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Friends of Chimbote Executive Director’s
Board of Directors
Corner
Lucho Espejo, Fargo, ND
Board Chairman
Eric Krueger, Fargo, ND
Vice Chairman More than any year in my life, 2020
has been a year of deep reflection.
Brian Berg, Fargo, ND
Treasurer I returned from Chimbote on March
14th after an amazing mission trip
Tammy Campbell, Fargo, ND with donors, staff, board members
Secretary and young men and women. We
were from all over this country and
Fr. Phil Ackerman, West Fargo, ND spent days serving our brothers
Leona Fox, Newport Beach, CA and sisters in the poorest barrios
of Chimbote. The day after we
Michelle Jirik, Minneapolis, MN
returned, the people of Peru
Kelli Kester, Mpls, MN started a 230 day quarantine and
Dan Kunkleman, Charlotte, NC our country descended deeper
Dan Kuzlik, Minneapolis, MN into division and chaos.
Deb Lalley, St. Joseph, MN The last 8 months have been the most tumultuous in my memory with economic,
medical, political, financial, racial and international turmoil. These challenges
Dan Mahli, Fargo, ND
have fostered fear, anxiety and division.
Margaret (Pook) Grathwol, Mpls, MN
However, in the midst of this turmoil, I am deeply grateful “know in
Scott Sanders, Oxbow, ND and hopeful. Our Mission has faced equally great your heart
Hubert Seiler, Rugby, ND challenges. The poor we serve are overwhelmed with
economic and medical calamity. Our Peruvian staff risk that you
Bill Seiler, Fairfax, VA
their lives each day to relieve suffering. Charitable giving
Linda Zespy, Minneapolis, MN is deeply impacted by our own economic pain. In all of are part of
this, we have truly been United Together! a blessed,
The Friends of Chimbote Board is Our Mission is the epitome of where we need to be as greater
deeply committed to the mission a nation. We are black, brown, white, blue, red, foreign,
of transforming lives of the poor wealthy, poor, all denominations and agnostic working good“
including an annual meeting in together as brothers and sisters against overwhelming
Chimbote engaging in our mission odds. We are so thankful our donors are generous,
work. The broad and diverse nature caring, loving people who have heeded the call to relieve the suffering of the poor
of challenges facing our mission is in Chimbote. Gratitude abounds for our team in Chimbote whose hearts and
met head on by the amazing skills, faith overcome their fears. Our decades of experience and working for a higher
knowledge, advocacy, and passions purpose bring us together to rapidly deploy our resources for the greatest good.
of our Board Members.
We are thankful you have made the miraculous
stories told in this newsletter possible! We
are both hopeful and confident that
our impact will be even greater as
Friends of Chimbote Staff we stay United Together. As you
Todd Mickelson experience this 2020 Thanksgiving
Executive Director and Christmas season, know in
toddm@friendsofchimbote.org your heart that you are a part
of a blessed, greater good. Let
Julie Dolbec
Mission Visit Director us pray our nation can travel a
julied@friendsofchimbote.org similar path.
Cari Rauch
Accountant
carir@friendsofchimbote.org Yours in Service
Todd Mickelson
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