Green Bay Altrusans 2012-2013Nancy BarthelMadeline Centen*Nancy CherneyCicely DineenNancy Dworak Nancy FriebelPeggy Grzemkowski Joyce HafemannMaxine HafemannMary HanzelSharon HarswickKathy Herbel Lois KaniaHelen KerinKay KowaleskiJean LucciMavis MartensBarbara MooreChristina PetersonKathleen PoslusznyKathy RechsteinerPenny SchampersJanice SchauerKimberly SchoppenhorstRobin Shiels Dorene SimonsBonita SomersJan Spielbauer Claire SteinfeldtNancy StellpflugMabel ThomeMary Van EgerenRenee VerboncouerKate Winslow(*Emeritus Member)

Altrusa NewsCelebrating the Eleventh Anniversary

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t h e A l t r u s a H o u s e 2012 -2013

A few thoughts from our president…By Mary Hanzel President, Altrusa Club of Green BayEleven years ago we had a vision, the community

had a need, and you, our donors, helped to make the Altrusa House a reality.

Year after year, you continue to stand with us, making generous donations to keep the Altrusa House a haven for our guests who are here to either support a loved one receiving medical treatment or who them-selves are undergoing outpatient services.

Last year some of you were able to attend the Open House on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Altrusa House. You were able to see firsthand what the Altrusa House is and how important it is to those we serve.

As we reflect on the past decade think, for a mo-ment, what it would mean not to have a facility like the Altrusa House.

Recently, I spoke with Pat who is a certified nurs-ing assistant in Green Bay. About three years ago, her husband was suddenly diagnosed with several serious medical conditions which required him to receive care in a Madison hospital for over two and a-half months. His care was very expensive and it didn’t take long to exhaust their financial resources.

Because of his critical condition, Pat wanted to be near her husband and the closest hotel that could offer discounted rates was 10 miles away. An extra bed in the hospital room was not always available, so she tried to sleep in the waiting room along with other people.

Save the Date! Sunday, Nov. 11, 8 a.m. to noon. “Altrusa House Booyah Sale and Recycling Event” (by Cyber Green, Inc.) at the Altrusa House, 1116 E. Mason St., Green Bay.

We’ll take anything with a plug and batteries! Pick-ups available. ($10-$20 charge for TVs and monitors.) For info contact Nancy Dworak at (920) 469-8740, ND211Eagle@new.rr.com

The Altrusa International Foundation, Inc., of Green Bay is an independent non-profit organization responsible for its own fundraising for the Altrusa House. Please make your tax deductible gift to:Altrusa International Foundation, Inc., of Green BayP.O. Box 5521De Pere, WI 54115

For more information see our website at

www.greenbay.altrusa.org

Annual Altrusa newsletter Edited by Nancy BarthelDesign by Doug HjorthPhotography by Barbara Moore

Lori Beirl (left) served several years as our over-night volunteer. Now in that position is Mary Pat Cumps (right). Welcome and many thanks!

Welcome to Mary Pat, new overnight volunteer The Altrusa House extends a warm welcome to Mary Pat Cumps, our new overnight volunteer. For several years dedicated Green Bay Altrusan Lori Beirl served as our overnight volunteer. A job change for Lori meant we needed to find just the right person to step into the position.A recommendation by Green Bay Altrusan Mary Van Egeren brought Mary Pat to the Altrusa House. The mother of two and grandmother of three enjoys simply being here for guests, always ready with a listening ear.

She worked for 23 years at Bellin Hospital in patient registration and business office positions, plus has worked in retail, excelling in custom-er service.

I absolutely love it,” said Mary Pat, who has been with the Altrusa House since summer. “Anything I can do to help,” that’s what she said she is here for.

By Nancy Barthel, Green Bay AltrusanSo what’s been happening at the Altrusa House since we

last visited with you in October 2011? A lot! And we have you, our supporters, to thank for that. This 12-bedroom “home away from home” for those who are either in Green Bay to support a loved one going through medical treatment or themselves go-ing through outpatient treatment celebrated its 10th anniversary with a wonderful open house and re-dedication on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. Many local dignitaries as well as representatives of St. Vincent and Bellin Hospitals were here and many other supporters of the Altrusa House.

It truly was an inspiring event, and since then we have been busy. In the 2011-2012 year at the Altrusa House we have seen a 12.46 percent increase in check-ins over the 2010-2011 period.

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The Altrusa Club of Green Bay sells fresh pecans from Georgia as a fund-raiser during the holiday season. (Call the Altrusa House at 920-884-6677 for more information.) This is a recipe that works well with them, supplied by Altrusa House supporter Janet Ajango. Her husband, Michael Ajango, is owner of WealthPlan, LLC, in De Pere, a sponsor during our June golf outing. Janet says to enjoy this easy pie recipe while you support the Altrusa House!

White Chocolate Pecan Pie1 -9 inch pie-crust2 c. pecan halves1 ½ c. white chocolate

Year has been busy at Altrusa House

It was a big day for the Altrusa Club of Green Bay when we held our open house on a beauitiful autumn day on Saturday, Oct. 29, of last fall. The home opened in October 2001. Pictured are many of our Green Bay Altrusans on that exciting day. And the year since has been a busy one! -- Photo by Sue Barthel

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or vanilla flavored chips3 eggs½ c. firmly packed brown sugar½ c. light corn syrup3 tbsp. all-purpose flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Layer pecans and chips in pie crust. In a large bowl hand-whisk the eggs until just combined. Add the brown sugar, corn syrup and flour to the eggs, stirring with a wooden spoon until thoroughly incorporated. Pour mixture over nuts and chips. Bake for 40-45 minutes until crust is golden brown and filling is set in center. Cover with spray-coated foil after 25 minutes of bak-ing. Cool completely, about two hours. Store in refrigerator.

She’s the person guests will find making the coffee at 6 a.m., greeting people as they prepare to head out to the hospital to be with loved ones or leave for outpatient treatment. And when she arrives on duty at 8 p.m., she makes her rounds just to make sure everyone is Ok.

Mary Pat said she can relate well to what guests are going through, and at this point in her life, she sees her volunteerism with the Altrusa House as “my calling.”

Altrusa House Annual Pecan Sale Mid-November

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Cont. from page 1....Thoughts from our president After many sleepless nights, she chose to sleep in her car in the hospital parking lot. The lack of a comfortable place to sleep and re-energize only added to Pat’s stress and anxiety. She said to me, if only there had been a place like the Altrusa House…

The future suggests that Green Bay will remain a major medical center. The recent announcement that the Medical College of Wis-consin will be building a campus here will only strengthen the success of the medical corridor and make this area even more sought after for medical services. Your future donations are even more important to assure the Altrusa House can continue to be an integral link to the medical community and the people it serves.

Your donations make a difference. Together we can continue to have an effect on many, many lives for many more decades.

By Nancy Dworak, Golf Outing Co-ChairAs the Altrusa House enters its second decade of

service, the 6th Annual Altrusa Golf Outing held June 12, 2012, made a location change to Mid Vallee Golf Course in De Pere. It was a beautiful, sunny day for golf – and it was a grand success for the people who use the Altrusa House, raising over $14,500!

Mid Vallee is a wonderful location for our growing golf event, giving us the capability to expand the out-ing to 27 holes down the road. New this year were our “Company Sponsors” which were Stellpflug Law, SC, Best Built, Inc., Schneider National Foundation, Inc., AK Pizza Crust, Green Bay Home Medical, Green Bay & Allouez Animal Hospitals and Cyber Green LLC. We would like to extend “a big thank you” to those com-pany sponsors for their support of the Altrusa House.

Another first this year was our hole-in-one winner, Dave Frizzo, who sank a shot on Red One at Mid Vallee Golf Course. Dave won a set of irons sponsored by Brennan Buick of Green Bay. Thank you to Brennan Buick for your continued support!

Next year our outing will be held Tuesday, June 11, 2013, so please save the date --we’d love to see you again! And remember, there’s room for additional golf-ers so tell your friends and family! The Altrusa Club of Green Bay will be spending tireless hours preparing for the outing over the winter and spring, and we guarantee nothing less than a great and worthwhile time.

Hole sponsors were: Baird Wealth Management • Cotter Funeral Home • Dr. Dannel Wielgus, DDS, SC • Laugh Your Way America, LLC • PMI Entertainment Group • Prevea Health • Schenck S.C. • Schwabe North America, Inc. • Seroogy’s Chocolates • Walmart West • Wipfli, LLP

Cart sponsors were: Alpha Delights • Bay Towel, Inc. • Bellin Health • Craig Siminski-CFP • Essco Incorporated • Hair Extraordinaire • Jonas Services & Supply • Josephine’s Attic • Kerber Rose & Associ-ates • Lloyd Carpenter Architect LLC • NEW Wall Street, LLC • Systems Furniture, Inc. • WealthPlan, LLC • WS Packaging Group, Inc.

Additional sponsors and contributors were: Ahlborg’s Tire & Auto Inc • Allegra Print & Marketing Downtown • Allouez Cafè • As-sociated Bank • Bank Mutual • Bay Ridge Golf Course • Beach Road Liquor • Bellin Health • Best Buy Stores • Beth’s Boutique • Breadsmith • Captain’s Walk Winery • Coach’s Corner • Cook’s Corner • Dad’s Wine & Spirits • Dallman, Karen • Dasa’s Czech Inn • Dean Distributing, Inc. • Edible Arrangements • Elkhart Lake Road America, Inc. • Eve’s Supper Club • Fajita Republic LLC • Festival Foods • FrameMakers • Gahlman, Sue • Genius Car Wash • Gipper’s Sports Bar and Grill • Great Lakes Sandwich Co. • Green Bay Altrusans • Green Bay Botanical Garden • Green Bay Bullfrogs • Green Bay Gamblers • Green Bay Packers • Joyce Hannemann • Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream • Hearly’s Beverages • Holiday Inn Express & Suites • Home Depot • Huron Automotive • Ivy Trails • Jazzercise • JCPenney-Green Bay • Jimmy John’s • Jimmy Seas Inc. • John Gage Carvings • Kevin M. Huggett Agency • Klika Shoes • Kroc Center • Lindsley’s Greenhouse • Lorelei Inn • Los Banditos • Los Magueyes • Mackinaw’s Grill & Spirits • Marcus Theatres • Margaritas • Mary’s Canvas LLC • Menard’s • Merry Maids • Meyer Jewelers • Mid Vallee Golf Course • Mikulsky, Joe & Trish • Milwaukee Brewers • Mr. Golf, Inc • Muenster’s Shell Service Center • Newman’s Own Organic • New Style Salon • Nicolet Restaurant • Old Chicago Restaurant • Oneida Bingo and Casino • PDQ Car Wash • Pearly Gates • Peninsula Players • Prime Quarter • Renard Country Elegance, Inc. • Riverside Frame & Art Gallery • Rola Rena • Rosati’s • Sapientia Massage • Sav-Half Greeting Cards • Savoye Hair Studio • Schreiber Foods • Send Out Cards • Silver Cinemas • Smokey’s on the Bay • Stadium View Sports Bar & Grill • Streu’s Pharmacy Bay Natural • Subway • Superior Liquor • The Bar • The Studio on George • Thornberry Cottage • Top Nails • Torgerson, Melissa • Triangle Distributing • Tundra Lodge Resort • Turner Carpet Cleaning • Union Hotel • University Ave. Market • UWGB Basketball • VandeVoort, Colleen • Van’s Honda Mitsubishi • Village Grille & Pub • WG&R Furniture Co. • Wilson’s Restaurant • Wine Premiere • Wingate by Wyndham • Wisconsin Timber Rattlers • WPS • YWCA • Ziggy’s Inn

Paula Hafeman (speaking) represented St. Vincent and St. Mary’s Hospitals at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Altrusa House. Also pictured (left to right) are Christina Peterson, then president of the Altrusa Club, Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt, and State Senator Dave Hansen and his wife Jane. To the right of Hafeman is Amy St. Laurent, vice presi-dent of Family Programs and Services at Bellin. “Our support of Altrusa House is a way of ensuring a patient’s family members are afforded the respect and compassion they deserve as we deliver medical care to their loved one,” said St. Laurent. Also present was Assembyman Chad Weininger, who presented a flag flown over the Wisconsin State Capitol. Hansen presented the Club with a State of Wisconsin plaque.

Sixth annual golf outing moves to Mid Vallee in De Pere

Save the date: Altrusa House 7th Golf OutingTuesday, June 11, 2013

Altrusan Nancy Barthel is pictured with Jim Brennan of Brennan Buick in Green Bay. The business has graciously been our continued hole-in-one sponsor. Many thanks to Jim and all of our sponsors for your support!

Hair Extraordinaire sponsored a team once again this year. Pictured are (left to right) Laurie Borley, Tara Altergott, Sue Zimonick, and Mau-reen Becks.

By Paula Hafeman, Chief Nurse Executive St. Mary's and St. Vincent Hospitals

It was my honor to represent St. Vincent and St. Mary’s Hospitals last Oct. 29, 2011, at the 10th anniversary celebration of the Altrusa House.

It was a beautiful fall day and I was honored to be part of a team of speakers along with the mayor and other local representatives to cele-brate the successes of the past 10 years and to kick off another decade of great service.

As the Chief Nurse Executive at St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Hospitals it is very important to let each of you know how valued the services of the Altrusa House are to our patient, their families and our healthcare providers.

As a nursing leader, we want our patients to have the best possible experience and they can heal and recover much more quickly if they are surrounded by family and friends.

However, as a regional acute care facility many of our patients come from the 11 sur-rounding counties and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We experience this every day, the hus-band married to his wife for 60 years, who now has cancer and will need to receive inpatient treatment for 30 days. Or the parents whose teenager was involved in an accident and needs inpatient rehab.

Just recently a case manager offered this feedback on the Altrusa House.

A gentleman from the Manitowoc area had been admitted here multiple times and did even-tually pass away here. His wife stayed at the Al-trusa House and she always had really wonder-ful things to say about the people there and how grateful she was to have them. She considered herself very lucky.

She recalled one late evening when she somehow locked herself out of the building and had to call to be let back in. She said they very graciously never said a word even though she was in her pajamas. That, she said, is kindness.

Whenever I hear from anyone staying there, said the case manager, they are incredibly grateful that they have the Altrusa House. The Altrusa House is a gift!

Anniversary celebrates the ‘gift’ of the Altrusa House

Green Bay Altrusa Club president Mary Hanzel is pictured with Allouez Kiwanis president Mike Destree (left) and Ken Hanzel (right), secretary/treasurer of the Allouez Kiwanis (and her husband!). Each year the Allouez Kiwanis have gifted the Altrusa House with $1,000. They are pictured in the “Green Bay Packer Room” sponsored by the Allouez Kiwanis.

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MEMORIALSDR. SANDRA STOKES Altrusa Club of Green BayNORMA KRAMER Beverlyl LawlerWILLIAM GRASSMAN Altrusa Club of Green BayJULIE BUSCH MEADE David & Darla VachavakeRAYMOND WENDT Judy WendtDOROTHY WOZNIAK Michael WozniakBERNICE “MAC” FLECK Barbara Moore Altrusa Club of Green BayMARK MISONI Patti Misoni

HONORARIUMSM/M ROBERT DIETSCHE 50th Anniversary

Beverly LawlerMARY JANUS

Retirement Collection

What is the Altrusa House of Green Bay?

The Altrusa House at 1116 E. Mason St. in Green Bay is a 12-bedroom “home away from home” opened in 2001 by Altru-sa International of Green Bay. Its express purpose is to offer temporary accommo-dations to people in need of medical treat-ments or because they are in Green Bay to support a friend or loved one.

Other than a $10 key fee, we provide this service to our guests at no charge for as many days as they need and will con-tinue to do so because of generous donors like you.

Guests generally live 50 miles or far-ther away from Green Bay and are referred to the Altrusa House by one of the hospi-tals in our community. People have come from many areas of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to receive the superior medical treatment they find here in Green Bay.

And because of accidents and sudden illnesses, our guests have also come from around the nation and world.

The Altrusa House was dedicated on a very memorable autumn day Oct. 3, 2001, after years of planning by the Altrusa Club of Green Bay, the local chapter of the in-ternational service organization.

The Altrusa House features 12 bed-rooms – each lovingly decorated by spon-sors -- plus a first-level living room, full kitchen and laundry room. There is also a spacious living area on the second level, with kitchenette. A donated chairlift allows handicapped accessibility to the eight sec-ond-level bedrooms.

Guests find the Altrusa House a place where they can rest and where they can al-ways find a newfound friend to talk with.

Altrusa House makes difference to guests Donette Hatch says the Altrusa House has made a difference in her family not just once but several times. A resident of Ephraim, she’s used the Altrusa House a couple times this year to be with her mother Audrey. And a few years ago her mother herself used the home while she was in Green Bay for treatment. At 85 miles away from Green Bay, it would be just too far away to travel on a daily basis, said Donette. “What would I do if this wasn’t here?” she asked. In August her mother wound up in the emergency room in Sturgeon Bay after a fall. Knowing her mother would be transferred to Green Bay, “I called here from the waiting room in Sturgeon Bay,” she said. “I feel very welcome here,” said Donette.

Pictured with Altrusa House manager Cheri Corcoran (left) is house guest Donette Hatch of Ephraim. She stayed at the house while her mother was in the hospital in Green Bay this summer.

A lovely surprise in the Altrusa gardensBy Barbara Moore,Green Bay AltrusanOn Labor Day I decided to head over to the Altrusa House to do some weed-

ing in our lovely gardens. What a wonderful surprise to arrive with my tools in hand and discover that someone had weeded all the flower beds, shaped the bushes and, besides that, hauled all the brush away. I was so excited and couldn’t wait to find out who did all the work. It was David Jaeger from Dunbar, Wis. David was a guest at the house for several days while his wife Janice was a patient at Bellin.

David had been a professional landscaper at one time…no wonder it looked so great! Thank you, David, for your gifts of time and talent!

Meet some of our volunteers “As I was walking my dog one day,” says Carol Magnin, “I saw the building and stopped in to talk with Cheri (my dog visited with her too!) and after that visit I started my volunteering.” Emily Kozlowski says, “When our first grandson was born, he was rushed to Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee... While he was hospitalized there for two and a half nerve-wracking weeks his parents, other family members and myself were able to stay at the Ronald McDonald House... what a blessing it was.” Nicole Huxford says, “I found out about the Al-trusa House in the volunteer opportunities section of the newspaper… Some of the guests, I feel, come into our lives for a reason and I’m glad that I get the chance to know some of them as well as I do.” Kathi Sawyer, a busy mom with a two-year-old, says “the Altrusa House remains part of my routine and part of my family. As additional incentive, my em-ployer Prevea Health gives a monetary donation to the Altrusa House when I volunteer my time there.”

Rick Wrobel, a member of the Bellin Facility Maintenance crew, is one of the faithful employees of Bellin Health who support the Altrusa House. Bellin provides maintenance and security, plus parking space in an adjoining parking lot.

Remember us in your estate planning. The Altrusa House has an endowment fund established with the Green Bay

Community Foundation.

“After a long day at the hospital, it was nice to come to a relaxing home. The vol-unteers always have a smile on their faces and have been most welcoming and helpful.” -- Kay, Altrusa House guest

Entertainment troupe “The Sequins” presented the Altrusa House with a $500 donation recently. Accepting the donation are (left to right) Altrusans Kathy Rechsteiner and Barbara Moore. Kathy haD been a member of the talented group, which loves supporting worthy community partners like the Altrusa House.

With “Make a Difference Day” set for Saturday, Oct. 27, why not take a cue from Meghan Dwyer, 14, an 8th grader at Notre Dame Middle School in De Pere. She was involved with a “helping others” project at her school and from the “Wish List” at the Altrusa House gathered supplies from family and friends, plus bought some herself. Her parents are Kay and Sean Dwyer. Her dad Sean participates in our annual golf outing.

Emily Koslowski has volunteered at the Altrusa House eight or nine years. “We try to be available if someone just needs to talk,” she said.

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Donations June 1, 2011-May 31, 2012

A & K CrustRichard & Jean AbrahamRobert & Eloise AhoCharles & Patti AlbersJames & Annette AllenJames & Audrey AltAltrusa Club of Door CountyDorothy AndersonMichael & Kay BachKaren BadeauNancy BarthelSusan BarthelCharles & Beatrice BassfordClifford & Donna BeaudoLori BeirlRobert & Judy BeirlBellin HealthRobert & Mary BelongieMichele BerglinFloyd & Joyce BessertBethany Lutheran ChurchGordon & Blanche BialikFred & Shirley BittorfMichael T. & Marjorie A. BorkPaul & Sue BougieGinger BradyWilliam BrazierSidney BremerBrice Masonry Inc.Al & Karen BriceStephen & Elizabeth Buckingham Paul & Barbara BurkholderScott BushRichard & Winnie ButrynL.P. & S.L. CarlsonGladys CavilMadeline CentenHenrietta CharlandRobert & Sharon CharlesEvelyn CharlsonChildren’s Dental Clinic of GB David & Jane Ann ChristensonTina Cigelnik & Thomas WebbWilliam & Charlene CurtisArmond & Joyce CzerwanWilbert & Betty Jane DallmannCarol De GrootDe Pere Area Men’s ClubDwight and Mary Ann De SalvaCaroline DenisDennis & Susan DewsnapGeorge & Karen DieblingMark Diedrich

Eileen A. DineenCicely DineenPatrica DineenRobert & Linda DlugasDaniel & Mary DonarskiFrank & Janet DucatDennis & Martha DuffyRobert & Leah DumkeNancy DworakSean & Kay DwyerGary & Joan EckeRobert & Pamela EllingsonDave & Mary EricksonCarol ErnstMaryce & Susan FarrellFirst Presbyterian ChurchJoseph and Jean FoellerLarry & Debra FrazierRobert & Nancy FriebelFran FrigoDr. & Mrs. Anthony FronettiScott & Tara GagneDavid GardnerArvel GarrettRobert & Julie GauseDean & Cathleen GerueMichael & Donna GilsonRodney & Cynthia GordonJohn & Sharon GordonRebecca GosserDonald & Joanne GouldDaniel & Mary GraceGraetz Mfg., Inc.Grainger Industrial SupplyRonald & Bonnie GrantGreen Bay Press GazettePaul & Mary Lou GreerJames & Kathleen GrenfellKurt GresensJoyce HannemannKen & Mary HanzelJoseph & Bonnie HardyChad & Stacy HarrisonRoald & Sharon HarswickRichard HartwellTeresa HasenohrlKevin & Julie HatchMargaret HavenNorman & Lucille HeabelRobert & Joanne HelgrenKathy HerbelLois HersonRobert & Janice HeyrmanHi Fi HeavenGordon & Lindes Hicks

Dr. James & Patricia HinckleyJohn C. HineyGerald & Karen HintzMark & Michaela HoleyKeith HolmesPhillip & Barbara Healy HolmesDonald & Myrma HowardWoodward & Beverly HowlandBarbara Ellen HuebnerCarl & Susan HuthCraig & Mary HuthDwayne & Freddie IngebrigtsenGeorge IsonKenneth & Marie JacquesButch & Karen JessRobert James JohnsonLois KaniaHelen KerinBrian & Becky KestilaSally KilloranRichard & Christine KinkaKiwanis Club of AllouezKiwanis Club of Greater GBMagdaline KobesGeorgianna KohlbeckMark & Stephanie KollathEleanor KonrathCraig & Kay KowaleskiCurtis & Lori KowaleskiIrene KressJames & Sarah KubiakMark & Nicki KubiakJudge Charles & Nancy KuehnRussell & Pauline La FromboisJane LairdWalter & Nancy LakariLeo & Carol LamereJudith LantagnePaul & Ruth LarsonRichard & Sharon LarsonKyle Larson & Rachel Henrigillis Thomas & Linda LehrerWilliam & Jean LemkeHerbert & Diane LiebmannJeffrey & Shawna LindowKenneth & Nancy LinssenMerlin & Lillian LintnerRonnie & Cindy LippmanLaurie LloydSusan LorenzKatherine LucciLouis & Jean LucciMarybeth MarchesePam MarshMavis Martens

Donnette MayrackTerry & Nancy Mc GrewMcCaslin Lioness ClubRosemary McMonagleRuth MettnerRichard & Rosemary MianeckiRobert & Barbara MooreEdward & Christine MorganMary Pat MorganAllen & Joann MoureauYvonne MoureauJerome & Kathleen MudrockNancy MuktoyukMarvin & Patrica MurphyPeter & Judy NazeClarence & Antoinette NeitzelDonald & Alice NelsonMary Jo NeustifterStanley & Sally NiemiNortheastern WI Oncology Nursing SocietyNorma OttersonMelvin & Shirley OuradnikElizabeth PagelClayton & Marilyn ParcelsGeraldine ParisoMichael & Judith ParishPatrick & Catherine PattonDennis & Judith PauliCurtis & Cheryl PaulsonThomas & Bonnie PerockAlvin & Dorothy PetersonChristina PetersonClyde PetersonHerbert & Bonnie PetersonDaniel & Barbara PfisterPink FlamingoJohn PiontekKathleen PoslusznyPrevea Health Circle of GivingPrimum BonumGordon & Alice PritzlDouglas & Geraldine PurgillBarbara Hanzel RaceEugene & Marian RamekerGary RandallJanet Nelson & Timothy ReilleyJulie ReisingerCharles Renner, Jr.Gene Rettke & Jann SharpeKaren RiesMichael T. Riordan Family FoundationJames & Judith RitzenheinEdward & Madaline RizziPamela Roberts

Charles & Geneva RoedigBernard & Marge RoelsTom & Pat RondeauBeulah & Richard RoubalRobert & Beverly SalvateGayle SchaferPenny SchampersVicki SchampersElizabeth SchampersGary & Janice SchauerJohn ScheurellJoan SchlagRichard & Kim SchoppenhorstOrville & Lorraine SchroederThomas & Sheryl SchrotRaymond & Barbara SchultzWayne & Sharon SeamanMaxine SeefeldtSong & Dance SequinsJames & Kate Christman SeroogyDonald & Sharon ShampoMariya SimidchievaBernard & Karen SkaletskiCharles & Debra SmithDarleen SmithRussell & Carol SmithBonnie SomersCalvin & Marlene SoquetSt. Johns Lutheran Church Ladies AidSt. Vincent HospitalSt. Vincent Hospital 5th Fl Surgery DeptTerry & Sharon SteeleDr. Richard & Ruth SteinkeDave & Nancy StellpflugJohn G. & Harriet A. StellpflugDr. Ambrose & Phyllis SterrThomas & Mary StoiberErnest & Catherine SwansonSystems Furniture, Inc.David & Karen SzopinskiEdward TaggartJeanne TaggartJane TempRobert J. TerharDe Pere Celebrate CommitteeMabel ThomeThrivent Financial for LutheransTime Warner CableBud & Mary TozierJohn & Judith TrowSeth & Deanne TuckerMarianne Van DrissePeter & Kathleen VandeheyHarold & Arleen Vanden Heuvel

Dave and Nancy Vanden HeuvelCynthia VandenackRosemary Vander KelenNancy VerberJean Hirt VivaLinda K. VogenRalph & Elizabeth von dem HagenMark & Mary Kay VostersDiane & Jan WackDonald & Patricia WahlJack & Katherine WahlJulanne WalczykLouise WaldkirchTherese WaldkirchVincent & Jane WalshPatricia WaselchukJerrold & LuAnne WeigelRobert WenningerJames & Sharon WernerMarguerite WesternBarbara Wetzel

We Thank All the Generous Donors Whose Contributions allow Us to Serve the Needs of the Community

And in the 2011-2012 time period we served what we call “3,364 peo-ple nights,” denoting how many individuals used the rooms throughout the year. That was up over 3,116 from 2010-2011.

In the now 11 years since the Altrusa House was opened, our vi-sion has never changed, explains Nancy Friebel, chairperson of the Altrusa House Committee. “We want them to feel like it’s their home for as long as they need to stay in Green Bay,” she said.

“Our house is just like your house only a lot bigger,” Friebel reflects “We have 12 guest bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two public bathrooms, two kitchens, two living rooms, an office suite and a laundry room. The cost to provide utilities, maintain and supply all of these rooms totaled approximately $38,000 last year.” And because of our wonderful vol-unteers, staff expenses are only $45,000 per year.

Now that the house is 11 years old, there has been some expected and unexpected wear, just like at your house, said Friebel. “Imagine having as many as 24 guests in your home for a week at a time,” she mused. Just this past year there has been a shower replacement and air conditioning problems during the heat of summer.

“The major project we decided to tackle was the need to replace all of the carpeting in the house,” said Friebel. A generous friend of Al-trusa House, Irene Daniell Kress, offered to pay for the entire project -- $21,300. “Words cannot express how thankful we were to have such a wonderful supporter,” she said. The next project is the laundry room.

Many guests ask how we can maintain this beautiful “home away from home” on such a small budget. “We like to say we run a very tight ship and really watch the dollars, and, we do,” said Friebel.

Keith & Betty WhiteJoanne WietingWalter & Mary Ann WilinskiJoseph & Anita WinklerMichael & Carlien WinnKathryn WinslowWipfli LLPJames & Kathryn WochinskeLilly Mae WypyszynskiJulie L. & Arthur R. YbarraOvid & Peggy Ann YorkElyce YunowichFlorian & Phyllis ZahariasEdward & Mary Ann ZahnVincent ZehrenHong Ye Gao Zhong & Amy ZhaoaiDoris ZiesemerJustina ZunkerCarole Zuraski

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