Habitat for Humanity House in Springfield, Mass in 2009.

Many Thrivent Volunteers are needed!

Please contact Kent Tedford at (860) 830-1447 or e-mail him

at pappak08@comcast.net to volunteer and find out more about

this great project!

DATES TO REMEMBER

Chapter meetings

April 15th, 6:30 pm at Bethany Lutheran, 1655 Boulevard, West Hartford, Ct

May 13th, 6:30 pm at Bethany Lutheran, 1655 Boulevard, West Hartford, Ct All are welcome!

Friday, April 24th will be our first

Teach a Child to Share Day

Children ages 6-10 can interact with their families and other
adults in a variety of ***FUN*** activities designed to
introduce the importance of sharing, spending and saving their
money and their time.

Time: 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Cost $10 per family includes dinner and workshop

Place: The Children's Museum, 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford, CT

To register, go to www.thrivent.com/shareday
or call the 800 number: 1-800-236-3736 - say Fraternal
and register over the phone with a debit
or credit card. (again, only $10.00 per family)

(Volunteers are needed and parents volunteering can get the $10 fee waived.
Please contact Barbara Giger at barb.giger@thrivent.com
or call toll-free: 800-816-7910 if you are
interested in volunteering for this fun evening!)

Children gain hands-on experience during
Teach Your Kids To Share Day through many activities designed to introduce them to the benefits of sharing time, talents and treasures. Every child receives a piggy bank with individual compartments for sharing, spending and saving. Activities emphasizing the importance of these skills will be featured at the event.

The May Chapter meeting is slated for

May 13th at 6:30 pm at Bethany Lutheran Church,

1655 Boulevard, West Hartford. All are welcome!

Please mail or e-mail your Care Abounds in Communities funding requests to Barbara Lewis, 601 Deep River Road, Colchester Ct. 06415-1900 or rlewis08@snet.net prior to the meetings.

For help applying for Care in Congregations monies

or filling out the Care in Communities forms, please

call Tracy Carlson at 860 583-4389 or 860 620-4166 or

e-mail her at tcarlson01@snet.net.

The forms for Care Abounds in Communities Funds

can be found on this chapter website as well as at

www.thrivent.com - under the Thrivent Community Tab, click on

Chapters, then Volunteer Leader Resourses, then on Forms in the

left hand column.

Thank you all for your work in the community. The Chapter appreciates your
hard work and dedication to the needy among us.