TEAMS NEEDING VOLUNTEERS; INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER WANTED TO SERVE IN ORPHANAGE; COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS WEBINAR;

TEAMS NEEDING VOLUNTEERS

Canterbury UMC is taking a medical team to Panama October 8-16th to serve the Ngobe Indians. The team is in need of any medical personnel, specifically dental or pharmacists. Total cost of trip is $900.00--which will cover flight, food and lodging. Please contact Rachel Estes at rachel.estes@canterburyumc.org before July 31, 2011 if you are interested.

The Rocky Mountain Conference has requested team members for a trip to Haiti, September 12-19. For more information, contact Tom Lank at tom.lank@gmail.com.

The Florida Conference has requested team members for a trip to Haiti, September 3-10. Cost is $1500. For more information, contact Rev. Hollie Tapley at hollie@mumconline.com.

VOLUNTEER NEEDED TO SERVE IN ORPHANAGE IN MEXICO

If you feel called to work with children then please consider serving as a volunteer in an orphange in Tijuana, Mexico. There is a desperate need for a volunteer to serve as a "house mother" at the orphanage for at least a year. There are 22 children who live at the orphanage and they are boys and girls. Please contact Heather Wilson at umvimwj@hotmail.com or Marie Anglin at 714.539.6863 if you are interested.

COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS WEBINAR SERIES

Volunteering in Times of Disaster
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011, 2 PM EDT
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Overview
The Community Preparedness Webinar Series invites you to join us for a webinar discussing volunteering in times of disaster. The webinar will highlight the best practices of volunteer managers and those interested in volunteering during disasters. The webinar will include perspectives from community organizations, and state and local emergency management who have experienced specific challenges, and organizations that are heavily engaged in volunteer management. This webinar will be helpful to those who are interested in becoming volunteers and for volunteer managers seeking practical knowledge.

How to view our webinars

The Community Preparedness Webinar Series is conducted via DHS's HSIN Connect system. You do not need to register in advance, nor do you need a HSIN account in order to view our webinars. Audio for this webinar will be broadcast within HSIN Connect; there will not be a concurrent, phone-based teleconference. Questions and answers will be moderated via text-based chat inside the webinar. In order to ensure that your computer is capable of viewing our webinars and webcasts, we highly recommend that you read the below documents and perform the compatibility test prior to the start of the event. In addition, please ensure your computer's speakers are working prior to the webinar. If for any reason you have trouble accessing the system, please send an email to citizencorps@dhs.gov.
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Additional information about this webinar
This webinar is free to the public and will accommodate the first 500 visitors that enter the site. This webinar will last approximately one hour. In addition to airing live, the webinar will be recorded and viewable at a later date and linked from this web page. The live webinar will offer Closed Captioning and a transcript of the webinar will be posted with the recorded version of the webinar.

TEAM TO HAITI NEEDS VOLUNTEERS; OREGON-IDAHO CONFERENCE HAS NEW UMVIM COORDINATORS

Volunteer serving in Haiti

TEAM TO HAITI NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

A team from First United Methodist Church Colorado Springs has openings on its Haiti team. They will be serving in Haiti September 12 - 19, 2011 with a night stay in Miami on the 11th. If you are interested in joining the team please contact Tom Lank at tom.lank@gmail.com or at 919.428.0461.

OREGON-IDAHO CONFERENCE WELCOMES NEW UMVIM COORDINATORS

Scott and Bev Pressman are the new UMVIM Conference Coordinators for the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. They started July 1, 2011 and UMVIM, WJ is honored to have them serve in this post. Brenda St. Clair resigned from the post and she will be missed! Brenda did a terrific job and she is now helping Bev and Scott during this time of transition. You can reach Bev and Scott Pressman at bspressman@gmail.com.

NEEDS & NEEDS FROM NORTH ALABAMA, NORTH DAKOTA, GULF COAST & HAITI

NEWS & NEEDS FROM ALABAMA, NORTH DAKOTA, GULF COAST & HAITI

North Alabama Disaster Recovery Update:
The North Alabama Conference is seeking to restock our warehouses for our volunteer teams and our rebuilding efforts with disaster recovery supplies. Our distribution centers can receive large amounts of donations of non-perishable items and cleaning supplies, and can coordinate drop-off and delivery.

Please visit our website for a list of needed supplies or for more information: http://www.northalabamaumc.org/pages/detail/1612, or contact Emily Nelms in the North Alabama Conference office at 205-226-7980, or enelms@northalabamaumc.org.

After recent flooding in the Dakotas Conference, UMVIM received this request for volunteers:

The call for any interested persons who would be willing to bring ERT teams to the "north" country is now extended. Minot, ND is very close to Canada - possible day trip over the border for fun! All trained ERT teams are encouraged and welcomed. You just never know who might like to come all that way to the north to see the stars! And it is NOT cold at this time.

At this time, they are requesting the team to be background checked, trained and badged volunteers.

Anyone interested should contact the Dakotas Conference office in Mitchell, SD: 605.996.6552 - 8am-5pm M-F.


MISSISSIPPI MISSION TRIP: SKILLED TEAM WORKERS NEEDED for Gulf Coast Katrina Recovery--February 10, 2010 through February 19, 2010.
The team is in need of skilled construction workers of any type to help rebuild homes in Gulfport, Mississippi. Cost will be minimal to nothing due to the team's fundraising efforts. All tools and materials will be provided. Please contact Emilie Atkinson for more information: ematkinson@verizon.net

Haiti Opportunities:
Team Members needed for a Mission to Haiti at the end of July:
A Team needs additional members for trip July 30-August 6. If you have an interest or know of someone please contact: Jan Sumner: jsumnerrn@aol.com

Team Members needed for a Mission to Haiti at the end of October:
A team from KY is scheduled to go to Haiti Oct 29 - Nov 5 and are seeking additional members. For more information, contact: Adam H. Potter: adam.potter@insightbb.com

Team Members needed for a Mission to Haiti in September:
A unique opportunity is still open for two more volunteers on one team to Haiti. The team will depart on September 19 and return on September 26.
Skilled construction volunteers are needed as well as non-skilled workers who are willing to learn and have new experiences. All will explore and experience the exciting determination of the Haitian people to reclaim their country and way of life. All will grow in their faith and understanding of God's great love for all.
Please contact Larry Norman, Director of LAVIM for details. LduckN@aol.com

ERT (EARLY RESPONSE TEAMS) NEEDED IN MINOT, ND

Flooding in Minot, ND. Photo courtesy, www.wjon.com.

ERT TEAMS NEEDED IN MINOT, ND

Help is needed!

Clean up can begin in homes where the water has receded. If you have a team of volunteers contact Barb Myers at the Dakotas Conference Office at (605) 996-6552 during the week or Lee Gale, (701) 371-7845 on the weekend.
Important reminders for volunteer teams:
1. Volunteers must be badged*
2. Volunteers must were a conference disaster response t-shirt.
3. Volunteers must be self-contained. Housing is not available.
4. Tetanus shots are required for those going into affected areas.
*In order to be badged you must:
• Have background checks completed
• Complete the training by video or in person. Click here for the video and a list of upcoming training dates for ERT teams.
• Be affiliated with a recognized UM conference or organization.
• Have an UMCOR Badge, which signifies UMCOR training.

These rules have been increasingly stressed by the FEMA and VOAD organizations in the US and are strongly recommended by UMCOR. Also remember that each conference has different rules and structure as far as DR training.

FUTURE TEAMS FROM CAL-NEVADA; ERT TRAINING IN CAL-PAC

PRAYER REQUESTS & FUTURE TEAMS FROM CAL-NEVADA

First UMC Bakersfield to Vava'n, Tonga – July 17 - 30
Richard Thompson leads and serves with Jenna Adelaide Hicks, Ofa Thompson, Aaron Thompson, Frederick Cremer III, Mark Thompson, Sue Hope Presccott Kavinoky and Larry Kavinoky of Bakersfield First UMC.

Salinas – First UMC / Univ. of CA. Irvine Team to the Philippines – July 18 – Sept. 17
Mayen Villanueva of Salinas – FUMC leads and serves with Sarah Grabarsky, Brian Sanchez and Joy Anne Nicolas.

Multi - Church Team to Fiji – July 23 – August 16
Jackie Kawashima leads and serves with Edward Bailey, Virginia Bailey, Don Kawashima, Jeffrey Oldham and Mona Otomori of San Jose - Wesley UMC, Virisila Batiratu of Sacramento - Centennial UMC, Elena Bennett of Rancho Cordova UMC, Gary Lee and Janet Lee of San Jose - Westminster Presbyterian and David Orland of Foothill UMC.

Multi - Church Medical Team to Guatemala – July 29 – August 7
Doug McLeod and Betsy McLeod lead and serve with Maribeth Sayre and Sidney Lee of Concord - Concord UMC, Judith Schlager, Wolfgang Schlager and Phil Warner of Carson City - FUMC, Kristin Mejia of Carson City - Catholic Church, Edward Stieglitz of San Diego - Leo Apolistic Church, Iris Fluitt and Georgia Fluitt of Carson City - Lifepoint, Sungho Rech of Mt. Sterling - Mt. Sterling UMC, Kelly Dunham, David Meier, Natilie Hemmerich, Amy Pang, Lilian Taylor and Glenn Taylor of Alamo - San Ramon Valley UMC, and James Morris of Navarre - St Pauls UCC.

Alamo San Ramon Valley UMC Team to S.L.C. Utah UMCOR Depot – July 31 – August 7
Paul Kuelz leads and serves with Laura Ashton, Catherine Cooper, Joanna Donatelli, Sam Hawk, Gentry Higgins, Molly Huff, Alison Kuelz, Jessica Kuelz, Thomas Mannell, Logan Nicco, Haley Pihowich, Sarah Pihowich, Nick Rossi, Kate Steffy and Devon Drake of Alamo
San Ramon Valley UMC.

San Ramon Valley – JulyWarren McGuffin of Alamo - San Ramon Valley UMC leads the Haiti Food Program to feed 150 children a noon meal in the Methodist school in Thomas, Haiti. Steve Elliot of Asbury UMC participates. Consider inviting Warren to speak at your church about this important mission (warren@mcguffincom).

St. Marks Sacramento UMC – July
Bill Borah commits to extended mission volunteer status in Haiti with Methodist Missionaries to help run projects building 40 houses for EMH (the Haiti Methodist Church), building 300 houses that is a partnership between UMCOR and Habitat for Humanity, and other recovery projects in Haiti

Asbury UMC – July
Bruce Campbell leads mission efforts in Haiti to provide composting toilets, starting in July, at the Methodist School in Thomas, Haiti and with the UMCOR 40 house project. Joining Bruce are Alisa Keesey of Give Love, based in Santa Cruz and Chuck Johnston of Asbury UMC.

Central Luzon Annual Conference Methodist Church Philippines – July
Edna Andres starts a mission project here to collect hymnals and other worship materials for Methodist churches in the Philippines.

Hillsdale UMC – July
Beth Cademartori starts her role as Mission Intern to the Cal-Nev Annual Conference focused on the Disaster Ministry for our conference with Norm Harden of Santa Rosa First UMC and Phil Bandy.

Potter Valley UMC – July
Diane Knox leads her congregation to start hosting volunteers coming to their church on painting, carpentry, roofing and other projects and ministries.

La Trinidad UMC – July
Brenda Vaca leads her congregation to start hosting volunteers coming to their church to work on replacing a fence and other projects and ministries.

North Gold Circuit – July
Susan Kopp leads her congregations and the local community to start hosting volunteers coming to the historic mountain UMC churches in Sierra City, Downieville, and North San Juan.

Un-named Mission Volunteers –
JulyPray for those in our fellowship who are not named and who will also this month take their service work out into the world around us. The church has left the building. Praise be to God.

ERT TRAINING IN CAL-PAC

There will be two Early Responder Team (ERT) trainings in Cal-Pac. One August 5, 2011 at Glendale First UMC and another at Murrieta UMC on August 6, 2011. Both will be from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The cost is $15 for the training, training manual and lunch. In addition, there is a $40 fee for the required background check. If you are interested please contact Heather Wilson at 818.333.6730 or umvimwj@hotmail.com to register.