Chapter of Excellence award recognizes Grant County Chapter for efforts to improve community and address area needs

Grant County Chapter has earned a Chapter of Excellence award for its volunteer contributions to the local community in 2007. The award acknowledges the chapter’s leadership and members for organizing and implementing fund-raisers and service projects to address area needs.

74 Chapter activities were conducted by the Grant County Chapter, resulting in 29,196 volunteer hours. Funds raised by these local teams totaled $81,465, which were combined with $32,399 from Thrivent Financial for a total of $113,864 that went to assist people in need in Grant County.

In order to earn the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ Chapter of Excellence status in 2007, a chapter had to meet ten key hallmarks including conducting youth-adult volunteer programs and using 100 percent of the funding available to support service projects through the chapter’s programs.

Grant County Chapter President Rev. Jeff Pedersen receives National Fraternal Congress Award

Rev. Jeff Pedersen, our Grant County Wisconsin Chapter President, is a 2007 National Fraternal Congress Award Recipient. This September, Jeff represented Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and all fraternal organizations by visiting Washington D.C. While there, he spoke with several political leaders about fraternal organizations and the benefits that the not-for-profit organizations provide.