Else Reppen

Who was Else Reppen?

Else Reppen was a Norwegian philanthropist, Pentecostal and a strict advocate of temperance. During her lifetime she was well known of serving others and caring little for herself. In 1984, she founded "Action Poland" which later became known as "Friends of Poland". This is a small group of people that transports food, clothings and other necessities in a bus every September to institutions such as churches and orphan homes in Poland. From 1996 to 2005 she served as President of the Norwegian WWCTU, World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union.