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OutreachLoose change received in the Sunday offering place, as well as a budgeted amount, is designated to a different recipient each qauarter. The recipients are:
2010, 3rd Quarter
The Loose Change this quarter and proceeds from the Jumpin’ Jehosafats
concert will be divided equally between Habitat for Humanity of Sawyer County and Elizabeth Home of Hope. Our portion going to Elizabeth Home will be first
distributed thru Sarah Simpson’s Girl Scout Troop and the playground they are
building at Elizabeth Home. Sarah’s Troop has sent me the following to explain their project:
"Silver Award is the highest award for a Cadette Scout. We have 8 girls in our Troop in the 8th and 9th Grades. We have had to work on 3 badges focusing on our project:
1. Home Improvements
2. Home is Where the Heart Is dealing with homelessness
3. Child Care
Also before starting our project we had to complete 25 hours of leadership, complete a Challenge Pin and work on our Dreams to Reality Award which deals with careers.
For our Silver Award project we chose to build a playset and refurbish a playhouse for the Elizabeth Home of Hope sponsored by the Salvation Army. We must spend a total of 40 hours per girl planning, developing a budget and building our project.
Our budget for the project is $3,976 which includes using recycled tires that are shredded into mulch. While this is 1/3 of our budget, we feel that it is a better product to protect against falls and also helping our planet. Our troop has worked hard at Cookie Sales and has earned $1,200 toward our project so far. The Girl Scout Challenge and Change Grant is also helping us with $1500.
We have had many work days so far and the playset is ½ done and the playhouse is in the scrapping paint stage. It is harder than we thought but we are committed. Thank you for considering our project.
Also, if you have a taste for a Thin Mint, our cookie sales continue at the Salvation Army Store on Hwy. B.
Thank you from Troop 4506
Brittany, Jordan, Brenna, Maura, Josi, Breanna, Sarah and Christina"
2010, 2nd Quarter
Budgeted funds will go toward training congregation members to become Spiritual and Emotional Care Givers/Child Care providers, as part of our Disaster Preparedness and Response Program. Encountered in various ways in all human beings, spirituality is a common human phenomenon. There are many facets that are involved in spirituality including connectedness to a divine force, inner strength, control over one's life, and hope. These and other faces of spirituality may come into focus or be questioned in the event of a dissaster. We encourage you to open your heart and learn more about becoming trained as a Spiritual/Emotional Care or Child Care Provider. Contact Tom Blumenberg or Maryalice McHugh for more information.
Loose change collected this quarter will go to support the Hayward Community Food Shelf.
2010, 1st Quarter
Due to the catastrophic events that occurred in Haiti, Outreach has decided direct all of the first quarter budgeted funds and Loose Change to Haitian relief. Outreach had $600 earmarked for the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund (now not needed due to large contributions to this fund), which will no go to Haiti, along with our quarterly budget of $350. As a church, the Administrative Council voted to send an additional $1,050. Those funds, plus the initial donations made from members of our congregation, total $2,240 and have already been sent. Remember that our apportionments pay all of the administration fees for UMCOR so that every dollar given through UMCOR goes directly to the designated cause, in this case Haitian Relief.
Please hold the Haitian people in your prayers and the families of Rev. Sam Dixon, UMCOR leader, and Rev. Clinton Rabb, Mission Executive, who died when the Hotel Montana collapsed.
2009, 4th Quarter
The Loose Change for our 4th quarter will be going to Nothing But Nets (www.NothingButNets.net), which is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. While the UN Foundation has been working with the UN to fight malaria for years, it was a column that Rick Reilly wrote about malaria in Sports Illustrated, challenging each of his readers to donate at least $10 for the purchase of an anti-malaria bed net -- and the incredible response from thousands of Americans across the country -- that led to the creation of the Nothing But Nets campaign. The reaction to Reilly's 815 words made clear that thousands of people were ready to help the million children dying unnecessarily each year of malaria. Within a few short months, Nothing But Nets raised over 1 million dollars. And so Nothing But Nets was born.
2009, 3rd Quarter
Imagine the Namekagon River rising to unprecedented heights and wiping out the town of Cable. Imagine not only the river being the highest it has been in almost 100 years, but blocks of ice 5 feet thick. In Eagle, Alaska, on the Yukon River, northeast of Fairbanks, this small town of 150 was wiped out by an ice flow and high water after some unseasonably warm weather. The Loose Change for our 3rd quarter will be going to this community, through the Eagle Bible Church, to help those residents who were displaced. This community relies on summer salmon runs to fill caches for the long harsh winters (-60◦ is normal). However, the fish wheels secured to the shore for the off season have been destroyed by the ice flow. It will take most of the summer to get to the ground, and then there is no time left for building as winter is just around the corner. Finally, the town water well has tested positive for e-coli and heating oil and diesel fuel have run from their punctured tanks. Roads to villages in this part of Alaska are closed from about October to May and it is expected to take 3 years to rebuild 1½ miles stretch of road. Our small contribution will be used for building supplies, tools, food and shelter. Last, but certainly not least, they ask for our prayers.
Our quarterly budgeted amount of $350 will go towards the continued sponsorship of Karyn de Jesus Perez, in Guatemala through Common Hope. Karyn turned 10 years old on December 24.
2009, 2nd Quarter
The Wisconsin Conference Disaster Relief efforts, including Disaster Response Teams. There are ongoing needs resulting from the long-term recovery after the 2008 flooding in the southern portion of the state. When the need is met, any remaining funds will be rolled over into the next disaster situation that arises in Winsconsin.
Background information regarding the Disaster Response Teams:
Thirty (30) Wisconsin counties have been declared disaster areas and continue with vital need for your disaster relief since the unprecedented June 2008 flooding. The Disaster Response Team (DRT) of the Wisconsin Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church steps in as soon as the area is safe, sanitary and secure. The DRT engages in long term recovery efforts long after immediate agencies have left the scene; often taking more than a year to complete their mission. Therefore your continuing help is needed now. The conference DRT calls you to help your neighbor as you “Live, Give and Love beyond all expectation.”
The Conference’s Disaster Response Team is available on-call to respond to Wisconsin disasters and work in the Relief and Recovery phases of a disaster. Volunteering means a commitment to training, attending at least one meeting per year, offering leadership within a team, and being available when called for 1—7 days (you may decline a particular call for good reason).
The team consists of leaders and back-up personnel for the following functions:
Case Management Childcare Communications
Community Relations Incident Command Logistics
Spiritual Care Volunteer Coordinator
If you are interested in more information visit www.wisconsinumc.org then click on conference info and then disaster information, or talk to Tom Blumenberg.
2009, 1st Quarter
Our 1st quarter funds and Loose Change will go to AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (www.ARCW.org). ARCW is among the largest and most comprehensive AIDS service agencies in the country. They provide a vast array of health and social services to over 3,000 Wisconsin residents living with HIV disease, including those in Sawyer County. Through a wide variety of aggressive AIDS prevention programs, they make over 150,000 prevention contacts every year with people who are at risk for contracting HIV.
Additionally, ARCW is the largest provider of HIV health care in Wisconsin, with medical, dental and mental health clinics available to those with HIV disease regardless of their ability to pay. ARCW provides an array of important social support services which include residential housing, rent assistance, legal assistance, food services, alcohol and drug treatment, benefits advocacy and case management.
Finally, ARCW offers a comprehensive continuum of AIDS prevention programs throughout Wisconsin. They are proud of their Lifepoint clean needle exchange program which operates in 11 Wisconsin cities. From abstinence support to HIV risk reduction counseling to HIV testing, we bring the most effective AIDS prevention strategies to gay men, injection drug users, women and youth at risk for HIV disease.
2008, 4th Quarter
Our 4th quarter funds and loose change will go to Operation Christmas Child (OCC). A division of Samaritan's Purse (www.SamaritansPurse.org), this ministry brings compassionate care and the good news of God's love to thousands of orphaned, abandoned, and impoverished children throughout the United States and the world. In 2006, 7.6 million shoeboxes were collected and distributed. August marked the kick-off of Operation Christmas Child here in Hayward. There are brochures in the narthex and in Fellowship Hall with complete instructions and labels for your shoebox. This is a great project for friends and neighbors, so invite them to join us. If you need a supply of brochures for your friends, email office@HaywardUMC.org. Further instructions.
2008, 3rd Quarter Our 3rd quarter funds and Loose Change will be going to Common Hope (www.CommonHope.org), a program whose mission is Educating Children and Empowering Families in Guatemala. Their mission is to “promote hope and opportunity in Guatemala, partnering with children, families and communities who want to participate in a process of development to improve their lives through education, health care and housing.” Through education, Common Hope builds a relationship with their families creating choices and opportunities so that those born without them can improve their own lives. Our budgeted amount will going straight to the organization for their use in projects and the Loose Change will be used to sponsor one or more child, with the hope of continuing the sponsorship with some type of ongoing effort. We will have two recipients for our 2008 2nd quarter Outreach projects. All of the loose change will go to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, which will be held on Friday night, August 9, 2008. Several members of our congregation participate as walkers at this annual event. If someone from the church would like to start a team, the total funds collected would be donated through our HUMC team. If the church does not have a team, the total collected will be evenly donated through the walkers of our congregation. If you are interested in starting a team, please contact me and I will be happy to get you the necessary information.
Outreach members are extremely excited about our second giving opportunity. Our budgeted amount of $350 will be given to Kiva (www.Kiva.org). Kiva is an organization that lends money to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world striving for self-sufficiency. As a “lender” we choose who to sponsor in hopes of helping the world’s working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan we will receive updates from the entrepreneurs. As the loan is repaid, we then loan the money out to another. Our gift of $350 is given again and again. Other supporting partners include Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Orrick and Starbucks, just to name a few. We have not yet chosen the entrepreneurs we will be supporting, but will let you know when we do. We encourage you to visit the website and follow our entrepreneurs.
2008, 1st Quarter Sponsorship of Ryan Reissner for Christian camp ministry program. Our 1st quarter will spotlight the son of Ron and LaVonne Reissner, Ryan. Ryan has accepted an internship with Camp Forest Springs, Westboro, WI in their Leadership, Training & Development (LTD) Program. Ryan and his family (Heather and daughters Zoe and Maia) will be moving to Camp Forest Springs for his one year internship in Christian camp ministry. The LTD Program will prepare Ryan for ministry in Christian camping and strengthen his Christian leadership through classroom instruction and "hands-on" experiences. Additional information on Camp Forest Springs and the LTD Program can be found at www.campforestsprings.org
2007, 4th Quarter - Two recipients: Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program - a new program in Sawyer County. According to program coordinator, Trina Starr, there are approximately 73 children in the area with one parent incarcerated. The program pairs each child with a trained mentor for one year. The mentor will offer friendship to the child, someone who can offer a positive influence. Our donations will go toward a fund, which would allow children to travel to visit their parent in prison, to purchase school clothes and shoes for children or to give them supervised entertainment with a mentor. Two families living at Elizabeth Home of Hope - the church will be "adopting" these two families at Christmas to make sure that there are gifts under the tree on Christmas morning. In addition, we will be collecting paper products and cleaning products for Elizabeth Home on a table in Fellowship Hall. Items needed include: paper towels, toothpaste, diapers, dish soap, toilet paper, diaper wipes, cleaning products, kleenex. 2007, 3rd Quarter - Two recipients: Salvation Army in Sawyer County and an orphanage in Thailand which houses about 1,000 children from many Hill Villages and teaches them skills to use as adults. Jim and Pat Brown worked at the orphanage last winter while on a trip to Southeast Asia. 2007, 2nd Quarter 2007 - Ventures Unlimited, a not for profit work program for adults with developmental disabilities located here in Hayward. Through businesses in the area, Ventures provides paying jobs for these individuals. Ventures serves a broad area, including Sawyer, Washburn and Bayfield counties. Because of their expanding area, Ventures is in dire need of a van. All of our loose change collected this quarter will be donated toward that purchase. 2007, 1st Quarter 2007 - Hayward Area Community Food Shelf Building Fund. Past Outreach Recipients: Rev. Paul Webster, UMC Missionary in Zambia Habitat for Humanity of Sawyer County Hunger and Homelessness Outreach Programs and Education (HHOPE) - Rome, GA Elizabeth's Home of Hope - Hayward, WI Boys & Girls Club of Lac Courte Oreilles Sawyer County Safe House Odanah UMC, Bad River Indian Reservation Pastor's Discretionary Fund Casa de Atencion al Menor - Cuernavaca, Moreleos, Mexico
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