name: North Georgia Disaster Response (UMCOR/UMC) WORK CREWS/VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION -> North Georgia Disaster Response (UMCOR/UMC) WORK CREW/VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION Mike Yoder

notes: Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. *** 5/12/11, work team opportunities listed on the UMCOR site: See website for updates:http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/local Action Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Action Ministries is a unified family of ministries with programs in communities throughout North Georgia -- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Decatur, Gainesville, and Rome. Our services include case management, supportive services, education, transitional housing, food and feeding, and residential addiction treatment. We also have Transitional Housing sites in communities throughout the region. Action Ministries, Inc. (AMI) is an independent, faith-based nonprofit agency registered as a charitable organization in the state of Georgia, with roots in the United Methodist Church. Explore the work of each of our ministries here. For general information about volunteering with Action Ministries call (404) 881-1991, ext 119 or e-mail Nancy Hruschka at nhruschka@actionministries.net Contact: Nancy Hruschka 404-881-1991x119 nhruschka @actionministries.net MUST Ministries Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Marietta, Georgia Country: USA MUST Ministries cannot survive without the support of people like you - people who care about the needs of their neighbors. Most of the day-to-day work at MUST is provided by volunteers who give hundreds upon hundreds of hours to serve others. Last year alone volunteers like you contributed over 255,000 hours of their time to MUST to assist their neighbors in need. That means that for every 1 hour of MUST staff time volunteers donated 3 hours 30 minutes of their own time! MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations(Marietta, Smyrna, Cherokee). Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve! MUST's Group Project Coordinator can help you to organize your efforts for a great outreach experience. Contact Patrick Riley 770-427-9862 x1101 to schedule a project at one of MUST's service locations. To schedule a project at MUST's Donation Center, contact Jenaila Hawkins 770-790-3872. Click Here for a list of on-going projects. Contact: Patrick Riley 770-427-9862x1101 priley @mustministries.org Wesley Community Centers Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Wesley Community Centers offers deeply fulfilling opportunities to make a difference. We treasure our volunteers. Bethlehem Senior Center Call Bingo ... teach crafts ... lead a Bible study ... share computer skills ... or just "hang out" with seniors who provide delightful company. Project Extend Skilled and unskilled volunteers are welcomed. Companies, service organizations and churches provide teams who work under the supervision of an expert leader. Teams of 6-12 persons are ideal for typical projects. Tools are provided, although many of our "regulars" prefer to bring their own. Training is available for volunteers interested in coordinating repair teams. Camp Wesley Be part of creating an exciting new camp to serve children and youth. Contact us to learn more about the type of work involved, from clearing brush, to building cabins, to planning programming. Wesley Walk for Others Gather a few friends for an invigorating 6 mile walk around Stone Mountain, or a trek around the grounds of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Walkers who collect pledges of $25 or more earn one of our popular "Giving Feet to the Faith of the Church" tee shirts, plus the satisfaction of helping important ministries. Wesley Community Centers Board and Committees We encourage the interest of volunteers who desire to apply their skills and expertise on our board or one of our committees. Contact: Cande Taylor 404-872-0086 cande @wesleycenters.org UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Decatur, Georgia Country: USA Ends: 5/23/2010 The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up. Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go to http://ngcumm.org/umch/ for more information about this project, to follow our progress and to volunteers. Sponsor: United Methodist Men Contact: Robert Rylee - Volunteer Coordinator 1-877-866-3601 x1321 or 678-533-1455 umchrebuild @ngcumm.org or ummen @ngumc.org Director of Pastoral Care Type of Project: Education Location Category: Local Location: Green Acres Elementary School Country: USA Starts: 8/26/2010 Ends: 5/19/2011 2:30 - 5PM every Thursday during the school year. Tutoring and mentoring for 3rd grade children from Green Acres Elementary School. Two children per adult volunteer. This program is new and is being coordinated by St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, GA. Safe Guarding God's Children training is required for all volunteers by the Episcopal Church. This training is free and will take 3 hours. Sponsor: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church Contact: Lesley-Ann Drake 678-279-4308 lesleyann @mysaintb.org North Georgia Flood Response Warehouse Type of Project: Disaster Response Location Category: Local Location: Austell Country: United States Starts: 1/1/2010 Ends: 7/31/2010 North Georgia Conference Disaster Response is working to rebuild and repair flood damaged homes in our conference resulting from the September 2009 flooding. Work teams are needed. Sponsor: North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Contact: Mike Yoder 7707399537 response@ngumc.org River of Life Newnan Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Newnan, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/22/2009 Ends: 7/26/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Newnan FUMC, Newnan, GA Melanie Reeves mreeves @newnanfumc.org Sponsor: Newnan FUMC Contact: Melanie Reeves mreeves@newnanfirstumc.org River of Life Dallas Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Dallas, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Dallas FUMC, Dallas, GA Chuck Posey 678.361.5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com Sponsor: Dallas FUMC Contact: Chuck Posey 678-361-5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com River of Life Milledgeville Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Milledgeville, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Milledgeville FUMC, Milledgeville, GA Marty Sirmans 478.453.7360 martysirmans @alltell.net Sponsor: Milledgeville FUMC Contact: Marty Sirmans 478-453-7360 martysirmans @alltel.net -> International Mission Work: http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities *** Call Center for help for Georgia survivors: 678.533.1443 Georgia Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. *** 5/12/11, Georgia work team opportunities listed on the UMCOR site: See website for updates:http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/local Action Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Action Ministries is a unified family of ministries with programs in communities throughout North Georgia -- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Decatur, Gainesville, and Rome. Our services include case management, supportive services, education, transitional housing, food and feeding, and residential addiction treatment. We also have Transitional Housing sites in communities throughout the region. Action Ministries, Inc. (AMI) is an independent, faith-based nonprofit agency registered as a charitable organization in the state of Georgia, with roots in the United Methodist Church. Explore the work of each of our ministries here. For general information about volunteering with Action Ministries call (404) 881-1991, ext 119 or e-mail Nancy Hruschka at nhruschka@actionministries.net Contact: Nancy Hruschka 404-881-1991x119 nhruschka @actionministries.net MUST Ministries Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Marietta, Georgia Country: USA MUST Ministries cannot survive without the support of people like you - people who care about the needs of their neighbors. Most of the day-to-day work at MUST is provided by volunteers who give hundreds upon hundreds of hours to serve others. Last year alone volunteers like you contributed over 255,000 hours of their time to MUST to assist their neighbors in need. That means that for every 1 hour of MUST staff time volunteers donated 3 hours 30 minutes of their own time! MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations(Marietta, Smyrna, Cherokee). Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve! MUST's Group Project Coordinator can help you to organize your efforts for a great outreach experience. Contact Patrick Riley 770-427-9862 x1101 to schedule a project at one of MUST's service locations. To schedule a project at MUST's Donation Center, contact Jenaila Hawkins 770-790-3872. Click Here for a list of on-going projects. Contact: Patrick Riley 770-427-9862x1101 priley @mustministries.org Wesley Community Centers Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Wesley Community Centers offers deeply fulfilling opportunities to make a difference. We treasure our volunteers. Bethlehem Senior Center Call Bingo ... teach crafts ... lead a Bible study ... share computer skills ... or just "hang out" with seniors who provide delightful company. Project Extend Skilled and unskilled volunteers are welcomed. Companies, service organizations and churches provide teams who work under the supervision of an expert leader. Teams of 6-12 persons are ideal for typical projects. Tools are provided, although many of our "regulars" prefer to bring their own. Training is available for volunteers interested in coordinating repair teams. Camp Wesley Be part of creating an exciting new camp to serve children and youth. Contact us to learn more about the type of work involved, from clearing brush, to building cabins, to planning programming. Wesley Walk for Others Gather a few friends for an invigorating 6 mile walk around Stone Mountain, or a trek around the grounds of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Walkers who collect pledges of $25 or more earn one of our popular "Giving Feet to the Faith of the Church" tee shirts, plus the satisfaction of helping important ministries. Wesley Community Centers Board and Committees We encourage the interest of volunteers who desire to apply their skills and expertise on our board or one of our committees. Contact: Cande Taylor 404-872-0086 cande @wesleycenters.org UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Decatur, Georgia Country: USA Ends: 5/23/2010 The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up. Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go to http://ngcumm.org/umch/ for more information about this project, to follow our progress and to volunteers. Sponsor: United Methodist Men Contact: Robert Rylee - Volunteer Coordinator 1-877-866-3601 x1321 or 678-533-1455 umchrebuild @ngcumm.org or ummen @ngumc.org Director of Pastoral Care Type of Project: Education Location Category: Local Location: Green Acres Elementary School Country: USA Starts: 8/26/2010 Ends: 5/19/2011 2:30 - 5PM every Thursday during the school year. Tutoring and mentoring for 3rd grade children from Green Acres Elementary School. Two children per adult volunteer. This program is new and is being coordinated by St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, GA. Safe Guarding God's Children training is required for all volunteers by the Episcopal Church. This training is free and will take 3 hours. Sponsor: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church Contact: Lesley-Ann Drake 678-279-4308 lesleyann @mysaintb.org North Georgia Flood Response Warehouse Type of Project: Disaster Response Location Category: Local Location: Austell Country: United States Starts: 1/1/2010 Ends: 7/31/2010 North Georgia Conference Disaster Response is working to rebuild and repair flood damaged homes in our conference resulting from the September 2009 flooding. Work teams are needed. Sponsor: North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Contact: Mike Yoder 7707399537 response@ngumc.org River of Life Newnan Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Newnan, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/22/2009 Ends: 7/26/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Newnan FUMC, Newnan, GA Melanie Reeves mreeves @newnanfumc.org Sponsor: Newnan FUMC Contact: Melanie Reeves mreeves@newnanfirstumc.org River of Life Dallas Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Dallas, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Dallas FUMC, Dallas, GA Chuck Posey 678.361.5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com Sponsor: Dallas FUMC Contact: Chuck Posey 678-361-5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com River of Life Milledgeville Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Milledgeville, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Milledgeville FUMC, Milledgeville, GA Marty Sirmans 478.453.7360 martysirmans @alltell.net Sponsor: Milledgeville FUMC Contact: Marty Sirmans 478-453-7360 martysirmans @alltel.net

notes: Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. See website above for updates. 5/12/11: Action Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Action Ministries is a unified family of ministries with programs in communities throughout North Georgia -- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Decatur, Gainesville, and Rome. Our services include case management, supportive services, education, transitional housing, food and feeding, and residential addiction treatment. We also have Transitional Housing sites in communities throughout the region. Action Ministries, Inc. (AMI) is an independent, faith-based nonprofit agency registered as a charitable organization in the state of Georgia, with roots in the United Methodist Church. Explore the work of each of our ministries here. For general information about volunteering with Action Ministries call (404) 881-1991, ext 119 or e-mail Nancy Hruschka at nhruschka@actionministries.net Contact: Nancy Hruschka 404-881-1991x119 nhruschka @actionministries.net MUST Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Marietta, Georgia Country: USA MUST Ministries cannot survive without the support of people like you - people who care about the needs of their neighbors. Most of the day-to-day work at MUST is provided by volunteers who give hundreds upon hundreds of hours to serve others. Last year alone volunteers like you contributed over 255,000 hours of their time to MUST to assist their neighbors in need. That means that for every 1 hour of MUST staff time volunteers donated 3 hours 30 minutes of their own time! MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations(Marietta, Smyrna, Cherokee). Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve! MUST's Group Project Coordinator can help you to organize your efforts for a great outreach experience. Contact Patrick Riley 770-427-9862 x1101 to schedule a project at one of MUST's service locations. To schedule a project at MUST's Donation Center, contact Jenaila Hawkins 770-790-3872. Click Here for a list of on-going projects. Contact: Patrick Riley 770-427-9862x1101 priley @mustministries.org Wesley Community Centers Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Wesley Community Centers offers deeply fulfilling opportunities to make a difference. We treasure our volunteers. Bethlehem Senior Center Call Bingo ... teach crafts ... lead a Bible study ... share computer skills ... or just "hang out" with seniors who provide delightful company. Project Extend Skilled and unskilled volunteers are welcomed. Companies, service organizations and churches provide teams who work under the supervision of an expert leader. Teams of 6-12 persons are ideal for typical projects. Tools are provided, although many of our "regulars" prefer to bring their own. Training is available for volunteers interested in coordinating repair teams. Camp Wesley Be part of creating an exciting new camp to serve children and youth. Contact us to learn more about the type of work involved, from clearing brush, to building cabins, to planning programming. Wesley Walk for Others Gather a few friends for an invigorating 6 mile walk around Stone Mountain, or a trek around the grounds of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Walkers who collect pledges of $25 or more earn one of our popular "Giving Feet to the Faith of the Church" tee shirts, plus the satisfaction of helping important ministries. Wesley Community Centers Board and Committees We encourage the interest of volunteers who desire to apply their skills and expertise on our board or one of our committees. Contact: Cande Taylor 404-872-0086 cande @wesleycenters.org UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Decatur, Georgia Country: USA Ends: 5/23/2010 The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up. Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go to http://ngcumm.org/umch/ for more information about this project, to follow our progress and to volunteers. Sponsor: United Methodist Men Contact: Robert Rylee - Volunteer Coordinator 1-877-866-3601 x1321 or 678-533-1455 umchrebuild @ngcumm.org or ummen @ngumc.org Director of Pastoral Care Education Location Category: Local Location: Green Acres Elementary School Country: USA Starts: 8/26/2010 Ends: 5/19/2011 2:30 - 5PM every Thursday during the school year. Tutoring and mentoring for 3rd grade children from Green Acres Elementary School. Two children per adult volunteer. This program is new and is being coordinated by St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, GA. Safe Guarding God's Children training is required for all volunteers by the Episcopal Church. This training is free and will take 3 hours. Sponsor: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church Contact: Lesley-Ann Drake 678-279-4308 lesleyann @mysaintb.org North Georgia Flood Response Warehouse Disaster Response Location Category: Local Location: Austell Country: United States Starts: 1/1/2010 Ends: 7/31/2010 North Georgia Conference Disaster Response is working to rebuild and repair flood damaged homes in our conference resulting from the September 2009 flooding. Work teams are needed. Sponsor: North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Contact: Mike Yoder 7707399537 response@ngumc.org River of Life Newnan Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Newnan, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/22/2009 Ends: 7/26/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Newnan FUMC, Newnan, GA Melanie Reeves mreeves @newnanfumc.org Sponsor: Newnan FUMC Contact: Melanie Reeves mreeves@newnanfirstumc.org River of Life Dallas Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Dallas, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Dallas FUMC, Dallas, GA Chuck Posey 678.361.5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com Sponsor: Dallas FUMC Contact: Chuck Posey 678-361-5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com River of Life Milledgeville Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Milledgeville, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Milledgeville FUMC, Milledgeville, GA Marty Sirmans 478.453.7360 martysirmans @alltell.net Sponsor: Milledgeville FUMC Contact: Marty Sirmans 478-453-7360 martysirmans @alltel.net -> Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. *** 5/12/11, work team opportunities listed on the UMCOR site: See website for updates:http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/local Action Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Action Ministries is a unified family of ministries with programs in communities throughout North Georgia -- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Decatur, Gainesville, and Rome. Our services include case management, supportive services, education, transitional housing, food and feeding, and residential addiction treatment. We also have Transitional Housing sites in communities throughout the region. Action Ministries, Inc. (AMI) is an independent, faith-based nonprofit agency registered as a charitable organization in the state of Georgia, with roots in the United Methodist Church. Explore the work of each of our ministries here. For general information about volunteering with Action Ministries call (404) 881-1991, ext 119 or e-mail Nancy Hruschka at nhruschka@actionministries.net Contact: Nancy Hruschka 404-881-1991x119 nhruschka @actionministries.net MUST Ministries Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Marietta, Georgia Country: USA MUST Ministries cannot survive without the support of people like you - people who care about the needs of their neighbors. Most of the day-to-day work at MUST is provided by volunteers who give hundreds upon hundreds of hours to serve others. Last year alone volunteers like you contributed over 255,000 hours of their time to MUST to assist their neighbors in need. That means that for every 1 hour of MUST staff time volunteers donated 3 hours 30 minutes of their own time! MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations(Marietta, Smyrna, Cherokee). Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve! MUST's Group Project Coordinator can help you to organize your efforts for a great outreach experience. Contact Patrick Riley 770-427-9862 x1101 to schedule a project at one of MUST's service locations. To schedule a project at MUST's Donation Center, contact Jenaila Hawkins 770-790-3872. Click Here for a list of on-going projects. Contact: Patrick Riley 770-427-9862x1101 priley @mustministries.org Wesley Community Centers Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Wesley Community Centers offers deeply fulfilling opportunities to make a difference. We treasure our volunteers. Bethlehem Senior Center Call Bingo ... teach crafts ... lead a Bible study ... share computer skills ... or just "hang out" with seniors who provide delightful company. Project Extend Skilled and unskilled volunteers are welcomed. Companies, service organizations and churches provide teams who work under the supervision of an expert leader. Teams of 6-12 persons are ideal for typical projects. Tools are provided, although many of our "regulars" prefer to bring their own. Training is available for volunteers interested in coordinating repair teams. Camp Wesley Be part of creating an exciting new camp to serve children and youth. Contact us to learn more about the type of work involved, from clearing brush, to building cabins, to planning programming. Wesley Walk for Others Gather a few friends for an invigorating 6 mile walk around Stone Mountain, or a trek around the grounds of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Walkers who collect pledges of $25 or more earn one of our popular "Giving Feet to the Faith of the Church" tee shirts, plus the satisfaction of helping important ministries. Wesley Community Centers Board and Committees We encourage the interest of volunteers who desire to apply their skills and expertise on our board or one of our committees. Contact: Cande Taylor 404-872-0086 cande @wesleycenters.org UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Decatur, Georgia Country: USA Ends: 5/23/2010 The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up. Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go to http://ngcumm.org/umch/ for more information about this project, to follow our progress and to volunteers. Sponsor: United Methodist Men Contact: Robert Rylee - Volunteer Coordinator 1-877-866-3601 x1321 or 678-533-1455 umchrebuild @ngcumm.org or ummen @ngumc.org Director of Pastoral Care Type of Project: Education Location Category: Local Location: Green Acres Elementary School Country: USA Starts: 8/26/2010 Ends: 5/19/2011 2:30 - 5PM every Thursday during the school year. Tutoring and mentoring for 3rd grade children from Green Acres Elementary School. Two children per adult volunteer. This program is new and is being coordinated by St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, GA. Safe Guarding God's Children training is required for all volunteers by the Episcopal Church. This training is free and will take 3 hours. Sponsor: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church Contact: Lesley-Ann Drake 678-279-4308 lesleyann @mysaintb.org North Georgia Flood Response Warehouse Type of Project: Disaster Response Location Category: Local Location: Austell Country: United States Starts: 1/1/2010 Ends: 7/31/2010 North Georgia Conference Disaster Response is working to rebuild and repair flood damaged homes in our conference resulting from the September 2009 flooding. Work teams are needed. Sponsor: North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Contact: Mike Yoder 7707399537 response@ngumc.org River of Life Newnan Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Newnan, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/22/2009 Ends: 7/26/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Newnan FUMC, Newnan, GA Melanie Reeves mreeves @newnanfumc.org Sponsor: Newnan FUMC Contact: Melanie Reeves mreeves@newnanfirstumc.org River of Life Dallas Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Dallas, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Dallas FUMC, Dallas, GA Chuck Posey 678.361.5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com Sponsor: Dallas FUMC Contact: Chuck Posey 678-361-5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com River of Life Milledgeville Type of Project: Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Milledgeville, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Milledgeville FUMC, Milledgeville, GA Marty Sirmans 478.453.7360 martysirmans @alltell.net Sponsor: Milledgeville FUMC Contact: Marty Sirmans 478-453-7360 martysirmans @alltel.net

cat_notes: United Methodist Conference North Ga. Disaster Response Evening meeting was well recieved, we have 294 families represented, we received 123 Contact Information forms. Objectives: Have teams canvas every area with flyers about meeting Send teams to tarp roofs and remove/cut up trees Work on restoring a temporary Meals on Wheels Program using volunteers and Red Cross meals Work on data base of residents and their needs Call volunteers to get additional information (Abilities, Availability, number in team) Schedule teams for the next 7 days Set up Office Prepare handouts for tonight's meeting Continue to look for Temporary Case workers and Possible Case Manager 158 registered volunteers (To date total - 841) 1,264 man hours (To date total - 6,631) 12 Contact information form filled out during home site visits 129 Filed out during evening meeting 465 Home sited visited (flyer of meeting put on mail box or door) 8 roofs tarped 8 homes worked on by the Chainsaw teams 23 homeowners came in and received supplies from our distribution center at the Church 47 families were brought meals 0 families were brought medical supplies 0 persons were given medical assistance CALL CENTER ESTABLISHED AT SIMPSONWOOD In response to the April storms, the Conference Disaster Response Team has set up a call center to help match cleanup and repair needs with volunteer teams. The phone number for the Call Center is 678.533.1443. PINE LOG Needs: chain saws for tree removal, debris removal. CONTACT: Jeffrey Grubbs - 770-823-8445. PICKENS COUNTY/JASPER Command Center is open through Friday, May 6. Volunteers are needed to distribute food, serve hot meals, and deliver to families. Help at distribution center, some need for clean-up/debris removal. CONTACT: Terri - 770-878-1992. GRIFFIN Volunteer teams are needed for tree removal. Bobcats with claws on the front are needed for moving cut trees. CONTACT: Bill Hightower - 404-402-0480. MANCHESTER Manchester First UMC is providing lunches for school children that are not in school due to the school being damaged. They need peanut butter and jelly, small waters and individual powdered drink mixes (e.g. Gatorade mix).Volunteers are needed to help prepare the sandwiches Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. at the church (206 Broad St, Manchester). CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 Chain saws for tree removal and debris cleanup are needed. As are bobcats or small tractors to move trees to curb for pickup. CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 FLOYD COUNTY The Floyd County EMA Crisis Center is located at 300 West 3rd Street, Rome. The center will open May 4 with hours from 8-5, 7 days a week. Work teams to go out in the field are needed. These include teams of people who can clear debris, certified to run a chainsaw, provide strong backs and willing hearts. Before coming to the Rome/Floyd County area, contact Jim Bradshaw at 770-546-4766. The Crisis Center will serve as a place to interview storm victims, match needs to volunteers, and distribute some items. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center for a 4-hour shift (8-1 and 12-5). These shifts are 7 days a week. Must have people skills. Contribution of items will be accepted at Rome Action Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, and The Salvation Army in Rome and Floyd County. Items needed are: Deodorant, soap, razor, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, sunscreen, female hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, and hand sanitizer, towels, washcloths, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, gloves, and lidded totes (like Rubbermaid storage bins). Gatorade and water are also needed. RINGGOLD Chainsaws needed for tree removal, debris removal, putting tarps on roofs, equipment to move cut trees. CONTACT: Volunteer Coordinator 706-935-2424 x 1028. *** Old disaster notes: 10/7/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: Mike Yoder, N GA Conference UMC, advised that crews are continuing to do muck outs and will be winding down that effort. Mike also reported on a meeting with Douglas EMA today where he discussed developing a LTRG. Mike and I (Bob Tribble) will attend the next meet meeting TBA. -------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> UMCOR reps never mentioned a continued flood response in recent GAVOAD telcons, so I removed these needs, leaving flood buckets, because where it's flooded before, it'll flood again. But I downgraded it to "not urgent": Buckets * (ANY/ALL Types) Needed Urgent Show Edit Call Center, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit Donations * (ANY/ALL Types) Needed Urgent Show Edit Donations, Financial Donations Needed Very Urgent Show Edit United Methodist Conference North Ga. Disaster Response Evening meeting was well recieved, we have 294 families represented, we received 123 Contact Information forms. Objectives: Have teams canvas every area with flyers about meeting Send teams to tarp roofs and remove/cut up trees Work on restoring a temporary Meals on Wheels Program using volunteers and Red Cross meals Work on data base of residents and their needs Call volunteers to get additional information (Abilities, Availability, number in team) Schedule teams for the next 7 days Set up Office Prepare handouts for tonight's meeting Continue to look for Temporary Case workers and Possible Case Manager 158 registered volunteers (To date total - 841) 1,264 man hours (To date total - 6,631) 12 Contact information form filled out during home site visits 129 Filed out during evening meeting 465 Home sited visited (flyer of meeting put on mail box or door) 8 roofs tarped 8 homes worked on by the Chainsaw teams 23 homeowners came in and received supplies from our distribution center at the Church 47 families were brought meals 0 families were brought medical supplies 0 persons were given medical assistance CALL CENTER ESTABLISHED AT SIMPSONWOOD In response to the April storms, the Conference Disaster Response Team has set up a call center to help match cleanup and repair needs with volunteer teams. The phone number for the Call Center is 678.533.1443. PINE LOG Needs: chain saws for tree removal, debris removal. CONTACT: Jeffrey Grubbs - 770-823-8445. PICKENS COUNTY/JASPER Command Center is open through Friday, May 6. Volunteers are needed to distribute food, serve hot meals, and deliver to families. Help at distribution center, some need for clean-up/debris removal. CONTACT: Terri - 770-878-1992. GRIFFIN Volunteer teams are needed for tree removal. Bobcats with claws on the front are needed for moving cut trees. CONTACT: Bill Hightower - 404-402-0480. MANCHESTER Manchester First UMC is providing lunches for school children that are not in school due to the school being damaged. They need peanut butter and jelly, small waters and individual powdered drink mixes (e.g. Gatorade mix).Volunteers are needed to help prepare the sandwiches Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. at the church (206 Broad St, Manchester). CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 Chain saws for tree removal and debris cleanup are needed. As are bobcats or small tractors to move trees to curb for pickup. CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 FLOYD COUNTY The Floyd County EMA Crisis Center is located at 300 West 3rd Street, Rome. The center will open May 4 with hours from 8-5, 7 days a week. Work teams to go out in the field are needed. These include teams of people who can clear debris, certified to run a chainsaw, provide strong backs and willing hearts. Before coming to the Rome/Floyd County area, contact Jim Bradshaw at 770-546-4766. The Crisis Center will serve as a place to interview storm victims, match needs to volunteers, and distribute some items. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center for a 4-hour shift (8-1 and 12-5). These shifts are 7 days a week. Must have people skills. Contribution of items will be accepted at Rome Action Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, and The Salvation Army in Rome and Floyd County. Items needed are: Deodorant, soap, razor, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, sunscreen, female hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, and hand sanitizer, towels, washcloths, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, gloves, and lidded totes (like Rubbermaid storage bins). Gatorade and water are also needed. RINGGOLD Chainsaws needed for tree removal, debris removal, putting tarps on roofs, equipment to move cut trees. CONTACT: Volunteer Coordinator 706-935-2424 x 1028. *** Old disaster notes: 10/7/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: Mike Yoder, N GA Conference UMC, advised that crews are continuing to do muck outs and will be winding down that effort. Mike also reported on a meeting with Douglas EMA today where he discussed developing a LTRG. Mike and I (Bob Tribble) will attend the next meet meeting TBA. -------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

notes: Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. See website above for updates. 5/12/11: Action Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Action Ministries is a unified family of ministries with programs in communities throughout North Georgia -- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Decatur, Gainesville, and Rome. Our services include case management, supportive services, education, transitional housing, food and feeding, and residential addiction treatment. We also have Transitional Housing sites in communities throughout the region. Action Ministries, Inc. (AMI) is an independent, faith-based nonprofit agency registered as a charitable organization in the state of Georgia, with roots in the United Methodist Church. Explore the work of each of our ministries here. For general information about volunteering with Action Ministries call (404) 881-1991, ext 119 or e-mail Nancy Hruschka at nhruschka@actionministries.net Contact: Nancy Hruschka 404-881-1991x119 nhruschka @actionministries.net MUST Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Marietta, Georgia Country: USA MUST Ministries cannot survive without the support of people like you - people who care about the needs of their neighbors. Most of the day-to-day work at MUST is provided by volunteers who give hundreds upon hundreds of hours to serve others. Last year alone volunteers like you contributed over 255,000 hours of their time to MUST to assist their neighbors in need. That means that for every 1 hour of MUST staff time volunteers donated 3 hours 30 minutes of their own time! MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations(Marietta, Smyrna, Cherokee). Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve! MUST's Group Project Coordinator can help you to organize your efforts for a great outreach experience. Contact Patrick Riley 770-427-9862 x1101 to schedule a project at one of MUST's service locations. To schedule a project at MUST's Donation Center, contact Jenaila Hawkins 770-790-3872. Click Here for a list of on-going projects. Contact: Patrick Riley 770-427-9862x1101 priley@mustministries.org Wesley Community Centers Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Wesley Community Centers offers deeply fulfilling opportunities to make a difference. We treasure our volunteers. Bethlehem Senior Center Call Bingo ... teach crafts ... lead a Bible study ... share computer skills ... or just "hang out" with seniors who provide delightful company. Project Extend Skilled and unskilled volunteers are welcomed. Companies, service organizations and churches provide teams who work under the supervision of an expert leader. Teams of 6-12 persons are ideal for typical projects. Tools are provided, although many of our "regulars" prefer to bring their own. Training is available for volunteers interested in coordinating repair teams. Camp Wesley Be part of creating an exciting new camp to serve children and youth. Contact us to learn more about the type of work involved, from clearing brush, to building cabins, to planning programming. Wesley Walk for Others Gather a few friends for an invigorating 6 mile walk around Stone Mountain, or a trek around the grounds of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Walkers who collect pledges of $25 or more earn one of our popular "Giving Feet to the Faith of the Church" tee shirts, plus the satisfaction of helping important ministries. Wesley Community Centers Board and Committees We encourage the interest of volunteers who desire to apply their skills and expertise on our board or one of our committees. Contact: Cande Taylor 404-872-0086 cande@wesleycenters.org UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Decatur, Georgia Country: USA Ends: 5/23/2010 The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up. Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go to http://ngcumm.org/umch/ for more information about this project, to follow our progress and to volunteers. Sponsor: United Methodist Men Contact: Robert Rylee - Volunteer Coordinator 1-877-866-3601 x1321 or 678-533-1455 umchrebuild@ngcumm.org or ummen@ngumc.org Director of Pastoral Care Education Location Category: Local Location: Green Acres Elementary School Country: USA Starts: 8/26/2010 Ends: 5/19/2011 2:30 - 5PM every Thursday during the school year. Tutoring and mentoring for 3rd grade children from Green Acres Elementary School. Two children per adult volunteer. This program is new and is being coordinated by St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, GA. Safe Guarding God's Children training is required for all volunteers by the Episcopal Church. This training is free and will take 3 hours. Sponsor: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church Contact: Lesley-Ann Drake 678-279-4308 lesleyann@mysaintb.org North Georgia Flood Response Warehouse Disaster Response Location Category: Local Location: Austell Country: United States Starts: 1/1/2010 Ends: 7/31/2010 North Georgia Conference Disaster Response is working to rebuild and repair flood damaged homes in our conference resulting from the September 2009 flooding. Work teams are needed. Sponsor: North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Contact: Mike Yoder 7707399537 response@ngumc.org River of Life Newnan Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Newnan, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/22/2009 Ends: 7/26/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Newnan FUMC, Newnan, GA Melanie Reeves mreeves @newnanfumc.org Sponsor: Newnan FUMC Contact: Melanie Reeves mreeves@newnanfirstumc.org River of Life Dallas Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Dallas, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Dallas FUMC, Dallas, GA Chuck Posey 678.361.5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com Sponsor: Dallas FUMC Contact: Chuck Posey 678-361-5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com River of Life Milledgeville Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Milledgeville, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Milledgeville FUMC, Milledgeville, GA Marty Sirmans 478.453.7360 martysirmans @alltell.net Sponsor: Milledgeville FUMC Contact: Marty Sirmans 478-453-7360 martysirmans @alltel.net -> Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. See website above for updates. 5/12/11: Action Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Action Ministries is a unified family of ministries with programs in communities throughout North Georgia -- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Decatur, Gainesville, and Rome. Our services include case management, supportive services, education, transitional housing, food and feeding, and residential addiction treatment. We also have Transitional Housing sites in communities throughout the region. Action Ministries, Inc. (AMI) is an independent, faith-based nonprofit agency registered as a charitable organization in the state of Georgia, with roots in the United Methodist Church. Explore the work of each of our ministries here. For general information about volunteering with Action Ministries call (404) 881-1991, ext 119 or e-mail Nancy Hruschka at nhruschka@actionministries.net Contact: Nancy Hruschka 404-881-1991x119 nhruschka @actionministries.net MUST Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Marietta, Georgia Country: USA MUST Ministries cannot survive without the support of people like you - people who care about the needs of their neighbors. Most of the day-to-day work at MUST is provided by volunteers who give hundreds upon hundreds of hours to serve others. Last year alone volunteers like you contributed over 255,000 hours of their time to MUST to assist their neighbors in need. That means that for every 1 hour of MUST staff time volunteers donated 3 hours 30 minutes of their own time! MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations(Marietta, Smyrna, Cherokee). Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve! MUST's Group Project Coordinator can help you to organize your efforts for a great outreach experience. Contact Patrick Riley 770-427-9862 x1101 to schedule a project at one of MUST's service locations. To schedule a project at MUST's Donation Center, contact Jenaila Hawkins 770-790-3872. Click Here for a list of on-going projects. Contact: Patrick Riley 770-427-9862x1101 priley @mustministries.org Wesley Community Centers Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Wesley Community Centers offers deeply fulfilling opportunities to make a difference. We treasure our volunteers. Bethlehem Senior Center Call Bingo ... teach crafts ... lead a Bible study ... share computer skills ... or just "hang out" with seniors who provide delightful company. Project Extend Skilled and unskilled volunteers are welcomed. Companies, service organizations and churches provide teams who work under the supervision of an expert leader. Teams of 6-12 persons are ideal for typical projects. Tools are provided, although many of our "regulars" prefer to bring their own. Training is available for volunteers interested in coordinating repair teams. Camp Wesley Be part of creating an exciting new camp to serve children and youth. Contact us to learn more about the type of work involved, from clearing brush, to building cabins, to planning programming. Wesley Walk for Others Gather a few friends for an invigorating 6 mile walk around Stone Mountain, or a trek around the grounds of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Walkers who collect pledges of $25 or more earn one of our popular "Giving Feet to the Faith of the Church" tee shirts, plus the satisfaction of helping important ministries. Wesley Community Centers Board and Committees We encourage the interest of volunteers who desire to apply their skills and expertise on our board or one of our committees. Contact: Cande Taylor 404-872-0086 cande @wesleycenters.org UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Decatur, Georgia Country: USA Ends: 5/23/2010 The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up. Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go to http://ngcumm.org/umch/ for more information about this project, to follow our progress and to volunteers. Sponsor: United Methodist Men Contact: Robert Rylee - Volunteer Coordinator 1-877-866-3601 x1321 or 678-533-1455 umchrebuild @ngcumm.org or ummen @ngumc.org Director of Pastoral Care Education Location Category: Local Location: Green Acres Elementary School Country: USA Starts: 8/26/2010 Ends: 5/19/2011 2:30 - 5PM every Thursday during the school year. Tutoring and mentoring for 3rd grade children from Green Acres Elementary School. Two children per adult volunteer. This program is new and is being coordinated by St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, GA. Safe Guarding God's Children training is required for all volunteers by the Episcopal Church. This training is free and will take 3 hours. Sponsor: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church Contact: Lesley-Ann Drake 678-279-4308 lesleyann @mysaintb.org North Georgia Flood Response Warehouse Disaster Response Location Category: Local Location: Austell Country: United States Starts: 1/1/2010 Ends: 7/31/2010 North Georgia Conference Disaster Response is working to rebuild and repair flood damaged homes in our conference resulting from the September 2009 flooding. Work teams are needed. Sponsor: North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Contact: Mike Yoder 7707399537 response@ngumc.org River of Life Newnan Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Newnan, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/22/2009 Ends: 7/26/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Newnan FUMC, Newnan, GA Melanie Reeves mreeves @newnanfumc.org Sponsor: Newnan FUMC Contact: Melanie Reeves mreeves@newnanfirstumc.org River of Life Dallas Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Dallas, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Dallas FUMC, Dallas, GA Chuck Posey 678.361.5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com Sponsor: Dallas FUMC Contact: Chuck Posey 678-361-5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com River of Life Milledgeville Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Milledgeville, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Milledgeville FUMC, Milledgeville, GA Marty Sirmans 478.453.7360 martysirmans @alltell.net Sponsor: Milledgeville FUMC Contact: Marty Sirmans 478-453-7360 martysirmans @alltel.net

notes: Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. -> Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources. See website above for updates. 5/12/11: Action Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Action Ministries is a unified family of ministries with programs in communities throughout North Georgia -- Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Decatur, Gainesville, and Rome. Our services include case management, supportive services, education, transitional housing, food and feeding, and residential addiction treatment. We also have Transitional Housing sites in communities throughout the region. Action Ministries, Inc. (AMI) is an independent, faith-based nonprofit agency registered as a charitable organization in the state of Georgia, with roots in the United Methodist Church. Explore the work of each of our ministries here. For general information about volunteering with Action Ministries call (404) 881-1991, ext 119 or e-mail Nancy Hruschka at nhruschka@actionministries.net Contact: Nancy Hruschka 404-881-1991x119 nhruschka @actionministries.net MUST Ministries Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Marietta, Georgia Country: USA MUST Ministries cannot survive without the support of people like you - people who care about the needs of their neighbors. Most of the day-to-day work at MUST is provided by volunteers who give hundreds upon hundreds of hours to serve others. Last year alone volunteers like you contributed over 255,000 hours of their time to MUST to assist their neighbors in need. That means that for every 1 hour of MUST staff time volunteers donated 3 hours 30 minutes of their own time! MUST provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities in all three program office locations(Marietta, Smyrna, Cherokee). Even if you have a busy schedule, have children, or have a large group you want to volunteer, there is always some way to volunteer with MUST. Our daily volunteer positions are listed here on our website, as well as group service project ideas, but please contact one of our volunteer coordinators today to learn about other opportunities to serve! MUST's Group Project Coordinator can help you to organize your efforts for a great outreach experience. Contact Patrick Riley 770-427-9862 x1101 to schedule a project at one of MUST's service locations. To schedule a project at MUST's Donation Center, contact Jenaila Hawkins 770-790-3872. Click Here for a list of on-going projects. Contact: Patrick Riley 770-427-9862x1101 priley@mustministries.org Wesley Community Centers Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Atlanta, Georgia Country: USA Wesley Community Centers offers deeply fulfilling opportunities to make a difference. We treasure our volunteers. Bethlehem Senior Center Call Bingo ... teach crafts ... lead a Bible study ... share computer skills ... or just "hang out" with seniors who provide delightful company. Project Extend Skilled and unskilled volunteers are welcomed. Companies, service organizations and churches provide teams who work under the supervision of an expert leader. Teams of 6-12 persons are ideal for typical projects. Tools are provided, although many of our "regulars" prefer to bring their own. Training is available for volunteers interested in coordinating repair teams. Camp Wesley Be part of creating an exciting new camp to serve children and youth. Contact us to learn more about the type of work involved, from clearing brush, to building cabins, to planning programming. Wesley Walk for Others Gather a few friends for an invigorating 6 mile walk around Stone Mountain, or a trek around the grounds of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Walkers who collect pledges of $25 or more earn one of our popular "Giving Feet to the Faith of the Church" tee shirts, plus the satisfaction of helping important ministries. Wesley Community Centers Board and Committees We encourage the interest of volunteers who desire to apply their skills and expertise on our board or one of our committees. Contact: Cande Taylor 404-872-0086 cande@wesleycenters.org UMMen Leigh Cottage Rebuild at United Methodist Childrens Home Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Decatur, Georgia Country: USA Ends: 5/23/2010 The North Georgia United Methodist Men have teamed up with Glencastle Constructors (http://southeast.construction.com/features/archive/0604_Feature3.asp) to rebuild the burned down Leigh Cottage at the United Methodist Children's Home in Decatur, Ga. Skilled and unskilled volunteers are needed to help with framing, roofing, sheetrock, finish carpentry, flooring, painting, cooking, landscaping, and clean up. Volunteer weekends started in August 2009 and will continue through May 2010. Please go to http://ngcumm.org/umch/ for more information about this project, to follow our progress and to volunteers. Sponsor: United Methodist Men Contact: Robert Rylee - Volunteer Coordinator 1-877-866-3601 x1321 or 678-533-1455 umchrebuild@ngcumm.org or ummen@ngumc.org Director of Pastoral Care Education Location Category: Local Location: Green Acres Elementary School Country: USA Starts: 8/26/2010 Ends: 5/19/2011 2:30 - 5PM every Thursday during the school year. Tutoring and mentoring for 3rd grade children from Green Acres Elementary School. Two children per adult volunteer. This program is new and is being coordinated by St. Benedict's Episcopal Church, Smyrna, GA. Safe Guarding God's Children training is required for all volunteers by the Episcopal Church. This training is free and will take 3 hours. Sponsor: St. Benedict's Episcopal Church Contact: Lesley-Ann Drake 678-279-4308 lesleyann@mysaintb.org North Georgia Flood Response Warehouse Disaster Response Location Category: Local Location: Austell Country: United States Starts: 1/1/2010 Ends: 7/31/2010 North Georgia Conference Disaster Response is working to rebuild and repair flood damaged homes in our conference resulting from the September 2009 flooding. Work teams are needed. Sponsor: North Georgia Conference Disaster Response Contact: Mike Yoder 7707399537 response@ngumc.org River of Life Newnan Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Newnan, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/22/2009 Ends: 7/26/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Newnan FUMC, Newnan, GA Melanie Reeves mreeves @newnanfumc.org Sponsor: Newnan FUMC Contact: Melanie Reeves mreeves@newnanfirstumc.org River of Life Dallas Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Dallas, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Dallas FUMC, Dallas, GA Chuck Posey 678.361.5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com Sponsor: Dallas FUMC Contact: Chuck Posey 678-361-5344 poseytaxservice@yahoo.com River of Life Milledgeville Work Team Location Category: Local Location: Milledgeville, Georgia Country: USA Starts: 7/8/2009 Ends: 7/12/2009 River of Life Mission Advance is a series of camps like no other you have attended. Young people and adults from dozens of churches will come together for five days dedicated to serving others. Through it all we experience the love of Christ in new and exciting ways. Milledgeville FUMC, Milledgeville, GA Marty Sirmans 478.453.7360 martysirmans @alltell.net Sponsor: Milledgeville FUMC Contact: Marty Sirmans 478-453-7360 martysirmans @alltel.net

website: http://www.ngumc.org/ -> http://www.ngumc.org/volunteeropportunities/local

client_contact_email: yoderjm@yahoo.com -> yoderjm @ yahoo.com
cat_notes: United Methodist Conference North Ga. Disaster Response Evening meeting was well recieved, we have 294 families represented, we received 123 Contact Information forms. Objectives: Have teams canvas every area with flyers about meeting Send teams to tarp roofs and remove/cut up trees Work on restoring a temporary Meals on Wheels Program using volunteers and Red Cross meals Work on data base of residents and their needs Call volunteers to get additional information (Abilities, Availability, number in team) Schedule teams for the next 7 days Set up Office Prepare handouts for tonight's meeting Continue to look for Temporary Case workers and Possible Case Manager 158 registered volunteers (To date total - 841) 1,264 man hours (To date total - 6,631) 12 Contact information form filled out during home site visits 129 Filed out during evening meeting 465 Home sited visited (flyer of meeting put on mail box or door) 8 roofs tarped 8 homes worked on by the Chainsaw teams 23 homeowners came in and received supplies from our distribution center at the Church 47 families were brought meals 0 families were brought medical supplies 0 persons were given medical assistance CALL CENTER ESTABLISHED AT SIMPSONWOOD In response to the April storms, the Conference Disaster Response Team has set up a call center to help match cleanup and repair needs with volunteer teams. The phone number for the Call Center is 678.533.1443. PINE LOG Needs: chain saws for tree removal, debris removal. CONTACT: Jeffrey Grubbs - 770-823-8445. PICKENS COUNTY/JASPER Command Center is open through Friday, May 6. Volunteers are needed to distribute food, serve hot meals, and deliver to families. Help at distribution center, some need for clean-up/debris removal. CONTACT: Terri - 770-878-1992. GRIFFIN Volunteer teams are needed for tree removal. Bobcats with claws on the front are needed for moving cut trees. CONTACT: Bill Hightower - 404-402-0480. MANCHESTER Manchester First UMC is providing lunches for school children that are not in school due to the school being damaged. They need peanut butter and jelly, small waters and individual powdered drink mixes (e.g. Gatorade mix).Volunteers are needed to help prepare the sandwiches Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. at the church (206 Broad St, Manchester). CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 Chain saws for tree removal and debris cleanup are needed. As are bobcats or small tractors to move trees to curb for pickup. CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 FLOYD COUNTY The Floyd County EMA Crisis Center is located at 300 West 3rd Street, Rome. The center will open May 4 with hours from 8-5, 7 days a week. Work teams to go out in the field are needed. These include teams of people who can clear debris, certified to run a chainsaw, provide strong backs and willing hearts. Before coming to the Rome/Floyd County area, contact Jim Bradshaw at 770-546-4766. The Crisis Center will serve as a place to interview storm victims, match needs to volunteers, and distribute some items. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center for a 4-hour shift (8-1 and 12-5). These shifts are 7 days a week. Must have people skills. Contribution of items will be accepted at Rome Action Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, and The Salvation Army in Rome and Floyd County. Items needed are: Deodorant, soap, razor, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, sunscreen, female hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, and hand sanitizer, towels, washcloths, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, gloves, and lidded totes (like Rubbermaid storage bins). Gatorade and water are also needed. RINGGOLD Chainsaws needed for tree removal, debris removal, putting tarps on roofs, equipment to move cut trees. CONTACT: Volunteer Coordinator 706-935-2424 x 1028. *** Old disaster notes: 10/7/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: Mike Yoder, N GA Conference UMC, advised that crews are continuing to do muck outs and will be winding down that effort. Mike also reported on a meeting with Douglas EMA today where he discussed developing a LTRG. Mike and I (Bob Tribble) will attend the next meet meeting TBA. -------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> United Methodist Conference North Ga. Disaster Response Evening meeting was well recieved, we have 294 families represented, we received 123 Contact Information forms. Objectives: Have teams canvas every area with flyers about meeting Send teams to tarp roofs and remove/cut up trees Work on restoring a temporary Meals on Wheels Program using volunteers and Red Cross meals Work on data base of residents and their needs Call volunteers to get additional information (Abilities, Availability, number in team) Schedule teams for the next 7 days Set up Office Prepare handouts for tonight's meeting Continue to look for Temporary Case workers and Possible Case Manager 158 registered volunteers (To date total - 841) 1,264 man hours (To date total - 6,631) 12 Contact information form filled out during home site visits 129 Filed out during evening meeting 465 Home sited visited (flyer of meeting put on mail box or door) 8 roofs tarped 8 homes worked on by the Chainsaw teams 23 homeowners came in and received supplies from our distribution center at the Church 47 families were brought meals 0 families were brought medical supplies 0 persons were given medical assistance CALL CENTER ESTABLISHED AT SIMPSONWOOD In response to the April storms, the Conference Disaster Response Team has set up a call center to help match cleanup and repair needs with volunteer teams. The phone number for the Call Center is 678.533.1443. PINE LOG Needs: chain saws for tree removal, debris removal. CONTACT: Jeffrey Grubbs - 770-823-8445. PICKENS COUNTY/JASPER Command Center is open through Friday, May 6. Volunteers are needed to distribute food, serve hot meals, and deliver to families. Help at distribution center, some need for clean-up/debris removal. CONTACT: Terri - 770-878-1992. GRIFFIN Volunteer teams are needed for tree removal. Bobcats with claws on the front are needed for moving cut trees. CONTACT: Bill Hightower - 404-402-0480. MANCHESTER Manchester First UMC is providing lunches for school children that are not in school due to the school being damaged. They need peanut butter and jelly, small waters and individual powdered drink mixes (e.g. Gatorade mix).Volunteers are needed to help prepare the sandwiches Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. at the church (206 Broad St, Manchester). CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 Chain saws for tree removal and debris cleanup are needed. As are bobcats or small tractors to move trees to curb for pickup. CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 FLOYD COUNTY The Floyd County EMA Crisis Center is located at 300 West 3rd Street, Rome. The center will open May 4 with hours from 8-5, 7 days a week. Work teams to go out in the field are needed. These include teams of people who can clear debris, certified to run a chainsaw, provide strong backs and willing hearts. Before coming to the Rome/Floyd County area, contact Jim Bradshaw at 770-546-4766. The Crisis Center will serve as a place to interview storm victims, match needs to volunteers, and distribute some items. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center for a 4-hour shift (8-1 and 12-5). These shifts are 7 days a week. Must have people skills. Contribution of items will be accepted at Rome Action Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, and The Salvation Army in Rome and Floyd County. Items needed are: Deodorant, soap, razor, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, sunscreen, female hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, and hand sanitizer, towels, washcloths, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, gloves, and lidded totes (like Rubbermaid storage bins). Gatorade and water are also needed. RINGGOLD Chainsaws needed for tree removal, debris removal, putting tarps on roofs, equipment to move cut trees. CONTACT: Volunteer Coordinator 706-935-2424 x 1028. *** Old disaster notes: 10/7/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: Mike Yoder, N GA Conference UMC, advised that crews are continuing to do muck outs and will be winding down that effort. Mike also reported on a meeting with Douglas EMA today where he discussed developing a LTRG. Mike and I (Bob Tribble) will attend the next meet meeting TBA. -------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

address: Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center (call center) 4511 Jones Bridge Circle, Northwest -> Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center (call center) 4511 Jones Bridge Circle, Northwest.
notes: 10/7/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: Mike Yoder, N GA Conference UMC, advised that crews are continuing to do muck outs and will be winding down that effort. Mike also reported on a meeting with Douglas EMA today where he discussed developing a LTRG. Mike and I (Bob Tribble) will attend the next meet meeting TBA. -------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> Call Center for help for survivors: 678.533.1443 Volunteers can register at that same line. Chainsaw/Work Crews cleaning up debris and tarping houses. Mobile meals. Distribution of Supplies Door to door canvassing of neighborhoods and meetings to help residents understand how to navigate disaster relief resources.
cat_notes: -> United Methodist Conference North Ga. Disaster Response Evening meeting was well recieved, we have 294 families represented, we received 123 Contact Information forms. Objectives: Have teams canvas every area with flyers about meeting Send teams to tarp roofs and remove/cut up trees Work on restoring a temporary Meals on Wheels Program using volunteers and Red Cross meals Work on data base of residents and their needs Call volunteers to get additional information (Abilities, Availability, number in team) Schedule teams for the next 7 days Set up Office Prepare handouts for tonight's meeting Continue to look for Temporary Case workers and Possible Case Manager 158 registered volunteers (To date total - 841) 1,264 man hours (To date total - 6,631) 12 Contact information form filled out during home site visits 129 Filed out during evening meeting 465 Home sited visited (flyer of meeting put on mail box or door) 8 roofs tarped 8 homes worked on by the Chainsaw teams 23 homeowners came in and received supplies from our distribution center at the Church 47 families were brought meals 0 families were brought medical supplies 0 persons were given medical assistance CALL CENTER ESTABLISHED AT SIMPSONWOOD In response to the April storms, the Conference Disaster Response Team has set up a call center to help match cleanup and repair needs with volunteer teams. The phone number for the Call Center is 678.533.1443. PINE LOG Needs: chain saws for tree removal, debris removal. CONTACT: Jeffrey Grubbs - 770-823-8445. PICKENS COUNTY/JASPER Command Center is open through Friday, May 6. Volunteers are needed to distribute food, serve hot meals, and deliver to families. Help at distribution center, some need for clean-up/debris removal. CONTACT: Terri - 770-878-1992. GRIFFIN Volunteer teams are needed for tree removal. Bobcats with claws on the front are needed for moving cut trees. CONTACT: Bill Hightower - 404-402-0480. MANCHESTER Manchester First UMC is providing lunches for school children that are not in school due to the school being damaged. They need peanut butter and jelly, small waters and individual powdered drink mixes (e.g. Gatorade mix).Volunteers are needed to help prepare the sandwiches Monday - Friday at 10 a.m. at the church (206 Broad St, Manchester). CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 Chain saws for tree removal and debris cleanup are needed. As are bobcats or small tractors to move trees to curb for pickup. CONTACT: Steven Soulen - 706-601-5368 FLOYD COUNTY The Floyd County EMA Crisis Center is located at 300 West 3rd Street, Rome. The center will open May 4 with hours from 8-5, 7 days a week. Work teams to go out in the field are needed. These include teams of people who can clear debris, certified to run a chainsaw, provide strong backs and willing hearts. Before coming to the Rome/Floyd County area, contact Jim Bradshaw at 770-546-4766. The Crisis Center will serve as a place to interview storm victims, match needs to volunteers, and distribute some items. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center. Volunteers are needed to serve in the center for a 4-hour shift (8-1 and 12-5). These shifts are 7 days a week. Must have people skills. Contribution of items will be accepted at Rome Action Ministries, Habitat for Humanity, and The Salvation Army in Rome and Floyd County. Items needed are: Deodorant, soap, razor, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, sunscreen, female hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, and hand sanitizer, towels, washcloths, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, gloves, and lidded totes (like Rubbermaid storage bins). Gatorade and water are also needed. RINGGOLD Chainsaws needed for tree removal, debris removal, putting tarps on roofs, equipment to move cut trees. CONTACT: Volunteer Coordinator 706-935-2424 x 1028. *** Old disaster notes: 10/7/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: Mike Yoder, N GA Conference UMC, advised that crews are continuing to do muck outs and will be winding down that effort. Mike also reported on a meeting with Douglas EMA today where he discussed developing a LTRG. Mike and I (Bob Tribble) will attend the next meet meeting TBA. -------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

organization: UMCOR affiliated -> Georgia Tornado Relief Resource Directory

name: North Georgia Disaster Response (UMCOR/UMC) -> North Georgia Disaster Response (UMCOR/UMC) WORK CREWS/VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

notes: VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> 10/7/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: Mike Yoder, N GA Conference UMC, advised that crews are continuing to do muck outs and will be winding down that effort. Mike also reported on a meeting with Douglas EMA today where he discussed developing a LTRG. Mike and I (Bob Tribble) will attend the next meet meeting TBA. -------------------------------------------------------- VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

facility_type: Info/Hotline -> Volunteer Camp

website: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 -> http://www.ngumc.org/

notes: VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. --------------------------------------------------------- 10/1/09 GAVOAD ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) • Had a question about dumpsters in Douglas County. Also looking to donate furniture or clothing from call-ins. Still a good bit of work left in Douglasville. --------------------------------------------------------- GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.
areas_served: Austell, Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA -> Austell, Powder Springs, Douglasville, Cobb County, GA

address: Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center (call center) -> Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center (call center) 4511 Jones Bridge Circle, Northwest
zip: 00000 -> 30092

notes: GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> VOLUNTEER HOUSING AVAILABLE. Capacity 40, 40 utilized, need 100 more beds. Check availability. Kitchen available, but to cook your own food. Showers available. GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

town: -> Norcross
address: -> Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center (call center)
notes: 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> GAVOAD 9/28/09 ConCall Notes: North GA UMC (Mike Yoder) •Working in the Austell/Powder Springs area as well as in Douglasville. Things seem pretty much under control in west Cobb. Still lots of need in Douglasville. Lots of calls coming into their volunteer hotline from out-of-state. We need to encourage folks in Douglas County to register for assistance. ---------------------------------------------------------- 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.
hours: -> 7 am - 7 pm

notes: 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You To volunteer to staff the Call Center, please contact Dr. Julia Crim, North Georgia United Methodist Volunteers In Missions Coordinator at 678.462.4335. --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

main_phone: -> 678.533.1443 Call Center
notes: 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> 9/28/09 Call Center is the Official Clearing Center There is an UMCOR/UMVIM Call Center set up at Simpsonwood Conference and Retreat Center in Norcross. The Call Center is the official United Methodist clearing center for all kinds of long term recovery needs. Work teams from all over the southeast USA will soon be arriving to give aid and assistance in rebuilding. They will use the call center to learn where their skills and resources are most needed. If you know of recovery situations that need to be looked after, please call the UMVIM volunteers at the Call Center and let them know. They'll begin the hard work of matching needs to solutions. If you have resources or supplies to give away and want to know where it should be dropped, phone the Call Center and they'll give you guidance. So, whether you have a disaster, a solution, an UMCOR cleaning bucket, or a team looking for a project call the UMVIM North Georgia United Methodist Flood Relieve Call Center at 678-533-1443 any day between 7 and 7. If you get an answering machine, leave a message and you'll get a response as soon as possible. We are working three phones and there will be times they're all busy, or we lack enough volunteers to handle all the calls. Thank You --------------------- 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

parish: -> Cobb
notes: 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) *** See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) --------------------------------------------------------- See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 ---------------------------------------------------------- Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.
region: -> NorthEast
areas_served: -> Austell, Powder Springs, Cobb County, GA
eligibility: -> Impacted by the 9/09 GA Floods
is_fee_required: N/A -> No

notes: See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org. -> 9/24, GAVOAD/FEMA:(Mike Yoder)  Group working in Douglasville with the local EMA. 400 flood buckets & 500 cleaning kits being distributed in that location.  400 school kits & health care kits being distributed in Powder Springs/Cobb area.  Call # for volunteers (local & outside GA) and clean up jobs in affected area to be published (678-533-1443) *** See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.

notes: -> See their website for instructions on how to assemble/send FLOOD BUCKETS: http://www.ngumc.org/news/detail/563 Flood Update: How to Help, Share, and Stay Informed 9/22/2009 Communicate With North Georgia Disaster Response The North Georgia Conference disaster response organization is one of the best in the Connection. They have specific plans and procedures in place that assure they’re doing the right things in the right times and places. If you know of a church or a parsonage in your district that has sustained any damages from the recent storms (or any other damage in your area), please contact your District Superintendent. He/she will know the process that should be followed to get on the list for the Conference Disaster Response Teams. Or, your church can coordinate directly with Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. Clean up from flooding is slow and risky, and cannot begin until the water subsides and the rain ceases. Some rivers are still cresting…while others are waning. Reflooding is a distinct concern and we'll need to be patient so we're not cleaning up the same sites more than once. What can you do now? • Assemble Kits Cleaning Buckets (formerly called Flood Buckets), bedding kits; health kits, school kits are needed. Review the contents of various kits by going to the web: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected. On the right, click “Send Relief Supplies.” The page shows how to build all the kits used in UMCOR relief. Once your kits are assembled and ready for disbursement, contact Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response. His email is yoderjm@yahoo.com. • Special Appeal Offering October 4th - Conference Advance Special – Fund #4390 for NG Disaster Flood Relief. Encourage your church to give generously to the victims. • Continue to Pray North Georgia Advocate Please send stories, pictures, testimonials, your experiences from this flood to the North Georgia Advocate. We will use this material in upcoming issues in the North Georgia Advocate, as well as distribute it through the NGC Facebook page. Please send your information to advocate@ngumc.org.
client_contact_name: -> Mike Yoder, Chairman, Disaster Response
client_contact_email: -> yoderjm@yahoo.com