Community Impact
Habitat Work Week August 16-20, 2010
Our Habitat work week is set for August 16-20 in north Minneapolis. We will have the distinction of preparing a home for this fall's "27th Annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project." The Twin Cities will be one of just three stops this year for this annual event. While Jimmy, Rosalynn and company will not be with us in August, the work we will be doing will ensure that they will get their job done in October--they will have just one day...
Our job will be to prepare an existing home that has been in foreclosure and in need of a good re-hab. Having the Carter's focus on our own Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is a testament to the ongoing work the TCHFH group has done creating affordable housing opportunities in the Twin Cities, particularly their work in the areas of foreclosure remediation and neighborhood revitalization.
As always our Bethlehem Habitat work week takes place Monday through Friday, 8:30 am-4:00 pm. Note you do not have to work everyday nor do you have to have experience. There will be skilled people to assist and teach. What we can offer is a great way to spend a day or two with a nice cross section of your Bethlehem community, a great lunch and a perfect way to be part of a solution that has given over 770 families in the Twin Cities the opportunity for home ownership. Please contact Rick at jacksrc@dept56.com. Look for the Habitat table in the gallery on Sunday mornings.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church members serve our community in many different ways. You can be involved, too! Here are some ideas:
Loaves & Fishes: Work with others to provide a meal. One-time or ongoing opportunity. Dates are 3rd Friday of every other month. Feb., April, June, Aug. and Oct. at River of Life Church at 22nd & Fremont Ave. N. Cook: 2:15 - 4:30 p.m. Serve: 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. Contact Cindy Jacobson 612.920.3777
T.R.U.S.T. Meals on Wheels: Deliver noon meals to seniors and persons with disabilities. Deliver once a month or once a week. Takes about an hour at lunch time. Visit the TRUST website for more information: http://www.trustinc.org/
T.R.U.S.T. Handyworks: Help the elderly remain in their homes by providing household chore and maintenance service. TRUST neighborhood skills bank matches workers wtih those needing assistance. Visit the TRUST website for more information: http://www.trustinc.org/
Habitat for Humanity: Each year members of Bethlehem volunteer to work at a Habitat home in the Twin Cities. For information contact Rick Jackson at 612.929.2881.
Ebenezer Opportunities include: Basic maintenance, fixing & cleaning wheelchairs at care center; Mending/sewing clothing for residents at care center; Provide hands-on assistance in feeding residents in the dementia area; Deliver meals on wheels Fridays (12-1pm) in a senior apt. bldg.
Contact Sally Newburry, 612-872-8515 or snewbur1@fairview.org
If you have any further questions about community/outreach ministries please contact our church office at 612-312-3400 or church@bethlehem-church.org for more information.
