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Four page newsletter: 2011 Chapter Annual Report

Four page newsletter: 2011 Chapter Annual Report

Pines Chapter, 2011 Annual Report

2011 Chapter Leadership Board of Directors

For 2011 you had elected the following members to the Pines Chapter Board:

Henry Fuhrmann - President Larry Wolff - Vice President
Joyce Grau - Records Director Dale Schumm - Financial Director
Helen Moeser - Director of Congregational Advocates Sue McKenzie - Community Service Team Dir.

The following members were appointed by the Board for 2011 to be Advisors:

Deborah Schumm - Past President Cliff Huner - Financial Associate Advisor
Larry Wilson - Financial Associate Advisor

Congregational Advocates for 2011:

Cheryle Currie - Lutheran Church of the Living Word Deborah Schumm - Our Saviour Lutheran Church
Patricia Hall - St. James Lutheran Church Virginia Pihl - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Hamlet
Louise Jensen - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Pinehurst

Care Abounds in Communities Activities for 2011

In 2011, the Pines Chapter was allocated $8,065 by Thrivent Financial for use in community activities. The following non-profit organizations benefited from these activities (includes amount raised plus the Chapter's supplemental dollars):

Buck-A-Chick (ELCA World Hunger Appeal) - the Youth of Our Saviour Lutheran Church collected donations for a total donation of $1,920.

Chapter Tornado Appeal - To help with the tornado disaster in N. C., the Chapter collected donations for the N.C. Interfaith Disaster Response (which included Lutheran Disaster Response) for a total donation of $4,352.

MANNA! In Motion - the Chapter provided volunteers and supported this race to collect funds to help with a mobile soup kitchen which provides food at various locations for the needy. We were able to help with a total donation $13,809.

Flag Day Fanfare - the Chapter held a social event for Flag Day with patriotic songs, hot dogs with all the trimmings dinner and a fund raiser for Military Missions in Action. We were able to give a total donation of $700.

Horn of Africa Drought Relief - Our Saviour Lutheran Church conducted a fund raiser for the ELCA Disaster Response to help provide drought relief in Africa with a total donation of $1,920.

Floods in Central America - Our Saviour Lutheran Church conducted a fund raiser for ELCA Disaster Response for the floods in Central America. The Chapter was able to give a total donation of $857.

Our Saviour Bazaar Bake Sale - the Chapter held a bake sale as part of the OSLC Bazaar. We supported Family Promise and we were able to give a total donation of $1,075.81.

Empty Stocking Program - the Chapter participated in providing gifts and food to needy individuals in our area at Christmas for a total donation of $615.

Again, we had a very successful year in supporting various community and world-wide organizations. A very special THANK YOU goes out to all who contributed their time, skills and resources to support the activities of our Chapter.

2011 Social and Educational Activities

The Pines Chapter held a Flag Day Fanfare for its members as a social gathering at Our Saviour's Fellowship Hall where we sang patriotic songs, met other Thrivent members and had a "winnie roast" and trimmings.

The chapter held an educational event to learn how to use a defibrillator. Members of the Southern Pines Fire Department conducted this event for us.

We also held our annual Member Brunch at Our Saviour's Fellowship Hall to meet other members, the chapter's Board Leaders and our Financial Representatives. Great food was provided by the chapter as well as door prizes. Over 60 members were present for this event.

2012 Chapter Board Leaders

The following chapter members were elected by you to serve on the Board of Directors:

Henry Fuhrmann - President                                            Dave Danielson - Vice President
Joyce Grau - Records Director                                        Gerry Buelow - Financial Director
Debbie Schumm - Dir. of Congregational Advocates     Sue McKenzie - Community Service Team Dir.

The following members were appointed to support the Board in 2012:

Larry Wilson - Financial Associate Advisor Mark Trudeau - Financial Associate Advisor

Welcome to Trinity Lutheran Church, Sanford

We want to extend a welcome to the members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Sanford to the Pines Chapter. They were transferred into our chapter from the Capitol Chapter as of January 1, 2012.

MANY THANKS

Thanks to all who participated in the activities of our chapter in 2011. We definitely do make a difference in our communities with our time and resources. Your participation is what really makes the difference.

Also, a special thank you goes out to Cliff Huner, Financial Representative, who has returned to Michigan to be closer to his family members. Cliff has helped us with various chapter activities over the past several years as well as you with your financial questions and activities.

Visit Our Website

Please note that we have updated our web site and will be doing our best keeping it current throughout the year. You can view the site by going to https.//www.lutheransonline.com/pineschapter. Heather Greisz is serving the chapter as the Web Site Administrator.

You Are Invited

All members are invited to our Chapter Board Meetings which are usually held on a Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM at various locations. Please look at the web site or log on to Thrivent.com for the date and location or call Henry Fuhrmann at 910-695-0509.

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.