Faith
Beyond Walls * 4144 Lindell Blvd., Suite 221 * St. Louis,
MO 63108 * (314) 531-4787 * (314) 531-4785 (fax)
NEWS
ALERTS
FBW
Responds to Disaster through Project Kinloch
We need
volunteers to rehab & clean 31 apartment units in the
City of Kinloch. Displaced families of Hurricane Katrina will
be offered these units as permanent housing 6 months rent-free
.We need ALL skill levels, beginner to professional. Lunch
is provided. Directions to assembly site are provided upon
registration. Each project day needs 15 volunteers. Register
today to rebuild the lives of 31 families by contacting Beth
at 531-4787 or e-mail.
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PROJECT
HIGHLIGHTS
Volunteers
Assemble 250 Hygeine Kits for Katrina Survivors
On Saturday, September 10, over 50 youth volunteers,
representing several faith groups, came to Webster Groves
Christian Church to assemble 250 hygiene kits. The youth and
adults who participated also had a moment to share with one
another about their faith traditions. The kits were donated
to the American Red Cross for dissemination to survivors of
Hurricane Katrina. This project was part of the Month of Unity,
an annual series of events sponsored by Faith Beyond Walls
in partnershp with Interfaith Partnership to promote interfaith
dialogue and service. Thanks to all of our volunteers who
participated!
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SLICE Summer
Initiative Huge Success!
With
over 100 youth from St. Louis and around
the country participating, St. Louis Interfaith Community
Explorations (SLICE), a pilot program launched by FBW this
past summer, was a huge success. The program was designed
to bring together interfaith youth for weeklong service camps.
Monday of each week began with a Poverty Simulation during
which participants role-played the lives of low-income families,
including single parents, people with disabilities, and senior
citizens on Social Security. The next four days included assignments
throughout the St. Louis region volunteering on community
improvement projects.
Projects
mainly focused on neighborhood beautification as volunteers
we worked side-by- side with residents to help mulch smaller
trees around area parks, clean sidewalks, preserve neighborhood
gardens and experience the joy of serving in local communities.
Special thank to all the volunteers and neighborhood partners
who made this a successful and meaningful summer of service.
DATES
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NEIGHBORHOOD
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YOUTH
GROUPS |
June
20-24 |
St.
Louis Hills (south city), Penrose (north city)
Project
Sponsors:
St. Louis Hills Neighborhood Association and Penrose
Self- Reliant Neighborhood Association
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Crossroads
Christian Church, Hamilton Christian Church
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July
11-15 |
Kinloch
(north county)
Project Sponsors:
City
of Kinloch
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Eliot
Unitarian Chapel, Broadway Christian Church and Webster
Groves Christian Church
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July
18-22 |
Penrose
(north city) and College
Hill (north city)
Project Sponsors:
Penrose
Self- Reliant Neighborhood Association and
College Hill Roundtable
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Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Holy Communion
Episcopal Church and Beargrass Christian Church, KY
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July 25-29 |
Riverview
(north county), South City Cluster (south city)and Third
Ward (north city)
Project Sponsors:
City of Riverview, Sustainable Neighborhoods- South
City Cluster and Third
Ward Neighborhood Council
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St.
Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Faith Des Peres Presbyterian
Church, First Christian Church, TX, St. John's Evangelical
UCC
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FBW Continues
Our Parntership with the St. Louis Area Foodbank
On
July 16, FBW volunteers helped sort and package 7060 pounds
of food that had been donated to the Foodbank. This will feed
2353 people for one day.
Volunteers
Beautify Dorms for Local Boys
On
August 6 and August 20, twenty-one
volunteers painted and steamed cleaned the carpet of the boys
dorms at ECHO Emergency Children’s Home provides emergency
care, residential treatment and independent living opportunities
for abused and neglected children and youth between the ages
of 11 and 19.
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Upcoming
FBW Projects
Volunteers
Needed to Make a Difference!
Saturday, October 22, 2005 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m.) volunteers needed for Make a Difference Day, the largest
community service effort in the nation! Faith Beyond Walls
is excited to take part in this national effort by returning
to the City of Kinloch to engage in several neighborhood projects.
E-mail or
call Beth to register and for directions to the site.
Sign
Up for Fall Tree-Planting Project
On
Sunday, October 23 (2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.) 15 volunteers ages
12 and up are needed to plant trees
at Hyde Park in North St. Louis City. This project is in partnership
with the Jewish Community Relations Council’s Jewish Environmental
Initiative and the Third Ward Council. Contact Beth for more
details at 531-4787 or e-mail.
Mark
Your Calendars for Volunteer Recognition Event
On Saturday, November 19, FBW will host our 3rd Annual Volunteer
Recognition event. More details to follow.
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