Helping Services and our local sponsors welcome you to the Lights.

We host Holiday Lights not only to celebrate the season, but also to remind you of our purpose and readiness to serve Northeast Iowa children, adults, and families. Our staff and volunteers work within local communities to:

● end domestic violence and child abuse● build healthy families, friendships, and relationships● reinforce positive decision-making about alcohol,

tobacco, and other drug use Thank you for supporting this mission by visiting the Lights.

Why Helping Services Hosts the LightsCorporate Sponsor

www.helpingservices.org/holidaylights

We are pleased to have you, our neighbors in Northeast Iowa and the many people who visit from outside the area, as guests to the ninth year of this festive event.

So many tell us Holiday Lights is a much anticipated part of their Christmas celebration, and that is what we hoped for from the very first display of the Lights.

By coming to this family event, you are joining with the generous sponsors and community volunteers in furthering the mission of Helping Services: building safe and nurturing homes and places that promote the health and well-being of children, adults, and families.

Thank you so much from all of us at Helping Services. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and a healthy and prosperous new year.

David Runyon, Executive Director

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Holiday Lights is only one of the events we host. Throughout the year, you are invited to enjoy our other events like parenting classes, community trainings, youth groups, bowl-a-thons, 5Ks, and community presentations.

Our programs are for anyone living in our service area (see back cover) regardless of income, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Domestic Abuse Advocacy• Safe homes, support groups, and advocacy

for adult and child victims of domestic abuse.• 24/7 help by calling the Crisis Line for victims or

anyone with questions about domestic abuse of adults or children. 1-800-383-2988

• Training and presentations on recognizing and preventing abuse.

Substance Abuse Prevention• Resources to reinforce positive decision-making

about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.• Trainings for alcohol servers and sellers.• Coalition of neighbors positively changing the

local attitude towards substance abuse.

Family Support• Research-based classes for adults to learn

stress management and healthy child development.

• School programs for children about trust, their bodies, and other topics to prevent abuse.

• Coalition of neighbors to create safe environments for children.

Youth Mentoring• Role models for youth to develop life skills (self-

esteem, decision-making, social skills).• Volunteer opportunity for adults to become a

trusted person in a youth’s life.• Coordinated activities, trainings, and events

for youth and adults enrolled in mentoring.

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Holiday Lights funds Helping Services’ Year-Round Programs

From our Executive Director

Supporting community members through giving of time, talent, and treasure has always been a cornerstone of Decorah Bank & Trust Company.

We believe in working closely with Helping Services and supporting their mission of promoting the well-being of children and adults living in the area.

Thank you for supporting Holiday Lights Magical Nights and the joy it brings.

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Hundreds of volunteers help pull off this event. From the set-up to take-down and greeting visitors each evening in between, we are grateful for their donated hours.

We’d like to highlight these volunteers for their extra commitment to this event and to the mission of Helping Services.

Many volunteer opportunities are available all year, from service projects to hosting a victim of violence in your home. We want to help you match your passions and interests with a need. Browse current opportunities at www.helpingservices.org/volunteer.

Lavern AndersonDominique Bockman

Amy Bruening Brenda Carlson

City of Decorah Employees Farm Credit Services of America

Finholt ConstructionEd HackmanJoe Hammel

Wanda HemesathGreg Lonning

Luther StudentsKent Kleckner Father Knipper

Sue Macal and Pulpit Rock Campground Randy NumedahlBrian Petersburg

Scott PierceJohn Rodecap

Kevin SandRandy SchisselDanny Schlitter

Kathy and Joe SchwartzhoffMerle Thuente

Brad and Darcy Wicks

From our Corporate Sponsor

Holiday Lights 5K Run/Walk

Holiday Lights wouldn’t happen without wonderful volunteers.

LightsHoliday5KThis Thanksgiving tradition brings families and

neighbors together in a unique festive way—Santa, elves, Rudolph the Reindeer, and dozens of folks decked out in red and green costumes, trotting through Holiday Lights.

If you missed this year’s event, save the date for the 5th Annual Holiday Lights 5K, Saturday, November 29, 2014.

See the 2013 runner times and race and costume winner photos online atwww.helpingservices.org/holiday5K.

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Santa When waiting to visit, please stay as far right as possible. Not planning on seeing Santa? You can safely pass by waiting cars.

Thank you to our display sponsors

1. Six Horse Hitch Decorah Bank & Trust2. Hummingbird Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank and Pepsi3. Santa in Fire Truck

Jim’s Appliance Decorah-Waukon, Norwegian Mutual Insurance Association, and Donations from Winneshiek County Area Fire Fighters

4. Dog House Kerndt Brothers Savings Bank5. Girl Watering Plants Pinter’s Gardens and Pumpkins6. Puppy in a Package Marine Credit Union7. Dump Truck River City Paving of Mathy Construction

8. Baseball Player Rockweiler Appliance & TV9. Holiday Train

Don Jose Mexican Restaurant and Thrifty White Pharmacy

10. Elf Decorating Tree Wal-Mart11. Deer Jumping Midwest Group Benefits12. Candy Cane House and Village Wicks Construction13. Candle with Packages Waukon State Bank14. Santa’s List Rubaiyat15. Wrapped Packages Kwik Star Stores

Corporate Sponsor Decorah Bank & Trust

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Santa, here every night through Dec. 23, has a Creative Book* for every child. This book encourages kids to create, ask questions, and keep themselves safe and healthy. *While supplies last

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16. Snowman Decorah Building Supply17. Antique Autos Kuhn Enterprises and Premier Transportation18. Football Snowboy Mihm Brothers19. Golfer

Dental Associates and In loving memory of K.J. Hovden - Mom, Andy, and Jake

20. Zeppelin Palmer Lutheran Health Center and Palmer Memorial Foundation and Tri-State Ambulance

21. Peacock Upper Iowa University22. Fairy Godmother Scott Pharmacy23. Elf Plumber Casper Plumbing & Heating24. Fairies Security State Bank25. Snowboy Playing Soccer Featherlite Trailers26. Snowboy Kicking Goal Bruening Rock Products27. Skating Bears Perry Novak Electric28-29. Eagle in Nest and Eagle Landing Decorah Bank & Trust30. Tractor with Santa Bodensteiner Implement31. Drummer Boys Rockwell Collins

32. Elf with HammerAce Hardware and Ace Kitchen Place andHomestead Iowa Realty

33. Santa on a HarleyCulvers of Decorah, Waukon Harley Davidson, and KVIK

34. Snowmom and Snowdad Family Table Restaurant35. Season’s Greetings Viking State Bank36. Waving Man and Auto Brown’s Sales and Leasing37. Santa Kayaking Lynch BBQ38. Bridge Over Trout Water Iowa Driftless Trout Unlimited 39. Fly Fisherman Bank of the West40. Deer Playing Fjelstul Funeral Home41. Doves and Trees Hall Roberts’ Son, Inc.42. Peace on Earth Friends of NICC43. Heralding Angels Sims TV & Electronics44. Merry Christmas Stanley Engineered Fastenings45. Poinsettia Country Inn & Suites and Leschensky Insurance46. Soli Deo Gloria Friends of Luther College47. Snowman Waving Olson Explosives48. Redi-Mix Truck Croell Redi-Mix49. Three Wise Men

Keith, Amy, Michael, Katherine, and Rebecca Bruening

50. Airplane and Elf Iowa Rotocast Plastics51. Nativity Scene Amundson’s Clothing and The Good Foot52. Shepherd and Sheep Cedar Dreams Inn53. “..and to all a good night” Black Hills Energy54. Santa Waterskiing Friest & Associates Realtors and LëtterWerksSanta House Spahn and Rose

Candy CanesCUS Bank

Helping Services Board of Directors and Staff

New Albin Savings BankNortheast Security Bank

5K Run/WalkDeco Products

McCaffrey’s Dolce Vita T-Bocks Sports Bar & Grill

Mediadecorahnews.com

Decorah NewspaperFayette County Union

KCTN 100.1 FMKCZQ 102.3 FM

KDEC 100.5 FM and 1240 AM KMCH 94.7 FMKNEI 103.5 FMKQ98 98.3 FMKVIK 104.7 FMThe Standard

Times Plain Dealer

$600 Grocery Giveaways*FarewayQuillin’s

Wal-Mart

$450 Chamber Dollars*Bank of the West

Cresco Bank & Trust a division of Decorah Bank & Trust

Elkader Area Chamber of CommerceFarmers & Merchants Savings Bank

Viking State Bank

TreesBushman Insurance & Real Estate

Citizens Savings Bank - SpillvilleDecorah Hatchery

Decorah Park and RecreationFreedom BankGraphics, Inc.

Ron and Wanda HemesathInvestment Center/Insurance Center

Magpie CoffeehouseMain Street Stylist (Sarah Chyle), Brandi’s

Chop Shop (Brandi), Cheryl ReedMarco

Mark, Britt, Margaret, Andrew and Nathan Rhodes

Larry and Deanna StevensonVeterans Memorial Hospital - Waukon

West Side Dental

Snowflakes Bank 1st

Calmar Lions ClubCitizens Savings Bank - Hawkeye

Decorah Rentaldecorahnews.comDoug Egeland Tiling

Family of Winifred SchwartzhoffJustin and Jeanne GulleksonGundersen Health System -

Decorah and CalmarHammel Jewelers

Schluter-Balik Funeral HomeSouth Winn Insurance

Winneshiek Medical Center

Creative BookLuana Savings Bank Anonymous Donors

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* Drawings will be held Jan. 6. Must be 18 years old or older to enter.

Thank you to our sponsors

ElectricalA & J Petersburg Agency

Allamakee-Clayton Electric CooperativeAnderson, Wilmarth, Van Der Maaten,

Belay & FretheimBuchheit Appliance

Farmers Union Co-opFidelity Bank & Trust

Hawkeye RECHeying Manufacturing

Java John’sMabe’s Pizza

Miller Law FirmNortheast Iowa Appraisal and Real Estate

Plan 1 Financial

OperationsAnundsen Publishing Co. (2 nights)

Aspen AlleyBob’s Standard

Decorah Kawasaki/Suzuki Sports CenterDecorah Rental

Decorah Tire ServiceEclips Salon

Erdman Engineering ( 2 nights)Fashion Floor Center

Gallery of TopsLa Rana

Margaret’sMarilyn’s Hallmark

Ness Pumping SerivceOaks Steakhouse

Pizza Ranch ( 2 nights)The Train Station

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Penny AllenVictor BureshMissy Casper

Adam ChristophersonKathy Dehning

Curtis FaldetJack Hemesath Donna Hogseth

John HoudekK.J. Hovden

Judy KuboushekGrace and Elmer Lien

Georgiana MayAudrejean Myrah

Florence and Irvin OsmundsonScott Petersen

Kaitlyn Quandahl Deb Lien RauschBecky Schuman Edna ThompsonJanet Thompson

Esther and Bill Wilkens Harold Williams

Your neighbors have chosen to honor their loved ones by donating towards this display. As they celebrate their friends and family, we hope you fondly remember these people while driving through the tunnel.

To read the sentiments that some donors shared, visit the memorial rings page at www.helpingservices.org/holidaylights.

Thank you to our nightly sponsors Tunnel of Lights Memorial

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Contact Dennis Osmundson to secure your sponsorship for the 2014 season. 563-387-1720 | dosmundson@helpingservices.org

Chickasaw

Bremer

Fayette Clayton

DubuqueDelaware

Howard Winneshiek Allamakee

We know tax benefits are not the reason you give, but the savings on your taxes is nice. It also encourages a culture of giving and support for local charities. Make your tax-deductible donation by Dec. 31 to be eligible for tax benefits on your 2013 taxes.

If you’d like to support Helping Services, make a gift securely online and receive an instant receipt for your taxes. You can also mail a check and get a receipt via mail.

Look on page 1 for the ways your gift will help children and families in Northeast Iowa.

www.helpingservices.org/donate

P.O. Box 372, Decorah, IA 52101 | 563-387-1720 | www.helpingservices.org

Reminder: Make an end-of-year tax-deductible donation by Dec 31.

Proceeds from Holiday Lights are used locally.

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.

Most visitors come to the Lights because someone told them about it. Encourage your friends and family to visit the Lights. By doing so, you are connecting others to the mission of Helping Services. Thank you!

5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Pulpit Rock Campground, Decorah

Freewill Donation

Domestic Abuse AdvocacyFamily SupportSubstance Abuse PreventionYouth Mentoring

Sponsorships, the 5K registration fees, and donations at the gate keep our services available throughout nine counties.

While we do receive funding from other sources, Holiday Lights plays a big part in filling in the gaps. It’s a fundraiser that helps keep our cash flowing and our volunteers and staff working to serve others through:

Program details and services are on page 1.

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