WORK DAY
When: May 18th, 2019
Arrive: 8 am for Breakfast (optional)
Projects start at 8:30 am
Depart: 4 pm (when projects are completed)
Cost: Free
WHY COME?
By volunteering your valuable time you help Cross Roads change young people’s lives! This day is focused on getting camp ready for summer which entails safety and aesthetics around camp. You will be a part of the change for many people that will be here this summer!
WHAT TO BRING?
- First and foremost a spirit willing to do anything!
- Work Gloves
- Bow / Hard rake
- Pitch Fork, Spades
- Clothes that you can get dirt/paint on
If you are able and would like to do one of the skilled projects or have another skill that would benefit Cross Roads please contact the office at (908) 832-7264 or OfficeManager@CrossRoadsRetreat.com
Join a Thrivent Work Day: Participate in a member workday at one of five camps across the region. Volunteers will engage in activities such as cleaning, painting, light carpentry, raking, planting and spreading mulch. There’s something for every skill level. You’ll also share a meal, hear a Northeast Thrivent Member Network update, and receive a Live Generously T-shirt.
Lead a Thrivent Action Team: Don’t live near a Thrivent Work Day site? Apply for and lead a Thrivent Action Team to support a camp near you.* You could host a service project or fundraiser to benefit that organization. Visit Thrivent.com/ActionTeams to learn more and apply.
*This Action Team would count as one of the two allocated to benefit members annually and the one allotted to associate members.
Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars or Make A Personal Donation: Visit Thrivent.com/Choice to do one of the following*:
Support your favorite camp by directing Thrivent Choice dollars their way.* Make a personal donation to your camp of choice through the Thrivent Choice portal.* All administrative fees will be covered by Thrivent, so 100% of your donation goes directly to the camp. If your camp is not already a Thrivent Choice approved organizations, you can nominate them. *To direct Choice Dollars or make a personal donation through the Thrivent Choice site, the camp must already be part of the Thrivent Choice program.
PROJECT TYPES
SKILLED
- Chainsawing
- Build benches around the porch of the Beisler Center
- Repairing decks
PROJECTS FOR EVERYONE
- Painting
- Path cleanup
- Mulching
- Grounds repair
- Sealing decks
- Opening seasonal facilities
- Clear and landscape outside camp store area
