URGENT NEED FOR VOLUNTEER TO HAITI; UMVIM INSURANCE NOW ONLINE; INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER POSITION OPEN IN HAITI

Volunteers in Haiti, courtesy laumc.org.

URGENT NEED FOR VOLUNTEER FOR HAITI TEAM

UMVIM team to Haiti (March 28 – April 7, 2011) requires at least one additional member by February 1st . A minimum number of members is required for Haiti teams – help this team get there!

If you can join this team please immediately contact Suellen @ (530) 897-0226 or suellen@garlic.com

If you cannot join – reach out to all your friends and family and help find that person who has already been called but doesn’t know yet how to connect until you do that. Then direct them to Suellen.

UMVIM VOLUNTEERS CAN NOW APPLY ONLINE FOR INSURANCE

The UMVIM trip insurance application process is going on-line. Details are coming soon. Effective January 1, 2011 the insurance has gone up in cost from $0.75 to $0.80 per person/per day and from $0.50 to $0.55 for Individual Volunteers.

Please take note of this change for your trip budgets. Please check out the link below for more information go to http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/mv/mission-teams-umvim/insurance-application-form/

INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER POSITION OPEN IN HAITI

The Individual Volunteer Position is: https://jobs-umcor.icims.com/jobs/1301/job?mode=view Housing, travel and stipend is provided. For more information please contact Landon Taylor at ltaylor@gbgm-umc.org.

TEAM LEADER TRAINING EVENTS IN THE PNW CONFERENCE; HAITI TEAMS BEING FORMED IN PNW CONFERENCE; INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER TRAINING

TRAINING EVENTS IN THE PNW CONFERENCE

There are three Volunteer in Missions Team Leader Trainings being held this winter. These are 6 hour classes (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) with lunch served. The training includes: an Overview of UMVIM and how connections are made; what an UMVIM team is and the responsibilities of the team leader; how to plan a trip, and how to put together a team (team orientation and paperwork). The Team Leader Training Manual has been updated so if you took the training several years ago, you might find this helpful. Other new elements include safe sanctuary for teams, team spirituality, and cultural awareness.

Trainings scheduled to date are:

January 29, 2010 at Manito UMC in Spokane
February 12, 2010 at First UMC Vancouver
February 19, 2010 at Bothell UMC in Seattle.
All trainings will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The cost will be $10 for the training materials.

To register for the training or if you have questions please contact Ronda Cordill, Annual Conference Co-Coordinator for UMVIM at r_cordill@hotmail.com or (509) 235-5466 (home) or (509) 993-6753 (cell).

Early Response Disaster Training (ERT):

On February 12, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. there will be an Early Response Disaster Training for those who are interested in serving in local disasters in the clean up phase of the disaster. To register or if you have questions contract Jim Truitt, ERT Coordinator at jftruitt@comcast.net) or 253-630-1268

HAITI TEAM BEING FORMED IN PNW CONFERENCE

The first PNW Team to Haiti will be a joint team with Oregon-Idaho Conference and leaves January 31st. Two other teams (Vashon UMC and Marysville UMC) will serve in Haiti at the end of February.

Future teams are looking for more members and other teams are being formed for 2012. Genie Fairhart (Snoqualmie UMC) is the Team Leader for the April 2011Team and David Zaske (Federal Way UMC) is the Team Leader for an October 2011Team.

If you are interested in joining either team contact Genie at geniefairhart@centurytel.net, David at zaske@wesleyresident.org. For questions or more information contact Ronda at r_cordill@hotmail.com or (509) 993-6753.

INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER TRAINING

Those interested in serving as Individual Volunteers there will be a training event February 13-16th in Pacific Palisades, CA. Please contact Landon Taylor to register at ltaylor@gbgm-umc.org.

FUTURE TEAMS; TEAMS NEEDING VOLUNTEERS; BASIC EARLY RESPONSE TRAINING; INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER TRAINING

Two Individual Volunteers, photo courtesy missionvoluneers.org.

FUTURE TEAMS JANUARY 2011 FROM CAL-NEVADA

Solidarity Task Force to the Philippines – January 2 -16
Laddie Perez-Galang of Lake Park UMC serves with Nicole Harris, Monico Luis Jr., Jeanelle Ablola, Lindsey Kerr and Adonis Galang.

Elk Grove UMC to the UMCOR West Depot in Salt Lake City, Utah – January 3 - 7
Mary Popish leads a returning team to the depot and serves with Giles Popish, Martin Popish, Kaitlyn Daley, Sidney Antonsen, Abria Deutsch, Kristin Emmons, Joe Rokoyawa, Mataiasi Ahokava, Hulita Fakalata, Delilah Fakalata, Janet Ma, Lesieli Taumoefolian and Curtis Azeveto of Elk Grove - Elk Grove UMC.

Connectional Team to the Mumbai, India – January 8 - 17
Mary Philip of Davis UMC will lead a team back to Mumbai to continue work there. A list of those serving with her was not available at the time of posting.

Multi Church Hurricane Recovery Team to the Dulac, Louisiana – January 22 - 29
Ken Blackshear leads a team of 28 volunteers to Dulac. He serves with Paula Blackshear, Joan Brady, Dan Dionne, Kris Flanders, Todd Flanders, Leo Fredrickson, Louise Fredrickson, Marie Granskaw, Michelle Montgomery, Sue Peacock, Steve Peacock, Herb Pierce, Sally Pierce, David Samelson, Bev Strubinger, Ken Stumpf, Chris Thomas and Connie Wilson of Eureka - First UMC, Haati Nai and Henele Nai of Salinas UMC, Zach Boyd, Gail Brotherhood, Carol Layton, George Layton, Kerry McKinney and Rob Wyckoff of Crescent City UMC.

Los Altos UMC Hurricane Recovery Team to Gulfport, Mississippi – Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Bob Lee and Hal Taylor lead a team back to Gulfport. They serve with Angela Eglen, Carol Woronow, Dana Kreitter, Dick Roy, Jenny Madlem, Lissa Sheldon, Tom Wehman and Yvonne Murray of Los Altos - Los Altos UMC and Bruce Barsi of Saint Nicholas Catholic Church.

Wesley UMC – San Jose Team to Cancun, Mexico – January 30 – February 6
Jackie Kawashima leads and serves with Don Kawashima, Jody Kamachi, Kelvin Kamachi, Laura Kinoshita, Dennis Kinoshita, Hector Acuna, Beverly Acuna, Barbara Hiura, and Warren Shimonishi and Mona Otomori of San Jose - Wesley UMC

Medical / Dental Team to the Philippines – January 30 – February 3
Paul Cabotaje leads and serves with Virgie Cabotaje and Leah Estrella of Stockton - St. Paul's UMC, Monika Bautista, Lance Mitchell Choy, Rev. Anne Lau Choy of Fremont - St. Paul's UMC, Estan Cueto of Vallejo - Wayside UMC, Norma Florendo of Atwater - Atwater UMC, Ben Silva-Netto and Marlyn Silva-Netto of Union Theological Seminary - Cavite, Philippines.

FUTURE TEAMS NEEDEDING VOLUNTEERS

Gulfport, Mississippi – Hurricane Recovery -- 1/30/2011 – 2/5/2011Team Leader = Bob Lee (of Los Altos UMC) 650-468-1612 genrlrel@pacbell.net

Haiti -- 4/6/2011 – 4/15/2011 Room for 4 more volunteers!Team Leader = Bruce Burr (of Dixon UMC) 530-383-3820 http://www.cnumc.org/site/link/BKHMFBHFIBPAFCOKGHHFKNGJIEBOIOECJPGEIBOFFIMAOHGLDFOIIPJFMBLMHIJGFDIGIDLAHJONELOKGHEBNAHFJACOFDAPFMCBEN The next team meeting is on January 8th @ Dixon UMC. Call Bruce for details.

Bulembu, Swaziland -- 8/9/2011 – 8/24/2011Team Leader = Becky Perry (of Boulder Creek UMC) 831-338-4998 perry95006@yahoo.com

More Info GO TO: http://www.cnumc.org/volunteeropportunities/detail/79

BASIC EARLY RESPONSE TRAINING FEB. 12TH

Pacific Northwest Conference will be hosting a training for Early Responders. All are welcome. Basic Early Response Team Training Feb. 12, 20108:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.First UMC Vancouver401 E. 33rd StVancouver, WA 98663Contact: Jim Truitt @ jftruitt@comcast.net or 253-630-1268

INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER TRAINING & RETREAT

The Western Jurisdiction will hold a training for those persons interested in serving as Individual Volunteers Feb. 13-16th at the Aldersgate Retreat Center in Pacific Palisades, CA. Please contact Nancy Eubanks at nteubanks@gmail.com or Landon Taylor at ltaylor@gbgm-umc.org for more information and to register.