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2008 CROP Walk Information

Walk on the Web!

New this year are Crop Walk pages on my space, face book an you tube. Your youth could even set up a “virtual” walk with their friends and family.

Church World Service now has a "group" at www.Facebook.com.  Search for "Church World Service" and join it and invite your friends !!

 YouTube:  We have also consolidated our YouTube presence at http://youtube.com/churchworldservice and created a

"playlist' for CROP Hunger Walk videos that have been created by folks across the U.S.  Take a look.  We think you will enjoy them.  And let us know of any new ones of which you are aware.

 myspace.com:  Check out MySpace at: www.myspace.com/cwscrop.  We are currently featuring a slideshow of Paul Jeffrey's Darfur photos that complement his story "Waiting In Darfur" in the October 2nd, 2007 Christian Century magazine http://www.christiancentury.org/article.lasso?id=3703.

 Also people can now download a panoply of CWS banners and buttons for their own website, blog, or profile via a link on homepage, or directly at: http://www.churchworldservice.org/buttons.



Habitat for Humanity

 

 

The Rush Henrietta Area Food Terminal (RHAFT) is our local food cupboard that provides emergency food and holiday food baskets for residents of Rush and Henrietta.  It is sponsored by the Rush-Henrietta Interfaith League, of which our church is a member.  Volunteers are needed as telephone verifiers (obtaining and verifying referral information), food packers, food shelvers, and driver/deliverers.  Also, people are needed to serve on a committee to help draw up a constitution and bylaws for RHAFT.   Contact

Barbara Witmer at 334-3141 if you are interested.  Families in need of food in an emergency may call the RHAFT answering service at 453-2370.

 

 

Friends in Service Here (FISH), is a volunteer transportation service that provides rides for senior citizens to medical appointments and other crucial services.  It is sponsored by the Rush-Henrietta Interfaith League. Telephone and Driver Volunteers are always needed.  Compensation for mileage is available.  Contact Barbara Witmer at 334-3141

if you are interested.  To arrange transportation, call the FISH answering service one day in advance at 453-2370.

 

 

Cameron Community Ministries is an urban Christian outreach ministry based in northwest Rochester.  It serves an impoverished community with many services to help improve the lives of local residents and offer hope as they try to move out of poverty. 

 

Volunteers are needed to:

    * serve at lunch and in kid's cafe

    * help lead a youth group

    * be a reading partner

    * chaperone summer field trips

    * help with bulk mailings

    * sort and store food

    * do maintenance & minor repairs

    * sort and distribute clothing

    * sort and package person supplies

    * teach computer skills

 

For more information, call them at (585) 254_2697, or visit their Web site at www.abcrgr.org/cameron.htm.

 









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