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ELCA Youth Gathering by the Numbers

July 30, 2015 by NEIA Synod

What happens when 30,000 ELCA youth and their adult chaperones show up in one place?

  • 650 people donated at least 8 inches of hair ( that’s about 433 feet of hair)
  • $402,000 was raised for the ELCA Walk for Hunger
  • 1 million diapers collected
  • 1,425 backpacks distributed
  • 3,200 vacant lots cleared of debris
  • 26 dumpsters filled
  • 36 urban gardens installed
  • 1,847 mural boards painted
  • 99 picnic tables built
  • 319 vacant homes boarded
  • 78.8 gallons of blood donated
  • 600 neighborhoods affected

And Lots of good press:

 

  • 5 Things We Learn About Lutherans from Their Youth Event

  •  Lutheranteens help with large diaper drive

  • Before
    and after: How volunteers transformed 100 blocks of Detroit

  • American
    Christianity Has Been Hijacked

  • Detroiters Embrace Visiting Lutheran Teens for ‘Your Good Work for Our Area’

See you in Houston, June 27-July 1, 2018!

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