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“Love the energy and community concept. You’ve got something special here.”
-Tami LaPole Edmunds
Art in the Alley - Duluth
Old School Lives
2013 Annual Report
our 2013 board members:
John Wood | chairman
Jake Crispo |vice chairman
Joe Froehlingsdorf |treasurer
Craig Kinsley|board member
our 2013 staff members: Kate Crispo:
youth director | marketing
Ashley Long:
gift shop|thrift store manager
Katrina Anderson:
book keeping|food manager
Old School Lives Incorporated is a
faith-based, 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation
who uses the Bible and the gospel of Jesus
Christ as the governing line for its rules of
conduct.
The Center offers community
development and social services to
individuals and families by building
community, growing relationships, confirming
the unique attributes of people in the
community, and fulfilling needs to
impoverished families. The center will also
provide many services including: youth
services, parenting, life skills, job skills,
counseling, adult education, economic
development endeavors, and physical and
social opportunities.
“… The God of all grace, who
has called you to His eternal
glory in Christ, will himself
restore, confirm, strengthen,
and establish you.”
1 Peter 5:10
our 2013 directors
Ginger Kinsley
Ruth Kallberg
Kate Crispo
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious” said food writer, Ruth Reichl. After the first few months of volunteers, young and old working tirelessly to clean and repair this old building that had once held the fullness of life in the Cotton area, we have finally found some time to say to community ‘sit a bit and share some food and talk with us’. Our efforts at community building are showing fruit. For me personally, I am amazed at the many wonderful hardworking and joyful people I have met in this past year. A shared commitment from a diverse group of people has begun the process of creating community relationship. Learning to slow down, listen, laugh and cry with people has been the biggest lesson and the source of the biggest blessing of our first year. We woodsmen are notorious for hiding out in the forest and keeping to ourselves but we are learning that good things come from a shared laugh, a shared meal and even doing a bit of sweating together as we create a place for everyone to belong.
2013 brought us full swing into understanding the valuable asset this building is. During the long winter months the archery range sprang to life. The challenge of recycling old text books was solved by insulating a wall for the arrows to pierce. Gym time was a much sought after commodity. Fitness classes for men and women, Cotton Area Baseball Spring Training, Lakeview Christian Academy Basketball, various community events all scheduled time in the Cardinal gym. The fitness program alone served 1000 people of all ages.
The OSL Community Library began to attract readers seeking books of all kinds. We sorted through thousands of books left behind, text books, and library books. Some books were sold and shipped around the country to help raise funds to operate the building. We have begun collaborations with other public libraries who are supplying us with books. Our plans for the future include tutoring programs and special events through the library.
Our community was drawn together through the arts with special event demonstrations, knitting groups, art projects, even building painting projects, thanks to a Northland Foundation Valspar paint grant, that are indeed “Restoring, Strengthening, Establishing and Confirming”. The future holds much promise for South Central St Louis County. Individuals and families are growing and maturing and Old School Lives will continue to thrive into the future.
Ginger Kinsley
Ginger Kinsley (with husband, Craig)
Old School Lives Executive Director
Old School Lives is a
501(c)3 non-profit family
services and outreach
center in Cotton, MN.
Check us out at
www.Oldschoollives.com
Find us on Facebook at
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Above: Volunteers working hard and joyfully while
putting together the community meal during the 2013
annual OSL community get-together, Cotton Days.
Below: Community Members take a ride in a horse
drawn sleigh during the annual Live Nativity.
One of the main purposes of Old School
Lives is to restore a sense of community in our
area. 2013 proved to be a year full of events
that brought everyone together as a
community. We hosted our annual events:
Cotton Days, a spring and fall “Junkaroo and
Mocha Too”, and a Live Nativity, all of which
were wholesome days of family-friendly fun!
2013 also brought the establishment of a
community garden and the opening of our
retreat center!
Our Gift shop acts as an outlet for
community members to create and sell
handmade crafts. OSL also hosts artists of the
community and is an incubator for locally-
owned businesses such as 2nd-Gear.net,
Hairway 53, and Prairie Muffin Creations.
In-house sculptor, Lanny
Johnson during a demonstration
Another main purpose of Old
School Lives is to help strengthen
traditional family values. All our events
are family-friendly, and we strive to
maintain an environment where
families can come together to play,
work, and fellowship with one another.
Excitingly, 2013 marked the
beginning of plans and preparations
for the Life Center, a branch of our
Heart to Heart Ministry, set to be up
and running in 2014. The Life Center
will provide resources and support for
families in: marriages, parenting, social
services, health information, education
and other areas of life.
To encourage families in our
area, the Life Center will
provide a gift basket to local
families when their new baby
arrives!
In the spirit of community, we
at Old School Lives work to
establish relationships among and
across all ages. Our youth program
works to provide safe and fun
opportunities for youth to build
friendships with other community
members young and old.
Events like Knitting with
Miriam and card making classes
give community members the
chance to practice a craft while
enjoying the fellowship of other
community members!
Above: Community members participating in “Kitting with
Miriam”
Below: Some young adults and local youth donning their
ugly sweaters at the 2013 Christmas party.
Old
One of the ways Old School Lives works to promote healthy living is by providing opportunities and facilities for community members to achieve and maintain physical fitness. We offer a variety of fitness classes, such as boot camp and yoga, as well as regular memberships to our fitness center and weight room. In 2013 we had over 70 community members signed up for fitness center memberships and leading or participating in fitness classes throughout the year! Also, during the winter months, when thermometers dropped to frigid temps, many people used the building for walking, a free opportunity we offered so that people could remain active without having to endure the below zero weather.
During the 2013 Cotton Days, we hosted volleyball, basketball and wiffle ball tournaments. We had over 80 people participating in these games from morning until past 11:30 at night under the lights of the wiffle ball field!
In the early days of OSL, food
and nutrition needs became
obvious. In the summer of 2013 a
community Garden was planted
and harvested by local community
members. Also, members of the
local churches and groups gathered
to discuss how to meet the needs
of the community, body and soul,
realizing that with the closing of
our school there was a growing
need to gather together. Out of
that meeting has blossomed a 2nd
Saturday Community Meal.
Our first meal was served to
75 people in April 2013. The area
Seen here: Old School Lives volunteers dish
out the community meal at the Live Nativity.
Seen here: A local Musician and OSL volunteer,
Wynn Kinsley, plays a few tunes during the
2013 Cotton Days.
churches and groups rotate on a
monthly basis Preparing and
serving nutritious meals, even
offering “to-go” for shut ins,
family members working afternoon
shifts, and neighbors in need. The
meals are free and open to
everyone. -Sandy Bickford
In addition to the community meal, Old
School Lives’ Heart to Heart program also
runs a self-serve coffee shop. In addition to a
place to enjoy a cup of coffee with a friend,
this area acts as a resource to local community
members for free computer and internet access
as well as a meeting place for St. Louis
County, and community and church groups
throughout the area. Also, during our events
you’ll find local artists, musicians and
craftsmen doing demonstrations of their arts
and trades.
In 2013 United Taconite generously
donated computers to Old School Lives’ coffee
shop. They have seen much use from the
community members who would otherwise
not have had access to a computer or internet.
OSL Coffee Shop
2013 financials:
Donations, Grants, $44,023.21 , 41%
Special Events and Fundraisers,
$14,285.33 , 13%
Shops, Classes, Memberships and
Rents, $48,820.51 , 46%
2013 Income Sources
Building Upkeep (maintanence,
janitorial, licensing, insurane, etc),
$14,313.84 , 14%
Administrative (office, advertising,
bookkeeping, phone/internet etc), $10,779.08 , 10%
Heart to Heart Program,
$15,289.60 , 14%
Lifelong Learning and Arts,
$7,440.49 , 7% Youth Programing, $18,185.40 , 17%
Fit and Friendly, $229.00 , 0%
Special Events, $9,374.41 , 9%
Electric and Heat, $30,383.43 , 29%
Building and Program Expenses
Old School Lives would not be able to offer the services and community events we do without the gracious
donations of our supporters or the countless hours put in by our awesome volunteers. We would like to extend our
sincere gratitude to all of you who have kept our project alive through financial support and your hours of hard work.
We appreciate you greatly! In the event that we have missed you or incorrectly recorded your name, we offer our
apologies and gratitude to you as well, and we invite you to please contact us so that we can update our records!
2013 Financial Donors
Major Donors
$5,000 and up
John and Kathy Wood
CC Riders Snowmobile Club
$1000- $4999
Northern Mining Services, Inc.
Lakehead Constructors, Inc.
Lanny Johnson
Hope Church, Cotton
Craig and Ginger Kinsley
$500 - $999
Kelsey Community Church
Cotton Civic Club
Brothers Burn Mountain
Steve Andrews/ Mn Industries
$250 - $499
Clint and Ruth Kallberg
Andrea Simek
Cotton Community Church
($250-$499 Continued) Jake and Kate Crispo
Shannon Lane
United Refractories, Inc.
$100 - $249
Michael B Achorn
Alan Nelson
Dianne Anderson
Mark and Loretta Bickford
Jesse Dermody
GPM
Jeff Koller
Donella Kubiak
Curt and Kim Larson
Lind Industrial Supply, Inc.
Linda Tuhkenin
Lowel Johnson
Mesabi Mechanical Engineering Contractors, Inc.
Pat Meyer
Peter and Leah Thorson
Peggy Ricci
Paavo Saukko
Whitefish Manufacturing Company
Katy Anderson
2013 Financial Donors Continued
Regular Donors
Up to $99
Amanda Anderson
Loretta Bodey
Jill Brotz
Curtis Bush
Bug Creek Soaps
Carlson
Tammy Collom
Kim Ercikson
Kory Frye
Hagolin
Patrick Hey
Josie Horbach
Archie Hostetler
Michelle Johnson
Michelle Keyport
Nancy Korpi
Kevin Kowarsch
Daniel Mark Lange
Christy Majchrzak
Mariah McKechnie
Annette Milsop
Olsen
Laurel Olson
Jesse Peterson
Rick and Tevia Schneider
Mark and Shawn Stokes
PJH Window
Riverside Chapel
John and Kath Wood
Kim Yordy
D Zilmen
In Kind Donations
Jasper Engineering
United Taconite
Cotton Civic Club
Total Tool
Sherwin Williams
Northland Foundation/ Valspar
Bruce Voight
Joanne Robich
Pete & Leah Thorson
Terry & Sandy Carlson
Wilbert Café
Hairway 53
2nd Gear
Kelsey Church
Cotton Community Church
Hope Church
St Peters Lutheran Church
Mike & Nancy Korpi
Jim & Sue Dedina
Doris Dedina
Dennis Dickson
Edwin & Loretta Jantzen
Kourtney & Bridget Kinsley
Madline Johnson
Shauna Dulinski
Allan & Sandra Nelson
Rick Messenbrink
It was a handful of us that felt we should see what could be done with the old Cotton school, but we have been amazed at the people who have caught the vision and have come in and continue to come in, to walk side by side with us in this place called Old School Lives. Our volunteers are amazing! Talented, so helpful, and most of all --- they are there! I’m so thankful for each one! We need you! We are also so thankful for all the nice things that are donated to Second Chances, it’s a wonderful way to help us keep the bills paid, and to help people get things they need at an affordable price. It would also not be possible to keep the store stocked with the very best if it were not for the faithful volunteers who come in and help sort, run the shop, and bring cheer to my day! -Ruth Kallberg
2013 Volunteers
Michael & Marge Achorn
Dianne Anderson
Katrina Anderson
Katy Anderson
Sandy Bickford
Dennis Bohlin
Jarred Bohlin
Dayne Chapin
Colleen Chapman
Jake & Kate Crispo
Sam & Terri Crispo
Jesse Dermody
Ryan Dermody
Kim Erickson
Tony Erickson
Debbie Feth
Andi Fiest
Joe & Ida Froehlingsdorf
Alicia George
James Griener
Dayton Hanson Jr.
Kathy Hiltunen
Jordan Hunt
Sharon Hunt
Tom & Ann Johns
Lanny & Sharon Johnson
Lowell & Pat Johnson
Clint & Ruth Kallberg
Greg Kick
Pam Kick
Rory Kick
Craig & Ginger Kinsley
Kourtney & Bridget Kinsley
Wynn Kinsley
Carol Peterson Korpi
McKenzie Kowarsch
Arrlette Krog
Donella Kubiak
Alyson Kuriatnyk
Roger & Sandy LaFlamme
James Lanhart
Jasmine Lanhart
Curt & Kim Larson
Peter Larson
Tom Larson
Nick LaRue
Debbie Leppala
Ashley Long
Isaak Long
Tanya Long
Carol Lukas
Bob Maki
Pat Meyer
Chase Miller
Lori Miller
Greg & Annette Millsop
Ernest Moberg
Marie Moberg
Keith Morrison
Kasey Myhre
Alishia Nelson
Miriam Overfors
Dale & Brenda Palo
Larry & Cathy Peterson
Steven Peterson
Justus Peterson
Norm & Sirley Peterson
Bev Petrusalek
Ray Privett
Gene & LouAnn Rands
Robert & Delores Randall
Peggy Ricci
Jo-Anne Robich
Frank & Nancy Rossell
Mark Schroeder
Amanda Semen
Zacharias Shears
Andrea & Robert Simek
Stephanie Simek
Bob & Sue Skafte
Elsa Stokes
Talitha Stokes
Joy Thomas
Frank & Jan Wendell
Gerry & Tonia Webber
Elaine Wick
Daniel Wood
John & Kathy Wood
Margie Wood
Matthew wood
Rosie Wood