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Thrivent Financial and Habitat for Humanity celebrate four-year alliance
Across the country and around the world, thousands of moms, dads and kids now have a home
MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 3, 2009) –Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International formed a four-year alliance in 2005 to join forces in positively affecting the lives of thousands of moms, dads and kids across the United States and around the world. On September 3 at the Thrivent Financial corporate headquarters in downtown Minneapolis, the impact of these two nonprofits working together will be highlighted and celebrated. So exactly what has been accomplished? • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans not only provided substantial funding for each home built through the alliance but also encouraged its members to volunteer hundreds of thousands of hours and raise additional funds to help build homes in the United States and around the world. • By the end of 2009, more than 1,300 homes will have been built in the United States through the Thrivent Builds Homes program and nearly 700 additional homes through the Thrivent Builds Worldwide program. Many participants who helped build these homes have described their volunteer experiences as “life-changing.” • This four-year $125 million alliance between Thrivent Financial and Habitat for Humanity International has been the largest funding and volunteer alliance in the history of either organization. • Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, based in Minneapolis, is on track to complete the final 10 of 33 homes built in the last four years with the financial and volunteer support of the Thrivent Builds alliance. This unprecedented alliance was designed to help increase Habitat for Humanity’s ability to build more affordable housing and offer an important way for Thrivent Financial’s 2.6 million members to give back to their communities. Each of the four years of the alliance, Thrivent Builds has increased Habitat’s building efforts in the United States by nearly six percent. According to Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, this alliance has “helped deepen the impact of [Habitat’s] work.” Details for the Sept. 3rd celebration: Program from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. in the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Auditorium, 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn. This special celebration will highlight the hard work of thousands of volunteers, the generosity of thousands of donors and the successes of everyone who participated in and supported the Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity alliance. It will feature remarks from Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, and Bruce Nicholson, chairman, president, and CEO of Thrivent Financial. Also speaking are Brad Hewitt, chief operating officer of Thrivent Financial, Susan Haigh, CEO of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, and Chris Monforton, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, where efforts were concentrated to construct safe, affordable shelter for families affected by Hurricane Katrina. Later this year, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will announce a substantial commitment to support Thrivent Builds for a fifth year in 2010. For more information on this unique alliance, visit www.thriventbuilds.com. About Habitat for Humanity International Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that welcomes to its work all people dedicated to the cause of eliminating poverty housing. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has built more than 300,000 houses worldwide, providing simple, decent and affordable shelter for more than 1.5 million people. For more information, visit www.habitat.org. About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a not-for-profit, Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping approximately 2.6 million members achieve financial security and give back to their communities. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial creates and supports national outreach programs and activities that help congregations, schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need. For more information, visit www.thrivent.com. |
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| Cheryl Winget Media Relations Specialist cheryl.winget@thrivent.com Phone: 612-844-5025 | Kelsey Midthun Media Relations Specialist kelsey.midthun@thrivent.com Phone: 612-844-5825 | ||
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