TRANSFORM

THE ADVENTIST COMMUNITY SERVICES

NEWSLETTER

Issue #2

TRANSFORM
The Adventist Community Services
Newsletter

February 2015

TOUCH ONE HEART, TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY

February has been a month of planning at the ACS
offices in Silver Spring, MD. As a team, we are
brainstorming and planning our 5-year plan. Big
things are coming! We cant wait to tell you what
they are.

Upcoming Events

Have you attended one of our Nonprofit

Leadership Certification Programs (NLCP) yet? If
you havent, maybe its time you do! NLCP is
designed to equip pastors, church administration
and lay-leadership with strategies and professional
skills to successfully lead. For more information on
how to register for our first session on March 23-
26th, visit our website at
www.communityservice.org
Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventist
is holding an Urban Ministries Conference in
nd
Federal Way, WA on March 20-22 ,2015. This
conference will highlight proven principles and
practices that impact the needs of diverse people
groups in cities. To register, visit:
www.AdventSource.org
Have you heard? An Adventist Community
Services National Conference is being planned for
2016. Save the date for October 26! Stay tuned for
more details as the time gets near.

May is #CommunityServiceMonth. Are your

churches and groups highlighting community
services? Send your pictures and stories in
about what you do to acs@nad.adventist.org

#ACS

Have you used our Hashtag yet? We want to be

able to see all the activities that you are doing in your
community and what easier way to share then by just
simply adding a #ACS at the end of your posts and
pictures!

ISSUE WRITTEN BY: KATI BRITTON

Did you know?

Volunteering activities are a good example of self-

medicating done right. Its good for you- emotionally
and physically.

Website Launch

Thats right! ACS is working

on launching their new website with a lot more useful
features and a brand new look! We cant wait.

Four benefits of Volunteering:

#EbolaCrisis

Adventist Community Services and

the North American Division have teamed up for the

fight against Ebola. We are raising money for our

partners, ADRA International, Adventist Health

International, and the General Conference Health
Department. Visit our social media sites to find out just
how you can help the families affected be Ebola in West
Africa. To donate, go to
https://hope4.fundly.com/ebola-crisis

2. Beat Depression.
The suggestion isnt as strange as it might sound.
According to the Harvard Medical School Family
Health Guide, nearly half of heart attack survivors
experience depression, and are two to three times
more likely to have another heart attack, than
those who dont have depression. But a study of
Duke University found that people who volunteer
after a heart attack, reported decreased despair
and depression.

3. Feel new and improved.

4. Boost your self-confidence.

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offering so here it is: May 9 , 2015. Be sure to look

online for more resources to use to promote this
offering in your churches.

[Older Adult Emphasis]

Age is No Barrier to Achievement: A 8,000-mile
Hitchhike
Mike Howitt, an eighty-year-old from Leicester,
England chose to remember his late wife in 2012
by honoring her wish and scattering her ashes on a
hitchhike from Leicester to Cape Town, South
Africa.
Read more about this exciting story and see Mikes
videos! By clicking the following link; Mike's Story

Youve probably experienced it for yourself: when

you do something to help someone else, it makes
you feel good. Researchers from the London
School of Economics found that the more people
volunteered, the happier they were.

Disaster and Famine Relief

Offering A lot of you are asking the date of this

FEATURED STORY

1. Increase your happiness.

Volunteering gives the body a boost too. Various

studies show that volunteers are less likely to
develop high blood pressure, enjoy a lower heart
rate and increased endorphin production, reduced
stress, improved immune system.
Choosing a volunteer task that you can do with
your eyes closed and youll feel satisfied putting
your skills to work for a good cause. You can also
choose a volunteer task that requires some
training and learning, and youll feel satisfied for
having met the challenge. Either way, youre likely
to experience an increased sense of self-
confidence and well-being. [Read more at
www.VibrantLife.com]

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