| Thrivent Financial and its members are responding in two ways:
First, Thrivent Financial has added $5 million for rebuilding areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina to our $100 million Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity alliance, announced on Sept. 8, 2005. Thrivent Builds is an unprecedented financial, volunteer and advocacy alliance designed to substantially increase Habitat’s capacity to build affordable housing.
Second, we are supplementing our members’ donations and fund-raising efforts for this recovery. Through the generosity of our members, we expect more than an additional $6 million will be raised to support the survivors of this disaster in their recovery efforts.
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Individual Member Response |
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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 Individual Member Response Form. The form can be found on the website:
http://thrivent.com
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 and WELS Committee on Relief. These organizations will distribute the funds to those in need using their established processes.
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Regional Chapter Response |
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Members can form a service team to hold a fund-raiser or an appeal/collection and have the funds supplemented $1 for every $2 raised through the Hurricane Katrina Regional Chapter Response. | |