Mission Statement

The Friends of Nashotah, a local, not-for-profit organization established many years ago to assist local community outreach and service programs. The Friends of Nashotah provides a dynamic and enthusiastic mechanism for community involvement, increased awareness of our neighbors' needs, and worthwhile charitable causes.

Vision Statement

The Friends of Nashotah's long-term vision understands that everyone's basic needs within the Lake Country community must be met with compassion. So that all can enjoy and contribute to a significant, meaningful life in Lake Country we provide local community outreach and service programs with the funding to take care of those in need. Our long-term goal for Lake Country seeks to increase awareness of the needs of those who are struggling and to provide these families with assistance and hope.

Values Statement

  • When making decisions within the Friends of Nashotah, the board, staff and volunteers will be accountable for and conscious of the following:

  • The best decision will be the decision that provides the best end result for the clients we serve, the issues they address, and the future of our organization, our community, and our events.

  • The core reason the Friends of Nashotah exists is to lessen the current effects of local humanitarian need and crisis. Today's decisions will therefore be made in the context of both today and tomorrow, asking the question, "How will this decision affect the future of our organization and the future of our organization, our community, and our events?"

  • Give of yourself for something for which you get no pay but you know and in your heart you find that is a privilege to do it.

  • All parties to any decision will be treated with respect, dignity, compassion, grace, integrity, honesty and humanity.

  • Our message must be positive, that we can make change. With a passionate optimistic message, we can change minds and move mountains.

  • We can accomplish significant change if the whole community works together, focusing ALL the community's varied resources towards improving our community's quality of life. All the community must share ownership of our problems and our solutions.