At St. Mark’s there are many ways that you can share your blessings. Give your time and talent in service to others, donate things on our wish lists when you’re cleaning out the garage or find a sale, and contribute painlessly through Thrivent Choice or with escrip.
Thrivent Choice Program
If you are a member of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans you have an easy way to help support St. Marks. Through Thrivent ChoiceSM, a charitable grant program, you can help choose where Thrivent Financial distributes some of its charitable funds each year.
By directing Choice Dollars, they can request funding for thousands of Lutheran Organizations such as universities, congregations, schools and camps. Choice Dollars amounts that can be directed range from $25 to $500 for each eligible member.
Through Voting Events, all members age 16 and older can vote to help choose where Thrivent Financial distributes funds among a short list of national organizations. Voting Events occur one or two times each year. You are eligible to direct Choice Dollars if you meet one or more of the following:
- Have $800 or more in annual premiums of qualifying insurance products.
- Have $20,000 or more in contract value on qualifying products.
- Hold a qualifying Thrivent Financial volunteer leadership position.
If you are eligible you can direct them right now. Click on this link, register and click “get started.” If you are uncertain about your eligibility, visit http://www.Thrivent.com/thriventchoice or contact your local Thrivent Financial representative.
eScrip
eScrip is proven to be a fantastic resource for fundraising where participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases to the school, group or organization of your choice.
Here’s How it Works
- You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.
- Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
- Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on St. Mark’s behalf!
Visit our family of merchants for a complete list of participants in the program. You can search for “St Mark’s Lutheran Church in Chula Vista” or enter our number: 3347327. Sign up for the program here.
ESI (Electronic Scrip Incorporated, a California-based corporation) introduced the eScrip program in 1999 and has distributed over $250 million to schools and youth organizations across the country. Fundraising that’s Easy and a Proven Success!
Wish Lists
The wish list is where we post requests for help with a variety of projects. Sometimes we need volunteers and we are asking for your time and talent, sometimes our wishes are for more tangible things that you might have in your attic or garage, or maybe you would like to donate something to help out. For information about volunteering talk to Karin August in the office: 619-427-5515 and about fulfilling wishes talk to Brett Perkins: 619-427-5515
Teen Wish List -
Gift certificates (to McDonalds, Jamba Juice, Starbucks, etc.) of value no more than $10. for prizes
IPOD 160GB from Amazon.com or Target
Home Depot gift certificates so we can finish our stage and youthroom remodel
Projector or money towards purchase
Church Wish List -
*A fund for guest musicians to be used specifically to pay stipends to accomplished instrumentalist and possibly vocalists that we do not have within our membership. For example; a special choir anthem or cantata that has a part(s) for strings, brass, woodwinds,etc.
*Percussion instruments-$10 to $75
*An octave of chimes- approx. $600
*2 More bell tables & pads – approx. $300
*Children’s choir music – one copy of a song-$2 each or song book-$10 to $15 each
*Video camera – approx. $200-$1,000
