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Marilyn Gordon
 Aug 20, 06 - 6:22 PM |
Volunteer opportunities
I am a member of a small presbyterian church in gastonia nc. It is Olney Presbyterian Church and was establised in 1793. I have a youth group of girls ages 10 - 15 and we are looking for volunteer opportunities in new york city. We have volunteered locally and in Charleston, SC. I feel it would be a wonderful opportunity for these girls from the south to experience life in a large city in the north. Please let me know if you know of any such opportunities in your area or surrounding areas. |
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Douglas Grandgeorge, Pastor, Central Church
Oct 27th, 2006 - 6:03 AM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
You might like to contact one of our members, who is an elder and trustee, Barbara Nilpirom. You can reach her through the Forum. She coordinates youth work for the Presbytery of New York City and might have some good ideas: for example, you might fix up a deteriorating sanctuary or paint a Manse. Your church is 28 years older than ours! Congratulations! What is your Presbytery? |
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Douglas Grandgeorge
Oct 28th, 2006 - 12:06 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
THANK YOU !! so much for responding to my e-mail concerning volunteer opportunities for young people in the NY area. I will contact Barbara Nilpirom immediately about trying to set up some type of volunteer work in your area for this summer. My church is a part of the Western N.C. Presbytery. Again, THANK YOU! I had about given up on getting a response. |
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Marilyn Gordon
Oct 28th, 2006 - 12:13 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
I tryed to send a reply to Douglas Grandgeorge and I didn't do it just right. So I will try again. I just wanted to thank you for responding to my e mail regarding volunteer opportunities for young people in your area. I will contact Barbara Nilpirom concerning this. My Presbytery is Western North Carolina. AGAIN, THANK YOU!! |
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David Michel
Nov 1st, 2006 - 2:04 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Marilyn, As you can imagine, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities available to your group. They include opportunites like: soup kitchens; visiting the homebound (elderly and/or disabled); visiting nursing homes or working with a local vision impaired service. When and how long will you be in nyc? Which of the opportunities appeals to your group? |
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Marilyn Gordon
Nov 1st, 2006 - 4:54 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
School is out in our area on June 10th, 2006. We have to be back in school by August 24th, 2006. So sometime between these dates would work for us. We would like to stay for at least 5 days. This will depend on the lodging we find and what we can afford. Do you think there would be a chance that a local church would have a large room we could put down sleeping bags in and maybe access to showers? Thank you for your response, I really appreciate it!! |
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Douglas Grandgeorge, Pastor, Central Church
Nov 2nd, 2006 - 7:59 AM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
I am sorry it took so long to reply about volunteering in New York, but I did not know that we had a forum or how to use it. When it was explained to me, I was most enthusiastic. It's just that I am a bit old for all this modern paraphernalia. But I am learning! Best, Douglas Grandgeorge |
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Marilyn Gordon
Nov 2nd, 2006 - 4:23 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Thank you for responding to my e-mail. I have e-mailed Barbara Nilpirom concerning volunteer opportunities. I'm sure she is researching this and will get back to me as soon as she can. Once again Thanks! |
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Leila Hawken
Nov 7th, 2006 - 1:12 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Hi, Marilyn: Barbara will indeed be a great resource for you, but I see, too, that David Michel has replied to your request. David is a prominent member of Central Church and has an office there where he directs an outreach called, "Faith in Action". He would also be a good resource for your project. Good luck with your wonderful undertaking for your young people. Leila |
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Marilyn Gordon
Nov 8th, 2006 - 5:08 AM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Hi Leila, how wonderful that you replied to my request. Somehow I think that sometimes people from the south are afraid to approach someone from a northern area (such as the glamerous, sophicated New York City) as we have the mistaken impression that they would not want to bother with people from a small southern town. Even if this doesn't work out, I have had the opportunity to be communicating with some wonderful, warm PRESBYTERIANS who have made me feel that there is a possibility that this volunteer opportunity could become a reality for these kids. Again, thank you so much and I look forward to hearing from Barbara, David or Pastor Grandgeorge as well as anyone who could make this dream a reality. |
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Leila Hawken
Nov 21st, 2006 - 10:56 AM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Hi, Marilyn, again: Thanks for your nice reply to my message. During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I will be seeing the folks you name in your most recent message and I will mention your message. You should hear something from them soon. Leila Hawken |
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Marilyn Gordon
Nov 22nd, 2006 - 6:33 AM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Leila, thanks for your reply. I will be looking forward to communicating with someone from your church. I hope you and all the folks from Central Presbyterian Church have a wonderful Thanksgiving. |
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Louisa A. Berry
Dec 16th, 2006 - 9:32 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Marilyn, I am Moderator of Deacons at Central. I was looking for something else on the site, and came across this forum. During the summer Central prepares dinner on Friday nights for needy New Yorkers, serving between 65 to 100 people. We are always in need of volunteers for these meals, and would be glad to talk to you further about this possibility. You can contact me directly at landerson@edc.org which is my work email. Hope you can come to New York. Louisa Anderson Berry |
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Marilyn Gordon
Dec 21st, 2006 - 5:50 AM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Dear Louisa, it is great to hear from you. I get so excited when I see that someone from Central has responded. We could only stay one week and that would mean we could only help with one meal on Friday. I am also getting some expressions of concern from some members of our church about being able to handle the kids in a large city. I have been very disapointed, especially since the orginal reaction from church members was one of excitement and happiness that the kids might be able to experience something like this. Louisa I was wondering if it doesn't work out with the youth could there be a possibility of a small group of women volunteering. I have a group of friends and we call ourselves "The Sea Hags". We gather in Folly Beach S.C.(which is about 6 miles out of Charleston, S.C.) in May for a week of shopping, eating, talking and just having a wonderful time. We have discussed that sometime we could use this time for doing something as volunteers. Do you think there might be something we could do (about 6 of us)in New York? |
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Leila Hawken
Dec 21st, 2006 - 12:28 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Hello, Mrs. Gordon: How nice to see that you are in touch with Louisa Berry. I noticed your reply to her and have emailed her to take a look at your message in the Forum. I will be seeing her tomorrow, and tomorrow night brings the annual Pastor's Christmas Party for the church members and friends--we all enjoy a generous feast, a little literary reading, carol singing, a reading of the Christmas story from the Bible, and a flaming plum pudding. It is a great gathering of the church community into the family that it is. Well, if we don't communicate again before the holidays, have a wonderful Christmas filled with peace and joy. Merry Christmas! |
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Louisa Anderson
Dec 21st, 2006 - 12:34 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Marilyn, We have had a few groups of young people with chaperones come to New York to do volunteer work. Several groups have even stayed in the Church, using sleeping bags. (We have a basement room with a kitchen and bathroom facilities easily available.) One group that came last summer was from Tuscon, AZ. They stayed at another Church, but did come to Central for our Friday meal. The coordinator's name was Ann Brittain, and her email is CIVILELECT@aol.com. I'm sure she would be willing to talk to you about her experiences in New York, and might offer strategies to allay parents' fears. As for the older group, that might also be a possibility. We always say that we will pre-cook meals for the summer program, but it is often difficult to fit into an otherwise busy schedule. If you have cooks in your group, we could buy the supplies and put you to work in our kitchen. Then we could freeze meals to use later in the summer. Please let me know if you are interested in either of these possibilities. It really is better to write to my office email (landerson@edc.org). I check this much more regularly than I do the Church website. I look forward to hearing from you. Have a happy holiday. Louisa Anderson Berry |
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Marilyn Gordon
Dec 25th, 2006 - 4:47 AM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
Merry Christmas Leila, Boy this has been a busy month for everyone. Olney's youth group baked, decorated and delivered Christmas Cookies to our shut-ins last week. They also sponsor several children from the Salvation Army's Christmas Angel Tree. In order to raise money for the gifts we have an annual Spaghetti Supper. Several of my "beach going" buddies help do the cooking for this. This year we also presented a play called the "Fumbly, Bumbly Angels" which was a big success. We raised about $850 to buy the gifts. As most of the kids in our group come from disadvantaged backgrounds themselves this allows them the opportunity to help someone else who is perhaps less fortunate than they are. You should see their excitement when we are shopping for gifts and the smiles on their faces when we take the gifts to the Salvation Army. Of course they are provided with gifts from the church. Thanks for staying in touch and I have answered Louisa's email on her personal website. Have a great Holiday! |
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Marilyn Gordon
Jan 8th, 2007 - 12:15 PM |
Re: Volunteer opportunities
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