Funds raised thus far: $6,578.57 Goal: $80,000
It is not often that I am at a loss for words, but that is precisely what happened last week when I opened the mail. There was a card from Texas and, upon opening it, I found a check in the amount of $1,000! It was a donation from former Adrianite, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Schutz. Elizabeth is the youngest daughter of Fred and Wilhelmina (Mersch) Schutz, and the youngest in the family, having four older brothers: Raymond, Lowell, Wendell, and Merwynn. The money has been donated in memory of her parents and their children.
With a donation of that size, you can bet that the first thing I did was give her a call so let her know her gift had arrived – and we ended up chatting on the phone for quite a few minutes. Elizabeth had seen the story about our fundraising efforts in the online edition of the Nobles County Revew and wanted to donate, having fond memories of visiting the Adrian Branch Library when she was growing up. “I hope that your fundraising goes well,” she told me, “and maybe others – including alumni of St. Adrian (SAH) and AHS – will want to donate, too.” Elizabeth graduated from SAH in 1958, and said that if every graduate of the schools in the Adrian area would donate what they could, then the money would be raised in no time.
So, this is a request for other alumni in the area to consider donating to the Library fundraiser, and invest in the future to ensure that the library continues to serve patrons for decades to come. Donations are always greatly appreciated!
Donations can be:
1) Dropped off at the Adrian Library
2) Mailed to the Library at: 214 Maine Ave., PO Box 39, Adrian, MN 56110
3) Dropped off at the Adrian State Bank;
4) Dropped off at the State Bank of Lismore;
5) Online donations can be made by visiting our website and following the link: www.plumcreeklibrary.org/adrian
Checks must be made out to: LACF (In memo write: Adrian Library Project.)
(LACF = Lismore Area Community Foundation, which is the sponsor/fiscal agent. This sponsorship makes it possible for every donation to be used exclusively for the Adrian Branch Library Renovation Project. Thank you, LACF!)
