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CAR SMASH | Sat., Aug. 10 | 4 to 8 PM | American Legion Post 298, 625 31st St., Marion Want to wreck a car? Don't miss our family friendly Car Smash fundraiser for the U.S. Army Reserve 411th Engineer Company Family Readiness Group! • Smash or key a car / Thanks to Sunline & ATS Towing • Free music & karaoke with DJ Mikey Z • Bouncy house • CR Face Painting • Military & emergency vehicles on display • Cornhole tournament • Food, beverages, & snow cones All proceeds go to the 411th Company Family Readiness Group based in Cedar Rapids. Hosted by Mississippi Valley Thrivent Community and American Legion Post 298 of Marion. Questions? Call (319) 366-2991 or email Teresa.Burkett@Thrivent.com. No Thrivent products will be sold at this event. For additional disclosures, visit Thrivent.com/disclosures.
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CAR SMASH | Sat., Aug. 10 | 4 to 8 PM | American Legion Post 298, 625 31st St., Marion Want to wreck a car? Don't miss our family friendly Car Smash fundraiser for the U.S. Army Reserve 411th Engineer Company Family Readiness Group! • Smash or key a car / Thanks to Sunline & ATS Towing • Free music & karaoke with DJ Mikey Z • Bouncy house • CR Face Painting • Military & emergency vehicles on display • Cornhole tournament • Food, beverages, & snow cones All proceeds go to the 411th Company Family Readiness Group based in Cedar Rapids. Hosted by Mississippi Valley Thrivent Community and American Legion Post 298 of Marion. Questions? Call (319) 366-2991 or email Teresa.Burkett@Thrivent.com. No Thrivent products will be sold at this event. For additional disclosures, visit Thrivent.com/disclosures.
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Have a fun and memorable 4th of July celebration!
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Have a fun and memorable 4th of July celebration!
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The 5 Love Languages®️ by Dr. Gary Chapman & Thrivent Celebration of Membership Tuesday, July 9 | 6 – 8:00 p.m. | St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 8300 C Avenue, Marion, IA 52302 Relationships don't have to be complicated. Join the millions of people strengthening their relationships with The 5 Love Languages®️. Gary Chapman, Ph.D. – author, speaker, and counselor – has a passion for people, and for helping them form lasting relationships. In addition to Dr. Chapman’s live, in-person presentation, guests will enjoy a complimentary dessert/coffee reception as well as a brief Thrivent update honoring the many ways our clients with membership spread generosity. Register: https://GaryInCR.eventbrite.com Live Generously: Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item to donate to Mission of Hope and get your generosity multiplied! For every 5 lbs. of food donated during our event on July 9, 2024, or for every $10 donated between July 8 and July 15, 2024, our Thrivent Member Network will donate an additional $5, up to a maximum of $1,000. Online donations can be made between July 8 and July 15, 2024 at this link: https://thrivent.cotribute.co/events/969785/detail. Most-needed items include chili beans, taco shells/taco seasoning, spaghetti sauces/noodles, Manwich, peanut butter, jelly, instant potatoes, Knorr rice/pasta sides, pancake mix, syrup, and cans of soup/fruit/vegetables. No products will be sold. Speaker is not affiliated with Thrivent. Views are their own. See thrivent.com/social for additional disclosures.
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The 5 Love Languages®️ by Dr. Gary Chapman & Thrivent Celebration of Membership Tuesday, July 9 | 6 – 8:00 p.m. | St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 8300 C Avenue, Marion, IA 52302 Relationships don't have to be complicated. Join the millions of people strengthening their relationships with The 5 Love Languages®️. Gary Chapman, Ph.D. – author, speaker, and counselor – has a passion for people, and for helping them form lasting relationships. In addition to Dr. Chapman’s live, in-person presentation, guests will enjoy a complimentary dessert/coffee reception as well as a brief Thrivent update honoring the many ways our clients with membership spread generosity. Register: https://GaryInCR.eventbrite.com Live Generously: Please consider bringing a non-perishable food item to donate to Mission of Hope and get your generosity multiplied! For every 5 lbs. of food donated during our event on July 9, 2024, or for every $10 donated between July 8 and July 15, 2024, our Thrivent Member Network will donate an additional $5, up to a maximum of $1,000. Online donations can be made between July 8 and July 15, 2024 at this link: https://thrivent.cotribute.co/events/969785/detail. Most-needed items include chili beans, taco shells/taco seasoning, spaghetti sauces/noodles, Manwich, peanut butter, jelly, instant potatoes, Knorr rice/pasta sides, pancake mix, syrup, and cans of soup/fruit/vegetables. No products will be sold. Speaker is not affiliated with Thrivent. Views are their own. See thrivent.com/social for additional disclosures.
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The Friday Morning Brew | Friday, June 28, 7-9 a.m. | 3349 Southgate Ct. SW, Ste. 101, Cedar Rapids The last Friday of June ‘24 is approaching and that means the coffee pot is on! Please stop by for coffee and carbs on us. Grab a donut and coffee on your way to work or pause to start your day with a bit of fun conversation. We’re located just off the I-380 33rd Ave. SW exit. Looking forward to seeing you! No products will be sold. For additional disclosures, see Thrivent.com/disclosures.
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The Friday Morning Brew | Friday, June 28, 7-9 a.m. | 3349 Southgate Ct. SW, Ste. 101, Cedar Rapids The last Friday of June ‘24 is approaching and that means the coffee pot is on! Please stop by for coffee and carbs on us. Grab a donut and coffee on your way to work or pause to start your day with a bit of fun conversation. We’re located just off the I-380 33rd Ave. SW exit. Looking forward to seeing you! No products will be sold. For additional disclosures, see Thrivent.com/disclosures.
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WORLD RECORD SHOE COLLECTION WHAT: Collecting gently used shoes & sandals of all kinds and all sizes to break the Guinness Book of World Records for most pairs of shoes collected in a week. Our goal is 250,001 pairs for the week. WHEN: June 17 – 21, 2024 WHERE: Drop off at: 3349 Southgate Ct. SW, Ste. 101, Cedar Rapids, IA or for more than 80 locations city wide to drop off shoes, click here: Drop off Locations - His Hands Free Clinic (hishandsclinic.org) WHY: This is a fundraiser for His Hands. The clinic will receive $1,000 for every 2,500 pairs collected. Shoes collected will go to small businesses across the world and to organizations in Cedar Rapids. Clean out your closet of gently used and new shoes! For more information, volunteer opportunities, and other drop off location: hishandsclinic.org. No products will be sold. For additional disclosures see thrivent.com/disclosures.
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WORLD RECORD SHOE COLLECTION WHAT: Collecting gently used shoes & sandals of all kinds and all sizes to break the Guinness Book of World Records for most pairs of shoes collected in a week. Our goal is 250,001 pairs for the week. WHEN: June 17 – 21, 2024 WHERE: Drop off at: 3349 Southgate Ct. SW, Ste. 101, Cedar Rapids, IA or for more than 80 locations city wide to drop off shoes, click here: Drop off Locations - His Hands Free Clinic (hishandsclinic.org) WHY: This is a fundraiser for His Hands. The clinic will receive $1,000 for every 2,500 pairs collected. Shoes collected will go to small businesses across the world and to organizations in Cedar Rapids. Clean out your closet of gently used and new shoes! For more information, volunteer opportunities, and other drop off location: hishandsclinic.org. No products will be sold. For additional disclosures see thrivent.com/disclosures.
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Dads are our favorite storytellers, first coaches, master grillers, advice-givers and fixers of all the things. For all this and more, we love you. Happy Father’s Day!
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Dads are our favorite storytellers, first coaches, master grillers, advice-givers and fixers of all the things. For all this and more, we love you. Happy Father’s Day!
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To all who served and sacrificed for our freedom, thank you.
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To all who served and sacrificed for our freedom, thank you.
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Thrivent Member Network Family Day at Blank Park Zoo | Friday, June 7, 2024 | 4-7 p.m. | Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315 Join your Thrivent Member Network – Iowa/Southern Minnesota for Family Day at Blank Park Zoo! Enjoy a complimentary picnic-style meal at the Discovery Center. Guests will also get to enjoy an afternoon exploring Blank Park Zoo. Live generously and help stuff animals for Four Oaks Foster and Adoptive Family Connections to distribute to children in foster care. This exclusive event is hosted for Thrivent clients and friends. Event Schedule: - 4 p.m.- Registration & Picnic - 4:30 p.m.- Welcome & Generosity Activity - 5-7 p.m.- Explore the Zoo Register today: https://BlankParkZoo.eventbrite.com *Fun fact about the photo to get you excited about coming to this event: The animals in this photo are called Cotton Top Tamarins! The babies were born on February 22, 2024, and they are sitting on their mom Kida in this picture! Cotton Top Tamarins are a critically endangered species of monkey native to Colombia. The Blank Park Zoo is part of the Species Survival Program working to maintain their genetic diversity in the remaining population. Adult Cotton Top Tamarins grow to about 1lb and have highly complex social structures and languages including more than 30 distinct vocalizations. *Photo and fun fact credit: Blank Park Zoo. No products will be sold. Speaker is not affiliated with Thrivent. Views are their own. See thrivent.com/social for additional disclosures.
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Thrivent Member Network Family Day at Blank Park Zoo | Friday, June 7, 2024 | 4-7 p.m. | Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315 Join your Thrivent Member Network – Iowa/Southern Minnesota for Family Day at Blank Park Zoo! Enjoy a complimentary picnic-style meal at the Discovery Center. Guests will also get to enjoy an afternoon exploring Blank Park Zoo. Live generously and help stuff animals for Four Oaks Foster and Adoptive Family Connections to distribute to children in foster care. This exclusive event is hosted for Thrivent clients and friends. Event Schedule: - 4 p.m.- Registration & Picnic - 4:30 p.m.- Welcome & Generosity Activity - 5-7 p.m.- Explore the Zoo Register today: https://BlankParkZoo.eventbrite.com *Fun fact about the photo to get you excited about coming to this event: The animals in this photo are called Cotton Top Tamarins! The babies were born on February 22, 2024, and they are sitting on their mom Kida in this picture! Cotton Top Tamarins are a critically endangered species of monkey native to Colombia. The Blank Park Zoo is part of the Species Survival Program working to maintain their genetic diversity in the remaining population. Adult Cotton Top Tamarins grow to about 1lb and have highly complex social structures and languages including more than 30 distinct vocalizations. *Photo and fun fact credit: Blank Park Zoo. No products will be sold. Speaker is not affiliated with Thrivent. Views are their own. See thrivent.com/social for additional disclosures.
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Attorney Kyle Wilcox and realtor Jeremy Trenkamp joined me to present an information-packed workshop about estate planning. Thanks to all who participated and to Kyle and Jeremy for teaming up to share great information with good folks in the Cedar Rapids area! I always appreciate working with families to help them prepare wisely. For information, call (319) 366-2991.
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Attorney Kyle Wilcox and realtor Jeremy Trenkamp joined me to present an information-packed workshop about estate planning. Thanks to all who participated and to Kyle and Jeremy for teaming up to share great information with good folks in the Cedar Rapids area! I always appreciate working with families to help them prepare wisely. For information, call (319) 366-2991.
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Some of the best advice comes from Moms. To all moms and mother figures, happy Mother’s Day!
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Some of the best advice comes from Moms. To all moms and mother figures, happy Mother’s Day!