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LCC Thanks Donors for Their Compassionate Hearts and Generosity to Provide Scholarships for Christ The King Students

10/7/2020

 
Goal of $45,000 Met!

Thank You!

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Lutheran Church Charities extends sincere thanks to our generous donors, whose donations have allowed us to provide scholarships for 15 students at Christ the King Lutheran Church and School in Chicago, Illinois.

Thanks to your generosity, in just a few weeks, we were able to raise $45,000 needed to sponsor 15 children for the entire year!
 
On Monday, October 5, Nikki Deacon, LCC's Ministry Director, and LCC volunteer Bob Morris presented the generous donations to Pastor John Brazeal and Principal Geri Brazeal.
 
Your donations make it possible for the children to stay in the Christ-centered environment of Christ the King Lutheran Church and School.
 
Thank you for changing the lives of children who otherwise would have no hope for their future.

Your Donations Make a Difference

10/7/2020

 
Pastor Hesham Shehab from the Ministry at Salam Christian Fellowship thanks LCC donors for continued support of his ministry.
 
Donations were presented to Pastor Hesham Shehab to aid in the ministry for Salam Christian Fellowship in Lombard, Illinois.
 
Your donations help Pastor Shehab and volunteers to assist Middle Eastern Christians and Muslim converts with their every day needs, and to share the hope and salvation that comes through Jesus Christ.
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9/29/2020

 
LCC Thanks Our Donors for Their Compassionate Hearts and Generosity
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LCC's Ministry Director Nikki Deacon and LCC volunteer Bob Morris presented donations to Pastor Cesar Sifuentes, of “Comedor San Mateo” Soup Kitchen at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois, and his wife Elly.
 
Thank you for helping St. Matthew’s to be the hands and feet of Jesus, reaching out and feeding the hungry and homeless in their community.


Thanks to a generous donation of yoga mats from Kathleen Enstrom, the children at Immanuel Christian Academy-Hillside were able to comfortably practice physical distancing
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Your Donations Make a Difference

9/8/2020

 
Food for Haitian School Children
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Because of your generous donations LCC was able to send funds to Haiti to buy food for the children we support through a scholarship program.
 
We received pictures and this note from Lophane Laurent.

Dear Friends,
 
Blessings to you from our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Today it is an honor for me to thank you for your efforts to raise more money to support these poor children receiving a food kit with rice, oil, spaghetti and milk. Today we shared food for one month with 40 kids.
 
Since you know how their situations are, their parents lost their jobs, most of them don't make $40/month so you can imagine what a blessing you sent to them. I want to thank all of the members of LCC and especially our good donors who never stop supporting this program and special thanks to my brother Tim who came to Haiti and spent time after the earthquake and visited a big tent city and decided to give a better life to those children.
 
In the name of the parents and also and in my personal name, I say you thank you and may God continue blessing you and your families and activities.
 
We love you so and we will continue praying for you all!
 
Lophane Laurent
 
The need is still great and ongoing. Please prayerfully consider continuing your support to provide food for Haitian school children.
DONATE — FOOD FOR HAITIAN SCHOOL CHILDREN
DONATE — HAITI SCHOOL TUITION
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9/2/2020

 
Gift Cards for Displaced Families from Fire

Thanks to your donations, Lutheran Church Charities presented $4200.00 in gift cards to help families displaced from the horrific fire that destroyed six units at the Water’s Edge Condominium Complex in Glendale Heights, Illinois on August 24.
DONATE — DISPLACED FAMILY FUND FROM FIRE
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9/2/2020

 
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LCC Thanks Members from St. John Northbrook, Illinois, for Generous Donation

Charlene Lemke presented a generous donation on behalf of members from St. John Lutheran Church in Northbrook, Illinois, to Vida Johnston, LCC Director of Operations, to continue the mission and ministries of Lutheran Church Charities.

In 2014, St. John’s opened its building to LCC to train future comfort dogs for its K-9 Ministry. In 2015, St. John deeded the building and property to LCC and continued to hold worship services in the church. That summer, LCC moved its headquarters to the Northbrook property. In 2019, St. John Lutheran Church closed with members attending the last worship service on Easter Sunday.

The staff at LCC thanks the members of St. John for their generous donation, servant hearts and many years of dedication to Lutheran Church Charities.

Your Donations Make a Difference

8/26/2020

 
Toddler Yoga Mat Donation

A special thank you to LCC volunteer Kathleen Engstrom for another donation of 572 toddler yoga mats and to Bob and Eileen Desiron who drove to Racine, Wisconsin to pick up the donation.

For one of our larger schools this donation enabled them to save $6,000.00 that they did not have to spend from their already stress school budget. For day care, preschool, kindergarten, and first and second grade teachers it allowed them to create safe social distance spaces for their students on the classroom floor and allowing them to create the social distance space when they move the classroom outdoors.
Lutheran Church Charities was able to pass this donation of toddler yoga mats on to the following schools and ministries in Illinois:

•   Calvary, Wood Dale Baby Bank
•   Immanuel Lutheran School, Hillside
•   Immanuel Lutheran School, Palatine
•   St. John Lutheran School, Lombard
•   St. Matthew Lutheran School, Hawthorn Woods
•   St. Paul Lutheran Church, Oak Lawn
•   St. Peter Lutheran School, Schaumburg
•   Trinity Lutheran School, Roselle
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8/11/2020

 
LCC Thanks Our Donors for Their Compassionate Hearts and Generosity
Lutheran Church Charities extends sincere thanks to our generous donors, whose donations have allowed us to purchase the new Aluma Tiltbed Trailer for $6400. The new trailer will be used to transport the boom lift long distances to disasters much easier and effectively, when needed, for LCC DR Lutheran Early Response Team (L.E.R.T.) chainsaw volunteers to remove downed trees from roofs and dangerous hanging trees and
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DONATE — DISASTER RESPONSE EQUIPMENT FUND

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On Tuesday, August 4, one hundred and fifty (150) yoga mats were brought to the Disaster Response for Families with Children workshop for children’s use after a disaster or to assist a school with COVID-19 preparations.

As of Thursday, August 6, all the mats were delivered to the following Lutheran schools:
  • Christ the King Lutheran School, Chicago, Illinois
  • St. John Lutheran Preschool, Wheaton, Illinois
  • St. Peter’s Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten, Schaumburg, Illinois
  • Trinity Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten, Roselle, Illinois

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As our schools are preparing to open during the COVID-19 pandemic and because of the increase in cost to protect the children and staff, this donation was a blessing to each of these schools. That sentiment was echoed by each of the principals and teachers we talked to at these schools.


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Young Veteran's Vehicle Donation Need Met

Dean and Carol Ulrich, L.E.R.T. volunteers and members of Immanuel Belvidere in Illinois, donated their 2004 Kia Sparta to meet the need of a young veteran from St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Lombard, Illinois.

Pastor Karim came with him to pick up the car at LCC’s Northbrook office. Thank you Dean and Carol for your generous donation that will provide much needed transportation for this young man in need!


Vehicle Donation Allows a Father Of Seven to Commute to a New Job
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On Saturday, August 1, Laurie Moher from Cincinnati, Ohio, donated her 2004 Toyota Highlander to John and Jeni Cathcart of Reading, Ohio, who are the proud parents of seven children, ranging in ages from 6 to 24.

The Cathcart family is God-fearing, full of faith, and willing to help others whenever possible. The Cathcarts often participate in, if not lead, youth group activities at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Reading, Ohio, and are active members in the Boy Scouts.

Following a series of unfortunate layoffs in the teaching profession, the family has prayed for opportunities for Mr. Cathcart to find work. As God often does, he has answered their prayers in unexpected ways and showered them with blessings.
Mr. Cathcart will return to work this autumn as a teacher in the Kentucky School System, and although the car he would have used to commute to his newly acquired job recently failed, the Cathcarts are now the grateful recipients of the car donated by Laurie.

Laurie was moved to see that the donation of her vehicle was so appreciated and that it will be used by a family very much in need of such a gift.

Snack Boxes
In June, St. John Lutheran Church in Mount Prospect, Illinois, delivered cases of snack boxes to the Mount Prospect Police and Fire Department (Illinois) to show their support and appreciation for the police officers and firefighters.

Pictured is St. John's member, Jon Tertel, and Officer Gregory Sill of the Mount Prospect Police Department. Behind the camera is Pastor Jeff Gavin. That same day they delivered another four cases of snack boxes to the Lieutenant of Fire House 12 of Mount Prospect.
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Your Donations Make a Difference

8/4/2020

 
Retired Police, Firefighters & Friends Raise Funds for Charity
in Memory of Deputy Chief of Police (Ret.) Andrew Whowell

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Retired law enforcement, firefighters, business owners, and friends recently gathered to honor and remember Andy Whowell, retired Deputy Chief of Police, Arlington Heights Police Department, after 30 years of service to his community. Following his retirement in 2017, Andy continued to serve his community in many volunteer activities. Andy passed peacefully at his home on December 1, 2019.

On July 8, 2020, over 30 participants attended the first Annual Andy Whowell Memorial Golf Outing at Villa Olivia Golf Course in Bartlett, Illinois, in fellowship and to raise funds for charities he loved and supported. One near to his heart was volunteering at Lutheran Church Charities (LCC) and serving as a law enforcement handler with LCC K-9 Police Ministry Dog Susie from St. Peter Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois, where he was a member, and LCC K-9 Police Ministry Dog Jacob (LCC Staff).

Andy was a person of great faith and is remembered for the well-being and compassion he showed to everyone he met. The first Annual Andy Whowell Memorial Golf Outing raised $1,725 for the LCC K-9 Police Ministry.
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On Saturday, August 1, donations were presented by Ray Cowin, Retired Chicago Police Lieutenant, to Tim Hetzner, Lutheran Church Charities President/CEO. Also present were Andy’s wife Ingrid, his son Matthew, Stephanie Keller with LCC K-9 Comfort Dog Susie (St. Peter Lutheran Church - Arlington Heights, Illinois), and Corporal Terri Albright, Community Resource Unit for the DuPage County Sheriff Department and law enforcement handler for LCC K-9 Police Ministry Dog Julia (King of Glory - Elgin, Illinois).

Several golf event participants and friends of Andy also attended: John Lawlor, Arlington Heights Public Works, Ken Galinski, Retired Arlington Heights Police Officer, and Tim Barrett, Retired Arlington Heights Police Officer.

Lutheran Church Charities was blessed by Andy’s servant heart and thanks his friends and family for their generous donation to the LCC K-9 Police Ministry in his honor. We continue to pray for his family, friends, law enforcement peers, and the many lives he touched.
DONATE — LCC K-9 POLICE MINISTRY

Your Donations Make a Difference

6/30/2020

 
Thank you to David and Donna Hoffman for a donation of a walking cane and walker for an individual in need.
On Thursday, June 25, David and Donna Hoffman, members of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, delivered a new walking cane and a like-new walker to fill the need for an individual who has been physically impaired after a stroke several years ago. These items will be a great help with mobility and make daily activities safer for that individual. Thank you to David and Donna Hoffman for touching the lives of hurting people in Jesus' Name.
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