Two page newsletter: Logan County IL Chapter summer report| Two page newsletter: Logan County IL Chapter summer report | | |
| Logan County IL Chapter, Summer Newsletter |
Genesis Ministries for Women requested funding for Join Hands Day from Thrivent. The work day was held June 27, 2006 with 14 students and 4 adult sponsors from Jefferson Street Christian, Lincoln Christian Church and Neighbors to Nations Community Church. The funding helped to cover expenses for tiling the front office and shower room; general cleaning supplies for the facility; dumpster rental to remove trash from the north wing of facility; lumber to remodel front office area; weed trimmer and operating supplies. Mission Lincoln youth and sponsors worked hard to clean up the north wing area. Lunch was provided by the Logan County IL Chapter of Thrivent. Additional funding was provided through the Care Abounds in Communities® program, also. Genesis reports that the day was a great success and the funding was greatly appreciated!
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and our members strongly support the purpose of the special day and the impact it has on communities nationwide. Last year, youth and adult members had a ball conducting more than 3,00 activities across the country. The ideas are limited only by the imagination.
| Care Abounds in Communties® |
Chapters of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are organized geographically and bring together members to help others and help their community. Through the Care Abounds in Communities® program, Thrivent Financial provides funding to members like you who form community service teams to conduct fund-raising acitivities and/or hands-on service activities to help individuals, families and qualified not-for-profit organizations. Contact a member of our chapter board for more information.
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans provides funding to benefit your congregation. 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 congregational coordinator in your congregation. If you don't know who your three congregational coordinators are, please contact a member of our chapter board. Many churches still have their congregational funding yet to use for 2006.
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 Giving Plus 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 Giving Plus Member Gift form (available online or from the Lutheran organization) and submit it with your donation to the Lutheran organization. It's very simple!
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.
| Logan County IL Chapter Leadership Board Members |
Member: E-mail address:
Russell Funderburg, President fundy@ccaonline.com
Bob Huelskoetter, Vice President horse626@juno.com
Janet Dahmm, Records Director jdahmm@roe38.k12.il.us
Katherine Yaple, Financial Director J.Yaple@insightbb.com
Betsy Pech, Congregational Service Team Director pech@dtnspeed.net
Kenda Jones, Communications Director jkcjk@ccaonline.com
Mary Anderson, Assistant Financial Director sportfan@abelink.com
Frances J. Meier, Community Service Team Director jmeier@abelink.com
Shirley Aukamp, Events Director aukampacres@springnet1.com
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 your area, please contact one of your chapter leaders. To access your 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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