In 1992, Hurricane Andrew hit the coast of south Louisiana causing major damage to the area around Baldwin. UMCOR came to the area with volunteers and supplies and used the old Sager Brown campus to stage their operations. After two years, UMCO determined that the Sager Brown campus would be an excellent location to build an UMCOR depot from which disaster relief could be collected and provided to the world. The depot opened in 1996. Each year more than 3,000 volunteers come to Sager Brown to work in the UMCOR Depot, or in service to the community of Baldwin, LA, to help make a difference for people who are suffering. In 2008 Sager Brown shipped over $4.7 million of Relief Supplies, internationally and within the U.S., including over 20,000 flood buckets. View a short video to learn more: http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/video/depotofhope2008.cfm .
You are invited to join a Conference VIM Team to Sager Brown …
· Saturday April 18 through Friday, April 24, 2009
· UMCOR Sager Brown - Baldwin, Louisiana
· Coordinators: Calvin and Gail Cook, Connellsville District VIM COORDINATORS
· Contact Info: 403 Lincoln St., Somerset, PA 15501 … Home: 814-445-1367 … Store: 814-444-9312 … Cell: 814-442-5899
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Cost: $525 (may be paid by credit card). Initial deposit due by March 9th.
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