Many beautiful handcrafted items to win
Bethesda No-Bazaar Bazaar
Bethesda Lutheran Church of Malmo will not be hosting their annual Holiday Bazaar in October this year due to Covid19. The Bazaar hosted by the Women of ELCA” (WELCA) is a major fundraiser for local ministries in the Aitkin area. Some of these include the Aitkin, Isle and Garrison Food Shelf, Elementary school meals for Aitkin and Isle, Aitkin County CARE, Hope Lodge, Teen Challenge, Pearl Crisis Center and many more.
So how should we fundraise during this COVID-19 pandemic? During this time, we need to get creative in ways to reach and engage our donors, as well as raise income, when we can’t physically host an event. Here are some ways WELCA came up with to try and keep revenue flowing in for our local charities with the community’s help.
“No-Bazaar Bazaar” — During the month of October, we will be collecting dollar donations from what people typically would spend at our bazaar. There is an envelope included in this Newsletter for you to mail your donations to the church. Please write the checks to “Bethesda WELCA”. Contact the church office for more information.
“Biggest Raffle Yet” — We have many amazing items for our raffle this year. A beautiful queen size quilt, Old World Santa, hardanger, pottery, pine/birch flower wreath, birchbark flowers with a turned- wood vase, butterfly house, a crocheted baby blanket and more. Included in this month’s Newsletter is a sheet of raffle tickets (Qty 10-make as many copies as you want). You can include the tickets and money in the envelope provided for the No-Bazaar donations or drop them off at the church. Please write the checks to “Bethesda WELCA”. Check our web site or Facebook page to view the items. Deadline is October 31st when the drawing will be held. Additional raffle tickets will be available in the office or by email. Contact the church via email if you want raffle tickets mailed or emailed to you. Contact information: Phone:320 684-2123 or email: blcmalmo@gmail.com. CLICK HERE to print your own tickets!
“Jelly Book” — A book of the jellies made by the Bethesda women is available for $5 and should be available by the end of October. Contact the church office if interested.
We are hoping that in the Spring of 2021 we may put together a mini bazaar, but that is in the thinking stage now. Thank you for considering helping in our goal to fund local charities. Bethesda Lutheran Church of Malmo is located on State Highway 47 in Malmo. . Please write the checks to “Bethesda WELCA”. Our web site is www.blcmalmo.org and our phone number is 320-684-2123.
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 Handmade Quilt (64″ x 81″) |
 Handcrafted Hardanger (18″W) |
 Old World Santa (12″ H) |
 Winner can choose from one of the four crochet baby blankets.
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 Microwave Bowl Holders (Set of 3)
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 Birchbark Flowers in Wood Turned Vase (18″ H) |
 Single Stem Pottery Vase (5″ x 5″)
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 Round Lidded Pottery Vase (9″x9″) |
 Lace inlay plate (9″W)
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 Les Kouba Lutefisk Print 18″ x 18″ |
 Handcrafted Butterfly House (21″H x 9″W) with pole (36″ H) |
 4 jars of Jelly and a Jelly Cookbook |
