The RSVP deadline for CONNECT:46::MPLS is Friday December 30^th.  You can RSVP to beckyf@youthworks.com. Make sure to let us know if you are attending for the full weekend, or only certain events. In addition, let us know if you are in need of housing!

PLEASE NOTE: Since so many attendee’s this year are local or have friends or family in the Twin Cities area, we will not be staying at a church. If you are from out of town and are in need of housing, we have a few members of the Recruiting Team that will be host homes. We are excited to have you. Please let us know if you are in need of housing.

Friday:

5pm: Doors Open at Immanuel Lutheran Church

104 Snelling Avenue South, St Paul, MN

6:30-7:30pm  Great Minnesota Get Together

Since we are in St Paul, home of the Minnesota State Fair, we figured we would enjoy some typical Minnesota winter food. Join us for soups and chili to warm up from winter’s chill.

8:00-9:30pm  Wonderful WinterSkate

Lace up those ice skates and join us for a wonderful time at Rice Park. We can carpool from the church and will be leaving at 8.  Please bring $2 for skate rental, or it’s free if you have a Wells Fargo Check Card.  Indoor options will be games and hangout at the church. Find out more info at http://www.wellsfargowinterskate.com/

Saturday:

Breakfast for Saturday morning is on your own or food will be provided at host homes.

8:00am-1:00pm                  Twin Cities Serve Event

We will have a few service sites running simultaneously.  Signing up for the different events will happen on Friday at dinner. If you are not attending dinner on Friday and would like to serve, please let me know by emailing beckyf@youthworks.com. The RSVP deadline for Service Sites is December 30^th.

                  Crew 1: Urban Homeworks South Location

Crew 2: Urban Homeworks North Location

Crew 3: YW Warehouse & YouthEnterprise North Shop

1:00-2:30pm                  Lunch at Broadway Pizza

We will be preordering pizzas and will be seated in the party room. Please bring around $10 to contribute to the pizza for lunch. If you don’t want pizza, there will be other menu items available, please just let me know if you will be ordering separately.

2025 West River Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55411

2:30-4:45pm                  Choose Your Own Adventure: Recruiters and Alumni will be found at the following events

• Games and Movies at Laurelyn’s house: Come enjoy this comfy home to hangout

3012 Columbus Ave S, Minneapolis MN

• Coffee and Minneapolis Tour: Enjoy a sampling from great coffee shops and Minneapolis attractions.

This will be led and facilitated by Ben Capps and we will be departing from Broadway Pizza.

5-10pm                                    YouthWorks Progressive Dinner

Please join us for food, fellowship, and intentional time at a variety of YouthWorks Staff  homes

5:00-6:00pm                  Appetizers At Mayme’s

914 Emerson Avenue N, Minneapolis

6:15-7:30pm                  Main course at Melissa’s

1518 Queen Ave N, Minneapolis

7:30-9:30                  Dessert and Worship at Thomas

1615 Thomas Ave N, Minneapolis

SUNDAY:

Worship with us! We will be at any one of these locations:

10am: Sanctuary Covenant Church: Anwatin Middle School: 256 Upton Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN

10am: Mill City Church 1201 University Avenue NE, Minneapolis, 55413.

9 or 11am Hope Community Church: 707 10th Avenue South  Minneapolis, MN

12:00pm                  Lunch at the Mid-Town Global Market

920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN

National YouthWorkers Convention in SanDiego and Atlanta:

At these events we were able to meet up with some great alumni who were attending the conference. It was so fun to connect with them throughout the weekends!

Alumni Connect at NYWC Atlanta

Serve Kokomo, Kokomo IN:

This was a cool event that gathered some alumni and their friends together to serve the community of Kokomo IN together and have some ridiculously fun times. Throughout the day we were also able to hear from a number of community leaders and learn from them.

Upcoming events:

Don’t forget that Connect 46:MPLS  is coming up! Block of your calender for January 6th – 8th and make plans to head to Minneapolis. We’ve been saving all the good stuff for this event. You won’t want to miss out!

As a fall thank you, we put together this quick video.

On Saturday, November 12, YouthWorks is hosting a one day service-learning day in Kokomo that we are calling Serve Kokomo. The event is one day and will run from 12:00pm–7:00pm. During Serve Kokomo we will serve the community in the afternoon and then spend the evening with several community members learning about the community.

Serve Kokomo is FREE of charge and open to anyone that wants to attend. This includes you, any other alumni staff, your dorm hall, your small group or any group of people that are passionate about service and who would benefit from a day like this.
Would you be interested in Serve Kokomo? Would you be willing to promote this event on your campus? Here are some of the details:

When: Saturday, November 12 from 12:00pm – 7:00pm.
Where: Kokomo, Indiana We will be based out of First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Kokomo and will be traveling around from there. E-mail benc@youthworks.com for more information on directions.
Transportation: Those interested in participating should provide their own transportation. Car-pooling is encouraged. Directions will be coming soon.
Food: We will provide some light snacks and dinner.
What: A day of service and learning in Kokomo, IN.

Let us know if you are interested in coming and if you will be bringing others with you. Also, we would love for you to promote Serve Kokomo on your campus. If you are interested in promoting, let us know and I can send you necessary information and material.

Please contact benc@youthworks.com if you are at all interested.

In honor of the new beginning in our office and the new beginnings that so many are experiencing as they  move back into dorms or apartments, the following is a prayer of St. Patrick. May these words saturate the new-ness of life that we experience in this next season.

Christ Be With Me 

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ where I lie, Christ where I sit, Christ where I arise,
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks to me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
Salvation is of the Lord.
Salvation is of the Christ.
May your salvation, Lord, be ever with us.

— St. Patrick

We need your help.

We recognize that our arms only reach so far and that we need to extend into networks outside of our own. That’s where you come in. For our site staff (not SD’s) we need men who have the potential to be leaders this summer and some experience in working with children, youth, missions or service projects. For our Site Directors we need staff who have a proven history of excellent leadership and are graduating seniors or of post-college graduation age (generally 22yrs or older).

Here are some ways you can help:

• Send a Facebook message to a few friends who you know would be interested.
• Mention our staffing needs in a FB status update once every few days for the next few weeks.
• Tweet about our staffing needs.
• Send an e-mail out to your campus (or alma mater’s) Career Services Department asking them to e-mail all           students.
• Talk to a few friends personally.
• Copy and paste this entire message and send it to someone who may know even more potential candidates.

Below you will find some basic text that you can pull information from to put in e-mails, facebook messages, Facebook status updates, tweets and career services e-mails.

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PAID Summer Jobs & Internships Available

YouthWorks!, Inc.

Join over 350 Christian college students and post-college individuals in leading life-changing mission trips for teenagers from across North America. YouthWorks, a youth missions organization based in Minneapolis, has PAID summer staff positions & internships available at 73 sites in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Live in a diverse community. Coordinate daily programming. Build relationships with 65 youth and adults who come to your site each week ready to serve. Help them be the hands and feet of Jesus. Nearly 40,000 participants are expected in the summer of 2011! For more information and an application, visit www.youthworksrecruiting.com or call 612.746.6427. Quick 2 minute video: http://vimeo.com/8242915

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Please also express the urgency of our staffing needs in any communication that you have with candidates. We are encouraging candidates to apply as soon as possible, within a few days would be ideal.

Thanks in advance for all your help!

On April 5, 2011, many of the YouthWorks office staff will be participating in the “One Day Without Shoes” awareness event by taking off our shoes all day, both in and out of our offices. We would love to extend a special invitation for all of our alumni community to join us remotely.

You may ask, “why?” Great question – millions of children live without shoes. Many are exposed to injury and disease each day and are not allowed to go to school without shoes. One Day Without Shoes is a day to raise awareness of the impact that a pair of shoes can have on a child’s life by taking off our own.

Growing Up Without Shoes
In many developing countries, children must walk barefoot for miles for school, clean water and medical help.

Injury & Disease
Hundreds of millions of children are at risk for injury, infection and soil-transmitted diseases that most can’t afford to prevent and treat.

Education & Opportunity
Children who are healthy are more likely to be successful students and access to education is a critical determinant of long-term success.

A Better Tomorrow
Healthy, educated children have a better chance of improving the future of their entire community.

For more information, visit:

http://www.onedaywithoutshoes.com/