News and Notes for March, 2009

Our project is full.  With a capacity of 300, we were flirting with 290 participants until the past week, when someone among our group changed their registration number, added two or three people, and filled the project.  Here’s how that figures into our planning.

1.  Crew Chief needs. 

With a full project, we are planning on 27-28 crews, which means we will need 27-28 crew chiefs.  Our construction coordinator Craig Pope needs to match each crew chief with the skills that will be required on each job site and in order to do that, he needs to have your crew chiefs submit their applications as soon as possible.  We need everyone you will bring with you, painters, electricians, expert general home repair guys (or gals if you’ve got those, too), roofers, everyone.  You can fax or mail their applications to Craig Pope. 

2.  Registration updates.

With a full registration, there may be others waiting for extra places at the project.  If you get to a point where you realize you are not going to use all of the spaces you have reserved, contact Ruth Burkhead, the registration specialist at World Changers (rburkhead@namb.net) and have her make adjustments in your number. 

3.  Crew Encouragers.

With 27-28 crews, we will also need 27-28 crew encouragers.  Please ask the adults who are coming with you if they would like to serve in this capacity.  Have them complete a non-construction volunteer application and return that to me, Lee Saunders, at FAX 713-864-5243.

Thank you for the work you do in organizing and bringing your group to World Changers.  You are going to be a real blessing to the Parkland/Iron Belt.