an introduction to clwr's we care program
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Are you promoting or participating in the We Care program with your church and community? Please feel free to use this PowerPoint presentation (a script can be downloaded at http://www.clwr.org/What-We-Do/We_Care_resources.htm). It offers CLWR history, a virtual tour of the Winnipeg warehouse and information on those who benefit from our humanitarian relief shipments. The We Care program is making a difference, let’s get the word out!TRANSCRIPT
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We Care..
Responding toGod’s love
in service to others
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Canadian Lutheran World Relief est. 1946
“For the first time in the annals of Lutheranism in Canada we worked together in a common project. Barriers which had kept us apart were set aside in our love to save the lives of our brethren across the sea.”
-Dr. Rex Schneider, First President of CLWR
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For over 40 years members of St. Paul Lutheran Church in River Hills MB have created quilts for CLWR. Some members have constructed thousands of quilts in their lifetime.
The Sunday school at St. John’s in Ottawa commemorated the church’s 115th anniversary by assembling 1,150 We Care kits!
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In Naicam Saskatchewan members of Immanuel Lutheran Church display their wares. Their quilting group also includes members of local Catholic and United churches.
Women in Mauritania receive colourful quilts from Canada distributed as part of a flood relief initiative by the Lutheran World Federation.
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We Care Kits
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Canadian Lutheran World Relief Warehouse549 King Edward StreetWinnipeg Manitoba
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The We Care Staff
Patrick StewartProgram Coordinator
Cody CleaveProgram Assistant
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A Delivery Arrives
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To comply with international shipping standards We Care kits are inspected for accuracy and quality assurance.
In addition to our regular volunteers church youth groups and students often visit the warehouse to pitch in.
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1,500 Bales are made every year!1,500 Bales are made every year!
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Slowly but surely the container is filled. On average shipments will total 14,000 kg.
Much like a jigsaw puzzle every empty space must be filled. On average shipments will total 14,000 kg.
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Thousands of kilometers and thousands of helping hands tell the story of each shipment.
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23 Countries have received shipments since 1990
HaitiNicaraguaBoliviaArgentinaSouth AfricaLesothoBotswanaAngolaMozambiqueRwandaTanzaniaEthiopiaEritreaSudanMauritaniaSierra LeoneLiberiaIndiaNepalAfghanistanIsraelCroatiaSerbia/Montenegro
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Shipments: 1990 - 2012
* bulk clothing no longer collected
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