From winterety at sbcglobal.net Thu Nov 4 12:03:59 2010 From: winterety at sbcglobal.net (sheryl lynn gerety) Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:03:59 -0700 Subject: [OldNorth] Interfaith Rotating Winter Schedule Opens Message-ID: <721E8D56-A87D-40D7-BFD3-F91E3F60148D@sbcglobal.net> In This Issue IRWS Highlights Featured Article Davis Empowerment Project New Volunteer System Ways to Help! Mental Health First Aid Homeless Awareness Week Shelter Schedule Dear IRWS Volunteers, The Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter is gearing up for another amazing season. The shelter will be opening on: Sunday, November 28th Davis Community Church The IRWS Board and Core Team have been working hard to ensure that this year is another transformative experience for everyone involved. As we prepare for this coming season, we invite you to join us in the preparations. In this email you will find various ways you can help, as well as some exciting new developments. We hope you will consider joining us in making the shelter the best it can be! Please note that the IRWS has a NEW website: www.interfaith-shelter.org Jenna Templeton and Bill Habicht IRWS Co-Chairs IRWS Highlights Here are some highlights from the last few years: 2009-2010 Volunteers: 776 Meals Served: 2,484 Different Guests: 104 2008-2009 Volunteers: 627 Meals Served: 2,083 Different Guests: 102 2007-2008 Volunteers: 493 Meals Served: 1,229 Different Guests: 81 New Co-chair Jenna Templeton A leader, activist and advocate for various underrepresented and discriminated groups, Jenna is excited to serve as the new Co-Chair for the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter of Davis. She also serves as a Lead Consultant for the Davis Empowerment Project and is the chief producer of music concerts benefiting the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Assocation, Greater Sacramento Chapter. Jenna has fallen in love with working alongside local individuals dealing with homelessness and at-risk of homelessness, and plans to dedicate her career to further empowering and aiding homeless and indigent individuals in the Yolo/Sacramento regions. Davis Empowerment Project Growing out of the IRWS, theDavis Empowerment Project(DEP) is a newly formed social enterprise venture undertaken by homeless and formerly homeless guests. The DEP, with support from a growing network of community members, is creating a small business to move themselvesout of homelessness. Still in the intial phases, the DEP is currently working on a feasibility study to determine which business idea has the greatest potential for success. If you would like to learn more about the DEP and how you can get involved, please visit: www.davis-empowerment.org Quick Links Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter Grace-in-Action Davis Community Meals Join Our Mailing List New Volunteer System In response to feedback about the online volunteer system last year, the IRWS is trying a new system that automatically sends out reminders via email. Only your name will be visible to the public. All other information (phone, email) are only accessible by designated IRWS staff. Once the volunteer system is up and running, we'll post it on our new website www.interfaith-shelter.org. Ways to Help! The IRWS has a LOT of work to accomplish before the opening of the shelter in November. There's numerous ways, both big and small, with which you can help. DONATE ITEMS: Donations of the following items would help tremendously! Item donations can be made at Davis Community Church (412 C Street). Clean sleeping bags in good or excellent condition New socks Action/Adventure movies (DVD) Rain ponchos BECOME A MEMBER OF THE "CORE TEAM" Become part of the IRWS Core Team, which is responsible for the planning and overall administration of the shelter. Core Team members select areas for which they have a passion. Contact Jenna Templeton (jtempleton42 at gmail.com) if you'd like to participate! Special Training: Mental Health First Aid Grace-in-Action, a faith based nonprofit serving the homeless community, is co-sponsoring a special training by Yolo County Mental Health on Saturday, Nov. 13th and Sunday, Nov. 14th from 9:00pm - 4:00pm. Attendees must attend BOTH sessions to become certified. What do Mental Health First Aid training participants learn? Just as CPR training helps a layperson with no clinical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental HealthFirst Aid training helps a layperson assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis, such as contemplating suicide. In both situations, the goal is to help support an individual until appropriate professional help arrives. Mental Health First Aiders learn a single 5-step strategy that includes assessing risk, respectfully listening to and supporting the individual in crisis, and identifying appropriate professional help and other supports. To RSVP for this invaluable training, please contact Cindy Burger, CindyB at grace-in-action.org . Homelessness Awareness Week November 14th - November 20th Attend any of several community events as Davis residents come together to care for local hungry and homeless individuals. For more event information, please go to www.interfaith-shelter.orgor www.davis-empowerment.org Featured Presentation: A powerpoint presentation by Photojournalist Francisco Dominguez entitled "Homeless in America"will be shown at: Davis United Methodist Church 1620 Anderson Road Wednesday, Nov. 17th 7:00pm - 8:30pm FREE Shelter Schedule 2010-2011 Nov. 28 - Dec. 4 Davis Community Church Dec. 5 - Dec. 11 Davis United Methodist Church Dec. 12 - Dec. 18 OPEN Dec. 19 - Dec. 25 St. James Catholic Church Dec. 26 - Jan. 1 St. James Catholic Church Jan. 2 - Jan. 8 Davis Community Church Jan. 9 - Jan. 15 Davis Lutheran Church Jan. 16 - Jan. 22 University Covenant Church (Bet Haverim- Volunteers) Jan. 23 - Jan. 29 University Covenant Church Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 University Covenant Church Feb. 6 - Feb. 12 First Baptist Church Feb. 13 - Feb. 19 Davis Community Church Feb. 20 - Feb. 26 Davis United Methodist Church Feb. 27 - Mar. 5** OPEN Mar. 6 - Mar. 12** First Baptist Church ** extended weeks, dependant on ALL other weeks being filled. 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