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| Mid King County Chapter, October 2007 News |
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| Opportunity to Help Others |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans chapters like ours give members like you a vehicle to demonstrate your care and concern for others. And three chapter Care programs provide the fuel—funding and resources for you to deliver an even greater impact in your congregation and community: Care in Congregations®, Care Abounds in Communities® and Care in Regions®.
These programs provide an excellent opportunity for you to help others, your congregation and your community.
| Use Care Abounds in Communities® to help others |
Through Care Abounds in Communities®, anyone in our chapter can organize a community service team and help others. It doesn't take a lot of time or a long-term commitment!
If you like working with others and have a desire to reach out to those in need, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans can help. Funding is available for members to purchase materials for hands-on service activities benefiting individuals, families or communities.
So, if you are handy with a hammer, love landscaping, notice that sewing or knitting makes you smile, or you have another talent to share with others, why not partner with other Thrivent Financial members to make an impact in your community?
For example, a wheelchair ramp is so much more than wood and nails. For a wheelchair user, a ramp represents accessibility to life outside the house — to community, friends and family — and even to living independently.
Building a wheelchair ramp is only one example of the impact a little teamwork can have on someone's life. Can you think of other needs in your community and other ways you might be able to make an impact? Call your chapter leadership board for more information.
| Use Care in Congregations® to help in your congregation. |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a program called Care in Congregations® where funding is provided to Thrivent Financial members to conduct fund-raising and/or hands-on service activities to benefit your congregation or its related Lutheran institutions. In fact, Thrivent Financial members are encouraged to use the funds to help the congregation in its ministry to the community.
If you see a need in your congregation that could be helped through this funding, please contact a Thrivent Financial congregational coordinator in your congregation. If you don't know who your three congregational coordinators are, please contact a member of our chapter leadership board as noted in this newsletter, and he/she will help you get in touch with a coordinator.
| The GivingPlus® Program - Supplementing your Gifts |
Are you aware that as a member of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, financial gifts you make to a Lutheran organization might be able to be supplemented by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans?
Through Thrivent Financial's GivingPlus® program, members can donate financial gifts to two different Lutheran organizations enrolled in the program each year, and Thrivent Financial will contribute $1 for every $2, up to $300 per year for each organization. For example, if you donate gifts of $600 or more to two eligible Lutheran organizations each, Thrivent Financial will contribute an additional $600 ($300 for each organization). In addition, Thrivent Financial will contribute an additional $25 for members who volunteer 25 hours or more at the organization receiving their gift.
All you need to do is complete a GivingPlus Member Gift form (available online or from the Lutheran organization) and submit it with your donation to the Lutheran organization. It's a very simple process.
For complete details and guidelines about this one-of-a-kind member benefit program and for copies of the Member Gift form, go to www.thrivent.com/fraternal/churchcommunity/givingplus.html.
Imagine yourself as part of a group of caring people with the opportunity to decide how best to use funding that benefits people in need and your community. Imagine being able to increase the impact that money has through community involvement, awareness, additional funds raised and the caring work of many hands.
Chapter leaders with the Mid King County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans do just that with the Care Abounds in Communities® program! And with chapter leader elections just around the corner, the time to get involved is NOW! Our chapter will have several leadership opportunities for 2008. The only requirements are: being a Thrivent Financial member; a desire to help people; and five to 15 hours per month volunteer time (depending on the position).
We very much need you on the chapter leadership board--without a full board, our chapter will not qualify for the funding that helps people and our community. Help us take full advantage of this unique opportunity to significantly impact our community and contact a current Mid King County Leadership Board Member today to find out more.
If serving on the chapter leadership board does not work for you but you'd like to be involved or volunteer in some capacity, there are many other volunteer opportunities, both short-term and longer-term, available as well. Please contact us and we'll describe how you can make a difference through the Thrivent chapter system in a way that fits into your schedule.
| Mid King County Chapter Leadership Board |
President: Mae Tacke 253-839-3405 maetacke@comcast.net
Vice President: Rev. Neal Schroeder 425-226-6614 nealschroeder@hotmail.com
Records Director: Maralee Schmidt 253-852-6662 gsch6662@msn.com
Financial Director: Elva Schulz 425-255-0440 e.schulz@comcast.net
Community Service Team Director: Roger Ahrnkiel 425-432-1643 reava@msn.com
Congregational Service Team Director: Karen Hunziker 425-255-1746 karenhunziker@hotmail.com
Youth Director: Josh Traxel 253-631-7417 joshtraxel@comcast.net
Events Director: Dianne Green 253-872-0460 greenfrog2@msn.com
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| Thrivent Builds / Habitat for Humanity Work Party |
Activity: Thrivent Builds / Habitat for Humanity Work Party
Place: 12226 43rd AVE S, Tukwilla, WA
Contact: Martha Martin 206-292-5240 or mmartin@seattle-habitat.org
Bob Bliesner 425-228-4584 or BliesnerBob@cs.com
Construction has begun at the Tukwilla location. Get some friends together and join the (work) party! We need volunteers as Construction Laborers and to provide Refreshments. Call or email for more information and to sign up.
| Give a gift. Make a difference. Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity |
Thrivent Builds Giving offers members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans® the opportunity to increase the impact of their donations to Habitat for Humanity® International or to a local Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Thrivent Financial contributes $1 for every $2 members donate to Habitat for Humanity, up to a maximum supplement of $300 per member annually. Plus, when members volunteer 25 or more hours to Habitat for Humanity, Thrivent Financial contributes another $25 per year to their donation. To learn more about Thrivent Builds Giving, to donate online or to get a copy of the Thrivent Builds Giving donation form, visit www.thriventbuilds.com.
For members, by members.
This newsletter is written for you by volunteer leaders of your local Thrivent Financial for Lutherans chapter, and any views expressed are those of the writer. For questions, comments or to learn more about chapter activities in your area, please contact one of your chapter leaders, who are listed on our Web site at: www.thrivent.com/members. Just click on Information About My Chapter.
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