Good Samaritan Dinner

to Be Held in Tampa Oct. 15

(Tampa, October 9, 2006) Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) announced today it will hold its annual Good Samaritan Dinner on Sunday, October 15th, at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church located at 304 Druid Hills Road in Temple Terrace. The event will begin at 5:00 p.m. with a Silent Auction to benefit the local LSF programs. Auction items include jewelry, dinners at local restaurants, cruises, and hotel packages. For further information, please contact the LSF Church and Community Relations Office at (800) 651-1853.

The event, a joint celebration of the ELCA and LCMS congregations, honors outstanding Lutheran volunteers in the Tampa Bay area who have shown compassion for others and dedication to their faith through generous actions. Mr. James A. Wells, LSF President and CEO, will present special awards to the following people:

2006 Good Samaritan Awards Recipients

Joan Baun – The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour – ELCA – Tampa
Fred Bennett – St. Matthew Lutheran Church – LCMS - Tampa
Ronald A. Bergman – Lord of Life Lutheran Church – ELCA – Plant City
Alice Boose – Calvary Lutheran Church – ELCA – Apollo Beach
James Crank – Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church – LCMS - Tampa
Edna Jensen – The Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity – LCMS - Tampa
Cindy Kamp – All Saints Lutheran Church – ELCA – Lutz
Gayle and Keith Miller – Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church – ELCA - Tampa
Greg Prince – Apostles Lutheran Church – ELCA - Brandon
Connie Sikkema – Messiah Lutheran Church – LCMS – Tampa
Robert and Barbara Stuck – Grace Lutheran Church – ELCA – Tampa
Wayne Tolzman – St. Paul Lutheran Church – ELCA - Tampa

Lutheran Services Florida is a statewide, non-profit, human services agency dedicated to helping all people in need in Florida regardless of religious affiliation, age, or national origin. The Agency, headquartered in Tampa, has 60 programs located throughout the state. Since the Agency was established in 1982, nearly 750,000 people in need—at-risk children, the frail elderly, troubled youth, refugees and immigrants, families in crisis, and victims of natural disasters—have received assistance from the vital programs and services offered by Lutheran Services Florida. During the past year alone, more than 50,000 people in need improved their lives with aid from Lutheran Services Florida.
 

 L  U  T  H  E  R  A  N         S  E  R  V  I  C  E  S          F  L  O  R  I  D  A