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Two page newsletter: June 2008 nl
Two page newsletter: June 2008 nl
 
Laurens-Spartanburg County Chapter, Summer 2008 Update
Join Hands had 2 Great Days!!!
Our First Join Hands Day was on April 17, 2008, with the Reading Celebration, at Mary H. Wright Elementary School.  Participants included Mary H. Wright students, teachers, principals, Mayor's Student Service Board Project Organizers, and local youth volunteers.  Excitement was built around reading and reading achievement.  Students who had made gains and improvements in their reading were recognized by the Principal for their hard work. Through games and activities, they also built more interest in reading.


Our Second Join Hands Day was on May 3, 2008, at the Musgrove Mill Historic Site near Clinton, SC.  Approximately 30 Girl Scouts and troop leaders came together and laid sod, planted flowers around the park monument, weeded and cleaned trails.  The weather was great and there were plenty of hot dogs scarfed down.  The participants were from Gray Court, Greer, Spartanburg, Laurens, and Clinton.  The park has made a lot of progress and this summer, they will be building a pavillion where people can reserve it as much as a year in advance.  Teresa Foster was the first person to reserve it and she reserved it for the first Saturday in May 2009, National Join Hands Day.


Pictures from both events can be viewed on our website:  http://www.lutheransonline.com/laurensspartanburgchapter





Thrivent Builds/Habitat for Humanity
We are currently building a house in the Laurens-Spartanburg Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity.  We would like to see you every Saturday until the project is complete.  No job is too large.  All skill levels are needed.  Don't have the knack for construction, then volunteer to bring refreshments to the workers.  Our Thrivent Builds Leader is Troy Slice.  Contact him to see how you can help.  Our build site is located near the corners of Highlands Avenue and West Henry Street, near downtown Spartanburg.  We would love to see you there....




Other community news
We have been busy this year.  Supplemental funds have been given to the following worthy causes:


World Vision  $194.00     Joy Lutheran Church Youth group's 30 hours of famine
Napier family  $2,000.00   Zebra's Do Exist (Charity race/walk)
Travelers Protection Association   $500.00 for DNA Test Kits Fundraiser
Hatcher Garden & Woodland Preserve  $1,600.00 from their Spring Plant Sale




Chapter Web Site
To see what is happening currently in our area, point your web browser to:
http://www.lutheransonline.com/laurensspartanburgchapter


Here you can find pictures of the Thrivent Builds House, the Join Hands Days, and a Calendar of events.




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