Judy Shue: Volunteering in retirement
February 2, 2010 by admin
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Anticipation, nostalgia, anxiety and a bit of panic washed through my mind as I submitted my letter of retirement. I had fourteen months to figure out what to do with the rest of my life.
I was truly at a transition point. My children were settled in homes of their own. My grandchildren were entering or [...]
Shannon Alford: My discernment process
January 18, 2010 by admin
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My decision to volunteer lasted about seven years. When I was a freshman in college I had set my sights towards getting a business degree and moving to New York, but in the back of my mind a much stronger desire was lingering, my call to serve. I was unsure how I was going to survive (financially, emotionally, physically) simple living. I knew I wanted it, but I wasn’t convinced it would be worth the risk in the long-run. Inevitably, I would be proving myself wrong.
Debi Moore
October 19, 2009 by admin
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By Margaret Gabriel
When Debi Moore arrived in Kentucky after applying to become a Christian Appalachian Project volunteer, she had many experiences behind her. Her work experiences and education combined to make her a fine volunteer candidate, but it was life experience that convinced her to follow up on investigating the mission work “that I said [...]
Kim Rice
August 19, 2009 by admin
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Volunteers make a vital contribution to the work of the Christian Appalachian Project, adding newness and a breath of fresh air to programs that have been present in CAP counties for many years. In 2007, a volunteer who came to eastern Kentucky to participate in CAP’s Appalachian WorkFest, a spring break alternative program, began to [...]
Maggie Kane
August 19, 2009 by admin
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The lore surrounding the early days of the Christian Appalachian Project tell us the first direct mail fund-raising effort was kick-started in the mid-1960s. Volunteers copied names from phone books in northeastern cities and sent letters asking for support for the fledgling program in eastern Kentucky. Maggie Kane firmly believes that story is true. In [...]
Raul Rodriguez
August 19, 2009 by admin
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If you say the name “Raúl Rodriguez” to the kids of Jackson and Martin counties you might be met with a blank stare, “Who?” Describe Raúl as tall, with dark hair and eyes and dramatic, expressive eyebrows and you could hear “Rolo!”
Raúl’s first experience with the Christian Appalachian Project came at WorkFest 2005, an alternative [...]