I've posted quite a few blog entries in the past week! With my departure date being less than 100 days away (99 days to be exact), I've been very busy! Today I'd like to tell you about the grant that Thrivent Financial for Christians is giving to me, a reminder about my upcoming garage sale, the can drive, and a few details about my trip ☻
Yesterday, I gave a presentation at the 8:00 AM service and the 10:15 AM service at Lebanon Lutheran church. The presentation was sponsored by Thrivent Financial. I told the congregation a little about my trip through People to People and what I will be doing. I gave brief details of whom was going and what my delegation group & I are doing as preparation. I also told them what Thrivent is doing for me! Thrivent Financial is a insurance agency for all Christians. My grandparents are clients of Thrivent. I met with the two agents in our local Thrivent office about a month or two ago, and that's when they offered me a grant of $750! Thrivent has sponsored my trip and my dreams, and I am very appreciative of this. In addition to the $750 I should be receiving from Thrivent Financial, $171 was donated to me from the families and people of Lebanon Lutheran's congregation. I'd like to give a huge thanks to Thrivent for giving me this opportunity and to do so with faith, to the people from Lebanon Lutheran who helped me raise $171, Eric Nelson who helped me with this presentation, my family, Pastor Ogden, and as well as my grandparents☻.
I'd like to share a few things that I will get to experience while in Europe.. and to be specific, my home stay. Our home stay is expected to be in Spain. One to two delegates will be with each family (home stay). During our home stay, which will be 3 days and 3 nights, we get to spend time with a local Spanish family, eat and cook their traditional food, and spend time with them! I will bring a few little gifts for my home stay family, for I hope they always remember me. Its amazing that People to People give us this opportunity to spend time with citizens of the countries we will be visiting - there's no better way to understand people than by living their every day lifestyle!
Just a quick reminder... I will be having a garage sale in mid-May, and if you have anything to donate, please contact me! I'm also currently having a can drive, where I can pick up your plastic/glass/aluminum cans to return for their deposit return! ☻ May 1st is right around the corner, and I'd like to raise as much of my funds for my trip as possible! Although, I will be paying my parents back of what I don't earn before May 1st! Once I receive the grant money from Thrivent, I will have $5,000 out of the $7,500 needed! Thank you to everyone who have helped me get this far! I am very thankful.
I'll be on soon to update everyone! Have a wonderful Easter and enjoy the spring break! Let's hope that the weather might warm up soon! Talk to you all soon ☻ Thank you!
Yesterday, I gave a presentation at the 8:00 AM service and the 10:15 AM service at Lebanon Lutheran church. The presentation was sponsored by Thrivent Financial. I told the congregation a little about my trip through People to People and what I will be doing. I gave brief details of whom was going and what my delegation group & I are doing as preparation. I also told them what Thrivent is doing for me! Thrivent Financial is a insurance agency for all Christians. My grandparents are clients of Thrivent. I met with the two agents in our local Thrivent office about a month or two ago, and that's when they offered me a grant of $750! Thrivent has sponsored my trip and my dreams, and I am very appreciative of this. In addition to the $750 I should be receiving from Thrivent Financial, $171 was donated to me from the families and people of Lebanon Lutheran's congregation. I'd like to give a huge thanks to Thrivent for giving me this opportunity and to do so with faith, to the people from Lebanon Lutheran who helped me raise $171, Eric Nelson who helped me with this presentation, my family, Pastor Ogden, and as well as my grandparents☻.
I'd like to share a few things that I will get to experience while in Europe.. and to be specific, my home stay. Our home stay is expected to be in Spain. One to two delegates will be with each family (home stay). During our home stay, which will be 3 days and 3 nights, we get to spend time with a local Spanish family, eat and cook their traditional food, and spend time with them! I will bring a few little gifts for my home stay family, for I hope they always remember me. Its amazing that People to People give us this opportunity to spend time with citizens of the countries we will be visiting - there's no better way to understand people than by living their every day lifestyle!
Just a quick reminder... I will be having a garage sale in mid-May, and if you have anything to donate, please contact me! I'm also currently having a can drive, where I can pick up your plastic/glass/aluminum cans to return for their deposit return! ☻ May 1st is right around the corner, and I'd like to raise as much of my funds for my trip as possible! Although, I will be paying my parents back of what I don't earn before May 1st! Once I receive the grant money from Thrivent, I will have $5,000 out of the $7,500 needed! Thank you to everyone who have helped me get this far! I am very thankful.
I'll be on soon to update everyone! Have a wonderful Easter and enjoy the spring break! Let's hope that the weather might warm up soon! Talk to you all soon ☻ Thank you!