This obvious PhotoShop illustrates how WELS members are hoodwinked into buying Thrivent so their money can go to the Salvation Army, a heretical church!
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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation Match Day rings in $374,329.81 for Salvation Army-Fox Cities
The total announced Wednesday will be matched with a donation from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation, which pledged to match dollar for dollar — up to $125,000 — all donations made to the Salvation Army-Fox Cities this past Friday.
The grand total for the Match Day was $374,329.81, Thrivent and the Salvation Army said in a joint statement Wednesday. The amount collected Friday was the second highest one-day collection for the Salvation Army, which last year set a national mark for a one-day collection, netting $497,423.
While last year's Match Day record wasn't broken, organizers still were grateful.
"When I saw the total, I was amazed. The spirit of the community is just extraordinary," said Robb Waugus, director of communications and financial development for the Salvation Army-Fox Cities. "It ended up being the second highest total collected since we started doing the match with Thrivent."
Jon Stellmacher, senior vice president and chief of staff and administration at Thrivent, thanked employees.
"Thank you to our employees and to all the community members who rang the bells on Friday, helping ensure that shoppers were in a giving holiday spirit," he said.
This was the sixth year the Thrivent foundation sponsored the challenge for the Salvation Army-Fox Cities. Thrivent match days have generated $1,280,460 the past six years.
"Last year, the Fox Cities broke a national record for single-day giving for The Salvation
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