News of
Shriners Hospital and of the
Womens General Auxiliary
December 2014
Visit us at — www.womens-auxiliary4kids.org
Contact us at — [email protected]
Peace, Love, Health and
Happiness to all of you
from all of us at the
Womens General Auxiliary.
CORRESPONDENCE [Audrey Braiedy,
Correspondence Secretary, 10465 Yorktown Ln N,
Maple Grove, MN 55369 or 763-424-9876.]
Forty-five thank you acknowledgements were sent
during the month of November in response to
various items received and questions asked.
Thank you for all your donations to keep our
mission going.
WGA Continuing Business
MEMORIALS [Elizabeth Ekholm, Memorial
DISTRIBUTION [Mary Bagwell, Receiving and
Chairman, 1703 Lilac Lane, Mendota Heights, MN
55118 or 651-454-5277 or e-mail [email protected].]
Memorials and honorariums received the month of
November totaled $7,075. Thank you for your
continued support.
Your donations of Gifts, Memorials
and Honoraria are given and
used
hairs Rolling.
Distribution Chairman, 12552 Marion Court
Rogers, MN 55374 or 702-219-3970 or e-mail
[email protected];
Pat Jansen, Co-Chair, 110 20th St. West, Mobridge, SD,
57601 or 612-720-6496 or e-mail
[email protected].]
Donations have been coming in at a steady pace.
Please remember that we can only accept NEW
items. PLEASE NOTE: We still need wash
cloths, hair brushes and stuffed animals. Please
omit combs at this time as we have a good supply.
Thanks for your support.
The tab donations have been very
good. We will be making another
run to the recycling center as soon
as the weather permits.
Reminder - Checks for the auxiliary
should be made payable to the
WOMENS GENERAL AUXILIARY
Every tab counts, so encourage everyone you
know to collect tabs FOR THE LOVE OF A
CHILD.
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For your information, the afghan
dimensions are:
DONATED ITEMS
We cannot stress enough the importance
of the following two paragraphs:
Please remember to insert your name or your
group's name and address on all
items donated so we know to
whom we should send our thank
you. An identification should be
placed on every bag or box. There
is a form on the back of this
newsletter that could be used for
this purpose.
Also, we request that you do not
send cash inside packages of toys,
clothing, knitting, etc. Please
send all cash and checks to us by
mail or in person. Thank you.
Large - 50 x 72
Medium - 40 x 60
Small - 34 x 50
Keep those knitting needles
clicking. Thanks to all our dedicated
knitters.
TOYS [Marjorie Park, WGA Chairman and Toys
Chairman, 651-455-6586 or e-mail
Marjorie,[email protected].]
The Christmas stockings reduced
our supply of toys significantly. (The
highlighted items are still the highest
priority at this time):
CLOTHING [Sue Doty, Clothing Chairman, 651-4550216 or e-mail [email protected].]
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Our continuing needs are:
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large size elastic band shorts
with snaps
any size shorts without snaps
ssnaps
A reminder for those auxiliaries
making Christmas stockings for the
patients at the hospital and clinic. All
decorations must be either hand or
machine stitched. Thank you for your
cooperation with this request.
KNITTING [Dolly Reynolds, Knitting Chairman, 763421-3499 or e-mail [email protected].]
We have received a nice donation
of mittens and hats, but we need a
steady supply to keep the mitten tree
supplied. We especially need medium
and large size mittens.
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Baby dolls
Cars and Trucks (small and medium
sizes) the type that could be used for
bingo prize sizes
Games for pre-teen and teen boys
[hand-held games, remote controlled
cars and trucks, (footballs, basketballs), after shave, brushes, and
wallets]
Finger nail polish
Arts & Crafts
Coloring books and crayons
Word games and books
Board games
We are very low on items for boys,
especially ages 10 - 16.
We are in need of cards for Target, WalMart, iTunes, etc. preferably in $10
amounts. We also accept fast food cards.
want to thank everyone who donated items
for the stockings.
BYLAWS AND STAMPS
A reminder to keep your Bylaws up
to date and a copy on file with the WGA.
Contact the WGA if you have any
questions.
OUTREACH
We still need volunteers for the gift
cart. If you have thought about becoming
a volunteer, here is your opportunity to do
so. You can choose your days and hours.
Contact Marjorie Park at 651-455-6586 to
get on the schedule.
If you would like a visit by a Board
member at one of your auxiliary
meetings, please contact Marjorie Park,
WGA Chairman, with your request.
Donations
FINANCIALS[Linda Metzger, 612-839-4285 or
[email protected].]
Hospital Tours
Donations received during the month of
November are as follows:
If you have a group or know of a
group that would like a tour of the
Hospital and Parent Accommodation
Center, please call Lauren Elm at 612596-6119 to prearrange the tour.
November 2014
Patricia and Galen Fox - Wheelchair Fund
Bright Stars/Robbinsdale OES - Toys
Robbinsdale OES - Past Matrons - Gen. Fund
Osman Women's Auxiliary - General Fund
Razoo - Bev Krall - Zuhrah - General Fund
Larry & Nancy Park - Misc. - General Fund
Frederick & Jean Conrad Fund - Misc. - Mpls.
Foundation Grant - General Fund
Za Ga Zig Shrine Clowns - Annual Awards
Night - General Fund
Za Ga Zig Fez-B Club - Annual Awards - Gen.
Fund
Za Ga Zig Public Relations - Annual Awards
Night - General Fund
Za Ga Zig Shrine Bowl Club - Annual Awards
Night - General Fund
North Iowa Shrine Club - El Kahir - Gen. Fund
Winona Women's Auxiliary - Toys
News From the Hospital
Other current news from the
Shriners Hospital-Twin Cities can be
obtained by going to our website at:
http://www.womens-auxiliary4kids.org/thepulse/
Thank you. Your donations help
us continue our mission.
Womens General Auxiliary News
At our Board of Directors meeting
on December 3, it was decided that we
would not meet the months of January
and February. That means that the
next issue of Thru the Window will be
out in March.
We completed filling the Christmas
stockings for the children. We have
scheduled volunteers to distribute the
stocking through December 19. Again, we
You can donate to the Womens
General Auxiliary through your gift giving
programs with your employer. Some of
you have already donated through The
United Way. You will need our 501(c) 3
Federal ID # to do this, which you can
obtain by calling Gloria Kulenkamp at
651-457-7968 or Marjorie Park at 651455-6586.
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Other News
Volunteers helped fill Christmas
stockings:
Members of the Plymouth Creek Athletic
Club in Plymouth, MN helped fill
Christmas stockings for the children at
Shriners Hospital and clinic. They had
so much fun that it is going to be an
annual event for them. Thanks for
taking time from your schedules to help.
[L-R: Joyce Swan, Karen Wigent, Mary Bristol,
Carol Helmer, Mavis Melstrom, Julie
Riemenschneider.]
Mounds View High School
SkillsUSA
[Sharon Hedman, Kay Slater, Fern George, Sherry
Lewis, Jean Johnson, Connie Jenkins and Barb
Olson.]
St. Croix Valley Shrine Auxiliary
The St. Croix Valley Shrine Auxiliary also
enjoyed filling stockings for the children.
They said it is so rewarding to give of
their time. Thank you ladies.
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTwin Cities and the Womens General
Auxiliary were selected again as the
Mounds View High School SkillsUSA
Community Service Project. The
students are part of a national
organization that builds and reinforces
self-confidence, work attitudes and
communication skills.
The students helped us fill hygiene
bags during their visit to the WGA. They
also donated toys and other items used
in the stockings. Their annual pop tab
collection was very successful and they
brought us a number of boxes filled with
tabs.
Thank you SkillsUSA students for
your contributions to the Shiners
Hospital for Children-Twin Cities and the
WGA.
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The stockings are all ready to put smiles
on the patients at the Shrine Hospital.
We want to thank everyone who donated
items to make this event possible.
Without your dedication to the Shriners
Hospital and the WGA, this would not be
possible.
[Students are pictured here with their
donations.]
Jobs Daughters Bethel No. 39 of
Robbinsdale, MN
Jobs Daughters members, Guardian of
the Bethel, Cynthia McDonald, and Past
Grand Guardian of the State of
Minnesota, Rosemary Guntzel, also
helped us fill Christmas Stockings. The
girls do a service project every term and
we appreciated their help.
Please remember to submit news and
pictures about your auxiliary events. Be
sure you have a camera or iPhone to take
pictures of your activities and send them
to me.
Internet Access to WGA
Q? If you have questions about us, please
call 612-596-6233 (auxiliary office), or email: [email protected]
Womens General Auxiliary on
Facebook
[L-R: Mya, Moira, Rosemary Guntzel, Cynthia
McDonald, and Kelly.]
There has been a lot of activity and
news items posted to our Facebook page.
You do not want to miss out on the latest
news. There were 1,480 people reached
so far with our posting of the Christmas
Stockings. Why not become the 1,481st?
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https://www.facebook.com/wga4kids.
You do not have to be a member of
Facebook to visit us.
Thru the Window on Line
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this newsletter, you can also see it in color
on our Website (www.womens-auxiliary
4kids.org.) and click on the tab “News &
Events.”
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Carol Miner, Editor
Thru the Window
8727 North Brook Circle
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
Phone: 763-535-5011
e-mail: [email protected].
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