Thank You!

We recently said "goodbye" to a few special people...

MaryAnn Schefers started working at the foundation in September 2002, and worked in both our donor services and finance departments throughout the past seven years.

Today she starts a new adventure in Pine City working in the accounting department at Pine Technical College. Curt Hanson, who probably worked the most with MaryAnn, had this to say:

"MaryAnn could be a poster child for the “typical central Minnesota farm kid,” in that she thrives on hard work, is reliable and very conscientious, and solves problems rather than pointing them out and complaining about them. Pine Tech made a good choice."

We will miss her dedication, attention to detail and great sense of humor!

Thank you, MaryAnn!

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In December we recognized a few foundation friends who "retired" from our board of trustees. Gloria Contreras Edin of Inver Grove Heights and G. George Wallin, PhD. of Big Lake had both served since 2000. Jim Anderson, of Crosslake and Key Largo, Fla. had been a Trustee since 2007.

In recognition of their service to the foundation, all three were invited to select a charity of their choice to receive a $1,000 grant. They selected:

• Perseverancia (Cold Spring), to support opportunities for Latina leaders, in recognition of Gloria Contreras Edin,
• Saron Lutheran Church (Big Lake), for the hospitality committee, in recognition of G. George Wallin, PhD., and
• Kinship Partners, Inc. (Brainerd), to support a youth mentoring program, in recognition of Jim Anderson.
  

To learn more about their contributions to the board, read the news release from last week or to meet our current board members, visit our website.