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MEET YOUR 2005 CHAPTER LEADERS --------------------------------------------------- Chapter Leaders elected at the annual meeting at the Back Street Cafe in Sinton last November are listed below, and are anxious to assist Lutheran Congregations within the Gulf Coast Chapter to share the wealth available for Care Abounds in Communities™ and Care In Congregations® projects for 2005.
Did you know: During 2004 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans paid out over 341 million dollars in Care Abounds in Communities™ projects. And you, the volunteers, provided over 636 thousand man hours. You can't help but feel proud to have a job that pays over $536.00 an hour for worthwhile projects. No one gives back to their communities like Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. With all our Thrivent Financial members taking part in 2005 the results can be even more tremendous. Ask your congregational coordinators how you can help. It's the best paying job anywhere.
Mark your calendar for June 4, 2005 for this years Clean the Beach Join Hands Day activity. Last year congregations, pastors and youth from as far away as Floresville and San Antonio joined in the beach cleanup and food that followed. Stay alert for more information as we expect this to become an annual activity. Last year 112 bags of trash was collected from the National Seashore. The activity will start at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at noon with food and refreshments. Join Hands Day is an event held annually by Fraternal Benefits Societies to join adults and youth in a worthwhile community activity. There is about a 3 mile stretch of beach at the National Seashore, so it's time to get our youth and adults together for a morning of doing good for our community. Plan now to join us on June 4th. Lutheran pastors and youth leaders will be receiving more information in the near future. Those wishing to attend will need to register, just like last year. Send a count of persons to attend from your congregation or group to Pat Dachenhause, phone 361 854-6067 (patricia4818@grandecom.net) or Leroy DeHaven, 361 993-8719 (lwdehaven@aol.com). Registration deadline is May 15, 2005. -------------------------------==============================---------------------------
President Leroy DeHaven, Vice President Elaine Brundrett, and Communications Director Jim Bixler were in attendance at the Texas Region Kickoff event held the end of January in Clear Lake. Each Chapter donated a door prize that represented their area. A beautiful painting of Whooping Cranes was provided by Debbie Mladenka for the Gulf Coast Chapter to present as a door prize. Debbie's beautiful work of art received "top billing" as one of the best door prizes at the meeting. It was won by Fort Worth Chapter Leader, Diana Smith. Congratulations to Diana for winning the number one door prize. As for the HUGS....we all received HELP (H), a lot of URGING (U), some wonderful GUIDANCE (G), and plenty of SUPPORT (S). We are very fortunate to have Dee Terry as Manager of our Lutheran Community Services, and Mary Jo Pfeiffer as our Lutheran Community Services Specialist. Gerry Reid, who heads up Communications and Education, did an outstanding job at all the general sessions. These folks keep chapter leaders motivated and on their toes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following guidelines have been adopted by The Gulf Coast Chapter for Care Abounds in Communities™ fund raising projects this year.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Congregational Coordinators and Thrivent members are reminded that there is a wealth of information available at the Thrivent Financial for Luterhans website, and lutheransonline.com. You'll find multiple resources including CHIP (CHapter Information Place) at www.thrivent.com. The new forms for your "Care" activities are here too. Many thanks to the coordinators that attended the coordinator training session at St. John in Robstown on March 5th. When you have a question, ask a chapter leader!! You will soon have a chapter leader assigned to assist you.
This newsletter if published four times annually for Thrivent Financial members in the Gulf Coast Chapter. The next newsletter is expected to be published in June. To have information about your Care in Congregations or Care Abounds in Communities™ activities included in this newsletter, forward the information to Jim Bixler, Communications Director, at jimbixler@hotmail.com or mail to the address found in the chapter leader listing above. Welcome to all the new Thrivent Financial members. You can make a difference, so get involved. Ask the congregational coordinators at your church how you can help.
This newsletter was written and edited by volunteer leaders of your local Thrivent Financial for Lutherans chapter to keep you informed of chapter news. If you have any questions and/or comments about the content of this newsletter or would like to learn more about chapter activities being planned in our area, please contact one of your chapter leaders. To access you chapter leader contact information, go to www.thrivent.com; Members/Chapters; Information About My Chapter; View Leadership/Activities/Website; Chapter Leadership Board.
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