AS OF WEDNESDAY 09/14

POINT PEOPLE AND RESPONSE LEADERS - SHELTER VOLUNTEERING
Here are 2 E-mails we have received from Daniel Watson of Compassion Coalition HQ - Dan is the schedualing boss for the shelters here in Knoxville.

E-mail #1
Hello everyone. We have already seen some trouble at the coliseum with people being scheduled under a position on the web and then when they get to the coliseum they are needed somewhere else. Please make sure that you people understand that they are not guaranteed a position through the web they are just listing a preference. We need to help them understand that they are operating as a servant and need to be flexible for us to be able to see the effort through. The shift supervisor is in charge when they are down there. Thanks so much.

Your Friend and Servant,
Daniel
http://www.compassioncoalition.org/


E-mail #2
Because of the 8 hour shifts we have had a problem with churches being able to man whole shifts at the coliseum so we are freeing you up to schedule your people whenever they desire to work. Please follow the instructions here to start scheduling your folks. Once they have been entered in the system we are fully expecting them to show up for the scheduled time they are to work. They need to be committed to the time and the date before you plug them in. Make sure to read the instructions very carefully before you proceed, and call me if you have any questions (300-6806).

We also have an immediate need for people to work the midnight shift tonight and tomorrow night so please get on the horn with some of your people and get these slots filled up. Please check back because more dates will be available tomorrow within the scheduling system. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not schedule anyone for Thursday the 15th because those slots have been filled from First Baptist Concord and others (we just haven't had time to enter them into this new system yet)

Below are instructions to use an internet web based signup for your volunteers. For now, we can only signup people through this Sunday, September 18th. Hopefully by the end of the day we will have this expanded by another week or so.

Steps for using the volunteer signup on the web:

go to: http://www.compassioncoalition.org/katrina_projects/list_Services.php
Once the webpage appears it will open immediately to the list of current projects needed for the Coliseum Shelter. This list is separated by the date and shift time. Each entry has three parts as follows:
Service Project - which is simply the name of the project; clicking on the name will give you a description of that project
Time - this is the start and end time for the shift you are signing up for. Please note when it says 12:30am-09:00am on Wednesday, Sept. 14th it means you are signing up to appear 30min after midnight on the 14th (30min into the 14th). This is the shift considered "graveyard shift" for Tuesday, Sept. 13th.
Openings - this part informs you in real time of how many spots are open to serve. By clicking on the orange letters "serve" you can sign yourself up for the given project. When no more spots are open it will read full.
Removing Yourself form/Canceling on a Project - Once you sign up for a project there is no way for you to remove yourself from the project, if for a reason beyond you're control you need to cancel on the project you signed up for you'll want to contact us by email (katrina_webmaster@compassioncoalition.org) with a 24 hour notice if possible. In your email include the following information:
your first and last name
date, time, and name of your project
Signing up for a project - to do this:
click the orange letters "serve" for the project you want to serve on. Be sure the date and time are correct for when you want to serve.
A yellow form appears after clicking "serve". Fill in the needed information (First and Last name, Phone, email, zip code, and your group affiliation if any).
You will then be asked to verify that the information is correct
After verifying that it is correct you'll be taken to a screen thanking you for signing up and providing you the information regarding the project you just signed up for.

Your Friend and Servant,
Daniel
Volunteer Coordinator
www.compassioncoalition.org

MISSION TRIP INFO
We really are planning 3 Presbytery wide Mission Trips to South AL - South MS.
#1 will be from Saturday to Saturday in Mid-October (Specific date yet to be determined)
#2 will be over the UT fall break weekend starting October 13. This is paticularly for UTC and UTK students who will be on their fall break.
#3 will head off over Christmas break - probably the 26th, returning for the start of school.

MONEY MATTERS (really it does)
- There are three funds that GA has set up for Katrina relief. You can donate directly to them at GA or through PET - be sure to clearly note your intended destination for these funds. Check the GA web site for info.
- Presbytery is setting up 2 donation lines. One, to assist with Katrina relief here, within the bounds of PET and the second to support the mission work trips PET is sponsoring.
- More info on all these funds will be available at the Presbytery meeting on Sunday.