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Northeastern Minnesota Synod
         Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Change in New Orleans

The 2009 ELCA Youth Gathering's focus on service and recovery in New Orleans makes it necessary to gather gifts early so that they can be in New Orleans BEFORE youth arrive. This year there is an on-line giving opportunity that allows us to purchase the items youth will use during their service experiences in New Orleans. The best part is that the items will remain in New Orleans when ELCA youth leave!

           There will be 12,000+ Lutherans in New Orleans each day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, leaving their mark - God's work. Our hands - on a city that is still very much in need of some tender loving care. This large-scale purchases in New Orleans will support local businesses, assure that community organizations are getting what they need, and will make sure that most tools and supplies are on-site when groups arrive at their assigned project.

          The group buying power of the Gathering community is amazing! Instead of each congregation buying a shovel at their local hardware store and hauling it to New Orleans, we can pool your generous contributions and purchase 1,000 shovels in advance at a greatly reduced price. Here's a real example of the group buying power of Change in New Orleans . . .

• The cost of a congregation buying individual items to assemble school kits for children is $27.70 per kit
• The cost of pre-purchasing all the supplies needed to assemble 13,500 school kits is 16.56 per kit

It's a huge savings and multiplies the impact of your generosity! Consider the savings and increased buying power we have when you look at the variety of items in the Change in New Orleans. Click here for catalogue and to make a contribution.

THANK YOU!.

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