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A New Charitable Grant Program from Thrivent Financial

By August 5, 2010 December 13th, 2013 No Comments

Thrivent ChoiceSM a new charitable grant program from Thrivent Financial 

 

Through Thrivent’s Choice DollarsSM, eligible benefit members of Thrivent can help choose where Thrivent Financial distributes part of its charitable funds each year to help support Lutheran organization such as Lutherans in Medical Missions.

 

Eligible benefit members will receive a letter this summer about their designated Choice Dollars for 2010.  Potential designated Choice Dollars amounts that could be directed to LIMM range from $25 to $500 for each eligible member.

 

Choice DollarsSM is a part of Thrivent ChoiceSM, a new charitable grant program from Thrivent Financial. To learn more, visit Thrivent.com/thriventchoice

 

Please consider choosing LIMM to receive YOUR Choice Dollars if you are eligible.  

 

LIMM’s grants for the 2010-2011 fiscal year to date are:

 

Community Health Deaconess Project with the Evangelical Confessional Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCHI) and LCMS World Mission
Valeria Bustamante, Missionary Deaconess from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Argentina, and Rita Nickel, RN, Community Health Education specialist from the USA joins Jannet Escudero, Deaconess of the IELCHI to design a human care/community health education (CHE) program that will utilize volunteers to serve the cities of Talca, Cauquesnes, and Constitucion, areas damaged by the earthquake and the resulting Tsunami.   $4500

Consultation Team for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of India and LCMS World Mission.
Dr. Nesa Joseph, MHA, EdD, and Dr. Magdeline Aagard, EdD, MBA, RN  conduced an evaluation concerning the projected reopening of Karuanalya Hospital, Wandoor, India July 2010.  $5000

Community Health Education Project with Cambodia Churches and Concordia Welfare and Education Foundation
Funds are to provide CHE training projects to congregations in Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, and Battambang, Cambodia and for transportation for Betty Roon, RN, USA, CHE consultant. $15,680

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