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How Can I Help?

You can help the Madison Ulster Project with the following:

Prayers

  • Pray for the unity of God's Church, an end to political violence and fighting in Northern Ireland, a successful government able to effectively and peacefully share power to ensure self-rule, and healing of centuries old wounds caused by the violence.

Being a host family

  • If you have a boy or girl approximately 15 years old, your family can serve as host to a teen from Northern Ireland.
    • 3 Protestant girls
    • 3 Protestant boys
    • 3 Catholic girls
    • 3 Catholic boys
    • 2 Irish counselors

Being a committee member

  • Executive Committee
    • President
    • Vice-President
    • Secretary
    • Treasurer
  • Host Family Committee
    • Assist with recruiting host families for teens and counselors
  • Food Committee
    • Assist with coordinating food for Project activities
  • Transportation Committee
    • Coordinate transportation to and from Project activities
    • Drive to and from Project activities
  • Program Committee
    • Assist in planning activities for the month of July
    • Assist in putting together the parents handbook and daily pages 
    • Facilitate peace education sessions
  • Counselor Committee
    • Assist in recruiting and hiring two American counselors
  • Fund-raising Committee
    • Assist in planning fund-raising activities
    • Assist in obtaining grants and donations
  • Publicity Committee
    • Help spread the word about the Ulster Project, fund-raisers, Project activities, the need for host families, etc.
  • Auction Committee
    • Assist in planning the logistics of the action (dinner, location, publicity)
    • Donate an item or service
    • Help with contacting area businesses and individuals to solicit items for the auction

Being a community supporter

  • Provide food for selected activities
  • Provide vans or busses for transportation
  • Provide a service project for the teens during July
  • Make a monetary gift
  • Attend our annual Dinner/Auction