Joyce Erstad, right, presents a check for $1,000 from the Freeborn County chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to Emily Ruble, center. Thrivent provided matching funds for a spaghetti feed benefit held for Ruble, who has Wegener’s granulomatosis, a rare disease that affects a person’s vascular system. Representing the benefit planning committee is Andrea Flemming, left. All three live in Freeborn County. -- Submitted photo