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Rent-Direct. "Housing is our line of business,
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MINNEAPOLIS ----Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans today announced that its members will be conducting more
than 3,000 local community service projects for Join Hands Day, a
national day of service connecting youth and adults in volunteer
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"The number of people left homeless and hurt is unthinkable ," said Larry
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said Brad Hewitt, senior vice president of fraternal operations at
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charitable organizations providing aid in Southeast Asia, some NYC
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"As small companies, we can't just sit in the shadows of this tragedy, "
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The money will provide medical aid, water sanitation
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(800-847-4836) a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans.