ALUMNI & VOLUNTEER CONNECTIONS

NEWS, FEATURES AND INTERESTING INFORMATION

NEWS:

• Thank you to Sylvia Dening (Haiti, '99-'06) who went to Hiaiti with an initial support response team to assess MCC's disaster response to the Jan 12, 2010 earthquake!! See mcc.org/stories/news/compassion-more-widespread-violence-haiti
• Another MCC Haiti alumna from the USA will lead the disaster recovery efforts. See: mcc.org/stories/news/mcc-haiti-alumna-lead-disaster-recovery-efforts

FEATURES: 

Please take a moment to write us (susanreynar@mccab.org) with:

• stories and reflections from meaningful moments in your service with MCC, 
• connecting your life now with something you learned while serving with MCC.
• spotlight of someone who has just returned to Alberta from a service assignment with MCC.

OPPORTUNITIES

There are MANY meaningful ways to continue your involvement with MCC:

VOLUNTEER:

• HELP is needed to fold quilts and assist with donations for Haiti. Talk to Debbie Sandland at MCC Material Resource Centre in Calgary: mccalberta.ca/programs/materialresources
• Volunteer at a MCC Thrift store near you and support MCC programs around the world. For more info go to: canada.mcc.or/thriftshops
• A great way to feel connected to MCC's work around the world is through volunteering at Ten Thousand Villages: www.tenthousandvillages.ca
• Lend a hand at the upcoming MCC Relief sale  

SPREAD the MESSAGE:

• Be informed about what MCC is currently doing: Take a tour of the website and click on as many tabs as you can and read, read, read...
• Be a contact person for MCC in your local congregation. Contact MCC and we will put you on a list for regular updates:
• Encourage people in your work place to volunteer with or donate to MCC. Check out the Frequently asked questions at: mcccanada.ca/about/faq#163 and the cool giving options at donate.mcc.org/giving-catalog.
• Have you shared a story recently of a meaningful moment during your time of service with your family? a friend? a current co-worker?...try it, write it down, consider sending it to us: susanreynar@mccab.org

PRAY FOR:

• People affected by disasters and the people responding
• MCC workers around the world who are faced with the challenges of a new culture and the desire to work sustainably and with integrity.

SUPPORT:

• Do you remember how important it was to feel supported during your service term? Now it's your turn to SUPPORT a WORKER... go to: mcc.org/waystogive/supportworker
• Donate Creatively:
• monthly giving: mcc.org/waystogive/monthly
• by including MCC in your estate planning:mcc.org/waystogive/plannedgiving

EVENTS, NEWS, STORIES

• Do you want to post an event that you are hosting? Email susanreynar@mccab.org (you must include your email address so that you can be contacted directly by any interested parties).
• Please take a moment to write us (susanreynar@mccab.org) with:
  • stories and reflections from meaningful moments in your service with MCC,
  • connecting your life now with something you learned while serving with MCC.
  • spotlight of someone who has just returned to Alberta from a service assignment with MCC.

CONTACT US: