The day was developed by America's
fraternal benefit societies in partnership with the Points of Light
Foundation and the Volunteer National Network.

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their financial goals. Member SIPC. Southerners
were most apt to say that volunteer service was an expression of their
moral values (78 percent). South, Minneapolis, MN 55415-1665, 800-THRIVENT
(800-847-4836) a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for
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Different generations of Americans place relatively greater
emphasis on various motives for volunteering.
When reporting where they volunteered during the past 12 months,
38 percent of respondents said they did volunteer work for a nonprofit
organization, 37 percent reported volunteering for a church, 29
percent said they volunteered for a school, and 27 percent said they
volunteered for some other charitable cause. Thirteen percent of volunteers reported
volunteering an average of 30 or more hours a month.

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Americans most likely to volunteer included individuals who attend
religious services once a week or more (72 percent ), college graduates
(68 percent), women (60 percent versus 54 percent of men), and those
having income of at least $75,000 (62 percent).5
hours in a typical month, or 198 hours in the past year .
The survey found that volunteers believe participating in
volunteer work brings personal rewards .

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Those who attend religious services weekly were most likely to say
acting on one's moral values was an absolutely important or very
important motivation for their volunteer service (80 percent ), but
even the majority of those who never attend religious services said
they volunteer to act on their moral values (66 percent). "Volunteerism at its best
enables people to selflessly give of themselves to others and to
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By a ratio of more than two to one (50 percent versus 20 percent),
Americans said that it is more important to volunteer one's time than
to give money to a charitable cause.

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Inc. Young adults (age 18-34)
were more likely than other age groups to say that gaining new
experiences was a major motivation for volunteering (59 percent),
while seniors (age 65 and above) were most likely to place greater
emphasis on their desire to meet other people (48 percent). "The
challenge for nonprofits, churches, schools and others is to manage
that resource effectively."
Those who volunteered the greatest number of hours per month (on
average) were: those with incomes under $35,000 per year (23 hours per
month), men (20 hours), those attending religious services once per
week or more (19 hours), and 18-34 year olds (19 hours). "The more you give of yourself, the more others are helped and
the more fulfilled you feel. 5, 2004,
among a nationwide sample of 1,002 U.

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Join Hands Day is dedicated to helping young people and adults
come together as equals in planning and carrying out service that is
beneficial to their community. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a
broad range of financial products and services including life
insurance , annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank
products and more.
Westerners gave , on average, the greatest number of volunteer hours
per month (20), while Midwesterners gave the fewest (14).
"There's no subtraction in volunteering, only addition," said
Hewitt. Member NASD .

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Americans Say Volunteering Reflects Their Moral Values; Most Say Giving Time More Important Than Giving Money to Charity

Sixty-two percent of Southerners
volunteered in 2004, compared to 60 percent of Midwesterners, 54
percent of Westerners, and 49 percent of those from the Northeast.
A large number of volunteers also said they are likely to devote
more hours volunteering in 2005 than in 2004 (27 percent - more hours;
14 percent - fewer hours; 58 percent - about the same number of
hours ).

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Fifty-seven percent of American adults said they had
volunteered with a nonprofit organization or charitable cause in 2004,
up nine percentage points from a year earlier.

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"Wherever there's a need , you will find
volunteers at work, addressing the concern. The
greater average figure reflects the very high volunteer participation
rate of some Americans.

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The survey revealed significant regional differences in Americans'
volunteer behaviors. Twenty-six percent of respondents
said that volunteering and financially giving were equally valuable.

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"Join Hands Day is a wonderful opportunity for generations who
seldom work together to find out just how valuable everyone can be ,"
said Brad Hewitt, senior vice president of fraternal operations at
Thrivent Financial.
"Most Americans see volunteerism as a means to connect their faith
and values with their actions," notes Brad Hewitt, Thrivent Financial
senior vice president of volunteer outreach., between Nov.

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"Thrivent Financial continues to take pride in the
role that we have been able to play since Join Hands Day was
introduced in 2000.thrivent.

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When asked to choose who is
more affected by volunteer work, 40 percent of volunteers say the
person doing the volunteer work, 24 percent believe the person
benefiting from the volunteer work is changed more, and 32 percent say
both the volunteer and the recipient are affected equally . Member SIPC.

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The median
number of hours volunteered monthly was 10, or 120 hours per year.

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The organization has committed nearly $1 . This compares with 47 percent
who volunteer to gain new experiences, 42 percent who volunteer
because they were helped by a volunteer in the past, and 39 percent
who volunteer because of a desire to meet other people.
More than one in five Americans (22 percent) reported they are
more involved in volunteer work as a result of 9/11 and the war on
terrorism, with those age 18-34 (26 percent ) and those living in the
Northeast (25 percent) most likely to say their volunteerism has
increased due to these causes.
"Americans give generously of their time," said Hewitt. 29 and Dec. adults aged 18 and older.

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MINNEAPOLIS----The majority of
American adults performed some form of volunteer service in 2004, and
most volunteers said their motivation was to act on their moral
values, according to a national Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
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MINNEAPOLIS----Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans today announced that its members will be conducting more
than 3,000 local community service projects for Join Hands Day, a
national day of service connecting youth and adults in volunteer
service.
"Many Americans genuinely feel there is nothing more valuable they
can give to a charitable organization than the gift of themselves,"
said Hewitt. "The perceived value of writing a check just can't
compete with the experience of giving one's time and talents.

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4 million to support
these projects, and Thrivent Financial estimates that its volunteers
will give more than 400,000 volunteer hours to support Join Hands Day
projects on Saturday, May 7.
"There's a richness in the diversity of Americans' volunteer
commitments," said Hewitt. Residents of the South were most likely to have
volunteered in the past 12 months.S.1 percent. For more information, visit www.

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Based on the number of
Americans volunteering , it appears this is taking place.
Volunteers reported engaging in volunteer work an average of 16 .8 million members achieve
their financial goals.

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margin of error for questions posed to all 1,002 respondents is +/-
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broad range of financial products and services including life
insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank
products and more.com

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get so much from giving? "
Telephone Interviews were conducted for Thrivent Financial by
Quinley Research, Claremont, Calif .

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About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a not-for -profit Fortune 500
financial services organization helping 2. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent
Financial sponsors national outreach programs and activities that
support congregations, schools , charitable organizations and needy
individuals., 625 Fourth Ave.

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As a not-for-profit organization , Thrivent
Financial sponsors national outreach programs and activities that
support congregations , schools, charitable organizations and needy
individuals. Member NASD.
Seventy-five percent of those who volunteer said that acting on
their moral values was either an absolutely important or very
important factor in why they volunteer.

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