Welcome to GETINVOLVED!

We hope you find ways to do just that, starting with taking a few minutes to understand Guilford County's Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness — and Greensboro Urban Ministry's Role.

How Things Got Started

I am a Greensboro Urban Ministry (GUM) Board Member and Volunteer — and I was trying to understand exactly WHAT the Ten Year Plan involved and HOW it would affect GUM and our community.

So, I started doing my homework...

I found the web site Partners Ending Homelessness, downloaded and printed the Ten Year Plan, and read it — and was confused, so...

• I asked Mike Aiken, Executive Director of GUM (www.guministry.org) for more info and he gladly provided a BUNCH of information — and that was confusing, too, because I lacked Mike's background with ALL the issues, so...
• I talked with Charlie Zimmerman, Senior Pastor of First Lutheran (www.firstlutheran.com) and Skip MacMillan, a past Board Chair of GUM — and both members of the Ten Year Plan Task Force — and got more clarity, and...
• I circled back around to talk with Mike Aiken on at least 4 distinct occasions for over 6 hours total, clarifying and refining things each time, and then...
• Mike told me he and Skip are finding a LACK of knowledge about the Ten Year Plan in the community at large — and even on the Board of GUM — so...
• The GUM Board decided our #1 priority in 2008 is to Educate the Community on the Ten Year Plan, leading to...
• My attempt to take a complex subject and pare it down to 20 minutes of key points!

What you can do right now — GETINVOLVED!

Skip, Mike, Charlie, and I want to deliver this presentation to your group, pretty much any day of the week and at any time — it's THAT important.

Through July 31, 2009, Mike and I have made presentations to 13 groups!

To schedule, please call either Mike or me:

• Mike Aiken 336.271.5959 ext 302
• Todd Herman 336.297.4200 ext 11

Other ways we (and you!) can participate — Individual Contributions and Corporate Sponsorships

• Greater Greensboro CROP Hunger Walk — Sunday, October 14, 2012 at NewBridge Bank Park
  • CROP Hunger Walk is the name given to community-based hunger education and fundraising events sponsored by Church World Service (CWS), a relief, development, and refugee resettlement agency operating in over 80 countries. Local walkers agree to walk 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) and raise funds to fight hunger. Of the monies raised, 75% goes to international causes funded by CWS and 25% goes to Potter's House, Greensboro Ministry's community kitchen.
  • To find out more, visit GUM's web site or call the CROP Walk Coordinator, Christine Byrd, at 336.271.5959 ext 339.
• Honor Cards — This holiday season, many will honor someone special with the gift of one of these beautiful cards created by William Mangum. All proceeds will go to support those in need in our community through the work of Greensboro Urban Ministry. Honor Cards can be purchased for a minimum donation of $5 each. The 2010 Honor Card raised approximately $225,000.
  • The 2011 William Mangum Holiday Honor Card is available for a minimun donation of $5 per card through area churches, Leon’s Salons, Barnes & Noble Booksellers ( Friendly Center), Scissor Talk, William Mangum Fine Art and at the Greensboro Urban Ministry office.  Or, you can place an order through GUM's web site.
    
    

  "Change the World" - 2011 Honor Card
  

  • For more information, contact:
    Crystal Mercer
    Tel: 336.271.5959 ext 301 or email