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Giving
More than $10 Million in Aid to Hurricane Victims

Rescue operations were still ongoing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina when Thrivent Financial for Lutherans announced a multi-million-dollar commitment in response to the disaster. Thrivent Financial and its members are giving an estimated $6 million for immediate disaster relief by supplementing member donations and fund-raising efforts. Thrivent Financial also added $5 million to its $100 million Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity alliance, with these additional funds earmarked for rebuilding areas devastated by the storm.

At the individual level, any gift a member makes to one of four eligible Lutheran relief organizations will be supplemented $1 for every $2 given, up to a supplement of $300 per member. (Eligible organizations are the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Domestic Disaster Response, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod World Relief/Human Care, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Committee on Relief and Lutheran Disaster Response.) At the regional and chapter level, members can form a service team to hold a fund-raiser and have those funds supplemented $1 for every $2 raised.

To make a gift, simply download a Hurricane Katrina Response Form at www.thrivent.com/fraternal/katrina.html or call 800-236-3736.

"Our heart goes out to all those who have suffered loss as a result of this natural disaster," said Brad Hewitt, Thrivent Financial senior vice president of fraternal operations. "Supporting the ways in which our members express their care for others is an important part of our mission."

We've Made Giving Easy

To contribute to Hurricane Katrina relief, visit www.thrivent.com/fraternal/katrina.html, or call 800-236-3736 and request a Hurricane Katrina Response Form.

Leadership
Every Vote Counts

It is your right and special privilege as a benefit member of Thrivent Financial to vote in the upcoming board elections.

All benefit members of Thrivent Financial should be receiving board of directors' election materials—biographies of the candidates and ballots—soon if they have not received them already. As a member, you can help decide who serves on the governing board of your organization—a unique feature of being part of a fraternal benefit society.

Return the ballot you received in the mail in the postage-paid envelope provided. For your vote to be counted, it must be received by Dec. 10. For a replacement ballot or general questions call 800-236-3736.

Careers
Go to Work, Change the World

David Granner, a senior financial consultant with Thrivent Financial in Ann Arbor, Michigan, says his 14-year career with the organization has shaped his approach not only to business, but to helping others as well.

"Life is about more than making money, and jobs are more than earning your daily bread," Granner says. "If it's possible, it should be about being a world-changer. And I can't think of a better organization than Thrivent Financial in which to have a successful career and become a world-changer."

In addition to his role of helping, Thrivent Financial members realize their financial goals by offering comprehensive financial solutions and services, Granner is the co-founder and president of Bethania Kids—a Christian mission that provides for the physical and spiritual needs of poor, abandoned and disabled children in India.

"It's a privilege to work in an organization that enables me to work with purpose," Granner says.

Thrivent Financial representatives have the opportunity to foster values-based relationships while serving Lutherans, establish their own schedule, grow personally and professionally, control their own income and positively impact members and local communities.

If you're looking for a way to make a real difference with your career, consider Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Learn more about joining the Thrivent Financial team at www.thrivent.com/careers.

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