Thanks Unity Coming of Age Volunteers!

Thank you to the 26 Coming of Age volunteers and their mentors from Unity Church that volunteered at Mano a Mano on Sunday! In total, we had over 50 people helping sort linens and prepare donated supplies for shipment to Bolivia, where everything is donated to people in need. (Here is a recent donation of mobility equipment for hundreds of people in Oruro, Bolivia earlier this month.)

A truckload of supplies donated by Mano a Mano during a distribution event in Cochabamba in 2019 where dozens of organizations received tens of thousands of pounds of supplies and equipment.

Most of the supplies that we organized this week were recent donations from HERO Fargo, who we are grateful to partner with and exchange supplies that are higher priority for both of our programs.

Unity Coming of Age Program learning about Mano a Mano before volunteering in the warehouse.

Coming of Age Volunteers Working in the Mano a Mano Warehouse

Working with Unity Church

From the Unity Church-Unitarian website: “Coming of Age, is a rich program of spiritual exploration that culminates in the creation of a personal credo. Through engaging classes, supportive mentorships and individual reflection and writing, youth will arrive at a point where they will feel confident sharing their statement of their personal theology in a joyful ceremony.”

One of the hundreds of photos taken by Paul Rogne, Mano a Mano volunteer and Unity member. Paul traveled to Bolivia with Mano a Mano twice in 2019, and he hosted a Bolivia Photo Display at Unity in December.

We are grateful for the many different ways that Unity Church-Unitarian partners with Mano a Mano! Here is a recent video made with TPT highlighting some of our Unity volunteers:

Upcoming Volunteer Activities & Events at Mano a Mano

Join us at Mano a Mano (925 Pierce Butler Route, St. Paul, MN 55104) for any of our upcoming events! Please contact us ([email protected], 651-457-3141) with any questions. We hope to see you soon.

• February 4 (5:30-8pm) – Soup & Sort Volunteering with Ray
• February 11 (6:30-8pm) – Mano a Mano Speaker Series with Mike Dockry: Impact: Forestry Edition
• March 10 (6:30-8pm) – Mano a Mano Speaker Series Documentary Viewing: A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
• March 13-22 – Mano a Mano Trip to Bolivia with Co-Founder Segundo Velasquez (please let us know by February 15)
• April 14 (6:30-8pm) – Mano a Mano Speaker Series with Segundo Velasquez: What Does It Take To Complete Mano a Mano Projects?

Sorting supplies at Mano a Mano’s most recent Soup & Sort on January 21, 2020.