your local grocery store
CHUM Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 1, at 7 PM
Mitchell Auditorium
Free admission with a free will offering during the concert
Refreshments will follow.
Photo by Rolf Hagberg
UPCOMING EVENTS
Photo by Brian Ravoula
CHUM Church Christmas Pageant
Sunday, December 9, at 4:30 PM
Peace Church
All are invited to attend
CHUM 9th Annual Rhubarb Festival
Saturday, June 22, from 9 AM to 4 PM
First Lutheran Church and London Road
Free Admission • Claudia Schmidt performing
NONPROFIT ORG
US POSTAGE
PAID
DULUTH MN
PERMIT NO 89
Photo by Brian Ravoula