| 27 April 2010
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The Friends of the Loveland Public Library Foundation, Inc. supports the Loveland Public Library’s work as the information center of the community by advocating for the public support and use of the library, by generating current and long-term funding, and by developing volunteer involvement.
Membership
353 paid memberships at year end. 5 honorary memberships. 165 new memberships. 132 non-renewals. 23 - net increase in paid memberships.
Service Activity
There are no paid workers in The Friends organization. All of the work was done by 304 volunteers.
* 160 of our members volunteered in one or more activities. * 65 non-members volunteered.
* 22 students volunteered. * 57 community members volunteered via Make A Difference Day.
Volunteer hours ranged from 1 to 1159 per individual. Volunteers provided food for events, planned and orchestrated events, raised money, did book sale chores, kept records, created / mailed the newsletter, put up bulletin boards, wrote press releases, compiled minutes, ran errands, and much more to support the work of The Friends. Book sales – 4970 hours. Book Sorting Relocation – 317 hours. SweetNight – 766 hours. Loveland Loves to Read – 175 hours. Loveland Lights – 572 hours. Capital Campaign – 1020 hours. Administrative and Support Activities – 1696 hours
7 volunteers each donated over 100 hours, 1 over 200, 1 over 300, 3 over 400, 1 over 900 and 2 over 1100 hours. Total volunteer hours for 2009 were 9979 (4.9 FTE)
A volunteer / donor recognition dinner with Mexican theme was held in July
Results
What did all of this activity accomplish? 250 guests enjoyed the music, food and beverages at SweetNight in February, and patronized the silent auction to raise $6,646 to underwrite The Travelling Storyteller in the Parks program during the summer of 2009. 90 volunteers took part in the planning and presentation of SweetNight 2009.
The Spring and Fall Book Sales, involving 207 volunteers, raised over $51,000 in funds to be used for:
* Fulfilling requests totaling $18,141 from library staff for Library Equipment, Youth Services Activities, Adult Services Programs & Projects, and Priscilla’s Book Shelf Supplies. These were expenses that were not covered by the Library’s funding from the City.
* Sponsoring Loveland Loves to Read ($1,447) and Loveland Lights ($398).
* Sponsoring two Classrooms in the Newspapers in Education Program ($350).
* Publishing the bi-monthly newsletter, The Need to Know, to inform FOL members and the public about library and Friends’ activities. Circulation: 1100 per issue. ($4,394)
* Underwriting the administrative expenses of the organization – insurance, postage, networking memberships, office supplies, sorting house expenses and capital campaign. ($4,807)
The Book Sales operations center was moved, following the Spring sale, from the Bishop House on East 1st Street to what is now known as “The Sorting Place” at 1010 W. 10th St, the former location of the Loveland Boys & Girls Club. The building is a property of the City of Loveland, but is made available to The Friends through a memorandum of agreement. We pay the utilities fees each month. On May 2, 25 volunteers from the Crossroads Church - Project One, primed and painted the inside of the building in just one day. A group of volunteers put together a storage shed in the back of the building for additional storage of Friends’ equipment. Friends’ volunteers now sort books at The Sorting Place each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Spring and Fall Book Sales were both held in the Thomas M. McKee Building at The Ranch instead of the First National Bank Building. This reduced our overhead by $3,050. 10% of the revenue from both book sales was designated by the Friends’ Board for the capital campaign.
In October, Loveland Loves to Read hosted Wyoming author Craig Johnson and featured his book The Cold Dish. Over 320 folks attended the Author Event at The Rialto. The following day, the lunch with the author and his wife Judy, added to the fun of having a great storyteller as our chosen author. Copies of his other books have been placed in the library and are checked out regularly. 11 volunteers planned and presented this event.
In December, Loveland Lights, utilizing 46 volunteers, brought 3,434 people into the library in two days. 100 children created gingerbread houses using graham crackers and lots of sweets. 216 children entered the “Find the Bells” contest. Mittens and hats were donated to The House of Neighborly Service via the mitten tree. Holiday-related foods, music, collections, displays, activities, decorations, and dances, drew the attention of our visitors. Gingerbread creations by nine community members competed in a popular vote contest, and silent auction proceeds from sale of the gingerbread abodes went to our capital campaign.
We invested $1,159 in a new website, (www.friendsofthelovelandlibrary.org) created and operated for us by Full Circle Marketing of Loveland. In addition to providing up to date information about our purpose, events and activities, the site can also be used to purchase tickets for FOL events, renew memberships, and make donations. The bi-monthly newsletter is posted on the site as well. In the future we will have the capability of sending e-mail messages to all members who agree to be on the FOL e-mail list.
Our Capital Campaign to raise $2 million, initiated in 2008, reached $1,350,000 by the end of the year, thanks to foundations, corporations, and individuals who have seen the need to expand and renovate the library. Architectural plans will be completed in early 2010. It is estimated that the project will take 15 months to erect a two-story addition on the NW corner and completely renovate the library. Additional funding for the almost $10 million project will come from capital expansion funds already in the city treasury as well as funds from the city’s capital expansion budget. We are deeply grateful to our donors for their continuing investment in this project. 23 volunteers have been active in the work of the campaign.
Thanks to the following for their service
Board of Directors: George Franke, President; Jody Love, Vice President; Kathleen Pritchard, Recording Secretary, Art Grotenhuis, Treasurer. Board Members at Large: Gemmy Brown, Barbara Franke, John Irelan, Laura Krebill, Roberta Moyer, Sharon Rein and Rose Anne Wheeler.Committee Chairs: R. Moyer (Book Sales); A. Grotenhuis (Finance); G. Franke & R. Wheeler (Capital Campaign); Barbara Franke (Membership); R. Wheeler (Loveland Loves to Read); Betty Hill (Loveland Lights); Pam Rollison & Margie Holley (SweetNight).
Support Services: Shari Wilson & Pat Galyardt (Financial Secretaries); Jan Caufman (Newsletter Editor); Donna McCloe, Judith Cadarette & Laura Krebill (Public Relations). Susan Gagnon (Volunteer Records)
Capital Campaign Committee: Anne Anderson, Gemmy Brown, Darrell Brubaker, Dot Cada, Randy Cruz, John Easley, Bob Eatman, Barbara Franke, Art Grotenhuis, Morrison Heth, John Irelan, Laura Krebill, Marcia Lewis, Harry & Jody Love, Jan Pierce, James Piersel, Ted Schmidt, Rose Anne Wheeler, Shari Wilson, George Franke.
Sponsors & Donors
We are grateful for the support of the sponsors who have underwritten expenses of our events. We are thankful for all of the donors who have contributed to our various funds so that the work of the Library can continue. We appreciate the many unnamed book sale patrons whose quest for treasures and bargains have made our books sales so successful. We deeply appreciate our SweetNight donors whose gifts make our silent auction such a diverse and exciting “shopping” experience. Thanks to the food donors who supplied us with wonderful edibles for events during the year.
SweetNight 2009 Sponsors: Sybil Arns, Kim Bernhardt—Quick Print Shop, Denise Bretting, Tim Cranston, Maryanne Martell & Ed Harris, Roselyn & Doug George, Susan Mayfield, Don & Marcy McKenzie, Tri-City Sprinklers & Landscaping, Viegut Funeral Service, Weedin Agency, Karel Bunce, Jackie & Darwin Kietzmann, Wilbur’s Total Beverages, Loveland Coffee Co.
Loveland Loves to Read Sponsors: The Rialto Theater, Group Publishing, The Reporter-Herald, Quick Print Shop, Center for Advanced Dentistry, Medical Center of the Rockies, Poudre Valley Health System, McWhinney Foundation, Wells-Fargo Bank.
DONORS: Thank You to the following for their 2009 contribution to one or more of our funds: General Fund, Anna Duffield Fund, First Friends Fund, Priscilla’s Bookshelf, and the Capital Campaign:
Don & Joy Adelson, Roy & Sally Allen, Sybil Arns, Annis Askew, Jean Axelson, Sharon Bailiff, Robert & Mischelle Baun, John Beach, Janice & Bob Benedict, Stan & Marge Black, Carl & Jane Bock, Beth Bristol, C. Boyum & G. Fleischer, Virginia Brandt, Denise & Mark Bretting, Charlotte Brigham, Gemmy Brown, Edith Brown, Dot Cada, Cal Lab Co., Mary Carahen-Keuter, James & Shirley Carter, Bob & Jan Coffey, Donn & Marilyn Conn, The Loveland Connection, Edna Coseo, Betty & Larry Costa, Marilyn Cross, Jerry & Nancy DeLap, Martha & Carlo Dicicco, Phyllis Easley, John Easley, Erion Foundation, Larry Fenske, Harlan & Frances Ferguson, Richard & Amy Fillinger, James Flores, Irene & James Fortune, George & Barbara Franke, Heidi & Carl Fritz, Kathleen Garrett, Michaele & Tom Gillette, Earl & Sandra Gjelde, Greg Goebel, Patty Goodwine, Art & Jan Grotenhuis, Mary T. Gullikson, Tom & Ann Harroun, Cynthia Hasbrouck, Jack & Linda Heier, Marilyn Heller, Nancy Henry, Ruth T. Hess, Morrison & Marilyn Heth, Margie & Jim Holley, Jeannie Sue Hosier, Sheila & G. Edward Hyde, John & Barbara Irelan, Peg Isaakson, David & Linda Jessup, Laura Johnson, Carol J. Johnson, David & Susan Jones, Mary Kelman, Alice Kelsey, Ann Kirkpatrick, Carol V. Kirkstadt, Marjorie Kozlowski, Klaus Kraft, Laura Krebill, J. Lesmeister & Teri Kuhlman, Mary & Virgil Laing, Dick & Lois Leffler, Marcia & John Lewis, Linda Ligon, Dr. Patrick J. Lillis, Susan Linden, Harry & Jody Love, Susan Mayfield, Myrna & Terry McIntosh, Robert McNight, Jerry D. Metz, Channing Meyer, William & Sally Moninger, Douglas & Rosemary Moore, Roberta Moyer, Bob & Julie Muller, Sue Mullins, Jeff & Joni Namesnik, Cliff & Mary Nemeth, Franc & Leslie Oberhammer, Kristeen Ortmann, Lynn V. Parks, Martha Patterson, PEO Chapter IM, Joyce Plants, Praxair Foundation, Kathleen Pritchard, Don & Shirley Rawson, Anita Reese, Michael & Sharon Reikefski, Sharon Corn Rein, Jean E. Robinson, Larry & Sharon Roos, Richard & Carol Rush, Beatrice Ryan, Carol Sarchet, Arlene & Gerald Schoenherr, Patty Severance, Monte & Barbara Smith, Joan Smokoski, Miriam & Bob Spitz, Martha Staby, Randolph & Nita Starr, Et Cetra Antique Study Club, L. Stuck, Delbert & Shirley Sundberg, Carolyn Taylor, Dale & Marlene Thurman, Carol M. Tomlin, Ron & Marilynn Tuttle, Bob & Mary Lu Vetter, Marie Vohs, Diana & Gary Wade, JoAnne Warner, Shawna Washam, Phil & Betty Weber, Fritz & Ina White, B. James & Nichole Whitenight, Jim & M.J. Willard, Dorothy Willemsen, Jack & Shari Wilson, Peter Work, Virginia & Dan Yowell.
FINANCIAL NUMBERS FOR 2009
Regular Sources of Income: Balances as of 12-31-09
Membership dues…...…..$5,575 Cash…………………………...$11,297.81 Donations…………….....$4,035 Credit Cards Receivable…….....$ 1,475.00
Book Sales…….……….$59,776 Investments……………………$81,278.79
Event Income……….….$12,151 Total Assets…………………....$94,051.60
Liabilities………………….......$ 0.00