We ask that you be in touch with your local Thrivent representative concerning gifts and Thrivent's matching process. Below is a message from the Thrivent website. A link to the website is at the bottom of this message.
Through the Individual Member Response, gifts members make to one of the four eligible organizations will be supplemented $1 for every $2 given, up to $300 per member (e.g., if a member gives $600 to a relief organization, Thrivent Financial will provide that organization with an additional $300.) A Thrivent Financial Hurricane Katrina Response Form must accompany the member's gift.
All funds raised and contributed through the Individual Member Response will be directed to four eligible recipients: Lutheran Disaster Response ELCA Domestic Disaster Response LCMS World Relief/Human Care WELS Committee on Relief.
These organizations will distribute the funds to those in need using their established processes. Thrivent Financial has pledged a total of $5 million for these efforts, to supplement up to $10 million donated and raised by our members. http://thrivent.com/fraternal/katrina.html click on Ministry Areas and then click on LCMS World Relief and Human Care. I also encourage you to consider a special "door offering" this weekend or in the weeks to come. We need to give our people the opportunity to respond to the relief effort. The images of the destruction and misery are fresh in their minds. They want to do something "right now," but the needs in this relief effort will be felt for a long time. So, we also need to consider a longer term response.
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