Raleigh District Youth Happenings

Here’s what you’ll do:
1. Sign up with your youth leader to be matched with a Hope Walker in Kenya. You can sign up by yourself or together with 1-2 partners. This means that you will raise twelve $30 sponsorships for your Walker, either by yourself or together with your partner(s).
 If you are working with two partners, you each need to raise four sponsorships of $30 ($120 total). If you are working with one partner, you each need to raise six sponsorships of $30 ($180 total). If you are working by yourself, you will need to raise all twelve sponsorships by yourself ($360 total).
 These sponsorships will allow a new family of orphans to work with ZOE Ministry for a year, so that they can begin to live free from poverty.
 If you are having trouble raising the money, talk with your youth leader.
2. You will get a sheet of paper from your youth leader that has your Hope Walker’s story and twelve spaces on it, one for every month of a year (see sample sheet). This is where you will keep track of sponsorships for your Walker.
 Each person will sign up for one or more months, and will give you $30 for each month. This is because $30 is the cost for a family of orphans to work with ZOE for one month. Twelve of these sponsorships will help a new family for one year.
 If the sponsors write checks, they should make them out to your church, with “ZOE Hope Walk 2010” in the memo line.
 You should also ask the sponsors to write their contact information on the line next to their month(s), if they are willing.
3. You will keep collecting this information and money until you have filled out your sheet, whether by yourself or with your partners. Then you will turn in the sheet and all of the money ($360 total) to the person your youth leader identifies, no later than Dec 3.
 If you finish filling out your sheet, you can raise more money by printing off another sponsorship sheet and starting on a new year of sponsorships.
 The person who raises the most money will win a free trip to Africa! That person will need to have parental permission and take care of his/her own passport and shots.
4. You should also participate in fundraising by doing the following:
 Sending at least five sponsorship letters to people outside your church. Your youth leader will provide letters and response cards; you can use them or make your own.
 Helping your youth leader inform your church about the Hope Walk (for example, reading announcements in church, filling bulletins, standing at sign-up tables to sign up sponsors, or helping with any other fundraisers you work out with your leader).
4. Come to the lock-in on Dec 3 starting at 9:00 EST, turning in any money/sponsorship sheets, permission slips or medical forms that you have not already turned in.
6. Pray for the orphans, for your youth group, and for the Hope Walk!

Hey Folks – I know many of you have been wondering what has happened to District events – we DO have a full slate of events for 2010-2011 – check it out:

Saturday, October 16 – Building 429 Concert for Haiti at Garner UMC
- Everyone is invited to this benefit concert at 7PM – contact Garner UMC for ticket information: http://www.garnerumc.org/building-429-concert

Saturday, November 13 – Go Carts and Open gym at Camp Dixie during Pilgrimage 1PM-5PM
- For Raleigh District churches attending Pilgrimage – Camp Dixie is available for day use. Ride the Go Carts or play on the large field or in the gym. Bring a dinner or talk to the camp about staying for dinner. Space is limited and reservations are first come first served. Contact Julie Rauser at Camp Dixie for more information 910-865-5180 or through their website: http://www.campdixie.com/home/

Friday, December 3 – ZOE HOPEWALK LOCKIN
- That’s right, a district lockin event so big it has to be held at three locations. Host Churches for this event are Millbrook UMC, Highland UMC and White Plains UMC. Participants need to raise funds to sponsor youth in Africa – we will be communicating via skype with orphans in Africa that we are supporting through this event. Information is being mailed out to churches about this event or you can contact Laura at ZOE Ministries for more information. laura@zoeministry.org

Sunday, January 9 – District Youth Mission Fair at White Plains UMC – 4:30-7:PM
- It’s time for the annual district youth mission fair – we’ll package 20,000 meals with STOP HUNGER NOW and share in a time of worship and communion. Youth groups are invited to send videos of their mission experiences to Rob Phillips in advance of the event so that they can be shown on the big screen while we package the meals. Churches are asked to provide $10 per participant to help cover the cost of shipping the meals.

Saturday, March 26 – District Youth Hockey night at the RBC – Hurricanes VS Lightning!
- Join us for a BBQ tailgate before the game – tailgating starts at 5PM – game is at 7PM.

Sunday, May 1 – District Youth Spring Rally after the Race of Grace at Edenton St. UMC
- Youth groups are invited to participate in the District Race of Grace 5K walk/run fundraiser and to stay for a dinner and celebration from 5-7PM at Edenton st. UMC

Please mark your calendars for these events and keep your eyes on the District Youth Happenings Webpage and Facebook page

If your church is hosting a concert or event that you would like to publicize to the youth of the district please send it to me and I will add it to the District Google Calendar.

Yours in Christ –
Rob Phillips – youth@wpumc.org

UMC Youth Flyer

Clayton Mission Volunteer in Haiti

requests donations and supplies

A member of Horne Memorial United Methodist Church in Clayton who is on her 43rd mission trip to Haiti continues to send e-mail messages about the devastation and needs on this poor Caribbean nation following earthquake damage.

Helen Little, 77, is on a Mission to Haiti team out of Miami, Fla. She has written that she and five other people with her are safe: Linda Mitchell and Joan Gregg from Epworth UMC in Durham and Darlene Lee, Steve Wales and Ann Collier from Whitley Memorial in Smithfield.

The Rev. Dr. Sam Dixon, a clergy member of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church and head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief, is also in Haiti. He was on his way to the airport in Port-Au-Prince when the earthquake occurred. No word has been received about his safety.

The Mission to Haiti team is outside Port-Au-Prince near the airport. Little said the destruction is extensive and there are many deaths. The team she is with includes medical personnel. They are providing all the assistance they can but are running short of medical and other supplies.

The team leader has sent an e-mail that he has talked with the Coast Guard in Miami and hopes they can deliver supplies.

Little requested specific supplies, donations, and prayers. Donations can be made to assist Haiti through designated contributions at any United Methodist Church. Write Haiti on the memo line or write Advance # 418325. On-line donations can be made at new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor or by calling the Advance office (212-870-3790).

Horne Memorial in Clayton is collecting supplies and has arranged for a private flight to leave for Haiti on Thursday morning. Medical supplies are the immediate need on this flight. Clothing is not need at this time. Items for Horne should be delivered to Carolina Graphic Printing at 501 Atkinson Street, Clayton. Volunteers are also needed to work with the supplies.

Supplies can also be delivered to MERCI, the conference disaster relief warehouse at 676 Community Drive in Goldsboro. Supplies to Horne that do not get on the flight to Haiti will be taken to MERCI for shipment.

Immediate medical supplies requested from physicians on the team are:

Plastic or Fiberglass Casting
Suture 3-0,4-0 Nylon
Suture Instrument Kits
Betadine
4×4 Dressing
Roll Gauze
Web Roll for Casting
Saline IV and Irrigation
Injectible Pain Medication
Injectible Antibiotics IV and IM Rocephin, Ancef, Kflex

External Fixture

Tools to put the in (tool boxes)
Traction Bows and Pins

Non-medical needs include:

Blankets
Sheets
Towels
Wash Clothes
Health Kits*
Food
Tarps

*A Health Kit contains specific items:
1 hand towel (15” x 25” up to 17” x 27”)
1 wash cloth
1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz and up)
1 toothbrush (single brush only in original wrapper; no child-sized brushes)
1 large tube of toothpaste
6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
All items should be placed inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag. No other items should be included in the Health Kit

Spread the word about the January 5 fundraiser at the Cary Town Center Chick-fil-a. Download the flyer from the White Plains UMC youth site – print it off and invite your whole church! You need to bring a copy of this coupon with you when you come so make lots of copies!

http://www.wpumc.com/youth

Hey folks – please spread the word – there are now two chances to support the District Youth Mission Fair. The first will be in North Raleigh on Tuesday, December 15 at the Triangle Town Centre location from 5-8PM. The second is at the Cary Town Center location on Tuesday, January 5th. Please spread the word – please help us by contacting your church and your community to get them out to this event. Where else can you help stop hunger by eating?

To sign up and invite your friends visit the Raleigh Youth facebook page

http://www.facebook.com/raleighyouth

On Thursday, December 3rd we will have a spirit night fundraiser at the Chick-fil-a at Cary Towne Center mall food court. Please invite all your friends – all you need to do is eat at the Chick-fil-a that night and say that you are supporting the Methodist youth and we will receive a portion of the funds you spend. All proceeds from this fundraiser are going toward underwriting the cost of our meal packaging event on Sunday, January 10 at the Distrit Youth Mission Fair. You can RSVP to this event or send invitations to it through the event page on facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/RaleighYouth?ref=mf#/event.php?eid=179988304222&ref=mf

This blog is designed to promote events for the youth of the Raleigh District of the UMC. Here you’ll find information on District events as well as local Church youth events that are open to youth from other churches (concerts, fundraisers, etc.)

From time to time We’ll pass on other information such as youth minsitry links and resources.

Does your youth ministry have a home on the web? Send a link to Rob at youth – at – wpumc.org and get a link to it on this site!