A CALL TO SERVE (ACTS) MINISTRIES OF IOWA NEWSLETTER

January 2015

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LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS

*No current projects.

Please visit our website at www.actsofiowa.org to see past newsletters and/or ongoing projects.

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Have you seen our general information Video? Check it out!

Meet the Interns

Hello, my name is Molly Neil and I am one of the spring interns working for ACTS this semester. I am a Pella native and currently a senior at Central College. In May, I will graduate from Central as a Communications Studies major with interests in Marketing and Public Relations. This semester I will be working as the Marketing/

Communication intern for ACTS, meaning that I will be responsible for developing marketing and communication materials for events this spring. As an upcoming college graduate I am excited for the opportunity to grow and learn from my experience at ACTS both personally and professionally.

Hi, my name is Angie Allgood and

I am one of the interns with ACTS Ministries this spring. Currently, I am a junior at Central College where I am majoring in Business Management with minors in Not-for-Profit Management and Sociology. I am the Community Outreach intern, so I have the opportunity to assist in the organization of volunteer projects and communicate with some of the clients of ACTS. I just arrived back from a mission trip to Southern Texas where I was privileged to be on the front-lines of a few building projects, and now I am excited to help behind the scenes with service project preparation. I am blessed to get the opportunity to learn from the professionals involved with ACTS while getting to watch the ways God is at work in the Pella community.

ACTS on KNIA/KRLS

Recently, ACTS was interviewed by Bob Leonard on KNIA/KRLS. Click on this link to listen.

Vermeer VTO (Volunteer Time Off) Project

Vermeer provides their Pella based employees the opportunity to utilize eight hours of paid time off to serve. Recently, two Vermeer employees used their VTO option to help clean and organize the ACTS shop. Click on the below link to see before and after pictures.

Vermeer VTO ACTS Shop Presentation

To send ACTS a prayer (for us or someone in need), click here.

ACTS Wishlist

Can you help with any of these items?

If so, contact info@actsofiowa.org

White or Gray Exterior Primer for painting projects.

Ladders & Scaffolding for painting and roofing projects.

Leftover construction supplies that you think others could benefit from.

Other items we can use on a somewhat regular basis to bless families with (Furniture Ministry Donation Guidelines):

Couches
Beds
Kitchen Tables & Chairs
Empty 1 gal. ice cream buckets (for painting)
Empty 1 gal. milk jugs (for the Seeds for Needs Garden)

Items we DO NOT accept:

TVs
Items in need of repair or that are unsafe
Soiled furniture items

For a more complete list of our project needs, please click here.

Your 2015 Service Results (YTD)

Participating Volunteers: 13

Total Projects Completed: 7

Hours Volunteered: 23

Families/Organizations Served: 4

Communities Impacted: Pella, Des Moines

Thanks to all our 2015 team leaders and volunteers!

Your Service Results Since Inception

Participating Volunteers: 5,489 (this is more people than the towns of Otley, Tracy, Bussey, Harvey, Columbia, Hamilton, Swan, Marysville, Pleasantville, Sully and Lynnville COMBINED!)

Total Projects Completed: 976

Hours Volunteered: 22,241 (556 work weeks of service!)

Communities Impacted: 28

Families/Organizations Served: 565

About A Call To Serve Ministries of Iowa

ACTS is a non-profit organization established in 2006 in Pella that

connects people who need assistance with local volunteers. ACTS is dedicated to showing God's love through service and building stronger relationships in the community. ACTS facilitates short-term projects in Pella and surrounding communities by matching volunteers with the "right" projects.

A Call To Serve Ministries of Iowa

608 E 13th St.

Pella, Iowa 50219

641-780-4503