The Longville Community Foundation

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The Big Party! 2026

Saturday, September 26

5:00 p.m. at Patrick's on Girl Lake

Since 1991 the Longville Area Community Foundation has proudly worked to enirch our community - both for today and for generations to come.  Thanks to your ongoing generjosity, LACF has provided vital funding to numerous programs, services and activities that help define our year-round lifestyle.  In addition to supporting educational scholarships, your contributions have helped fund community staples such as the Longville Area Fire Department, Longville Area Food Shelf, Music in the Park, Turtle Races, Stuart Memorial Park, Longville Ice Skating Rink, Camp Olson YMCA, Longville Women of Today, Loving Hands Community Quilt Club, Veteran's Dinner, Walker Area Food Shelf and many more.

Join your friends and neighbors for an evening of food, raffles and fundraising to promote services, events and activities for our Longville Community!  Invitations and RSVP forms are now available.  Pick up an invite from Longville City Hall or call:  218-363-3825.  Invitations will also be available in the Pine Cone Press-Citizen.  Tickets are $50 each and guests will select their meal choices from a menu of:  Pork Prime Rib, Salmon or Chicken Fettuccine.  RSVPs are due by September 21.   

The Big Party! will offer raffle prizes valued at over $7,000.  Three, $1,000 Visa Gift Cards will be included as well as gift cards and products from local donors and sponsors.  Can't attend the event but want to participate in the raffle?  Raffle forms are available at City Hall.  Winner need not be present to win.  Complete the form and mail in with your check or money order. 

LACF THANKS YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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The Big Party 2025

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Congratulations to our Raffle Winners!  

Thank you to all our Party guests and supporters who purchased raffle tickets.  With your help the Longville Area Community Foundation will continue its work to support local programs, activities, events and services!  

$1,025 VISA Gift Card #1   -   Scott Fowler

$1,025 VISA Gift Card #2  -  Craig Johnson

Party in a Cart #1   -   Steve and Cindy Moe

Party in a Cart #2   -   Chris Linn

One Stop $500 Gift Card #1   -   Egon Overgard & Janet Stine

One Stop $500 Gift Card #2   -   Charles Waterhouse

TC's Meat Cooler #1   -   Linda Hinrich

TC's Meat Cooler #2   -   Luke Schmit

Reeds $500 Gift Card   -   Colleen Moravek

Tom Kutschied Custom Art Work   -   Beth Tobiason

Camp Olson YMCA camping #1   -   Jodi and Bob Riesselman

Camp Olson YMCA camping #2  -  Jim Key

Diamond Earrings  -  Lisa Thorud

50/50  -  Tom Brooks

The Big Party 2025

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Patrick's on Girl Lake

Thank you to all who joined us for a come-as-you-are casual evening of dinner, fun and raffles as we raised funds for Longville activities, events and services.  

Featured raffle prizes and winners are listed above.  The party also included over 70 "mystery" prizes.

Tickets to the event were $50 each and included dinner and dessert.  Supporters and general public who could not attend in person were able to participate in an advance sale of raffle tickets. 

Please check back to this website to learn more about next year's fundraising Big Party.

Let's Party for Longville!  

Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!

Pine Cone Press-Citizen, Long Birch Lodge, Tabaka' Family Foods, Patrick's on Girl Lake, Woodland Insurance, Lifetime Painting and Staining, Arrowhead Builders Supply,  Melanie Mix Heartland Realty, Musky House, Ace Hardware Longville Builders, First National Bank, Chris Nornberg Automotive, Property Solutions North LLC, Bill Hansen Realty, Riffle Custom Builders and APEX Roofing & Construction, Inc., Camp Olson YMCA and the Longville One Stop.  Individual and Family sponsors included:  Tim and Nancy Coughlin, Tom and Kathy Dollins, Jim and Colleen Moravek, Shelly and Andrew Shaffer, Kim and Willard Hunnewell, Jenny and Greg Jones, Tom and Norma Jansen, Kit Schmoker, Ed and Paulette Schultz, TNT Partners (Terry Fay, Glenn Rakow, Tal and Rich Hess), Susan Seiler Stuart Foundation and The McInerny Family Fund. 

Thank you to our terrific 2025 Volunteers!

Nancy Coughlin, Barb Frascone, Kathy Sweeny, Christina Herheim, Marilyn Liliquist, Sara Putnam, Kylie Longbone, Scott Magnus, Carter Magnus, Colleen Moravek, Paige Nornberg, Elizabeth Johnson, Paulette Schultz, Lorilee Stafford, Eric Stafford, Autumn Stafford.  And Special Thank you to Jodi Riesselman.