GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH “DISCOVER HAITI” DINNER MAY 18, 2013

Grace Community Church of North Liberty, IA sponsors fundraising dinner for World Wide Village, a Christian humanitarian organization.  

St. Paul, MN, May 6, 2013:  Grace Community Church invites the public to attend their Discover Haiti dinner fundraising event on May 18, 2013 from 6-8pm at Grace Community Church, 2707 Dubuque St. NE in North Liberty, IA. The event will raise awareness and funds for one of the church’s foreign mission partners, World Wide Village, a Christian humanitarian organization based in St. Paul, MN that focuses on spiritual development and community enrichment in Haiti. Grace Community Church encourages those in the surrounding area to come and learn about Haiti, understand the work that God is calling His people to do in service for the people of Haiti and find out how you can be personally involved in sharing the love of Christ with the Haitian people. Enjoy an authentic Haitian meal while you discover Haiti with us! There is no admission charge if you RSVP to khelm@worldwidevillage.org or 651.777.6908 by May 12^th (after May 12^th, admission cost is $5/person). Bring your family – there is free childcare and dinner provided for ages 12 and under.

To learn more about the Grace Community Church visit http://www.graceb3.org/. Learn more about World Wide Village’s vision, projects and mission trips at www.worldwidevillage.org or call 651-777-6908.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information or to get answers to any questions about World Wide Village or the Discover Haiti Dinner please contact:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Kara Helm

616 Sims Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55130

Office: 651-777-6908

Email: khelm@worldwidevillage.org

Twin Cities Connect host Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2013 on May 10, 2013  

St. Paul, MN, May 2, 2013:  The Chick-fil-A Leadercast is a one-day leadership event broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, GA to hundreds of locations around the world. Twin Cities Connect, a group of local marketplace leaders throughout the Twin Cities, invites the public to attend it’s hosting event of this year’s Chick-fil-A Leadercast, held on Friday, May 10, 2013, 8am at the Hilton located at 3800 American Blvd. E in Bloomington.

Regardless of where you are in your journey to become a leader with impact, the Leadercast has a message for you. Join us as we are inspired to “simply lead” with messages from a lineup of world-renowned leaders such as, Jack Welch, Former Chairman and CEO of General Electric, and Sanya Richards-Ross, 2012 London Olympic gold medalist for track and field, and many others. To learn more about the Chick-fil-A Leadercast visit:

http://www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com/location/twincitiesconnect.

Tickets are on sale now. Visit https://www.xorbia.com/e/?DNKFNLGNGNIKNLFNFKF to purchase your tickets today. For a limited time, get $20 off of general admission tickets, by using promo code “BAMA”. You won’t want to miss out on a breakthrough in growing as a leader with this all-star speaker lineup!

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information or to get answers to any questions about Chick-fil-A Leadercast 2013 or the Twin Cities Connect please contact:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Karin Lindberg

Office: 651-777-6908

Email: Karin.Lindberg@cru.org

                                                                                                                                                               Website: http://www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com/location/twincitiesconnect

WORLD WIDE VILLAGE PRESIDENT, RANDY MORTENSEN, KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY PRAYER BREAKFAST ON MAY 8, 2013.  

St. Paul, MN, May 1, 2013:  The public is invited to attend the Columbia Height Community Prayer Breakfast Wednesday, May 8, 2013, from 7-8:45am at Murzyn Hall located at 530 Mill St. N.E. in Columbia Heights. For information about the Community Prayer Breakfast, contact the Columbia Heights City Hall Administration Office.

World Wide Village President, Randy Mortensen, leads a St. Paul based organization that focuses on spiritual development and community enrichment through education. Sharing his radical life transition from “Success to Significance”, Randy testifies how this unlikely servant leaves Corporate America for ministry.  Learn more about World Wide Village’s mission and vision, projects in Haiti and their mission trip experience at www.worldwidevillage.org or call 651-777-6908.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information or to get answers to any questions about World Wide Village please contact:

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Ariole Taylor

616 Sims Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55130

Office: 651-777-6908

Email: ataylor@worldwidevillage.org

Website: www.WorldWideVillage.org

To honor the Haitian tradition of celebrating Haitian Heritage Month, May 1st is Labor and Agriculture Day. Agriculture continued to be the mainstay of the economy of Haiti in the late 1980s; it employed approximately 66 percent of the labor force and accounted for about 35 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and for 24 percent of exports in 1987. The role of agriculture in the economy has declined severely since the 1950′s, when the sector employed 80 percent of the labor force, represented 50 percent of GDP, and contributed 90 percent of exports. As Haiti entered the 1990s, however, the main challenge to agriculture was not economic, but ecological. Due to its location in the Caribbean basin, Haiti’s agricultural sector is exposed to hurricanes and tropical storms. As a result, extreme deforestation, soil erosion, droughts, flooding, and the ravages of other natural disasters have all led to a critical environmental situation₁.  

World Wide Village supports the development of community garden projects that focus on sustainability through education, locally-sourced materials, idea sharing, community cooperation, and continued support. Through education and training in agriculture, local communities are assisted in constructing  sustainable gardens that will help Haitian families produce sufficient food for balanced diets as well as serve as a viable source of income.

One of our highlighted projects is the Luly Community Garden, which enables 26 selected co-op members and their families to enhance their diets for better health and to become more self-sufficient. Crops grown in the garden will be small and large varieties of tomatoes, peppers, millet, carrot, eggplant, cucumber, and peanuts. 

Clairline tending to Luly Community Garden

To learn more about our sustainable garden projects and how you can help visit http://www.worldwidevillage.org/current-projects/sustainable-agriculture/.

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St. Paul, MN, May 1, 2013:  Members of Grace Lutheran Church of Andover, MN will spend the next 7 days on a mission trip in Haiti with local Christian humanitarian organization, World Wide Village, Inc. The team’s focus is on the ABCs of community enrichment: Agriculture, Building, and Children. During their time in Haiti, plans call for the team to construct a sustainable garden, helping Haitian families produce sufficient food for balanced diets as well as a viable source of income. They will also work on small building projects making repairs to homes in Lizon, a suburb in the north part of Port au Prince. Members of the team are looking forward to engaging with and spending time with the children of Haiti.

Grace Lutheran Church of Andover envisions sending at least two teams per year with World Wide Village, serving the people of Haiti while also gaining new appreciation for the comforts that come with being an American. To follow the team’s progress while on the ground, please visit the Grace2Haiti Team Photo Blog at http://grace2haiti2013.tumblr.com/.  To learn more about Grace Lutheran Church visit the church’s website: http://www.graceandover.org/.

 Learn more about World Wide Village’s mission trip experience, projects and mission trips at www.worldwidevillage.org or call 651-777-6908.

Saturday, May 18th, 2013

6-8 pm (5:30pm registration)

Grace Community Church

2707 Dubuque St. NE North Liberty, IA 52317

Come and enjoy Haitian authentic cuisine and hear from Randy Mortensen, President of World Wide Village, and several members of Grace Community Church!

There is no admission charge if you RSVP before May 12th. After May 12th admission is $5/person.

Free childcare and dinner for ages 12 and under! So if you’re in the area, come join us! Please RSVP to khelm@worldwidevillage.org or 651.777.6908 with the number of adults attending the dinner and the number/ages of children needing childcare.

Quite a few people, told their stories, as a part of our Touched By Haiti Story Contest. Six finalists were chosen. Their stories were shared and the public was given the opportunity to vote, on which store they liked the best.

Touched By Haiti Story Contest – Results

While Facebook allows people to continue to vote, our contest closed at 10:00 PM CST, Sunday, April 7th. Votes were locked and it is now time to reveal those results.

Honorable Mention

GREG ACKERSON – With 9 votes.

Third Prize

Our three third prize winners and recipients of a World Wide Village t-shirts are:

BRETT THOMPSON – With 61 votes.

DAVID C. MASEK – With 30 votes.

SCOTT DEFOE – With 13 votes.

Second Prize

With 172 votes, the second prize winner and recipient of an Apple iPod Nano is:

SUZANNA BROZOZOG

First Prize

With 286 votes, the contest winner and the recipient of a FREE, Week-long Missions Trip to Haiti, with World Wide Village (valued at $1050 – airfare not included) is:

LILY BRONSON

Official Record

If you would like to see the official tally, as recorded at the close of our contest, take a look at the image below:

Congratulations to all our contestants. The stories were great and we look forward to seeing how many others will be Touched By Haiti, in the future.