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Experience an opportunity to improve your community while involving youth and having fun! The eighth annual JOIN HANDS DAY is on Saturday, May 5, 2007. This national day of volunteering sparks friendships among people of all generations as youth and adults come together to plan and conduct activities to improve their communities. We encourage you to participate in this special day, which is sponsored by America’s Fraternal Benefit Societies, including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and our members strongly support the purpose of this special day and the impact it has on communities nationwide. Last year, youth and adult members had a ball conducting more than 3,000 activities across the country. The ideas were limited only by the imagination. How can you participate in 2007? It's easy. Individuals can find a need, form a service team of individuals from six separate Thrivent Financial households, and contact one of our chapter leaders to see how we can help you. We have many resources to help make your activity great, such as: - A checklist that includes everything you need to know to conduct a successful activity and receive funding from the chapter. - Promotional items to help you recruit volunteers and publicize your activity for optimum attendance. - Funding to purchase T-shirts, refreshments, supplies and more. Or join with the Chapter's Youth Director to plan and execute a Western North Carolinla Event Day. Because we are so scattered, in fifteen counties, we can and should do more than one event at one location, even as many as 20, one at each Congregation the Join Hands Date would be ideal. Please call Megan Crume at (828) 550 0699 or e-mail her at mle51@hotmail.com for more information. .
Your Chapter has been awarded a major Thrivent Builds with Habitat Build Grant for 2007. It requires Lutheran Participation. Are you ready to express your faith in an exciting new way? Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity needs you. We are currently seeking Volunteers to help make the dream of homeownership a reality for a family in the Buncombe County community. The Asheville-Buncombe County Habitat Affiliate and The Central Blue Ridge NC Chapter will begin Construction around the middle of April to early May on a home for a needy family in Candler. Seek out your Congregational Habitat Champions work within the Congregation to help coordinate the efforts in Thrivent Builds Homes projects. Plan and execute fundraising activities to raise the necessary (ten {10} percent) Chapter's required part of the total cost of the construction costs of the home. More information will follow in the next Newsletter, but you should begin thinking Habitat now! If you are interested in learning more about this great opportunity, contact your Congregational Champion or Ed Hauser the Chapter Specialist for all Congregations (828) 236 1992 or EEE622@aol.com.
John McHenry Wes Yeko Margo Rabon President Vice President Financial Director 72 Crabapple Lane 27 Gabriel Lane 3106 Hickory Hill Road Asheville NC 28804 Maggie Valley NC 28751 Hendersonville NC 28792 johnmchenry@bellsouth.net Wesyeko@hotmail.com margorabon@aol.com (828) 713 4065 (828) 926 0210 (828) 697 5494
This newsletter was written and edited 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. To access your chapter leader contact information, go to www.thrivent.com; Members/Chapters; Information About My Chapter; View Leadership/Activities/Website; Chapter Leadership Board.
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