Elizabeth Ihlenfeld of Butler, a med tech manager at Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Jefferson Township, was one of 12 Concordia employees to win $10,000 as part of the organization’s vaccine incentive effort. She received the big check last month from Brian Hortert, chief operating officer of Concordia Lutheran Ministries. SUBMITTED PHOTO

JEFFERSON TWP — An extra $10,000 came at the right time for two Concordia Lutheran Ministries employees from Butler who were among 12 workers who each received that sum as a part of the organization’s employee vaccine incentive program.

Keith E. Frndak, president and CEO, announced Elizabeth Ihlenfeld, a med tech manager at Concordia at Cabot, and Kellie Nawrocki, a med tech/nursing assistant at Concordia of Franklin Park, as well as 10 other employees across three states, received the checks.

All team members across the Concordia system who received an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine series were eligible for the $10,000 incentive, which were each drawn at random.

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