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The Foundation benefits from the services of dozens of volunteers who contribute their time and talent to help make its programs successful. Many of our sponsored programs are organized by volunteer committees who serve with the following chairs:
2008-09 Committee Chairs (co-sponsor organizations in parentheses):
4th of July Parade -- Richard Olson
Connecting with Kids -- Mark Peterson (Board Chair)
Edina Reads -- Erin Callahan (Hennepin County Library)
Edina Dialogue -- Eric Gustafson
Edina Public Art -- Linda Kieffer
Holiday Home Tour –Carol Retherford
Ikola Scholarship –Sean Wenham
Senior Expo –Mary Lavelle
Torchlight Concert -- Scott Crosbie (First John Philip Sousa Memorial Band)
We have honored several individuals at the City of Edina's annual Volunteer Awards Reception:
2009: Carol Retherford, for leadership of the annual Holiday Home Tour in 2007 and 2008. Sarah Miller, for leadership of the first ever Bowling for Love event that benefited the Van Valkenburg Children's Fund.
2008: Betty Hemstad, for her more than 25 years of service to the Foundation, beginning with her work as Chair of our Edinamite Ball in 1981. Betty also chaired the 1988 Ball that celebrated Edina's Centennial and has served as Secretary and President of the Foundation. She is currently a member of the Edina Public Art Committee and was a key member of our 30th Anniversary Gala committee in the Fall of 2007.
2007: Carol Sidell and Lou Blemaster, as Co-Chair and Volunteer Coordinator, respectively, of the 2006 Holiday Home Tour that was widely acclaimed by homeowners and guests alike.
2006: Jean Colwell, for her leadership of our 2005 Holiday Home Tour, and Emily Triggs, for her distinctive contribution as a high school junior to an Edina Reads panel discussion on Character and Courage in Personal and Professional Life.
2005: Cindy Bingham, for her assistance with our 2004 Holiday Home Tour, and
Pat Tucker, for her work on our Fall Mail Campaign.
2004: Ede Donovan, for her organization of our historical records and donor database.
2003: Karen Bohn, Chuck Mooty, and Clint Schroeder, for their service on our Development Committee.