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Nominees for the Week Ending June
12, 2004
The Volunteers of the Habitat for Humanity Greater Fox Cities
Area’s 5th Annual “Women Build” – Local Ladies Work Hard to
Deliver Housing to Those in Need
The
volunteers for the
Fifth Annual “Women Build” event are
working on a tight deadline. They hope to complete construction of two new
homes, one on 125 West Capitol Drive and one on 121 West Capitol Drive (both
in Appleton) prior to their dedication ceremony on June 27.
Approximately 350 women from all walks of life, and many with little or no
construction experience, will be sawing and hammering throughout the month
of June to reach their goal. A lot of the volunteers are so dedicated that
they use vacation time each year to take part in the project.
When
all is said and done, the houses constructed on Capitol Drive will be the 50th
and 51st Habitat homes built in the Fox Valley. Volunteers are
still more than welcome to participate… For more information, please call
920-954-8702 or visit their website by
clicking here.
Thank you to all the volunteers for the Fifth Annual “Women Build” for
making a positive difference in the Fox Valley!
Source:
Post-Crescent -
Thursday June 10, 2004
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Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans and Its Employee-Members – Local Company Continues where AAL Left
Off… Dedicated to a Prosperous Fox Valley Community
During 2003,
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, ranked
284 on the Fortune 500 list, contributed approximately $7.3 million to
community organizations in the Fox Valley and Minneapolis area, including:
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Over $2.9 million donated through
Thrivent’s “Employee Gift-Matching Program,” in which Thrivent matches its
employees’ contributions to most non-profit organizations, such as the
United Way and the Lutheran Community Foundation
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Thrivent awarded $3.42 million in grants
to the Fox Valley and Minneapolis-area communities
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Employee-members logged 125,777 hours
volunteering in their respective communities, for organizations such as
food pantries, domestic abuse shelters and senior care centers, among
others
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Last month, many local volunteer
chapters of Thrivent took part in
“Join Hands Day,” in which they made
blankets for local nursing homes, activity packages for hospitalized
children, and gift baskets for our newly arriving Hmong immigrants
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans also anticipates supporting the following
programs this year:
Thrivent also supports projects nationwide, including
Habitat for Humanity, the
Salvation Army,
Red Cross disaster relief and local food
pantries.
A
big thank you to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and its employee-members
for making a positive difference in the Fox Valley!
Source:
Post-Crescent -
Tuesday June 8, 2004
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Fox Valley Resident of the Year Awards |
| Based on the information above, who do you think should be Fox Valley Resident of the Week? |
| Women Build Volunteers |
 77.4% |
| Thrivent Financial & Its Employee-Members |
 22.6% |
Total votes: 186
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