CIDlistAPRIL16 (PDF)

Sunday April 24
** We will NOT be having a regular Sunday worship
experience on April 24th. We will come to church early,
wearing grubby work clothes, and we will go out into our
community to make a difference!
8:30am
9:00am
12:00pm

Arrival @ 7200 for coffee + donuts + prayer
Depart for Project Location
Return to 7200 for Lunch

Look over the following list of projects to find the one or two that most interests you and complete
the sign-up form on the second page.
GROUPS LISTED IN RED ARE FULL AT THIS TIME.
Project #1

Bickford Cottage

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Ashley Trieu - 810-820-5832
4707 W Milham Ave, Portage
This is a chance to be one | make one in our local community. This team will share God’s love by playing
games doing crafts with residents of this local senior living residence.
8-12 *VERY kid-friendly

Project #2

Wings of God

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Richard Rethoret – 760-525-4091
Wings of God, Paw Paw
Handyman services for this home for women beginning life again after incarceration. We’ll be doing
outdoor yard work, garden clean up, and general exterior cleanup.
Bring yard tools, power-washer and paint supplies.
10-15 *kid-friendly

Project #3

Imago Dei - Care Packages

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Stephanie Roof – 269-788-7238
The Bridge – Meeting Room 201 (Classroom above nursery wing)
Imago Dei, a branch of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, connects with the fine arts community on the
campus of WMU. This group will put together care packages and write notes of encouragement for
student leaders as they go into finals week.
This group will prepare packages at 7200.
5-12 *kid-friendly

Project #4

City of Kalamazoo – Red Arrow Golf Course

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Josiah Meyers – 269-213-6241
1041 King Highway, Kalamazoo
Provide local community impact by helping this volunteer-driven municipal course. We’ll trim back trees
and perform other miscellaneous landscaping work to help them prepare for the upcoming season.
Bring gloves, trimmers, weed-eaters, rakes and shovels.
15-20 *kid-friendly

Project #5

Urban Alliance Neighborhood Revitalization

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Greg Nowak – 269-217-9630
Kalamazoo area (TBD)
Urban Alliance is revitalizing a neighborhood – one house at a time. We will help out on one of their
current home renovation projects. There is skilled and unskilled work to do.
Home renovation work, building skills are a plus. Bring tools, painting equipment, and yard tools.
15-20

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Project #6

Portage Community Center

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Sandy Lightle – 314-440-6570
325 E. Centre Ave, Portage
Another opportunity to support our community. We’ll help spruce up the landscaping by placing mulch,
clean up leaves left from the fall, and generally clean up the grounds after the winter.
Bring yard tools, hedge-trimmers, rakes & shovels
5-15 *kid-friendly

Project #7

Kalamazoo Valley Chalk the Walk

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Melody Woods - 269-993-6658
Downtown Kalamazoo
This is a chance to help our Middle School Youth Group (Fusion) support the grand opening of the KVCC
Bronson Healthy Living Campus. Volunteers, young and young at heart, are needed to sidewalk chalk
the path between the Kalamazoo Valley Museum and Healthy Living Campus.
No artistic talent needed, stencils will be available for the artistically challenged
10-15 *kid-friendly (+middle-school group)

Project #8

Colonial Acres Cleanup & Lunch

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Jeff Wenke – 269-910-1244
Colonial Acres Mobile Home Park
We’ll go door to door picking up trash from around homes, cleaning up yards and common areas. Then,
we’ll cook and share a simple hot-dog lunch with the community residents.
Trucks, trailers, gloves, mowers, weed eaters, blowers, brooms, wheel-barrows. We will not return to
7200 for lunch, but instead we’ll serve lunch at noon and pack up around 1:00pm.
25-35

Project #9

Prayer Walk @ Colonial Acres Mobile Home Park

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Peg Weaver – 616-890-4800
Colonial Acres Mobile Home Park
This team will meet to walk through Colonial Acres and pray for the families that live there.
Bring comfortable shoes and a watch/phone to keep track of time.
10-20 *kid friendly

Project #10

City of Portage

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Chris Rosey – 269-251-1930
City of Portage walking trails
We’ll show our love for our community and help the City of Portage by picking up trash along city
walking/running trails.
Bring comfortable shoes and gloves.
10-15 *kid friendly

Project #11

Kalamazoo Gospel Mission

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Dillan Thomas – 734-846-3389
448 N Burdick St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
This team will assist in the kitchen warehouse, receiving food for the mission’s resident kitchen. They
may also assist with lunch prep/cleanup.
2-10

Project #12

7200 “honey-do” list

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Dave Herder – 269-998-7278
7200 campus
This team will stay behind and help our facility team with their current project list. We’ll be doing yard
work if the weather is nice, painting inside if it is not.
Bring gloves, lawn tools, string trimmers, leaf blowers, and paint equipment.
5-15 *kid friendly

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Project #13

James 1:27

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Jeff Fernandez – 269-998-2922
Home of one of our Bridge family members
This is a chance to help our High School Youth Group (The Edge) care for a widow in our church by
performing a variety of yard work, power washing a deck and various other chores.
Bring gloves, lawn tools, power-washers, and hedge trimmers
10-15 (+high-school group)

Project #14

Pretty Lake Adventure Camp

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Andrea Haber-Stuk – 269-303-5275
9123 W. Q. Ave. Mattawan, MI 49071
This amazing place provides camp experiences for kids that could never afford it. Our team will do some
outdoor work, including clean-up of trash and brush along the entrance and roadway.
Bring gloves, trimming shears, hand saws
10-25 *kid-friendly

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Please fill out the following information & drop this card into the offering basket or designated box on your way out.
(or email your information directly to Ashley Trieu at ATrieu13@gmail.com )

NAME (s) ______________________________________________________________________________

EMAIL

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PHONE

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PROJECT CHOICE

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LIST OF TOOLS/EQUIPMENT YOU CAN PROVIDE:
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PROJECT CHOICE

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