Monday, February 20, 2006
Appeal for help in humanitarian work
I recently received this request for help from the Columbia Union. If you are interested, call the church office. (To protect people's privacy, we won't put names and numbers on the web.)
R.W. is a student from La Sierra University who is volunteering in Mississippi with Katrina recovery activities as field director of WeCare Katrina. Their program is focused on utilizing youth groups and church groups that come in to help with house gutting (taking everything out of a house, down to its studs), debris removal, and a relief center that distributes in-kind donations such as groceries, cleaning supplies, furniture, etc. "We provide them with accommodation, food, work, transportation, and a general program," Chelle says.
Her most immediate need is an assistant, "another staff member to help with the program. Basically I am looking for someone who is reliable, who is comfortable in a managerial position, who can get things done, is practical, and is able/willing to work from the 26th of Feb to the 5th of April (if push comes to shove, they can come a few days later, but we would prefer those dates). It would be a very versatile position - they would basically just help run a program that sometimes brings in over 150 volunteers a week. They would be getting room and board paid for, they would get a stipend, basic medical coverage, etc."
She is also looking for youth groups, school groups and church groups (adults or mixed) and individual volunteers, especially in April, May and June. "If you know of anyone who may fit this position or is interested in humanitarian work
... Monte Sahlin
R.W. is a student from La Sierra University who is volunteering in Mississippi with Katrina recovery activities as field director of WeCare Katrina. Their program is focused on utilizing youth groups and church groups that come in to help with house gutting (taking everything out of a house, down to its studs), debris removal, and a relief center that distributes in-kind donations such as groceries, cleaning supplies, furniture, etc. "We provide them with accommodation, food, work, transportation, and a general program," Chelle says.
Her most immediate need is an assistant, "another staff member to help with the program. Basically I am looking for someone who is reliable, who is comfortable in a managerial position, who can get things done, is practical, and is able/willing to work from the 26th of Feb to the 5th of April (if push comes to shove, they can come a few days later, but we would prefer those dates). It would be a very versatile position - they would basically just help run a program that sometimes brings in over 150 volunteers a week. They would be getting room and board paid for, they would get a stipend, basic medical coverage, etc."
She is also looking for youth groups, school groups and church groups (adults or mixed) and individual volunteers, especially in April, May and June. "If you know of anyone who may fit this position or is interested in humanitarian work
... Monte Sahlin
