Four page newsletter: 2008 Annual Meeting| Four page newsletter: 2008 Annual Meeting | | |
| Gulf Coast Chapter, The Wave |
| Meet Your 2009 Gulf Coast Chapter Leaders |
At the annual meeting on November 8, 2008 in Sinton, Texas, Thrivent members attending elected Chapter Leaders of the Gulf Coast Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans as follows:
OFFICE Phone/email address
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President
Leroy Weldon DeHaven 993-8719 lwdehaven@aol.com
7542 Milan St
Corpus Christi, TX 78414-6244
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Vice President
J Haroldine Fox 387-6274 chfox@awesomenet.net
3924 Monta Dr
Robstown, TX 78380-5813
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Records Director
Laura M. Bauch 643-3486 lbauch@aol.com
1010 Stark Rd.
Portland, TX 78374-3105
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Financial Director
Alice L Luedke 364-3083 allafl@gtek.biz
16749 County Road 798
Sinton, TX 78387-5037
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Congregational Service Team Director
Ida L Hansen 364-2522 jbhansen@awesomenet.net
7739 Fm 796
Odem, TX 78370-4128
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Communications Director
Jim Bixler 992-1366 jimbixler@hotmail.com
2001 Toben Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-4829
Assistant Financial Director
William Randel Lee 547-5859 rclee70@stx.rr.com
108 Lakeview Dr
Mathis, TX 78368-9437
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Community Service Team Director
Sharon A. Schrader 241-6325 sharschdr@hotmail.com
3201 Peachtree St.
Corpus Christi, TX 78410-2414
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Youth Director
Raymond M Brundrett 991-7947 Meme01@grandecom.net
557 Handover Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-3147
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Events Director
Kenneth W Malek 729-5343 malek@usawide.net
PO Box 1912
Rockport, TX 78381-1912
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Financial Associate Advisor
Michael J Kennedy, MBA, LUTCF 888-4622 michael.kennedy@thrivent.com
101 N Shoreline Blvd., Ste 220
Corpus Christi, TX 7840
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Financial Associate Advisor
Dan Wilkerson, LUTCF, FIC 688-6358 dan.wilkerson@thrivent.com
6000 S Padre Island Dr., Ste 204
Corpus Christi, TX 78412
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Past President
Helen Elaine Brundrett 991-7947 meme01@grandecom.net
557 Handover Dr
Corpus Christi, TX 78412-3147
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Our thanks to Joy Hartley for her service as Records Director for 2008, and to Pastor Michael Gabby for serving as Communications Director for most of the year. The chapter leadership board also thanks all of the attendees to our annual meeting at the Back Street Cafe in November for you support.
We look forward to this annual event, and encourage all Thrivent Financial for Lutheran members to plan for next year's annual meeting. It is usually held on the second Saturday in November, so be watching for the official registration newletter that you will receive around the end of September or early October 2009. For those that missed this year's meeting, the catfish and chicken fried steak was yummy.
| Helping Your Congregation in 2009 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has a wonderful program for your congregation each year. If you are not aware of this program, it's 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.
Find out about the activities of The Gulf Coast Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans by going to our web site: www.lutheransonline.com/gulfcoastchapter. You can learn more about what Thrivent Financial has to offer by visiting www. thrivent.com on your computer.
| GET READY FOR 2009 CARE ABOUND IN COMMUNITIES® ACTIVITIES |
To be a part of this great Thrivent Financial for Lutherans program, you should begin your planning as soon as possible. It will probably be after the middle of January when the funding for 2009 will become available to your chapter.
Fill out the request forms and have them ready for the first chapter board meeting in February for consideration. Contact the Community Service Team Director, Sharon Schrader, or any member of the Gulf Coast Chapter board for the 'Request for Funding' form. Remember, the request for funding must be made before the activity begins. The Chapter Board will be expecting the activity to raise $3.00 for every $1.00 made available up to a maximum of $1,600.00 for organizations, and up to $5,000.00 for a needy individual. Many of the Community Service Teams that were in place in 2008 will probably step up to the plate again in 2009 with their request.
It’s first come, first served, so don’t delay. The Gulf Coast Chapter may receive as much as $20,000.00 or more to fund the activities for next year. When that amount is gone, there is no more for the rest of the year. That’s why it is so important to get your requests in early. Submit your request on a Request for Funding form and submit it to any member of the chapter board. See the list of chapter leaders beginning on the first page of this newsletter.
Does your congregation have an activity or project that you would like to tell everyone about? If possible, we'll help you spread the word. This newsletter is published at least four times annually. We like to hear about your activities, and how you were able to assist an organization or your congregation with one of Thrivent's funding programs. Contact Jim Bixler, Communications Director by email at jimbixler@hotmail.com.
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