During Jesse Lee ASP’s 2015 mission trip, a Ridgefield work crew pauses for a photo with the homeowners on a new deck staircase under construction near Bristol, Tenn. — Jesse Lee ASP photo
High school teens and adults are invited to an information session on Thursday, Feb. 4, with details on a week of volunteer home repair this summer through the Jesse Lee Appalachia Service Project (ASP).
This meeting will explain the project and provide details on the plan for the local group’s mission July 2-10.
The session will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church carriage house.
ASP is a national Christian volunteer organization founded by the Rev. Glenn “Tex” Evans, a Methodist minister, in 1969. Since then, more than 300,000 volunteers from across the nation have participated in weeklong mission trips to make 15,000 homes “warmer, safer and drier.”
This is the 33rd year for Jesse Lee ASP. Last summer, a record 183 local students and adults worked to restore homes in three counties in northwestern Tennessee.
The program is open to those who have completed their freshman year of high school. Adults may also volunteer — both those who have teens participating and those who don’t. Church membership is not required to participate. Basic construction skills and safety rules are taught in training sessions.
Previous ASP volunteers are not expected to attend the Feb. 4 information session. However, they should plan to attend one of the two initial 2016 rallies on March 3 and 8.
You don’t have to pre-register for the Feb. 4 meeting. For more details, go to jesseleeasp.org or call Linda Shackelford at 914-763-8165.
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