Together for Lincoln 2010 scheduled for Sept. 26

[June 26, 2010]  Volunteers from churches across the Lincoln community will join forces again this year for the Together for Lincoln Service Project Day: Round 3 on Sept. 26. In addition to the project date, there will be a follow-up date of Oct. 2 for projects that were not completed on the previous Sunday. Volunteers are welcome to sign up for either or both days.

Last year, over 1,100 volunteers representing 16 local churches served at approximately 120 different project sites. The projects were conducted at people's homes, community organizations and in public spaces. The projects included painting, roadside cleanup, wheelchair ramp construction, visiting nursing home residents, yardwork and much more.

This year's event will once again conclude with an interdenominational worship service that evening. Last year's worship service welcomed over 1,000 people to wrap up the day of service and camaraderie. The service will be at 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Lincoln Christian University Chapel. This year's speaker will be Dr. Robert Lowery, presenting "A Dying Man's View of the Book of Revelation."

Volunteers can serve in many capacities, from carpentry work to visiting nursing home residents. Project leaders will be assigned to each project and will be responsible for overseeing the work of each project and contacting the volunteers on their team.

Any Lincoln resident or organization is welcome to apply for assistance.

Applications for assistance and to volunteer are currently available at Action Rental, 101 S. Kickapoo St.; State Bank of Lincoln, Walmart Branch, 825 Malerich Drive; and all partner churches. All applications can be mailed to: Together for Lincoln, P.O. Box 501, Lincoln, IL 62656. Applications can also be downloaded from www.togetherforlincoln.org.

The deadline for assistance applications is Aug. 15. Priority will be given in the order in which they are received. Project leaders will be assigned on or before Aug. 29. Together for Lincoln will contact the resident or organization with further information.

[Text from file received from Dustin Fulton]