June 14, 2007
The Social Ministry Commission sincerely thanks its faithful volunteers who helped make the May 19th Lutheran World Relief Parish Project another successful event. Fifty-two area churches ofSouthern Minnesota and Northern Iowa participated. Of the reported donations, we collected over 2600 quilts, 330 layettes, 220 sewing kits, 345 health kits, 245 school kits, numerous cartons of soap, plus over $1800 in monetary gifts for LWR transportation costs. (In 2006, over 1334 tons of LWR material resources were sent to 17 foreign countries, costing over $1.5 million.)
We gratefully acknowledge the combined efforts of Pro Trucking and Crossroads Trailers of Albert Lea who generously provide the truck, trailer, and transportation of our donations to the LWR warehouse in St. Paul. We are proud to report that First Lutheran is now listed as an "ingathering" (drop off site) on the LWR website (lwr.org) - check it out!
Our next LWR Parish Project will be Saturday, October 6, 2007.
Dave & Julie Gilbertson, Social Ministry Commission