MEDIA RELEASE

February 26, 2008

Contact: Jane Simpson, Director of Public Relations
(402) 978-5646 or jsimpson@lfsneb.org

Lutheran Family Services hosts Freed for Life fundraising event

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) is hosting the fourth annual Freed For Life Dinner on Saturday, April 12, at Sheridan Lutheran Church, 6955 Old Cheney Rd. in Lincoln. The dinner/program begins at 6:30 p.m. Attendees are also welcome to attend Sheridan’s 5:30 worship service.

Funds raised at the FREED for LIFE event will go to “Muriel’s Fund” for the endowment of Nebraska Synod, ELCA prison ministry and “The BRIDGE,” a community re-entry program for ex-offenders that was founded by Pastor Bud Christenson and his late wife, Muriel. The BRIDGE is administered by Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska.

This fundraising event will feature dinner, fellowship, music and an opportunity to meet some of the men and women served through this ministry of the Nebraska Synod and Lutheran Family Services. Entertainment will be provided by Grateful Heart, a Lincoln area southern Gospel and contemporary Gospel music group.

Tickets are $40 per person or $320 for a table of eight. For more information, view the LFS web site at www.lfsneb.org or call 402-978-5603. Registration and contributions can be made online or by sending information and checks to:

LFS Foundation, Muriel’s Fund
Attn: Melissa Redding
124 South 24th St., Suite 230
Omaha, NE 68102