LC Habitat for Humanity celebrates
its contribution to reaching 2,000-home milestone of $125 million
alliance
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[December 09, 2009]
Logan County Habitat for Humanity was part of an
international milestone celebrated Dec. 4 in Minneapolis. A unique
alliance between Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans, called Thrivent Builds with Habitat for
Humanity, has resulted in 2,000 homes for families
in just four years. Logan County Habitat for Humanity built a
home in Lincoln in 2007 as part of that effort.
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"The Thrivent
Builds alliance has helped Logan County Habitat increase the number
of families served in our community," said Tonita Reifsteck,
president of Logan County Habitat for Humanity. "By partnering with
Thrivent in 2007, we were able to build two homes in Logan County
that year, one with the help of the Thrivent resources and the other
with our Logan County Habitat resources. We are so grateful for
Thrivent's support of our efforts to provide decent, affordable
homes, working in partnership with families who otherwise could not
afford a home."
While Thrivent Financial provided at least 65 percent of the
funding for each of the 2,000 homes, local volunteers -- many of
them Thrivent members and members of area Lutheran congregations --
assisted with construction and helped raise additional funds.
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The four-year Thrivent Builds alliance was announced in September
2005 and helped increase the number of Habitat homes built in the
United States by 6 percent annually from 2006 through 2009. Ongoing
in 2010, the Thrivent Builds partnership continues to ensure
Thrivent Financial as one of the largest nongovernment supporters of
Habitat for Humanity.
Donations to further the work of Logan County Habitat for
Humanity are tax-deductible. With donations of materials or
professional skills, Habitat may be contacted at 217-732-6412 or
www.habitatlc@hfhlogancounty.com. Monetary donations may be sent to
Habitat for Humanity of Logan County, P.O. Box 714, Lincoln, IL
62656. Donations of land help to keep the cost of a Habitat home
low. Those who are considering donating a lot may contact Tonita
Reifsteck at 732-9796 or send an e-mail to
www.habitatlc@hfhlogancounty.com.
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![](../images/ads/current/graueinc_lda-ani100109.gif) About Logan County Habitat for Humanity
Logan County Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit Christian
housing ministry dedicated to building decent, affordable housing in
partnership with those in need in Logan County. Since 1992, Logan
County Habitat for Humanity has built homes for 13 families. For
more information, visit www.hfhlogancounty.com.
Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity is a four-year,
$125 million alliance between Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and
Habitat for Humanity International. The alliance makes Thrivent
Financial one of Habitat's largest allies and aims to increase
Habitat's annual house production by hundreds of homes per year. To
date, 2,000 homes have been built in the U.S. and more than 30 other
countries. For more information, visit
www.thriventbuilds.com.
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