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Gulf Coast Chapter |
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Welcome! |
...to the Gulf Coast Chapter Web site!A Chapter of Excellence Award Winner - The 'get er done' chapter. Chapter activities during 2010 included support for the Orange Grove Volunteer Department, the Sinton Food Bank, and Kid's Cafe of the Corpus Christi Food Bank. Our members make a difference everyday through our chapter system. Sixty-two (62) Chapter activities were conducted by the Gulf Coast Chapter, resulting in 37,653 volunteer hours. Funds raised by these local teams, plus matching funds from Thrivent Financial, totaled $127,566.00. Together we multiply the good we can do for our communities. For us, that means good for the people of South Texas! | |
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2009 Join Hands Day |
Malaquite Beach at the National Seashore |
The Gulf of Mexico was an azure pool |
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Each year Fraternal Benefit Societies gather to
benefit an area of the community.
In 2009 The Gulf Coast Chapter of Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans teamed up with the
youth and adults from area Lutheran Congregations
to pick up trash along 3 miles of the National
Seashore at Malaquite Beach. |
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Gulf Coast Chaper Sponsors Invironmental Beach Clean Up |
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Armed with rubber gloves and trash bags volunteers hit the beach. | 
There's alway a large amount of plastic material that washes ashore with the seaweed. | 
Youth from St. Mark's Corpus Christi find strange items in the tital pools. |
When it's time for hotdogs, everyone is there with their tongues hanging out. | 
Some of the crew on hand for Join Hands Day 2009 | 
Marker indicates that vehicular traffic is not allowed, and to be on the look-out for b Ridley turtles hatchlings. |
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This is the only chapter website that has a flashing purple O. |
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Park Ranger address the group before heading out to the beach.(from 2008) |
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With trashbags in hand, and a supply of bottled water, young and old get prepared to meet the challenges of the National Seashore at Malaquite Beach. Oh, don't forget the sunscreen! |
===================================================Stay away from the dunes. The dunes along Padre Island are known for one of natures most dangerous creatures, the rattle snake. The dunes also protect the island from waves that may result from hurricanes and tropical storms. ==================================================== |
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The National Seashore at Malaquite Beach |
Here you will find approximately 3 miles of pristine shoreline, just full of nature's beauty. |
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There are a number of beautiful ocean creatures, but don't mess with the Man-O-War jellyfish that wash up. Leave them to the seagulls and other predators to pick up. |
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Flora amoung the dunes at Malaquite Beach
(a picture from 2008) | |
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Recognition for a job well done....... |
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A busy chapter is a happy chapter |
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