Districts in Action 2023
August 10, 2023
Every year, we call upon our GBU districts to select an organization in their local area to support. This is known as the Districts in Action program. The 2023 Districts in Action program helped support a variety of causes, including food banks, burn camps, animal shelters and rehabilitation facilities. We are proud to announce that GBU and its members donated a total of $61,654 to support organizations located in PA, MI, OH, IL, NJ, MN, and AZ.
- District 45-Altoona, PA: Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries' Blair County At Home Program, $2,700 District 146-Johsntown, PA: Mom's House Inc. of Johnstown, $1,820
- District 171-Pittsburgh, PA: Brentwood Meals on Wheels, $1,240
- District 291-Summerhill, PA: Summerhill Recreation, $1,200
- District 510-Toledo, OH: Ohio Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star's Service Dog Fundraiser, $1,300
- District 630-Ann Arbor, MI: The Leukemia Foundation for Arizona Children, $1,558
- District 684-Pittsburgh, PA: Baldwin Community United Methodist Church's Lord's Pantry Food Distribution, $3,490
- District 699-Frankenmuth, MI: Pet Angel Adoption and Rescue, $1,300
- District 701-Pontiac, MI: Deutsch-Amerikanischer Schützenverein, $3,460
- District 707-Grand Rapids, MI: Mary Free Bed Foundation, $1,100
- District 810-Cleveland, OH: Tapestry Partners International, $5,250
- District 815-Dayton, OH: East End Community Services Corporation, $7,030
- District 821-Sterling Heights, MI: Carpathia Foundation, $2,680
- District 1000-LFA: Camp Concordia, $1,722; Gifts for All God's Children, $1,554; Offering Alternative Therapy with Smiles (O.A.T.S.), $1,722; Seedlings Braille Books for Children, $1,104; Macomb Charitable Foundation, $1,404
- District 2000-ULS: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Food Pantry, $1,200; AHEAD, INC., $1,000; Quota International of Massillon, $1,000; First Presbyterian Church of Duquesne, $1,050, Helping Hands Society, $1,300
- District 3000-HRFA: First Baptist Church of Allentown, $1,400; Elijah's Promise, $1,140; Bethlen Communities, $1,290; Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, $1,630; American Hungarian Friends of Scouting (AHFS), $1,080
- District 5000-IOV: Concordia Language Villages, $2,200; Illinois Fire Safety Alliance-Camp “I Am Me”,$1,050; Arthur C. Luf Children’s Burn Camp, $1600; Great Lakes Burn Camp, $1,800
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