Pilgrims and Strangers

Congratulations to Carolyn Martin, Vicki and David Kozeny, and Cheryl Matejka for correctly answering last week’s springtime riddle, “If April showers, bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?”

Pilgrims!

To those journeying with us as “strangers and pilgrims on the earth,”we’re hopeful that you’re planning for the Run&Walk 4 Life on Saturday, May 10. Click here for event details and register, volunteer or donate today for the 10^th anniversary of this important celebration of life!

Jamie Allman – Allman and Crane in the Morning, 97.1 FM Talk - continues his series of interviews with ThriVe representatives on:

Thursday, April 24 at 6:45 a.m.

Wednesday, April 30 at 8:30 a.m.

Monday, May 5 at 8:45 a.m.

You can convey your appreciation to Jamie for his enthusiastic support by sending a quick email.

As you may imagine, much development activity for the next three weeks will be focused on the Run&Walk as Erin and her committee put the final elements in place. As of today:

• 244 people are registered to date (145 total registered in 2007

• Over $35,000 has been collected ($21,290 total raised in 2007)

• Over 15 churches or individuals have reengaged. These are supporters that fell off the map from 2005 to now.

• Churches that have participated in the past by sending a few walkers have now taken up the event as a congregation wide activity. A good example is Central Presbyterian Church – 5 different ministries have signed up teams and they are creating team t-shirts for their walkers.

• We have 10 new groups that are actively recruiting runners/walkers/volunteers and funds.

• Five Catholic Churches/schools have actively engaged in the event to date that have had no contact in the past.

• Four schools are actively advertising the event to their student body.

• The Right to Life Apostolate placed an announcement in all Catholic Parish bulletins in the region.

In addition, Mark and I are contacting and visiting with donors who traditionally make springtime gifts. We are also encouraging all donors who claim tax credits to send in their applications sooner rather than later so that we may receive further allocation of credits before the end of June.

Please hold all our efforts in your prayers!