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(this list is updated regularly - check back for more opportunities to serve)
Friday, Sept. 26 - Midnight Run: Help Feed & Cloth the Homeless in NYC: Exact departure and return time to be announced later. Midnight Run is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding common ground between the housed the homeless. In over 900 relief missions per year, Midnight Run volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City. The late-night relief efforts create a forum for trust, sharing, understanding and affection. That human exchange, rather than the exchange of goods, is the essence of the Midnight Run mission.
Coming Soon:
Wyoming Conference (United Methodist Church) mission team has openings: There are openings for volunteers to be part of a Puerto Rico Mission Team from Wyoming Annual Conference, Dec. 15 through 22, with leader Sandy Rowland Binotta. College students are encouraged to apply. If interested please contact Karen@hopeunites.org for a registration form. For any questions about the trip contact Sandy Binotto at 304-496-7711 or by email at yashe4jc@hotmail.com
The ELCA is looking for 800 young adults to be “Servant Companions to serve at the ELCA Youth Gathering in 2009 in New Orleans. Training and orientation begins at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009. Servant Companions complete their term of service on Sunday, July 26 following closing worship. Housing and meals will be provided throughout the time of service. Servant Companions must secure their own transportation to and from New Orleans. Materials will be provided to help applicants who will be soliciting the funding for transportation. Servant Companions will be led by a team of 27 Coaches trained and coordinated by Lyle Griner, National Peer Ministry Director with the Youth and Family Institute in Bloomington, MN. or more information call 1-877-239-2492 (toll free) or peermin@peerministry.org or tyfi.org or www.peerministry.org Fliers and detailed information are available at Chapel House.
On-Going Projects
Can/Bottle Drive for Compassion: Help us as we support our newly adopted child in Latin America. By collecting your bottles and cans and bringing them to Chapel House you can help us raise the $32/month we give to Compassion International to help our child learn and grow.
Meet our Compassion Child: Juliany Elizabeth Henriquez Chavarria is 5 years old and lives with her father and her mother. She is responsible for running errands. Her father is employed as a laborer and her mother maintains the home. Juliany is not attending school because she is too young. Singing, listening to music and running are her favorite activities. She also attends Bible classes regularly. Juliany lives in the hillside community of Pueblo Nuevo, Villanueava Cortes, home to approximately 5300 residents. Typical houses are constructed of cement floors, mud walls and corrugated iron roofs. The regional diet consists of maize, beans, plantains, rice and eggs. Common health problems in this area include respiratory illnesses, intestinal infections, malnutrition, and worms. Most adults work in factories and earn the equivalent of $147 per month. This community needs schools, teachers, employment opportunities, increased salaries, sport facilities and drug and alcohol abuse prevention centers.
To Learn More About Compassion visit their website at www.compassion.com
Projects Completed during 2008-2009
Apple Picking & Pie Baking: September 20
Projects Completed during 2007-08 Academic Year
AIDS Walk: September 30
Apple Picking & Pie Baking: September 21
"Make a Difference Day" Punk Rock Concert: Saturday, October 27
"Make a Difference Day 2" Scavenger Hunt with the Boy Scouts: Sunday, October 28
Emergency Shelter Set Up: Saturday, November 10
Jelly Jam: Monday, December 3
Christmas Boxes-Maritime Ministry: December 2007
Bowling for Beds Bowl a Thon February 2008
Mission Trip to New Orleans March 2008
Painting at Emmanuel Baptist Church March 2008
