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| Ozaukee County Chapter, Fall Update |
| IMAGINE what a difference you can make! |
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. And imagine being able to help Thrivent Financial members come together for charitable, educational and social purposes.
Chapter leaders with the Ozaukee County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans do just that! And with chapter leader elections just around the corner, the time to get involved is NOW! Our chapter will have (several) leadership opportunities for next year. 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 Leah Toerpe at 262-510-1559 or Leah.Toerpe@cuw.edu today to find out more or add your name to the election ballot.
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.
| Please Vote for Next Year's Chapter Leadership Board |
As a membership organization, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is unique to the financial services world in many ways. Our members choose who will represent them on the national board of directors governing the organization as well as choose their local chapter leadership board.
The election process is a very important way for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to demonstrate two required elements of a fraternal benefit society:
1. An active, viable chapter system that involves many members
2. A representative form of government.
Without this election process, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans would not qualify as a tax-exempt fraternal benefit society and would not be able to provide the benefits to needy individuals, congregations and communities that it does today.
Please exercise your right to vote in your Ozaukee County Chapter's leadership board election. Watch your church bulletins and newsletters for election days and times. If you are unable to vote in your congregation's selected election time, please contact Jeff Klocko at 262-243-5775 to complete a ballot.
Consider joining us for one of the following activites:
Economic & Investment Outlook Update - Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7:00 p.m., Concordia University Wisconsin
Consider attending this FREE, one-hour educational event that will give you an overview of how the economy impacts investment markets, how emotions affect decisions, and the strength of Thrivent's prudent approach to investing. Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Neil at 262-377-7223.
"A Night with Garrison Keillor" - Sunday, January 24th at 7:00 p.m., Stephanie Weill Center, Sheboygan
The South East Wisconsin Regional Financial office is sponsoring this event, and is opening a block of tickets for its members. Garrison Keillor is an author, storyteller, humorist, and creator of the weekly radio show A Prairie Home Companion In the 1980s, A Prairie Home Companion became a pop culture phenomenon with millions of Americans listening to Keillor's folksy tales of life in the fictional Midwestern town of Lake Wobegon, where (in Keillor's words) "the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all of the children are above average."
Tickets are $48 per person. This show is sold out to the general public. To reserve tickets contact the Weill Center directly at tickets@weillcenter.com with your name and phone number.
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