WELCOME! -Verdugo Hills Chapter- Thrivent Financial For Lutherans.

WELCOME!WELCOME!

-Verdugo Hills Chapter--Verdugo Hills Chapter-

Thrivent Financial Thrivent Financial

For LutheransFor Lutherans

You are theYou are the

ofofOur Chapter!Our Chapter!

2004 Funding Recipients2004 Funding Recipients• Agape, Monterey ParkAgape, Monterey Park• All Saints, Sun ValleyAll Saints, Sun Valley• American, BurbankAmerican, Burbank• Christ the Shepherd, Christ the Shepherd,

AltadenaAltadena• Christ, Monterey ParkChrist, Monterey Park• First, BurbankFirst, Burbank• First, GlendaleFirst, Glendale• First Lutheran School, Los First Lutheran School, Los

AngelesAngeles• St. Mathews, North St. Mathews, North

HollywoodHollywood• St. Matthews, GlendaleSt. Matthews, Glendale• St. Paul’s First, North St. Paul’s First, North

HollywoodHollywood• St. Paul, Monterey ParkSt. Paul, Monterey Park• Zion, GlendaleZion, Glendale• Laurel Hall School, North Laurel Hall School, North

HollywoodHollywood

• Emmanuel, North Emmanuel, North HollywoodHollywood

• Emmaus, Alhambra (Church Emmaus, Alhambra (Church & School)& School)

• Mt. Olive, La CrescentaMt. Olive, La Crescenta• Lutheran Church of the Lutheran Church of the

Good Shepherd, Los Good Shepherd, Los AngelesAngeles

• Lutheran Church of the Lutheran Church of the Foothills, La CanadaFoothills, La Canada

• Faith, TujungaFaith, Tujunga• Salem, GlendaleSalem, Glendale• Solheim, Eagle RockSolheim, Eagle Rock• Solheim Lutheran Home, Solheim Lutheran Home,

Eagle RockEagle Rock• L.A. Lutheran High SchoolL.A. Lutheran High School• Gethsemane, La CrescentaGethsemane, La Crescenta

Total Care in Total Care in Communities Dollars Communities Dollars

Awarded by the Verdugo Awarded by the Verdugo Hills Chapter Hills Chapter

in 2004:in 2004:

$22,265$22,265

Please Note:Please Note:•All of our unused Chapter All of our unused Chapter

operating funds go to operating funds go to support additional support additional projects and or people.projects and or people.

2004 Lutheran Family Night 2004 Lutheran Family Night at Dodger Stadiumat Dodger Stadium

• Over 1,000 Over 1,000 Lutherans in Lutherans in attendance!attendance!

• Our Chapter Our Chapter raised over raised over $10,000 for $10,000 for Lutheran Lutheran schools in schools in Southern Southern California!California!

Care Abounds in Care Abounds in CommunitiesCommunities

•Who is it for?Who is it for?– Individuals, families or non-Individuals, families or non-profit organizations (i.e. profit organizations (i.e. Lutheran schools, social Lutheran schools, social service agencies, etc.)service agencies, etc.)

– Not for Not for

congregations!congregations!

Care Abounds in Care Abounds in CommunitiesCommunities

•How is funding made How is funding made available?available?–Hands-on service activitiesHands-on service activities–Fund-raising activitiesFund-raising activities–Appeals or CollectionsAppeals or Collections

Care Abounds in Care Abounds in CommunitiesCommunities

• How much money is available?How much money is available?– $100 minimum to $1,600 maximum for $100 minimum to $1,600 maximum for

service activities (50% available in service activities (50% available in advance for supplies).advance for supplies).

– $100 minimum to $1,600 maximum for $100 minimum to $1,600 maximum for fundraising activities (per community fundraising activities (per community service team).service team).

– $5,000 maximum for individuals or $5,000 maximum for individuals or families (per service team – per activity).families (per service team – per activity).

– This is depended on available funding in This is depended on available funding in the Verdugo Hills Chapter and is at the the Verdugo Hills Chapter and is at the discretion of the Chapter Leadership discretion of the Chapter Leadership Team.Team.

Care Abounds in Care Abounds in CommunitiesCommunities

• How do I access available money?How do I access available money?– Form a Community Services Team Form a Community Services Team

(Minimum of one individual from at least (Minimum of one individual from at least SIX Thrivent Financial member SIX Thrivent Financial member households).households).

– Identify a need.Identify a need.– Receive Project Request Form from Receive Project Request Form from

Chapter leadership team or download at Chapter leadership team or download at www.thrivent.com.www.thrivent.com.

– Return to Michael Sholer.Return to Michael Sholer.

20052005Care Abounds in Care Abounds in CommunitiesCommunities Grant Grant

RecipientsRecipients-To date, approved funding includes:-To date, approved funding includes:

• First Lutheran, Glendale Food BankFirst Lutheran, Glendale Food Bank• Solheim Lutheran HomeSolheim Lutheran Home• Helping Hands Projects:Helping Hands Projects:

– Agape Lutheran (House Painting & Agape Lutheran (House Painting & Repair)Repair)

– St. Paul’s First Lutheran School St. Paul’s First Lutheran School (Fence Painting)(Fence Painting)

– Laurel Hall Lutheran School Early Laurel Hall Lutheran School Early Childhood Center (Clean-up and Childhood Center (Clean-up and beautification)beautification)

Other Giving Other Giving OpportunitiesOpportunities

• In 2005, our Chapter will give In 2005, our Chapter will give away $1,000 in Join Hands Funds away $1,000 in Join Hands Funds and...and...

•$2,100 in Care in Regions funding $2,100 in Care in Regions funding for Lutheran schools, for Lutheran schools, organizations that feed the organizations that feed the hungry, and new mission hungry, and new mission congregations.congregations.

Care In CongregationsCare In Congregations

•There is currently $1,300 - There is currently $1,300 - $1,600 available to $1,600 available to congregations (depending on congregations (depending on size).size).

•Must be used for a ministry or Must be used for a ministry or project within the church.project within the church.

•Each project must be executed Each project must be executed through one of your three through one of your three Congregational Coordinators.Congregational Coordinators.

REMEMBER:REMEMBER:

•You MUST include Thrivent You MUST include Thrivent in all publicity.in all publicity.

•Keep track of all of the Keep track of all of the hours used to plan, hours used to plan, implement, and evaluate implement, and evaluate your project. Report these your project. Report these hours to Thrivent.hours to Thrivent.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!WE NEED YOUR HELP!

•There are many opportunities There are many opportunities to serve on the Chapter to serve on the Chapter Leadership Team!Leadership Team!

•We need your gifts and talents!We need your gifts and talents!

•Please contact your Chapter Please contact your Chapter President, Nancy Ackerman, if President, Nancy Ackerman, if interested.interested.

You are theYou are the

ofofOur Chapter!Our Chapter!