helping services welcomes you

2011

Nov 24 to Dec 25Thursdays - Sundays 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Pulpit Rock Campground, Decorah

Open every night the last 11 days

FOR

HELPINGSERVICESNORTHEAST IOWA

www.helpingservices.org

(Dec 15 - 25)

Helping Services, a private, non-profit agency, serves the northeast corner of Iowa. Our mission: to support and promote the health of children and adults living in the area.

We focus our resources on preventing substance abuse, ending domestic violence and child abuse, connecting youth with adults who care, and supporting the needs of families and parents.

Our mission is accomplished through:• Providing information and education on alcohol, tobacco and other drug use to schools,

community events, and area groups through trainings and presentations• Training staff and volunteers to respond to emergencies relating to domestic, sexual and

child abuse, as well as providing advocacy services -- 24 hour Crisis Line, safe homes and transportation -- to those who need support and safety

• Organizing trainings, activities and support for the youth and adults involved in the mentoring program

• Sponsoring and facilitating parenting classes, family events and programs for children• Collaborating with coalitions to create awareness about the communities’ health and safety

concerns

Helping Services for Northeast Iowa

LightsHoliday5K

We have added this event as another way to bring families and communities together. Hopefully, you and yours will join us next year for the 3rd Annual Holiday Lights 5K.

Race with a friend, walk with your grandma, or ride in a stroller. Dig out your best costume, and make it your new Thanksgiving tradition with family and friends.

Visit www.helpingservices.org/holiday5K for 2011’s winners and event photos:• 5K Race: First Male and Female

• Under 12 One Mile Race: First Boy and Girl

• Best Holiday Costume

• Largest Participating FamilySave the Date: Nov. 23, 2012

Believe with us this season by giving a gift.At Helping Services, we believe in nurturing families, in safe children, in responsible youth, in positive relationships, and in healthy communities. We are thankful for the many people who believe in these ideas too, and have expressed that by responding to our annual appeal.

Will you respond? With your help, we work to make these ideas into realities, bringing services to those who need them. Your financial gift says this work is important and can be accomplished. Please visit www.helpingservices.org/donate, to make a secure gift today.

For the fourth year, some of the families that Helping Services supports have been blessed to receive beds from Slumberland, through their “Homes for the Holidays” program. Slumberland believes giving back to the community is not only a good idea, but an essential part of doing business. As a family-owned business, Slumberland is proud to support activities and organizations that strengthen families and provide assistance to children and families in need.

Visit Santa every night before Christmas Eve

Santa wants to give a Creative Book* to every child. This open-ended book allows children to create freely, to ask questions openly, and to share fully with the adults in their life. Full of pages to color, tasks to decipher, and ideas to think about - Enjoy!

Thanks to Luana Savings Bank for their help in making this book possible.

*While supplies last

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HELPINGSERVICESNORTHEAST IOWA

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Fly FishermanBrown’s Sales & LeasingIowa Driftless Trout Unlimited

32 Escaping the SharkLynch BBQ

31Santa Water SkiingFriest & AssociatesLetterwerks

29GolferDental Associates

28 Doves and TreesSims TV & Electronics

27Holiday TrainMedicap Pharmacy

25Dump Truck Bank of the West

24 Snowboy FootballBruening Rock Products

23PeacockUpper Iowa University

22 Nativity SceneElliott Jewelers

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20. Soli Deo Gloria Friends of Luther College21. Three Wise Men Keith, Amy, Michael, Katherine and Rebecca Bruening

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17. Redi-Mix Truck Croell Redi-Mix18. Snowboy Soccer Skyline Construction19. Heralding Angels Haven Electronics

14. Airplane and Elf Iowa Rotocast15. Poinsettia Country Inn & Suites Leschensky Insurance16. Wrapped Packages Kwik Star Stores

SnowmanDecorah Building Supply

12Candy Cane House

and VillageWicks Construction

11Candle with Packages

Waukon State Bank

10Snowmom and Snowdad

The Family Table

9Santa Checking List

Rubaiyat

8Baseball Player

Rockweiler Appliance & TV

7 Elf HammerAce Hardware andAce Kitchen PlaceHomestead Iowa Realty

34Waving Victorian

Man in AutoRiver City Paving37Zeppelin Hot Air Balloon

Northeast Iowa Medical Transport

35Tunnel of Lights

38Santa’s Tractor

Bodensteiner Implement

40Dog House

Kerndt BrothersSavings Bank

43Skating Bears

Perry Novak Electric

42Fairy Godmother

Scott Pharmacy

46“Seasons Greetings”

Viking State Bank

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“..and to all a good night”Black Hills Energy

4Drummer BoysRockwell Collins

5 Puppy in a PackageMarine Credit Union

6Antique Auto SceneKuhn Enterprises andPremier Transportation

36Elf PlumberCasper Plumbing & Heating

39Elf Decorating TreeWalmart

41 Peace on EarthFriends of NICCSpahn & Rose

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HummingbirdFarmers & MerchantSavings BankPepsi

1“Merry Christmas” Infastech

Santa’s HouseSpahn & Rose

3Up North Deer Playing

Fjelstul Funeral Home

2 Waving SnowmanOlson Explosives

30Six Horse HitchDecorah Bank & Trust

Deer Leaping ArchMidwest Group Benefits

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Thank you to our display sponsors

Please keep to the right when driving through.

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Fly FishermanBrown’s Sales & LeasingIowa Driftless Trout Unlimited

32 Escaping the SharkLynch BBQ

31Santa Water SkiingFriest & AssociatesLetterwerks

29GolferDental Associates

28 Doves and TreesSims TV & Electronics

27Holiday TrainMedicap Pharmacy

25Dump Truck Bank of the West

24 Snowboy FootballBruening Rock Products

23PeacockUpper Iowa University

22 Nativity SceneElliott Jewelers

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20. Soli Deo Gloria Friends of Luther College21. Three Wise Men Keith, Amy, Michael, Katherine and Rebecca Bruening

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16

1514

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17. Redi-Mix Truck Croell Redi-Mix18. Snowboy Soccer Skyline Construction19. Heralding Angels Haven Electronics

14. Airplane and Elf Iowa Rotocast15. Poinsettia Country Inn & Suites Leschensky Insurance16. Wrapped Packages Kwik Star Stores

SnowmanDecorah Building Supply

12Candy Cane House

and VillageWicks Construction

11Candle with Packages

Waukon State Bank

10Snowmom and Snowdad

The Family Table

9Santa Checking List

Rubaiyat

8Baseball Player

Rockweiler Appliance & TV

7 Elf HammerAce Hardware andAce Kitchen PlaceHomestead Iowa Realty

34Waving Victorian

Man in AutoRiver City Paving37Zeppelin Hot Air Balloon

Northeast Iowa Medical Transport

35Tunnel of Lights

38Santa’s Tractor

Bodensteiner Implement

40Dog House

Kerndt BrothersSavings Bank

43Skating Bears

Perry Novak Electric

42Fairy Godmother

Scott Pharmacy

46“Seasons Greetings”

Viking State Bank

45

“..and to all a good night”Black Hills Energy

4Drummer BoysRockwell Collins

5 Puppy in a PackageMarine Credit Union

6Antique Auto SceneKuhn Enterprises andPremier Transportation

36Elf PlumberCasper Plumbing & Heating

39Elf Decorating TreeWalmart

41 Peace on EarthFriends of NICCSpahn & Rose

44

HummingbirdFarmers & MerchantSavings BankPepsi

1“Merry Christmas” Infastech

Santa’s HouseSpahn & Rose

3Up North Deer Playing

Fjelstul Funeral Home

2 Waving SnowmanOlson Explosives

30Six Horse HitchDecorah Bank & Trust

Deer Leaping ArchMidwest Group Benefits

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If you are waiting to see Santa, please stay as far to the right as possible.

If you are not planning on seeing Santa tonight, please safely pass by the waiting cars.

CANDY CANESNew Albin Savings BankHelping Services Staff and Board MembersPinter’s Gardens & Pumpkins

TREESAmundson’s ClothingBushman Insurance & Real Estate Inc.Citizens Savings Bank- Spillville, Ft. AtkinsonCulvers of DecorahDonaldson CompanyFreedom BankGraphics Inc.Ron and Wanda HemesathNorwegian Mutual InsurancePalmer Memorial FoundationMark, Britt, Margaret, Andrew and Nathan RhodesSecurity State BankVeterans Memorial Hospital- WaukonWest Side Dental

SNOWFLAKES Calmar Lions ClubCitizens Savings Bank-HawkeyeDoug Egeland TilingErdman Engineering, P.C.First National BankJustin and Jeanne GulleksonGundersen Lutheran: Calmar, Lansing, Ossian, WaukonHammel JewelersPalmer Lutheran Health CareSchluter-Balik Funeral HomeFamily of Winifred SchwartzhoffSouth Winn InsuranceLarry and Deanna StevensonWinneshiek Medical Center

Thank you to our sponsors

$700 CHAMBER DOLLARSBank of the WestCresco Bank & TrustCresco Union Savings BankDecorah Bank and TrustElkader Area Chamber of CommerceFidelity BankViking State Bank- DecorahWest Union Chamber of Commerce

$600 GROCERY GIVEAWAYSFarewayQuillin’sWalmart

Drawings will be held Dec. 30th.To enter, fill out a registration form and return it at the end of the display route. (Must be 18 years old or older to enter.)

CREATIVE BOOKLuana Savings Bank

WELLNESS 5K RUN/WALK Deco ProductsMcCaffrey’s Dolce VitaT-Bocks

Nancy EinckSandy GrahamIrene GrossDuncan Gross Chelsea HartCraig HuntAnn HoudekJohn HoudekMarvin HoudekMark JensenRuss KephartElmer and Grace Lien Luren Singers: Maynard E. Aaker and Frank L. Holland

Tunnel of Lights Memorial

Lindsey McMillanKenneth L. OlsonIrvin and Florence OsmundsonMark PenrodDeb Lien RauschHarry and Bea RiceEllsworth and Edna RunyonStuart J. SchultzBecky SchumanMelissa Casper WemarkCleon WilburBill and Esther Wilkens

For the second year, members of the community have taken this opportunity to honor their loved ones by making a donation and celebrating their friends and family. We hope you fondly remember these people as you drive through the red and green Tunnel of Lights Memorial.

ELECTRICALA & J Petersburg AgencyAnderson, Wilmarth, Van Der Maaten, Belay and Fretheim Bob’s StandardBuchheit ApplianceDecorah RentalEclipsFarmers Union Co-opFidelity BankFirst Lutheran Youth and FamilyHawkeye RECHeying LumberJava John’sMabe’sMain Street StylistMargaret’sMiller Law FirmNortheast Iowa Appraisal & Real EstatePlan 1 FinancialThe Sport Shop

OPERATIONALAnundsen Publishing (2 nights)Aspen AlleyDecorah HatcheryDecorah Kawasaki /Suzuki Sports Center Decorah Tire ServiceFashion Floor CenterGallery of TopsMarilyn’s HallmarkNess Pumping Service (2 nights)The Oaks Steakhouse Pizza Ranch (2 nights)The Train Station

Thank you to our nightly sponsors

Thank you to our media sponsors

NOTE: Your photo may have been taken while attending this public event. Please contact Helping Services, if you do not want your photo used in promotional materials.

Thank you for visiting tonight. Your freewill donation will be put to work, providing needed services to your neighbors and community. If you would like to support Helping Services throughout the year, please make a secure, customized donation at www.helpingservices.org/donate.

Also on the website, you will find information about specific programs, services and upcoming events. Volunteer opportunities are listed, and you can download our latest agency newsletter. -Happy New Year.

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Cresco Times Plain DealerDecorah NewspapersDecorahnews.comElgin EchoThe Fayette County UnionFayette LeaderOssian BeeThe Standard

Special Thanks

Wanda Hemesath and City of Decorah employees Sue Macal and Pulpit Rock Campground Luther StudentsSet up and 5K Run/Walk volunteers Finholt ConstructionLavern AndersonDominique BockmanAmy Bruening

Bob Gross Don HamelDave KlunderFather KnipperGreg LonningRandy NumedahlScott PierceRandy SchisselKathy and Joe SchwartzhoffDarcy Wicks

Holiday Lights would not have been possible without the following individuals’ efforts:

thank you

563.387.1720 | www.helpingservices.org