NE UMC HIV AIDS task force

MERRY CHRISTMAS NE UMC HIV AIDS Task force and friends!  Sending prayers at christmas to all affected by HIV AIDS in the world!   We send thanks to our caseworkers at NAP kearney and in NE!  We know their burden needs to be lightened!

 

We collected EIGHT blankets of love at TUMC for clients at NAP kearney to bring over in January if not before!  Collaborate with NAP in your area and find out how you can support each other!  They may not know about the UM Global aids fund offerings and we can do the AIDS walks in fall to lend them support!

 

Good news that our Baskets of Love for our two HIV AIDS funds in G Island at TUMC:  brought in $370 the last two weekends.. on 13 baskets created in love --  and so now time to get them all delivered and collect all monies to send in by year's end!     We hope to have $526 with offerings and gifts last sunday -- to divide now between UM Global AIDS fund and our local TUMC Emergency HIV AIDS fund! 

 

We are hoping that other churches are now sending in offerings with articles and reminders in UM connect!  Bill said they gave $391 at Trinity UMC in Lincoln for UM Global AIDS fund!  Lots of hope in the air --  yet we have large goals to eliminate HIV AIDS in our world!    WE are hoping to come up with a date for our GI HIV AIDS Benefit concert this spring soon!  

 

We have our TUMC book group on NAMES NOT JUST NUMBERS, Don Messer's new book tomorrow at my home at 10 am.. better get reading to finish it or get a good start!  i purchased 11 copies and only one remains.. 

 

NOTE:  Marta i need to get a copy to you and $20 to TUMC and then put forum fund in the memo or cash.. let me know when you can get together!

 

CELEBRATE:  Our new HIV AIDS testing site at TUMC through Parish nurse office has been going for six mos.. now time to promote it! 

 

You can get confidential testing there (across from our church at Old walnut apartments and offices:  two times a month at Old Walnut offices, first thurs morning 9:30 to 11:30 am and third thurs of the month from 3 - 5 pm.. start to identify nurses and health professionals, missions folks in your church who will promote the offerings, do education and do collaboration and education with NAP in the area, health offices, etc.

 

Feb 1 at our Task force meeting we hope to award grants to local churches which is our main Task!  Our meeting for our task force is at 10 am in Grand island at the new primary site for:  Central Health Center: www.centralhealthcenter.org  in the Conference room arranged by Susan Goodman, Educator there!   Just go to the Locust Street exit on i-80 and it is a new strip mall on the EAST side of S locust where Stolley park crosses it!   Susan Goodman is the contact person if you need to call for directions that day!

Primary Site
217 East Stolley Park Road Ste E
Grand Island NE 68801
308-384-7625
888-308-2134
Fax: 308-384-8904
Hours: Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday 9-5, Tuesday 1-7

Our next meeting is in LINCOLN on Jan 19, 2:30 in UMC Conferenceoffices at 2:30 PM with Carol Otto, Insurance person and also Wellness screening coordinator at Annual conference in June..  talking to her about having HIV AIDS testing with Wellness screening somehow!   

 

RSVP if you can come!   If anyone can contact Thurman Hoskins about doing testing again that would be GREAT!   We might need more than one nurse or health professional who is trained to do such testing if we go forward with this!

 

Thanks to all churches  and AIDS ambassadors in local churches -- for Offerings for UM Global AIDS fund Dec 5 or other dates in Dec, fundraising projects, alternative giving at holidays etc.   Merry Christmas to all and thanks everyone for a year of HOPE with HIV AIDS projects, events and UM Global aids fund offerings!   

 

Saturday Feb 12 is an event at Christ UMC on A Street in Lincoln for all the groups that get support from Risk taking mission and justice team for the UMC..  let me know if you might come or lend support on this event!   we might need a display and Liz has volunteered to help on a trifold.. thanks tons liz!  we might need a three to five min DVD .. have the ones from UMCOR and one from Don messer if  can find it or bill if you can bring a short piece on Zoe ministry --  also Nigerian orphanage support too.. many of the children lost parents to HIV AIDS that are there or malaria!   peace and preparing the way for our hearts at christmas and in 2011 -----   maureen and marta co chairs

 

Note: We will set a date then for an April Meeting too and Andrew is chair of selection for Feb 1 at 10 am in G island.    I am gone all of march on renewal leave.   I will also be gone most of the summer and info Sept to co again.  If anyone can come on as Co chair with marta by summer, let me know!