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Lutheran Community Services - Prepared by Steve Tindall
Editors: This information is prepared for church
newsletter editors, secretaries and pastors. Your help in getting the word out
is appreciated and will help LCS achieve its mission of “Sharing God’s
blessings by helping others in need.” Comments about timing or content are
welcome. Contact Steve Tindall
(stindall@lcsde.org). 302 654 8886.
LCS
Works to Help Vets
LCS recently
received a grant from Home Depot that is to be used to help veterans with home
repairs. Our first job is to build steps for a disabled veteran. The work will
be done by two of our home repair specialists working under our Home Oriented
Repairs for the Elderly (HOME) program. The Home Depot grant is for materials
only, so we partnered with several other agencies that donated labor
costs: Paralyzed Veterans of America,
Thrivent Financial, and Vitas Home Health Care. Plus the Town of Elsmere waived
the building permit and license fees. What a partnership! Contact Sandy Betley
at 654 8886 x108 for more information about the program.
New
Report Says Only the Rich Are Thriving
A comprehensive
report by the Federal Reserve finds that most American’s incomes have fallen
since 2007, and the recovery hasn’t brought them back up. The only Americans
who have recovered are wealthy ones. In 1989, the richest 3 percent of the
population controlled 45% of the nation’s wealth. By the end of 2013, that
number had grown to over 54%. By contrast, the majority of American families cannot
even handle an unexpected expense of $400, and would have to sell something,
borrow or not pay, according to the report. What’s more, the median net worth
of the bottom 20% of US households was only $6,400. Statistics like these
demonstrate why many Delawareans need LCS’s help.
LCS
to Needs Your Votes for Walmart Holiday Campaign
LCS has been named as a finalist in Walmart’s “Food Pantry
Holiday Makeover” Campaign! A total of 150 food pantries from across the
country will compete for a share of $1.5 million. The purpose of the campaign
is to provide founding for infrastructure or equipment improvements to make it
easier for agencies like LCS to help hungry families. The 75 pantries with the
most votes at the end of the voting period (Dec. 2 through Dec. 12) will
receive a $20,000 grant. The voting site is .
This is a great opportunity for LCS, but we need your votes! You can vote every
24 hours using your Facebook account, and you can steer people to vote anytime!
Links to vote will also be available on our website (www.lcsde.org) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/lcsde).
