Spring Break 2012
Register Your Interest Now In September Hurricane Irene caused extensive damage to the east coast, especially Nags Head. The storm didn’t damage most of the nice vacation homes – just the homes of those in poverty; just the individuals and families who have it hard enough. As if this wasn’t bad enough, FEMA funds can’t touch the exgagerated costs of labor contractors are now charging to repair their homes. This is where we can help. If you want to party hard and...
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Niner & Uptown United has a mostly fully stocked disaster response trailer ready to respond to regional disasters! The trailer was donated to the campus ministry by Myers Park and Covenant Presbyterian churches in our response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Since then we have sent five teams to New Orleans, one team to Iowa’s flooded region and teams to eastern North Carolina. We have used the trailer in Charlotte as well for Habitat for Humanity builds and our work with the Urban...
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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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If you missed the info session, don’t worry. You can still sign-up. Departing Friday October 7 - 2pm Returning Tuesday October 11 – 4pm Cost: $100 + $14 insurance September 30 Deadline – $60 Deposit In April, tornadoes swept through the south and southeast, killing hundreds of people and causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. In August, floods ravaged the east coast. And in September Hurricane Irene, while hyped by the media, cause extensive damage to the...
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