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THIRD ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL !
+ 2:00 p.m. SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2005
Hope Lutheran Church – Daly City
55 San Fernando Way, Daly City

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This FREE event will feature:

+ Official Congregational Coordinator Recognition
+ Orientation and training for Coordinators
+ Free Door Prizes

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Come hear how Thrivent’s “Care Abounds in Communities” provides supplemental funds for charitable projects. Learn how your congregation can access supplemental funds for projects within the congregation through Thrivent’s “Care in Congregations.”  Hear what great help Thrivent Financial has given to hurricane and tsunami victims.

THIS INVITATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL THRIVENT FINANCIAL MEMBERS, BOTH ASSOCIATE AND BENEFIT, WHO LIVE IN SAN MATEO COUNTY.

RESERVATIONS SHOULD BE MADE WITH MARY LASLEY, SAN MATEO COUNTY THRIVENT CHAPTER RECORDS DIRECTOR, AT 650- 355-4790,  or at marylyn_cap@yahoo.com  (there is an underline before cap)

Listed below are the congregations in the Chapter with the supplemental funds available to each.  However, these funds are available only to those congregations which have three congregational coordinators, appointed by the Chapter Leaders and registered with the Thrivent Financial.  Please contact your chapter leaders with the names of new congregational coordinators.  The home office can be reached by telephoning 1-800-847-4836 (1-800-THRIVENT).

Bethany, Menlo Park $1,300
Calvary, Millbrae       1,300
Coastside, Half Moon Bay 1,300
Estonian, San Mateo   1,300
First, South San Francisco 1,300
Gloria Dei, Belmont      1,300
Good Lutheran              1,300
Grace, San Mateo     1,300
Holy Cross, Pacifica      1,300
Holy Trinity, San Carlos    1,300
Hope, Daly City                1,300
Hope, San Mateo             1,600
Messiah, Redwood City          1,300
Our Redeemer, So. San Francisco  1,300
Our Savior, Pacifica      1,300
Peace, San Bruno     1,300
Redeemer, Redwood City       1,600
St. Andrew, San Mateo          1,300
Trinity, Burlingame       1,300

Fund raising projects for “Care in Congregations” supplemental funds must be registered in advance with  Thrivent headquarters – either on line through the Members/Chapters page of Thrivent.com -  or by telephoning 1-800-THRIVENT.

Thrivent Financial will provide each chapter with $1,000 of JOIN HANDS DAY seed money that can be sued to purchase supplies, refreshments, promotional items, etc. for the activity.

To get started –
- Form a service team that involves individuals or families from at least six Thrivent Financial member households.  Encourage youth and adults to partner for the day’s activity.
- Community improvement service activities are great JOIN HANDS DAY activities.  Since the focus is on building partnerships  between youth and adults, it is important that you include young people from the beginning as you select the activity.
- Contact Lisa Hunt, Chapter Event Director, Audiolit@aol.com to request forms and inquire about available funds to assist with the activity.
- If you need help in planning, visit www.thrivent.com/abc.  ABC 1-2-3 is an online activity planning tool to help members develop an action plan for making a difference.
- Thrivent Financial encourages us to conduct your JOIN HANDS DAY activity on May 7.  However, you can conduct an activity between April 1 and June 30.
- After the activity is complete, fill out the “JOIN HANDS DAY Report Activity Results” form and return the form to Lisa by July 15
- Celebrate completion of the activity and recognize the volunteers.