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Dear Friends of Lutheran Disaster Response of New York:
Here’s the November 23rd edition of Comfort & Renew Online, a weekly e-newsletter provided by LDRNY. If you have something to share, please drop an email to mikki@LDRNY.org
LDRNY helps feed the hungry this Thanksgiving
LDRNY again helps those in need to have food on the table this Thanksgiving. Turkey vouchers were given to churches, ministries and organizations running food pantries at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lower East Side, Manhattan; Trinity Lutheran Church, 94th Street, Manhattan; Fordham Lutheran Church, the Bronx; and the Salvation Army World Trade Center Program. The Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Atlantic District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod run many food programs in the greater New York area.
LDRNY sponsors workshops on traumatic stress management
Lutheran Disaster Response of New York will sponsor two workshops on Comprehensive Acute Traumatic Stress Management, Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Long Island. Workshops will be given by Dr. Ray Shelton for the CERT CARE Team and the Medical Reserve Corp.
Dec. 9, Freeport Firehouse 15 Broadway, Freeport
Dec. 10, Grace Lutheran Church 1294 Bellmore Ave., N. Bellmore
Register by Dec. 5. Call 516-679-0080 or email faithfulresponse@ldrny.org . For more information, go to www.LDRNY.org and click on Top News.
LDRNY needs holiday volunteers
Barnes and Noble on Astor Place will host LDRNY Dec. 2-4, as we wrap gifts to raise funds for our annual holiday drive. All cash donations made at the store will provide gift certificates for families economically affected by 9/11. If you'd like to volunteer for a gift-wrapping shift, send an email to mikki@ldrny.org or call the office at 212-406-9736. You can also stop in to shop on those days and have your purchase wrapped.
Job opportunity
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health seeks a community outreach & liaison/safety and health specialist to develop, coordinate and conduct safety and health programs for immigrants and low wage workers. The job includes outreach to community-based organizations and institutions, liaison with unions and production and distribution of appropriate safety and health materials. Candidate must be a self-starter, able to work independently and have a demonstrated record of organizing activity. To apply, Jonathan Bennett Public Affairs Director, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health 275 7th Ave., 8th floor, New York NY 10001 jbennett@nycosh.org.
Want to be a docent for Ground Zero tours?
The 9/11 Families Association is training volunteer docents to lead tours of Ground Zero. There are training dates in November in December. You can download an application at http://www.ldrny.org/GroundZero/GroundZero4.asp> or visit http://tributenyc.org/
Volunteers still needed
Check www.LDRNY.org for volunteer opportunities for Hurricane Katrina with several agencies, both in New York and in the Gulf Coast. Click on the Katrina page.
Take a planned Faith Walk around Ground Zero
LDRNY partner Koinonia NYC invites you to take a Faith Walk around Ground Zero. Faith Walks are inspirational and educational tours of Ground Zero and surrounding landmarks, encouraging healing and hope in the face of despair. If you’re planning a trip to New York City, or want to read more about others’ experiences, go to www.LDRNY.org. Participants always report back that they liked the Faith Walk. Here is a comment from one person: "It was informative, very moving, and certainly uplifting. In your very kind and thoughtful manner, you put us all at ease. Your friendly way made us all able to participate and enjoy this opportunity."
Make a gift to LDRNY
LDRNY is grateful for the gifts it receives. If you’d like to make a donation to honor or memorialize someone, send a check to LDRNY at the address below. Tell us who should be notified of the gift, and please provide an address. Thrivent members will have their gift matched.
You may now make a gift to support the work of LDRNY among the hidden victims of Sept. 11 online, thanks to Lutheran Community Foundation’s Charity Finder. Go to
http://www.thelcf.org/donors/charityfinder_details.asp?charity_id=145
Events, programs and training on www.LDRNY.org <http://www.LDRNY.org/>
You’re reminded to check the LDRNY.org website often for a complete listing of events taking place around Ground Zero and in lower Manhattan, and for programs and training relating to 9/11. They’re listed here: http://www.ldrny.org/comfort/comfort3.asp
Helpful sites you may want to visit
• Lifenet www.9-11MentalHealth.org 1-800-LIFENET.
LDRNY contact info
To contact LDRNY, call 1-866-864-1600, or send an email to Mikki@ldrny.org Visit the website for information on any of our programs – www.LDRNY.org.
LDRNY
22 Cortlandt St. 10007
New York, NY
1-866-864-1600
212-406-9736
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