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Dubuque County Chapter |
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Welcome! |
...to our Chapter Web site! It's great to have you here! | |
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Thrivent Builds Habitat Dedication |
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A big thank you to all who assisted with the Thrivent Builds Habitat for Humanity home! |
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Hyman Named Fraternalist of the Year |
Ankeny, Iowa (July 28, 2011) Richard Hyman of Dubuque was named Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Fraternalist of the Year at the annual meeting of the Iowa Fraternal Alliance (part of the American Fraternal Alliance) held in Ankeny, Iowa. Fraternal Alliance President Kelvin Sohl presented Hyman with the award at the evening banquet. Hyman was selected to receive the award because of his volunteerism in the community. Sohl commended Hyman on the number of volunteer hours given in service since his retirement in 2000. Some of the many organizations that have benefited from Hyman’s 8,850 volunteer hours are: Mobile Meals, Mines of Spain, Camp EWALU, Habitat for Humanity, Thrivent Builds, RSVP, and the Maria House to name just a few. He has also given his time serving on the Dubuque County Thrivent Chapter Board and previously on the former Aid Association for Lutherans board. Richard and his wife Sandra are active members of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Dubuque. “Fraternal benefit societies have quietly played a key role in helping build and maintain the economic and social infrastructure of this country,” said Brad Hewitt, president and CEO of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. “We are in a unique position to further build social capital and make a significant difference in communities nationwide through the volunteerism and charitable giving of our members.” The American Fraternal Alliance (AFA) unites 70 not-for-profit fraternal benefit societies that represent 9 million members in more than 31,500 chapters, making it one of North America’s largest member networks. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is the largest fraternal benefit society in the nation. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a non-profit, Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping approximately 2.5 million members achieve financial security and give back to their communities. Thrivent Financial and it affiliates offer a broad rand of financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial creates and supports national outreach programs and activities that help congregations, schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need. For more information, visit Thrivent.com. Also you can find Thrivent Financial on Facebook and Twitter. |
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Habitat Update - Dedication Coming Soon |
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Dedication of Thrivent Builds Habitat HouseDate : Sunday, September 18
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Where : Habitat house at 2836 White Street in Dubuque
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Thrivent Builds Update - July 16 |
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The siding is now 90% done. The drywall installation is 80% done, including ceilings, bedrooms and closets. The drywall for the kitchen and living room still needs to be done. There are a lot of neat touches to this house. They insulated the wall between the living room and the bedroom, more for noise buffering for the bedroom. |
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Thrivent Builds Update - July 9th |
Great Strides were made by the churches and our volunteers! Despite two rain dates at the beginning of the build, we are back on schedule. The shingling is complete and the siding is almost done. The ceiling drywall is hung and the wall insulation is in place. The windows and exterior doors, donated by Eagle Window and Door, have also been installed. The first phase of electrical and plumbing work are done until after the drywall is hung. The furnace, donated by Geise Co. has been installed. The central air, donated by Tom Clancy (our partner family Rose Clancy's brother). will be installed shortly. The next projects include attic insulation and drywall hanging.
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Thrivent Builds Progress - June 11th Update |
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The roof is installed!!! |
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Thrivent Builds Progress - June 4th Update |
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On June 4th, the crew had rain to battle and had to quit by 10:30 a.m. Luckily, some of the Habitat Board members had worked on the house during the week, putting up the exterior plywood sheeting. On Saturday, the wood arrived and was unloaded by 8:30 a.m. The plans were looked at and the interior room configuation was laid out. |
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Join Hands Day 2011 |
Landscaping at the Manasseh House |
Serving lunch at the Dubuque Rescue Mission |
Join Hands Day is a national volunteer effort that brings youth and adults together to improve communities and have fun while helping others.This year, on Saturday May 14th, we gathered at Holy Trinity Church for a light breakfast and instructions on what our day of service would look like. Sara McCaw, Youth and Family Director of Holy Trinity Church read morning devotion before we divided into two groups. One group stayed to prepare a lunch meal for the Dubuque Rescue Mission. After the meal was prepared they went downtown and helped serve. The other group gathered their gardening tools and went downtown to the Manasseh House for women. Here they planted 75 rose plants, weeded, and placed over sixty-five - 2 cubic foot bags of redwood chips. We bought an additional wheelbarrow and shovel that we left for their use. A total of 24 adults and youth volunteers from 3 churches gave a total of 149 hours including preparing for this day. After both groups were finished, we gathered at Holy Trinity to close our time together with a devotion read by Mark Beard, Youth and Family Minister of St. Peter. |
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Groundbreaking for Thrivent Builds |
Left to right - Galen Thomas, Linda Chmelar, Cindy Recker, Thrivent Rep Julie Yarolim, Richard Hyman, Thrivent Rep Kelvin Sohl, Habitat Director Eric Veltstra, and the Partner Family - Ashley, Austin, and Rose Clancy. |
Partner Family - Ashley, Rose, and Austin Clancy |
Groundbreaking Ceremony was Sunday April 3, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. Habitat Director-Eric Veltstra, Thrivent Reps - Kelvin Sohl & Julie Yarolim, and Partner family were presenters. Pastor John Sorenson from Lord of Life did the site blessing.In 2011, Thrivent Builds Homes has projected completion of 164 homes in 33 states. Homes will be built involving 184 Thrivent chapters and 139 Habitat for Humanity Affiliates. The Dubuque build will be one of the 7 in Iowa. Since 1991, Thrivent Builds Homes and Thrivent Builds Worldwide programs combined have built 2381 homes. |
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Dubuque Chapter Receives Chapter of Excellence Award in 2010 |
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The Dubuque County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has for the second consecutive year been awarded the Chapter of Excellence Award. We can be very proud of receiving this award as we were among the top FOURTEEN Thrivent chapters across the country who were named recepients of this award. This award recognizes all individuals of the Dubuque County Chapter who joined together to strengthen our community by planning and participating in outreach activities during the past year.
Our chapter earned this award which also comes with a $700 bonus for future use, by meeting nine areas of criteria set by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. These goals were achieved by through participation in fundraising events, educational seminars, and social events in our congregations and community. Numerous non profit organizations, needy individuals and our our congregations benefited from all the projects completed in 2010. The 2010 leadership board consisted of Ron Schardt, President, Galen Thomas, Vice President, Linda Chmelar, Records Director, John Cocayne, Community Service Team Director, Dennis Rice, Financial Director, Richard Hyman, Assistant Financial Director, Cindy Recker, Thrivent Builds Representative, Mark Beard, Youth Director, Freda Winkel, Advocates Director and Charlotte Tigges, Communications Director. We are always open to suggestions for future projects to aid and strengthen our community in any way possible. Contact one of the chapter officers with ways we can help our community better serve its members. |
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Dubuque County Chapter 2011 Leaders |
Your Dubuque County Chapter Leaders for 2011 President
Galen C Thomas
563 557-0745
gcthomas@mchsi.com Vice President
Jeri J Barnhart
563 921-4801
julous jeri@yahoo.com Records Recorder
Linda M Chmelar
563 552-1627
michmelar@aol.com Financial Director
Richard W Hyman
563 556-7275
hyman@yousq.net Director of Congregational Advocates
Guinevere N Jahnke
563 583-4864
upnorth61@msn.com Communications Director
Charlotte Tigges
563 552-2351
tiggesrc@yousq.net Assistant Financial Director
Donald A Biermann
563 556-6048
donniebee@juno.com Community Service Team Director
Margaret Kay Posey
563 875-8518
bkposey2@wmconnect.com Youth Director
Mark Beard
563 513-5535
marksr@msn.com Thrivent Builds Chapter Specialist
Cynthia Rose Recker
563 582-1429
reckercr@hotmail.com We welcome new members for 2011- Jeri Barnhart from New Hope-Farley, Donald Biermann from St. Peters-Dubuque, and Margaret Kay Posey and Guinevere Jahnke from Our Redeemer-Dubuque. | |
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