VCS Auction Kickoff Celebration

Join us to celebrate the VCS auction season with Mardi Gras style treats, introductions & social time!

This celebration will highlight exciting new aspects of this year’s auction and set the tone for All that Jazz. 

 WHEN:             Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 8:00 a.m.

 WHERE:           VCES Cafeteria

 RSVP:               Sharla at 503-718-6485 or stinsen@ssmoministries.org

 We will be “auctioning” a room at the Embassy Suites (valued at $109) and giving away door prizes!

Don’t miss out on this exciting event.

See you there!

Sharla Tinsen

Auction and Events Coordinator

What a joy it is for me to be able to announce that we have added three new members to the SSMO Foundation Staff! And, a fourth person will come on board in October! We are grateful to have them on board to help raise support and awareness for the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon, Valley Catholic School and Maryville Nursing Home.

Sharlayne Buuck and Helen Connor have been hired as Directors of Development and Sharla Tinsen is on deck as Development Associate, Auction and Events. See pictures and brief bios below. Grace LeChevallier will join us soon as Development Assistant, Alumni and Donor Relations. A brief bio for Grace will be shared after she starts her employment in October. Currently, in an effort to provide continuity, assistance and guidance, I am serving as Interim Executive Director of the SSMO Foundation. Rest assured that the Search Committee is continuing in its efforts to fill the Executive Director position.

Sharlayne Buuck, Director of Development

Sharlayne brings eight years of development experience at Forest Hills Lutheran School with her to the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Foundation. At Forest Hills, she established the development position, created a donor base, facilitated fundraisers, and marketed the school. She is looking forward to building relationships, and partnering with our community to impact the ministry. She attended Davenport College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her son Taylor is a graduate of Valley Catholic High School, while son Carter is currently a sophomore. She and her family live in Hillsboro.

Helen Connor, Director of Development

Helen works in fund raising to help people achieve their own charitable goals. She does this by tailoring gift opportunities to match the interests of the donor. She graduated from University of Portland with a degree in journalism. Prior work experience has included corporate and agency public relations, graphic design and several start-up businesses of her own. Working for the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Foundation gives Helen the opportunity to finally blend spiritual purpose with her work life.

Sharla Tinsen, Development Associate, Auction and Events

Sharla was a system software engineer for 15 years before she became president of the Lucent Bay Area Club Pioneers, a nonprofit in San Francisco. There, she guided nearly 800 volunteers who tackled community service events. She also raised money for the nonprofit. Sharla went on to streamline a second nonprofit’s auction, and spent the 12 years increasing the revenue from that event. In 2009, she and her family moved to Oregon, and last year, Sharla volunteered as the Outside Procurement chair for the Valley Catholic School auction. Sharla’s son Jacob started kindergarten at VCS this fall.

]]> http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/index.php/822/auction-kick-off-come-see-what-it-is-all-about-jan-14/feed/ 0 http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/index.php/824/meet-the-auction-co-chairs/ http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/index.php/824/meet-the-auction-co-chairs/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:09:41 +0000 Thomas Kohler http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/?p=824 Ron Quiring and his wife Minnie have two sons that attend VCS—Thomas in 6th grade and Benjamin in 5th. For last year’s auction, Ron chaired the catering committee. Ron has extensive experience in project management and has already made great contributions to the auction in that capacity. Many thanks go out to Ron for giving so generously of his time and energy. Our auction is lucky to have him on the team. Laura Schultz has chaired the Silent Auction for Valley for the past two years, and this year she is co-chairing the event with Ron. Laura and her husband Matt have one daughter, Alexa, who attends VCS in the 3rd grade. You’ve likely already met Laura, who as a tireless volunteer has been a familiar face on our campus since 2007. We appreciate the many hours Laura gives to the auction and the school, and are thrilled that she is co-chairing the auction this year. ]]> http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/index.php/824/meet-the-auction-co-chairs/feed/ 0 http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/index.php/815/give-your-spools-for-our-school/ http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/index.php/815/give-your-spools-for-our-school/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:47:59 +0000 Thomas Kohler http://www.ssmofoundation.org/news/?p=815 As you are pulling out your Christmas boxes, please look to see if you have any of the large ribbon spools (1 ½” wide ribbon, like the size from Costco). Please consider “stripping” your spools and donating them–we’ll need about 80 for part of the auction table centerpieces.

You can turn them in directly to the auction office or to your school office. If you bring them to the school, please be sure to label them, “Auction Office.” Thank you!

Besides drawing and painting, Katherine is also involved in drama, and has a role in Valley’s fall production, Twelfth Night.