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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 forget any good times you have over spring break – you can do that. But if you really want to make a difference, help someone in need, and remember an amazing time … the people of the Outer Banks would really appreciate it. Plus, the NC Outer Banks isn’t a bad place to spend spring break.

Details

Cost: $50 + $20 insurance ($70 total trip)
Registration Deadline: February 16 deadline
Dates: Saturday March 3 – Saturday March 10
Limit: 30 Students

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Haitians faced the adversities of life on a daily basis even before a devastating earthquake struck January 2010. Although Haiti was devastated with the massive earthquake of 2010 there is hope in the midst of struggle. We have an opportunity to help restore some of this hope to this broken region. Our May 2010 Haiti Mission is not for the casual traveler. If you feel that you have a strong sense of service to others, work well under pressure, have an incredible amount of patience and flexibility handling the toughest situations, and a tug at your heart to make a difference then you may just be qualified.

Trip Date

• Trip 1: May 13-May 20 … set between UNC Charlotte’s graduation and the first day of summer session 1. Ideal for UNC Charlotte and Central Piedmont Students.

Steps to Take

• PBS has the best videos on Haiti
• Slate has some good interviews

TED Video. “Haiti was a disaster of engineering.”

Frontline Reports: An Optimist in Haiti

Watch An Optimist in Haiti on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Frontline Reports: Tent City

Watch The Economy of a Tent City on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Frontline Reports: Escape Convicts and The Battle for Haiti

PBS – Church groups should rethink what it means to love neighbor

Watch Paul Farmer on Post-Quake Haiti on PBS. See more from RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY.

Background Info on Haiti

• Lonely Planet Haiti page.
• CIA World Factbook: Haiti
• Earthquake facts and figures.

8am – 4pm
Saturday October 22
Saturday October 29

You don’t need to stay the entire time and you don’t need previous Habitat experience.

Worksite:
3036 Amay James Ave.

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Click here to download a printable packet

Our trip will focus on four areas:

Medical Attention:

Travel Details:

Money:

We are now training students forming teams for our Fall Break 2011 disaster response trip.  Here’s how the process works:

• Students, staff and faculty will be trained in September 2011.
• When there is a disaster the campus ministry is contacted by the incident command center of the United Methodist Committee on Relief or Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
• For our October 2011 trip we have already been placed in Eastern North Carolina because of the recent tornados. Hurricane Irene may increase our work, but it will not change our ability to serve.
• The Emergency Response Team will deploy.
• The team’s help is usually needed within 1-3 weeks following the disaster. However, because we are a group of college students, our schedules are dictated by the academic calendar. Therefore, more often than not, our teams work on long-term community reconstruction.
• The team is totally self-contained – which means we will not be dependent on the community hit. A team’s dependency on the ravaged community is usually called the “disaster after the disaster.” We will only rely on community resources when they are readily offered to us – we never request them.

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 Assistance.

Team Insurance
Insurance for the October 7-11 trip is mandatory. The cost of the insurance is $14 per team member. The following publication is a Q&A form about the insurance coverage provided by the United Methodist Church.

Packing List
Coming Soon

Episcopal Relief & Development
This link provides some very helpful articles and forms to familiarize yourself with disaster response.

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 travel to Haiti. Here the students will receive important cultural training, information on staying healthy and guidance toward staying safe while in Port-au-Prince. Also, we will have your contact information as each student will complete an emergency contact form to ensure ease of contact, if necessary.

Perhaps the most important thing to know is that a mission trip to Haiti will change your son or daughter’s life – for the better. Through a process of transformation, we have seen God move students in powerful ways. We encourage you to stay connected with your son or daughter and help them raise funds from family members, church members, and friends. Haiti has experienced devastating and complex traumas and our students will embed them into a life of mission and service.

The Haiti 2012 trip will revolve around four teams in Haiti from our campus ministry. Each team will be advised by non student leaders who have previous Haiti mission experience. Our sites for lodging will be in reputable and established ministries – NGOs – who for years have cared for U.S. teams with success.  It is crucial for us to say that we can’t guarantee our safety in the U.S., but we can say that we will at all times practice safety and be ever vigilant of ground conditions.

Please be sure to call us at (704) 659-1455 or send us an email at leader@campus-ministry.org to let us know how we can help.

The following forms are really important for the Haiti 2012 trip. Please be sure to download the trip packet and medical form and if you are ready to sign-up for the trip, follow the link and make a payment.

Forms & Packets