Wednesday, February 27, 2013
THANK YOU! And Moving Forward
So what now? Even though we have successfully established the fund, the giving does not have to stop here. Further donations to this fund will ensure that the memorial scholarship lives on despite inflation or ups and downs in the market that affect the interest rates of the fund.
If you are still interested in donating in Mrs. Neuls' name, you can:
1. Continue to donate to the established Calgary Kiwanis fund in Mrs. Neuls' name. See our "How To Donate" page for details.
2. Donate to CASSA in Mrs. Neuls' name, another organization Mrs. Neuls loved to contribute towards while she was here with us.
Again, thank you so much for your generosity.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
A Tribute for Mrs. Fern Neuls
"Above all, Fern gave most of her life and creative energy to her students. She loved to teach and she loved her students. If you were lucky enough to study with Fern, I know that her love of music is in your soul."
This was taken from Linda's heartfelt tribute given at Mrs. Neuls' memorial service on February 6, 2012. The entire text can be accessed here (opens in new window/tab). Linda has been super helpful and supportive of our memorial scholarship fund and has kindly allowed us to publish her tribute here on our site.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Help in Reaching Out to Those Who Knew Mrs. Neuls
So now that we've set up the website and all the details have been hammered out in terms of how to donate, our next step is to reach out to Mrs. Neuls' family, friends, colleagues, and former students.
We have approximately 1 year to raise the $2300 CDN so that a scholarship in Mrs. Neuls' name can be established forever at the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival for the duet category (a category that Mrs. Neuls donated to for years and years). While 1 year is not a short amount of time, we would certainly like to reach as many as we can sooner than later so we can beat the deadline well in advance.
April and I are extremely fortunate to have gotten on board the enthusiastic help of two of Mrs. Neuls' good friends in Calgary, Linda and Carol, who have been trying to get in contact with other former students of Mrs. Neuls. Some people have written some heartfelt messages in the guestbooks either at the Calgary Herald Obituaries or at the funeral home obituary page; I wish I could get in touch with them, but have no way to do so. Do you know other former students / friends / colleagues / family of Mrs. Neuls? I hope you will tell them about our donation coordination effort and direct them to this website.
For the technologically inclined, there are some easy sharing buttons at the bottom of each of these updates, as well as at the bottom of each page. Do you use twitter, Facebook, or Google Plus? You can easily post about our site to your social media with just a few clicks and possibly reach out to more people who knew and loved Mrs. Neuls and might wish to donate in her name.
Again, thank you so much for your time.