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Thrivent Financial News
Three Elected to Board
Members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans elected three incumbents to four-year terms on the organization’s board of directors.
Paul W. Middeke, Kurt M. Senske and James M. Hushagen received the highest number of votes from benefit members during the election period of Oct. 15 to Nov. 30, 2007. More than 168,000 Thrivent Financial benefit members cast votes for the open positions. The independent accounting firm of Schenck Business Solutions tabulated the results.
Middeke, of St. Charles, Missouri, was nominated by the North St. Charles County Chapter. He formerly served as the president and chief executive officer of Concordia Plans–The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Senske, of Austin, Texas, was nominated by the El Paso County and West Bexar County chapters. He currently serves as the chief executive officer of Lutheran Social Services of the South.
Hushagen, of Edgewood, Washington, was nominated by the Mt. Rainier Chapter. He is an attorney and member of the Eisenhower & Carlson law firm.
A list of all current members of the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans board of directors can be found on page 2 of this publication.
Nominate a Candidate
How many organizations let you nominate someone to the board of directors? Hardly any!
That’s what makes Thrivent Financial for Lutherans different. As a membership organization, members of our local chapters have the opportunity to nominate candidates for the 2008 board of directors election. Chapters can make nominations between April 1 and May 31, 2008.
To make a nomination or learn more, contact your chapter president. To find out which chapter you belong to, call 800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836).
Or, visit www.thrivent.com/magazine/members. First-time visitors will need to register.
Election Results
| Paul W. Middeke |
95,986 |
| Kurt M. Senske |
95,058 |
| James M. Hushagen |
91,722 |
| Harry P. Dorman |
30,818 |
| Linda S. Lange |
30,801 |
| Barbara L. Parsons |
29,993 |
| Jacob A. O. Preus |
18,277 |
| James E. Stearns |
16,927 |
| Victor V. Pavlenko |
16,926 |
| James E. Carlson |
14,085 |
| Christopher J. Jones |
11,561 |
| Bruce A. Fenske |
9,283 |
| James R. Ingersoll |
8,177 |
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Summer in the Sculpture Garden
 The Walker Art Center will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden with a series of special events from May through September, with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans as the lead sponsor.
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, a unique urban public park located just outside downtown Minneapolis, features sculptures from the Walker’s collection and site-specific works, including the monumental and, now, iconic sculpture Spoonbridge and Cherry (shown here) by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.
The anniversary celebration will include a variety of free summer activities, including an expanded Free First Saturdays program, Rock the Garden, Walker in the Rough mini-golf, the exhibition Design for the Other 90%, a special performance by dance pioneer Trisha Brown and the inauguration of the all-new Garden FlatPak House and Activity Center.
"Contributing to the arts is just one more way we work to help the overall community thrive, and to give our members unique access to events like this one," says Bruce J. Nicholson, Thrivent Financial president and CEO.
To learn more and find out how you can visit the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden or Walker Art Center, visit www.thrivent.com/magazine/links.
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You May Be Our Next Call
"We’ve never been in contact with our financial representative and we’d love to hear from him."
"I rely on my representative."
"There’s something with my policy that I really don’t understand. I realize I should probably call my representative, but I also think that my representative could have called me somewhere along the line."
"He listens to what I say, and he hears what I say."
These comments, both positive and negative, are representative of the feedback Thrivent Financial for Lutherans has been receiving from members through interviews and phone surveys.
"We really are listening," says Gil Young, director of Research and Insights at Thrivent Financial. "We also are taking action to provide all of our members with exceptional service."
Thrivent Financial is continuing an effort it started last year to survey members on topics ranging from the service they’ve received from their financial representative to specific programs and services available through the organization. A company representing Thrivent Financial is conducting these telephone surveys with thousands of members each month. You may be our next call.
"To provide exceptional service at the level our members expect, we need to better understand what you want and need," Young says.
You may be asked questions like: Does your representative help you develop a strategy to meet your goals? Are you contacted as frequently as you would like? Does your representative have your best interests in mind?
You will not be asked for your Social Security number or customer number, or for any other personal information.
"If you receive a call, it’s important that you be candid about your experiences with Thrivent Financial," Young says. "If you’re not happy, we’d love to be able to take the necessary steps to change that."
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New Mutual Funds
Thrivent Asset Management recently launched two new mutual funds: the Thrivent Partner Worldwide Allocation Fund and the Thrivent Equity Income Plus Fund.
These funds join the other 29 funds in the Thrivent mutual fund family, which offers a wide variety of mutual fund options to help you achieve your financial goals. Thrivent Asset Management is committed to consistent, competitive performance, along with competitive fees and expenses, integrity and investments that are consistently managed according to each fund’s stated goals.
"Providing investors with options for their mutual fund investments is important to us," says Pam Moret, executive vice president of marketing and products. "With a solid range of choices, investors can work with their financial representative to select the funds to match their investment strategy, goals and tolerance for risk."
To learn more about how any of the Thrivent mutual funds can help you achieve your financial goals, contact your Thrivent Financial representative.
NOTE: Securities are offered through Thrivent Asset Management Inc., 625 Fourth Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1665,
800-THRIVENT (800-847-4836), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Member FINRA. Member SIPC.
Investing in a mutual fund involves risks, including the possible loss of principal. The prospectus contains more complete information on the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the fund which investors should read and consider carefully before investing.
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