AGAPE (American Greater Armenian Project Effort)
Assembling Christmas Shoeboxes
Project AGAPE — ministry to Armenia and to some of our most desperate Christian brothers and sisters — is a collaborative effort of the North Carolina and the Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church in a joint effort with the Armenian Apostolic Church. Members of Long Memorial, contribute financially, donate designated items and pack shoe boxes to be sent to Armenian children for Christmas. Visit http://nccumc.org/outreach/project-agape/.
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief )
Cleaning Bucket
UMCOR assists the most vulnerable persons affected by crisis or chronic need without regard to their race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. UMCOR’s work in more than 80 countries, including the United States, encompasses programs and projects in disaster response, health, sustainable agriculture, food security, and relief supplies. UMCOR works to provide humanitarian relief when war, conflict, or natural disaster disrupt life to such an extent that communities are unable to recover on their own. UMCOR spends 100% of designated donations on the projects its donors specify. Members of Long Memorial contribute financially to this mission. From time to time we participate in hands-on projects such as donating supplies and assembling Cleaning Bucket kits for flood relief. Visit http://www.umcor.org/.
Rise Against Hunger
Meal Packaging
Long Memorial supports Rise Against Hunger (formerly Stop Hunger Now) by raising money and hosting meal-packaging events. The assembly process combines rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix with 23 essential vitamins and minerals into small meal packages. The Rise Against Hunger mobile unit brings the necessary equipment and supplies; our volunteers set up and take down packaging stations and equipment, fill bins with raw ingredients, scoop ingredients into meal bags, weigh and seal the bags, box and stack them on pallets, and load the pallets and equipment onto a truck. A group of about 40 volunteers can package 10,000 meals in about two hours. The food is stored easily, transported quickly, and has a shelf-life of two years. The meals are shipped throughout the world to support school feeding programs, orphanages and crisis relief. The mission of Rise Against Hunger continues to evolve and expand with a goal of ending world-wide hunger in our lifetime. From the meal packaging program to the implementation of sustainable community development projects, the organization strives to make a global impact on hunger by building resilience, self-sufficiency, and empowerment among the communities with whom they work. Visit http://www.riseagainsthunger.org/.
Methodist Home for Children
Methodist Home for Children works to provide safe, stable homes where children can thrive and live fully into their God-given potential. While not always traditional or biological, an MHC home is where both child and family are equipped to succeed. It may be a group home that helps juvenile offenders transition to healthy, independent living or a foster home that shelters a child while his family is stabilized. Whatever form it takes, the end goal is always the same—a safe, stable home. Members of Long Memorial contribute financially to this mission. Visit http://www.mhfc.org/.
