ELCA Youth Gathering by the Numbers

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!