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volunteer needs for after school program

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Current Fall 2013 Volunteer Needs

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• Mon-Thu 3:30-5 PM Academic Tutoring
{A teacher and/or CGM staff will be in the class to provide instruction}
• Fri 3:30-6 PM Friday Fun Day Help
{This is a fun day with our kids! Bring your own kids along to hang out; contact our staff to actually plan a fun party for the kids- get creative!}
• Tue/Thu 5-6 PM elective leaders 
{Electives can be anything! Come once a week to teach a small group of kids a specific skill like cooking, gymnastics, crafting, painting, etc}

If you would like to help out, please use our volunteer contact form!

fall semester begins!

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The Fall Semester has started and that means the After School Program is in full swing! 

First day of the ASP was on Monday. If you've stopped by during the ASP we're sure you've noticed a few changes, but probably the most noticeable is that we have a receptionist out in the main hall to meet and greet all visitors and answer any questions. 

We're also slightly changing the dynamic of the groupings of the kids, but we'll share more on that in a future post. 

If you have a second, swing by our picture gallery: First Day of ASP Fall 2013

fall 2013 volunteering

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Fall 2013 has arrived at CGM!!! We have many wonderful things planned for the After School Program's enrichment programs.  We will have teachers again for each grade, so any tutors will not be directly responsible for leading a group of kids - you can just jump in with whatever the teacher has planned - we hope this makes it easy for you to participate.

We will be hosting 2 opportunities for volunteer orientations.  Thursday, August 22 @ 7 PM and Saturday, August 24 @ 10 AM.

PLEASE plan on trying to come to one of these training opportunities. We will be talking in detail about the programs, how to help the teachers, as well as general info about volunteering in an urban setting. The first day available for tutoring will be the following Monday, August 26.

If you will be attending or are interested in more information, please use the volunteer contact form at: VOLUNTEER

We look forward to a relationship with you!

 

2013 summer camp comes to a close

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It's that time of the summer when the bus and vans are going to finally get a rest; it's the end of our Summer Camp. 

There have been fun times, and hard times, good times, and sad times. As the kids are on the bus coming back from Camp Blue Lake and as our college interns prepare to go back home tomorrow, thanks to everyone that helped make this Summer Camp happen. 

Maybe you prayed, maybe you gave money, maybe you volunteered, maybe you got the interns a meal, maybe you loved on one of our staff, maybe you did any number of things; regardless, whether you planted, watered, or harvested, you've invested in the kingdom of God in Washington Park and Montgomery, Alabama. Theological intellectual assent aside on that, you loved on us, our community, and our kids and we hope that in some small way (or even a big way, we'd like that, too) you met and sat with our most gracious savior who "makes something beautiful out of dust" and "makes something beautiful out of us". 

Thanks for walking with us as we try to walk with Jesus.

-CGM