Thrivent grants big support to Habitat

• John Levi of Thrivent Financial

River Falls-based Thrivent representative John Levi “walks the walk” at a Habitat for Humanity build site in the St. Croix Valley. Levi, of River Falls, along with regional representative Judy Dinger and counterparts in Glenwood City, Hudson and New Richmond, helps supply Habitat build projects with hundreds of member and employee volunteers. Submitted photo

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The St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent Financial said Monday, Dec. 5, that Thrivent will provide $80,000 in home sponsorship for the Eco Village sustainable housing project slated to begin in River Falls during 2012.

The organizations say this constitutes 55% of the funding needed to build one of the Eco Village homes.

A longtime supporting partner of Habitat’s, Thrivent provides financial support and substantial volunteer labor.

In 2011, the organization provided 300 volunteers to help Habitat build in Woodville. In its seven years of existence, the ThriventBuilds program has provided whole-house funding for 10 Habitat homes.

The two organizations celebrate a nationwide partnership that has collectively surpassed the $160 million mark.

Thrivent has committed $9.2 million worth of support to Habitat in 2012, which will fund the construction and/or rehabilitation of 142 Habitat homes in 32 states.

To date, more than 480,000 Thrivent volunteers have donated more than three million hours to construct 1,600 homes.

Habitat for Humanity is a local non-profit Christian-based housing ministry working in Pierce and St. Croix counties to partner with people in need and enable them to acquire simple, decent homes. Learn more at www.scvhabitat.org or on the St. Croix Valley Habitat’s Facebook page.

ThriventBuilds is a program of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a non-profit Fortune 500 financial-services organization that offers a broad range of financial products and assistance. Learn more at www.thrivent.com.

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