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| St. Cloud Area Chapter, St. Cloud, MN |
| Election, Pie and Entertainment!! |
Come and join us on Thursday, November 17th at Atonement Lutheran Church, 1144 29th Avenue North, St. Cloud, MN for an enjoyable evening. We will start the evening off with pie and coffee at 6:30 pm ~ at 7 pm, the group Men To Be (from Salem Lutheran) will entertain us with some musical selections. At 7:30, there will be a Volunteer Recognition. Habitat for Humanity will also have information available regarding the Thrivent Builds project.
Voting will take place at this meeting. Come and vote for your Thrivent Chapter Board of Directors. We are still taking nominations for all the Board positions and especially for the Youth Director, Events Director and Community Service Team Director.
If you have any questions or would like to run for a Chapter Board position, please contact any of the current Board of Director members: Gary Schnellert 320-255-9404, Ron McKeever 320-393-2524, Dawn Schenk 320-253-8413, Dave Brehmer 320-255-8987 or Deb Watson 320-253-3740. We would be happy to answer your questions.
Construction is going very well at this year’s Thrivent Builds with Central MN Habitat for Humanity project. This year’s project is a twin home on 11th Ave SE in St. Cloud. The construction started in May and will finish in November. All of the tasks that volunteers can do at the site have been completed with the exception of the final cleaning of the house. To see pictures of the groups that have volunteered at the site and to see the progress of construction, go to www.cmhfh.org. Thank you to all of the individuals and church groups that have donated their time and money to make this project a reality for two families.
Thank you to the following Lutheran churches that have volunteered at the construction site and/or donated towards the project: Salem Lutheran, Atonement Lutheran, Bethlehem Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran, Living Waters Lutheran, Abounding Joy Lutheran, Resurrection Lutheran, Rejoice Lutheran, Saron Lutheran, Faith Lutheran, and St. James Lutheran Churches.
Thank you to Steve Reetz (a Thrivent Financial Representative), Bob Grenhart (Steve's brother-in-law), and Pastor Kyle and Val Sidlo (from Saron Lutheran Church) for riding in the Habitat 500 this past July. Habitat 500 is a 500 mile bike ride in the state of MN. Steve, Bob, Kyle, and Val all completed the 500 miles and collectively raised approximately $4600 for the Thrivent Builds project on 11th Ave SE in St. Cloud. If you are interested in riding in the Habitat 500 next summer, feel free to check out this website: www.Habitat500.org.
Thank you to the Thrivent Financial Representatives for supporting the Thrivent Builds project by organizing the Thrivent Night at the River Bats Game, providing lunches for volunteers, donating towards the project, working with churches to help them be involved, and volunteering at the construction site: Marcus Anderson, Mike Fossum, Steve Reetz, Erik Hanson, Sharon Litzau, Tom Bernatz, and Tim Ronning.
Donations are still needed for the 11th Ave SE project in St. Cloud. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has provided a grant to cover 55% of the costs of building the twin home. The Thrivent grant requires that $40,000 of the costs to be donated by Lutherans and/or Thrivent members. Over $20,000 has already been donated by Lutherans, with at least another $10,000 pledged to be given by Lutheran churches. Your donation would be greatly appreciated. There are several ways you can donate: 1) donate to your local Lutheran church, designating your check to Central MN Habitat for Humanity, 2) donation directly to Central MN Habitat for Humanity by donating online at www.cmhfh.org or sending a check to Central MN Habitat for Humanity, 777 Lincoln Ave NE, St. Cloud, MN 56304. Be sure to designate your gift for the Thrivent Builds project and indicate that you are a Thrivent member and/or a Lutheran.
Thank you so much for supporting the Thrivent Builds project with Central MN Habitat for Humanity and for making homeownership a reality for two families.
For members, by members.
This newsletter was written 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. Go to Thrivent.com, click on Locate a Chapter, enter your ZIP Code and click on your chapter's name.
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