Good Samaritan Dinner

to be Held in Tampa Oct. 14


October 9, 2007

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) announced today it will hold its annual Good Samaritan Awards Dinner on Sunday, October 14th, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church located at 5601 Hanley Rd in Tampa. 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, art works, and collectibles. 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. Samuel M. Sipes, LSF President and CEO, will present special awards to the following people:

2007 Good Samaritan Awards Recipients
Connie Belles – Faith Lutheran Church – ELCA – Tampa
Rita Blyden – Lutheran Church of Our Saviour – ELCA – Tampa
Don Desmarais – Apostles Lutheran Church – ELCA – Tampa
Norman and Donna Figy – Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church – ELCA – Temple Terrace
Sue and Kim Heimburger – Calvary Lutheran Church – ELCA – Apollo Beach
Sharon Mekelburg – Messiah Lutheran Church – LCMS – Tampa
Jan North – St. Matthew Lutheran Church – LCMS – Tampa
Julie Noya – All Saints Lutheran Church – ELCA
Dorothy Servis – St. Paul Lutheran Church – ELCA – Tampa
Barb Toepke – Grace Lutheran Church – ELCA – Tampa
Jane Edith Voelker – Lord of Life Lutheran Church – ELCA – Plant City
Barbara Wagner – Hope Lutheran Church – LCMS – Plant City
Bianca Williams – Zion Lutheran Church – LCMS - 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 800,000 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 60,000 people in need improved their lives with aid from Lutheran Services Florida.
 

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