Team Training
UNC Charlotte Training – September 7 Uptown (JWU-CP) Training – TBA Publications Safety Manual for Workcamp Leaders and Volunteers This manual written by Harold Confer provides important tips to ensure a safe work team experience; includes information about hazards, power tools, vehicle and equipment safety, and emergency procedures; also includes reproducible signs for encouraging safety practices on the work site. This manual was written for Presbyterian Disaster...
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Although students are typically the primary decision-makers when it comes to study abroad, we know parents are an important part. We hope to meet you prior to our Haiti 2012 trip. The two primary concerns of parents are the cost and safety of trip. These issues also concern us, and we hope that our website will answer some of your basic questions about Haiti 2012. You will be glad to know that all participants are required to attend pre-trip meetings that will help to prepare them for...
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Haiti is a very intense environment. Even prior to the devastating earthquake that killed over 300,000 people, Haiti daily experienced unrest. So, you need to be prepared for this trip. What follows is a mix between downloadable material and links. Here you can download the materials you need to have (check back often too because it’s likely to be updated). We’ve divided this page in three ways. Forms and packets, general info on travel to Haiti and information on fundraising. The...
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Winter Months … (Mondays at Advent Lutheran & Saturdays at Holy Comforter Episcopal) Room in the Inn is a cold-weather month overnight shelter with meals, transportation and Bible study to the homeless. Students are always needed to drive shuttle vans, setup rooms, cook supper for guests, visit with guests, cook breakfast for guests, and/or clean up. Room in the Inn is a ministry of the Urban Ministry Center.
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Firefly – Mondays & Wednesdays at 3:45pm Meets at Hickory Grove Presbyterian … go to back of church … enter through covered doors. We created Firefly two years ago and it has become a weekly after-school program geared toward children at-risk, in need, and facing the day to day struggle of poverty. Here students have the opportunity to share themselves through games, arts, music, reading, tutoring and the like. Our mission is to motivate and keep these kids active,...
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