Four page newsletter: Volume 2, 2008| Four page newsletter: Volume 2, 2008 | | |
| Mount Baker Chapter, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans News |
Welcome to the Spring Edition of our 2008 newsletter. We are pleased to be able to provide information about upcoming events and items of interest to our members.
| Volunteer of the Year - 2007 |
Congratulations to Holly Whittle, Financial Consultant in the Whatcom County of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Holly was named the "Volunteer of the Year" for the Western Washington/Western Oregon/Alaska Region for 2007. She was awarded this honor in recognition of her volunteer efforts in the community.
Holly serves on the Board of Habitat for Humanity of Whatcom County and was an advocate for the Thrivent Builds project in 2007. She has also volunteered with the Consumer Protection Agency, the Bellingham School District, and Christ the Servant Lutheran Church where she is a member.
With the award there is a $500.00 grant which Holly selected Habitat for Humanity of Whatcom County to receive.
Thanks, Holly, for your volunteer spirit and for being such an excellent role model for us all!
| Barbecue Fundraiser for Josephine Sunset Home |
There will be an outdoor barbecue featuring chicken, salmon and corn on the cob on August 22, 2008, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. The location is 21162 Mann Road at Walden Farm in Conway. The funds are to be used to purchase electric beds with remote controls and televisions for sitting rooms at Josephine Sunset Home.
Tickets are $15.00 each. Contact Mary Jo Walden at Fir-Conway Lutheran Church at 360-445-5396 before noon. Last year over 300 people attended this event.
Josephine Sunset Home is an Intergenerational Care Community in Stanwood, providing skilled nursing care, assisted living services, adult day services, Montessori preschool, and child care services. Josephine Sunset Home is eligible for the Thrivent "Giving Plus" program. For information on the "Giving Plus" program, visit www.thrivent.com.
You are invited to a Mount Baker Chapter barbecue for all Thrivent members on August 30, 2008, at Lutherwood Camp and Retreat Center. Food and beverages will be provided. Join us for a fun-filled day for the whole family. Please watch your mail for added details.
| Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity Update |
The Skagit Valley Habitat home is under way at 530 Alexander Street in Sedro Woolley. This is the first
Thrivent/Habitat for Humanity project in Skagit County. The home-building project is running on schedule, but volunteers are still needed. Contact Al Peraino, our 2008 Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialist, for work schedule and to volunteer for this project. He can be reached at 360-424-5802 or email Al at peraino.ajm1@verizon.net. You may also visit www.thriventbuilds.com for more information.
| Sierra Northwest Regional Grants |
Two Thrivent regional grants were given this spring through our Chapter. Our thanks go to board members, Lisa Lockwood and Al Peraino, as they were the ones who completed the application process. Their efforts have brought much needed funds to our region.
A $7,000 grant was awarded for Lewis County disaster relief resulting from last year's flooding. An additional $5,000 was awarded to Interfaith Coalition Transitional Family Network. North Whatcom County was identified as an area of need for transitional housing.
| Financial Associate Joins Whatcom County Office |
Keith Atneosen will be joining Holly Whittle in the Whatcom County office of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in early to mid-May. Keith is moving from the Chicagoland Region and brings several years of experience with Thrivent. Keith grew up in Whatcom County and is a graduate of Western Washington University. He can be reached at 360-752-3386.
| Care Abounds in Communities |
So far in 2008 the Mount Baker Chapter has given out over $30,000 in grants. Funded projects include a fundraiser for equipment for the Lake Samish Fire Department, a garden party event for the Ferndale Community Garden, a fundraiser for a Skagit Valley family whose home burned, a silk painting workshop for Liturgical Arts, a carwash for Roosevelt Elementary PTA to help send students to Cascade Mountain Institute, a bake sale to help a Bellingham family adopt two Ethiopian girls, as well as quilting and Lutheran World Relief projects.
| 2008 Chapter Leadership Board |
Current Leaders
President: Lisa L Lockwood, 2480 Aldergrove Rd., Ferndale, WA 98248-9640
(360) 380-4127, lockwood4kids@verizon.net
Vice President: Russell S Celia, 325 S 32nd Pl., Mount Vernon, WA 98274-8907
(360) 424-4794, rcelia41@msn.com
Records Director: Rebecca Ann Wietzke, 370 NE Camano Dr Ste 5, Camano Island, WA 98282-7279
(360) 428-6128, rawietzke@yahoo.com
Financial Director: Janet L Congdon, 1324 Welling Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226-8853
(360) 671-0906, rjcongdon@comcast.net
Congregational Service Team Director: Alvina Olstead, 1225 Private Dr., Bellingham, WA 98226-9617
(360) 384-4021, fiddlemom@aol.com
Assistant Financial Director: Karen A Bellingar, P.O. Box 1121, Bellingham, WA 98227-1121
(360) 734-8903, bellingarstorage@msn.com
Events Director: Robert N Merrill, 1185 Roy Rd., Bellingham, WA 98229-8210
(360) 756-6735, bobandmaryannmerrill@msn.com
Program Advisor: Burnice Moore, 2704 Kentucky Str., Bellingham, WA 98229-4061
(360) 734-9177, moorehaven1@msn.com
Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialist: Albert Peraino, 428 S 32nd Pl., Mount Vernon, WA 98274-8908
(360) 424-5802, peraino.ajm1@verizon.net
Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialist: S. Brusseau, 3448 N Woodland Dr., Mount Vernon, WA 98274-8618
(360) 424-8038, SorenaBrusseau@regence.com
Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialist: Katherine M Stiles, 8079 Avery Ln., Sedro Woolley, WA 98284-8707
(360) 856-5814, kbstiles@nwlink.com
All Mount Baker Chapter Board meetings are held on the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, 1720 Harris Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225. Visitors are always welcome.
Trinity Mission Connection Tag Sale will be held on May 16 and 17, 2008, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mount Vernon. New brand-name women's clothing will be for sale at remarkable savings!
Spaghetti Dinner/Strawberry Social at Immanual Lutheran, Deming, on June 19, 2008, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Clarice Solvik at 360-592-2820.
Ferndale Community Garden party fundraiser with food, workshops, and games will be held at Pioneer Park in Ferndale on July 27, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lake Samish Fire Department Triathalon and Salmon BBQ at Lutherwood Camp and Retreat Center on August 16, 2008. Please contact Fred Wefer for details and tickets (671-4794).
Thrivent member barbecue on August 30, 2008, at Lutherwood Camp and Retreat Center.
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