Atlantic District News

Lutheran Friends of the Deaf Receives Grant

- by Mary McKenna, Marketing Comm. Coordinator
Millneck Foundation

April 30, 2010 at 10:28 AM

Lutheran Friends of the Deaf (LFD) was recognized by Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School (LuHi) with a grant from the Lutheran Crusader Fund during an on-campus chapel service on Tuesday, April 20. Provided by an anonymous donor in 1998, a generous $1 million contribution enabled LuHi to establish the fund, the focus of which is the creation and enhancement of innovative programs that benefit Christian institutions and support people and organizations in times of significant crisis or need. To date, over $1,300,000 has been awarded to 300 deserving organizations through the Lutheran Crusader Fund.

LFD received the Lutheran Crusader Fund grant, in the amount of $3,000, in support of an upcoming Camp SonRise opportunity for hearing and Deaf children. In partnership with SonRise Lutheran Ministries, located near Pottersville, NY, LFD will provide a weeklong camp experience in August. The event will allow hearing and Deaf campers to learn and grow together through faith building, outdoor exploration, fine arts, and servanthood projects. The much-appreciated grant will help defray the cost of the trip for participants.

Located on a 32-acre campus in Brookville, Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School is a Christ-centered, college preparatory school whose mission is to educate its students in body, mind and spirit. Recognized by the US Department of Education as a “School of Excellence,” LuHi serves 612 students in grades 6 through 12. For more information, call the LuHi admissions office at (516) 626-1700, ext. 545, or visit www.luhi.org.

A mission of Mill Neck Foundation, Inc., Lutheran Friends of the Deaf provides support for educational and evangelistic outreach to Deaf people of all ages throughout the United States and world. To date, over $7,000,000 has been granted to a variety of church-related ministries here and abroad. Mill Neck Foundation, Inc., a recognized service organization of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and Lutheran Friends of the Deaf, are part of the Mill Neck Family of Organizations, a not-for-profit group dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people who are Deaf, or who have other special needs, through excellence in individually designed educational, vocational or spiritual programs and services. For more information, please call 1-800-264-0662 or visit http://www.millneck.org.