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Help kick off our efforts after each service Sunday, August 5.
We will have the committee available for questions and information,
sign- up sheets and education about the Karen refugees. |
We're looking for volunteers to help welcome and settle a refugee family to the Louisville area. The Karen (pronounced Car-en) are a persecuted ethnic minority from Myanmar, formerly Burma. Although the Thai government designated their camp as temporary, as many as 140,000 have been in Thailand for two decades, unable to go back to their home. Because of its “temporary” status, the refugees have been forbidden to leave the camp. This confinement has led to many problems in the camp including crime, domestic violence and rape, according to the UN Refugee Agency. We don't know exactly when our family will arrive, but it could very well be as soon as mid to late August. The anticipation is building, and we'd love to get as many people involved as possible! You can help in many different ways, contributing lots of time or very little time. Each contribution is valuable. Here's how you can help: donating household goods, volunteering your time, or giving money to cover initial utilities, groceries and rent. Have questions? Interested in learning more? Contact Karen Hill at 897-3633 or e-mail karen@hill-ky.org.
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| Volunteer Opportunities: There are plenty of ways to donate your time, and we can work with your schedule.
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| ● Transportation |
| ● Tutoring |
| ● Accompanying to medical appointment, etc. |
| ● Taking the family to special events and places |
| ● Moving furniture |
| ● Securing initial clothing |
| ● Visiting and being a friendly face |
Donations of Money:Donations of money to be used for rent, utilities, food, clothing, transportation, purchasing items not donated, pocket money, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Make your checks out to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and mark it for "Refugee Ministry." |
We would like to expand our committee’s e-mail list. If you would like to be included in more up to date information and details about our committee, please contact Karen Hill at 897-3633 or karen@hill-ky.org.
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| Kentucky Refugee Ministries | www.kyrm.org |
| AsiaRecipe.com | http://asiarecipe.com/burstory.html |
| InfoMekong.com | www.infomekong.com/karen.htm |
| Peoples the World | http://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/text?people=Karen |
| Karen.org | www.karen.org |
| Cultural Cornerstones | http://www.culturalcornerstones.org/karen/photo/
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