Participants in Jesse Lee 2015 mission trip gathered for a group photo upon their return to Ridgefield last July. Rallies will be held March 3 and 8 at Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church. Those interested may get more details and forms at jesseleeasp.org.
New and returning high school teens and adults interested in participating in the 2016 Appalachia Service Project may attend one of two upcoming kickoff rallies at Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, Thursday, March 3, and Tuesday, March 8, at the church, 207 Main Street, each from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Martin Hall, in the lower level of the church’s main sanctuary building.
Details will be presented about participating in this year’s trip, set for July 2-10. Parents may also attend a separate information session, March 3 or March 8.
Pre-registering for a rally is not required and attending does not obligate one to go on a mission trip. Those who intend to participate may fill out and bring forms available online, jesseleeasp.org. Sign-up sheets will be available at the rallies for the required training sessions and fund-raising car washes this spring.
Cost to participate is $245 if paid by April 12, $265 after.
Appalachia Service Project is a national Christian volunteer organization that sends volunteers on weeklong mission trips to make homes “warmer, safer and drier” in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina, and is open to those who will have completed their freshman year of high school by the time of the summer mission trip. Adults may volunteer — whether parents of teens participating or not. Jesse Lee or other church membership, Ridgefield residency, or carpentry experience is not required to volunteer — basic construction skills and safety rules are taught before the trip.
“Monthly meetings, construction training sessions and car washes this spring are a sizable commitment,” said Steve Coppock of Jesse Lee ASP. “But it’s important that participants are informed, safe and assessed before we roll out of Ridgefield on July 2.”
This is Jesse Lee ASP’s 33rd year. Last summer, a record-number 183 students and adults worked to restore the homes of folks in three counties in northeastern Tennessee.
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