Four page newsletter: Colfax-Platte County Chapter 2009 Thrivent Report| Four page newsletter: Colfax-Platte County Chapter 2009 Thrivent Report | | |
| Colfax-Platte County Chapter, 2009 Annual Report |
| $187,167 Distributed In the Area Through Thrivent in 2009 |
Colfax-Platte County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans gave a total of $187,167 to our local community in 2009. The chapter completed 124 community and congregational "care" projects and contributed 24,452 volunteer hours. Of that total given to the community, $148,681 was raised by local service teams, and Thrivent Financial supplemented $38,486.
| Recipients of These Funds |
Some of the recipients of these funds were:
Beaver Valley Senior Center Camp Joy Holling Camp Luther
Center for Survivors Clarkson Fire House Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus Rescue Mission Creston Swimming Pool Leigh Recreation Club
Leigh/Creston Giving Tree Lutheran Hour Ministries Lutheran World Relief quilting materials Norfolk Rescue MIssion Orphan Grain Train Simon House
Youth MIssion trips St. John's Youth WMA
White Earth, Natawash, MN, Indian Reservation
Also receiving funds were our 19 area Lutheran Congregations, Christ Lutheran School, St. John's Lutheran School, Immanuel Lutheran School and this year we assisted in six area medical needs.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans also provided numerous funds in 2009 for other programs in our community, such as the Giving Plus Program and Educational Program Materials.
Three Join Hands Day projects were completed year in 2009.
St. Paul’s Youth group did landscaping and painting at the church
Christ Lutheran did school ground maintenance
Howells did curbside painting
Piecemakers from Trinity, Columbus, made 529 quilts with 460 given to Lutheran World Relief, 23 to Project Linus, 35 given to Simon House and 1 large queen size quilt for a silent auction for the medical benefit for Mikayla Loseke.
St. John’s ELCA, Columbus Shell Creek, made a total of 103 quilts given to Columbus Rescue Mission, Center for Survivors, and Lutheran World Relief.
St. Paul’s quilting, Leigh, made a total of 114 quilts, with 4 going to Columbus Rescue Mission, 4 for the Center for Survivors, 72 to Lutheran World Relief, and 34 school quilts.
St. John’s ELCA, Columbus Shell Creek, made 1 hand quilted full size quilt, 1 baby afghan, 1 adult size afghan for the Camp Joy Holling auction and 3 quilts for the Center for Survivors and 3 quilts for the Rescue Mission.
St. Peter’s, Creston, made a total of 180 quilts with most of them going to Lutheran World Relief, and several to the Columbus Rescue Mission, the Leigh/Creston giving tree, and the ELCA clothing drive.
February 5th 2009 ... Colfax-Platte County Chapter hosted a Town Hall meeting held at the Immanuel Family Center, Columbus. A speaker from Thrivent came to visit with us about the economy and how Thrivent was handling it, and what we could expect from Thrivent.
June 27th, 2009 ... Colfax-Platte County Chapter assisted some members on an appreciation trip to Adventureland in Des Moines, IA
November 12, 2009 ... the Colfax-Platte County Chapter and the area Financial Advisors hosted a Member Appreciation event at the Immanuel Family Life Center in Columbus. Wunderlichs catered a delicious meal, two workshops were available to participants, followed by drawings for several door prizes. The workshops presented included Captain Todd Thalken from the Columbus Police Department informing the group about scams taking place in the area. Attorneys Ryan and Jaqueline Tessendorf informed a second group on estate planning.
| Thrivent Board for 2009-2010 |
Serving on the Thrivent Chapter Board for 2009 were Angela Zulkoski,Columbus, President; Ivan Goering, Leigh, Vice President; Jan Sixta, Clarkson, Records Director; Jean Wendt, Leigh, Financial Director; Diana Mueller, Columbus, Assistant Financial Director; Karen Hillen, Leigh, Congregational Service Team Director; Deanna Barnes, Columbus, Communications Director; Carol Rosendahl, Creston, Community Sercice Team Director; Mike Dixon, Columbus, Internet Advisor and Carolyn Lueschen, Columbus, Program/Communications Director.
The Chapter Leadership Board will remain the same for 2010 except for Jan Sixta and Mike Dixon. They have retired from the Board, and Joyce Cruickshank, Columbus, has joined the Board as the Records Director.
| Important Changes for you for 2010 |
In the spring of 2010, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will launch a program called Thrivent Choice. As the name implies, it’s designed to give members choice in directing some of Thrivent Financial’s charitable funds.
Thrivent Choice is still being developed, but here’s a preview of the two main elements of the program:
Voting: All adult benefit and associate members will have an opportunity to vote on how to direct charitable funding among a short list of national charities.
Choice Dollars: Eligible benefit members will be able to direct dollars to thousands of Lutheran nonprofit organizations like schools, camps, colleges—or even your Lutheran congregation. Eligibility is based on your involvement with Thrivent Financial, through your ownership of Thrivent Financial life, health or annuity products or your leadership with our chapter. Note: Directing Choice Dollars will be subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Thrivent Choice Program.
Participation will be simple and easy, without any complicated forms to complete. You’ll be able to vote or direct Choice Dollars either online or by phone.
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