Partners In Ministry “A National Day of Service”

Inside this issue: A National Day of Service 1

A National Holiday 1

Community Garden 2

Forever Grateful! 2

W.I.O.A.: Interviewing 3

Outreach Ministry 3

Getting to Know Our Staff 4

Happy Birthday 4

R.O.A.R. 5

This Month’s Scripture 6

Save-The-Date Up-coming Events

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Volume 13, Issue 1 February 5, 2020

National Mission Institution 21st Century Community Learning Centers

January 18, 2020 marked the celebration of the great Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. In honor of his national hol-iday, “Martin Luther King Day”, Partners In Ministry’s (PIM) staff, students, and volunteers participated in the “National Day of Service”. The morning started with staff members gathering in the community garden. Youth Empowered to Succeed (Y.E.S.) participants raised the beds of the garden and learned different gar-dening techniques. Staff members help wash, cut, and bag the collard greens for a PIM future collard sand-wich sale. Strengthening Youth through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.Y.S.T.E.M.) stu-dents and staff took time to beautify and paint the 70-year-old campus building. Students watched a docu-mentary based on the great works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Many students appreciated and understood

Dr. King’s legacy and heroism throughout this great nation.

A National Holiday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an Ameri-

can National holiday that honors the

United States most influenced Civil

Rights leader. The day is observed on

the third Monday of January each year.

King's birthday is January 15, 1929. We

celebrate you, Dr. King!

PIM Community Garden

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Community gardens are part of the sharing economy. They

make it possible for many people to enjoy a resource – in this

case, land for gardening, or sustainable food- that they could-

n’t afford on their own. However, it’s not just the gardeners

themselves who gain from community gardens – the benefits

extend to the rest of the community and even to society as a

whole.

Whatever your location, get some greens growing in the vegetable garden this year. If planted at the right time, growing col-

lard greens will be an easy and worthwhile gardening experience.

Forever Grateful

SYSTEM Afterschool Program Director, Dr. Carolyn Banks

taught her SYSTEM students the difference from collard

greens and turnip greens. She focused on the uniqueness of

both turnip and collard greens. The students were happy to get

down-and-dirty in the community garden.

Community members are offered fresh vegetables by visit-

ing our food bank the first and third Friday in the month

from 12:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m. and the second and fourth

Saturday in the month from 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

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Partners In Ministry was blessed by a Scotland County resi-

dent, Ann Hatcher who donated a 2010 Buick Lucerne to the

ministry. Ms. Hatcher chose to donate to PIM because she

feels the work is “ outstanding”. Ms. Hatcher went on to say,

“the concept of what you all do for young people and the

outlet is wonderful.” We are thrilled to have community

members who give from the heart. Thank you so much!

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W.I.O.A. Workshop: Interviewing Skills

Richmond Community College Employability Instructor, Ms. Netta Ridgeway assisted Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (W.I.O.A.) youth participants with meek interviewing skills and appearance tips. Each youth con-ducted a chart on the Do’s and Don’t of interview outfits for both men and women. Other topics included Effective Communication: Iden-tifying Soft Skills. Participants were giv-en a communication chart based on the five famous educational questions: who, what when, where, and how. Youth executed interviewing exercises.

(Center) Instructor, Netta Ridgeway with W.I.O.A. participants

Outreach Ministry

Scotland County Community members gather at the Resource & Referral Center for devotional fellow-

ship, activities, and giveaways. The Outreach Minis-try is designed to engage community members with variety of educational resources and excursions. The

Outreach Ministry opens from 10:00 a.m.— 12:00 p.m. For more information, please contact

Outreach Coordinator, Ms. Chanel L. McClennahan

(910)277-3355

Ms. Ridgeway gave youth basic inter-view questions where they could chal-lenge each other in interviewing skills. Each youth partnered up and interviewed each other to demonstrate the right and wrong ways during an interview.

This activity helped the youth practice acing job interviews and having sharp, ready answers. Ms. Ridgeway empha-sized the importance of confidence.

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Getting to Know Our Staff Partners In Ministry employees many talented and certified educators from Scotland County Schools. One such as

Teacher Assistant, Wanda Monley who has been em-

ployed at PIM for five years. Mrs. Monley attraction

toward PIM’s educational ministry drew from past and

current involvement with her own children’s school as

well as substitute teaching. She finds enjoyment in

teaching and excitement in education. Mrs. Monley

considers her best teaching method to be the learner-

center method, which allows her to become not just the

teacher, but also the learner. She’s a big instiller on

active learning in her classroom and engages each of

her students in classroom participation. Ms. Monley’s

pursuit is starting her Master’s Degree in Criminal Jus-

tice and ultimately teaching in her own classroom

working with second graders. She feels one of the big-

gest problems affecting the youth in Scotland County is

not being able to transition from high school to the employment arena. Mrs. Monley expressed how PIM has allowed

students to become more aware of the programs that are offered n regards to the various learning opportunities such

as robotics, choir, mime, STEM, coding, etc.

“I have built professional relationships with my students by first earning their trust and teaching with passion and en-

thusiasm. If I could help each student succeed, I would help students elevate their reading skills. I think that it is so

important that children learn to read because it is not only essential but also necessary for them to become successful

in life.” - Wanda Monley

Receptionist, Lucille McLaughlin Office Manager Lorraine Prince (Center in Photo)

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R.O.A.R. helps restore a safe and healthy living envi-

ronment for families living in the Gateway District.

ROAR provides urgent home repairs for low-income,

elderly, disabled, and or veterans homeowners who

may have challenges completing vital home repairs due

to age, disability, or income.

Rehab Outreach And Recovery

Restoring the Community Through Mission The ROAR ministry is maintained through the help of our Mission Teams. Mission Teams provide an opportunity to: Display your commitment to the ministry of love and compassion in a tangible way. Be in Christian service to persons in need of vital home repairs. Experience the real presence of Jesus Christ in your own life by reaching out to someone in need.

R.O.A.R. Appreciation Dinner

Anyone can volunteer and be a part of the

R.O.A.R. Mission Team experience. We

encourage adults, college students, and youth

groups to apply. We ask that youth participa-

tion be limited to those who have completed

the eighth grade. Individuals and couples are

also invited to participate in our Weekend

Mission program. We encourage social

organizations, church groups, sororities,

fraternities, college students on spring or

summer break, family teams, and any other

group of adults who desire to do outreach

work to come and be a part of R.O.A.R.

To learn more: Contact R.O.A.R. Outreach

Coordinator, Lee Christian or R.O.A.R.

Coordinator, Daren Alford (910)277-3355

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This Month’s Scripture

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not per-ceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland” (Isaiah 43:18-19).

Happy New Year!

New Year is celebrated all over the world with great

enthusiasm and fun. We are all blessed to see the year

2020. Thank God for His Faithfulness and Mercy.

Hooray to yesterday’s achievements and tomorrow’s

bright future.

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