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1. Youth group helps California church
Big Timber, Montana
The Big Timber Lutheran Church youth group raised $4,000 for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena, California, which was destroyed in the California wildfires earlier this year. A Thrivent Action Team with the youth group prepared a fund-raising baked chicken dinner. The group also served the dinner and cleaned up afterward.
The Big Timber Lutheran Church youth group raised $4,000 for St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena, California, which was destroyed in the California wildfires earlier this year. A Thrivent Action Team with the youth group prepared a fund-raising baked chicken dinner. The group also served the dinner and cleaned up afterward.
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2. Joining Hands in Food Ministry
Leesburg, Florida
Members from neighboring Gloria Dei Lutheran and First Presbyterian churches gather monthly to distribute food to the community. They partnered to form Joining Hands in Food Ministry. Each month, a Thrivent Action Team supports the food distribution efforts. In a single month, the group may distribute over 11,000 pounds of food.
Members from neighboring Gloria Dei Lutheran and First Presbyterian churches gather monthly to distribute food to the community. They partnered to form Joining Hands in Food Ministry. Each month, a Thrivent Action Team supports the food distribution efforts. In a single month, the group may distribute over 11,000 pounds of food.
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3. Teaching kids to cook
St. Louis, Missouri
Thrivent clients Susan Burgdorf and Stacey Bush teamed up to provide two sessions of cooking classes after school for children at Our Savior Lutheran School. The 40 children have made and enjoyed foods such as pizza, monkey bread and pigs in a blanket. The Thrivent Action Team they hosted purchased items to use year-to-year and also food items for each week.
Thrivent clients Susan Burgdorf and Stacey Bush teamed up to provide two sessions of cooking classes after school for children at Our Savior Lutheran School. The 40 children have made and enjoyed foods such as pizza, monkey bread and pigs in a blanket. The Thrivent Action Team they hosted purchased items to use year-to-year and also food items for each week.
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4. Solar lights for Ukraine
Beaver Bay, Minnesota
Thirty-eight people from area churches assembled 100 solar light kits to be delivered to Ukraine. Thrivent client Dave Nonnemacher, whose nonprofit New Horizon Foundations-USA delivers the kits, shared stories of the kits’ impact. Greg Hanson, a Thrivent financial consultant, led a Thrivent Action Team to provide refreshments.
Thirty-eight people from area churches assembled 100 solar light kits to be delivered to Ukraine. Thrivent client Dave Nonnemacher, whose nonprofit New Horizon Foundations-USA delivers the kits, shared stories of the kits’ impact. Greg Hanson, a Thrivent financial consultant, led a Thrivent Action Team to provide refreshments.
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