Dreambuilders of Maryland

2011 Dreambuilders Projects

DreamBuilders has another exciting year planned. We will be conducting 4 mission trips and 2 local projects. Our May trip has traditionally been to the Gulf, working with Habitat for Humanity but after last August's trip to the St Bernard Parish in the New Orleans area, we felt a greater need to return there. Back by popular demand is a trip to Panama in June to work with Habitat for Humanity. Our first trip to Panama was 2 years ago. Our largest mission trip will be at the end of June to work with Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity in Franklin, West Virginia. We will take 65 missioners and work on two Blitz build homes. We will wrap up our mission trips in August with a trip to Rochester, Pennsylvania to work with Hosanna Industries. This will be our first time working with Hosanna Industries but it is sure to be a good experience.

The details of our spring local project are still being worked out but we will do at least one weekend of work in the Remmington area of Baltimore. We have a big fall Arc of Howard County project planned, provided the Arc folks receive a grant. This will be a multiple weekend, major renovation project.

Our annual general information meeting will be Sunday January 23 at Temple Isaiah in Fulton 2-4 pm. Snow date is January 30. Please plan to attend to find out more about DreamBuilders 2011.

For more details, maps, and pictures, download a copy of the slideshow from our January General Meeting.

Location	Dates	Organization	Ages	Max People	Cost
Baltimore, MD	TBD	Guardian Angel	7th Grade & older	TBD	$40
Columbia, MD	April	Arc of Howard County	7th Grade & older	30	Free
New Orleans, LA	May 22-28	St. Bernard Project	16 & older	30	$600
Panama	June 11-19	Habitat	11th Grade & older	24	$1000
West Virginia	June 26-July 2	Habitat	9th Grade & older	65	$600
Pennsylvania	July 26-August 6	Hosanna Industries	9th Grade & older	30	$600
Columbia, MD	Oct. 8-9; 22-23	Arc of Howard County	7th Grade & older	30	$20

Registration will be open first for members of the congregations that comprise DreamBuilders (Ascension, Christ Church, Guardian Angel, St Marks, Temple Isaiah, Trinity) January 23-February 6.

Registration for other volunteers will begin February 7.

2011 Mission Trips

New Orleans May 22 - 28 – Cost $600 Mission Trip Details
St Bernard Project, St Bernard Parish, New Orleans LA
30 spaces (must be 16 or older. We anticipate mostly adults and our college students who will have finished classes)
Registration and full payment due no later than March 18.

Panama 2 - June 11 - 19 – Cost $1000 Mission Trip Details
Habitat for Humanity, Panama City, Panama
24 spaces (must currently be in 11th grade or older)
Registration and $300 deposit due no later than March 18. Final payment due April 18.

West Virginia - June 26 - July 2– Cost $1000 Mission Trip Details
Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity, Franklin, WV
65 spaces (must be currently in 9th grade or older - we will need at least 22 adults on this trip)
Registration and $300 deposit due by March 18. Final payment due April 18.

Pennsylvania - July 26 - August 6 – Cost $600 Mission Trip Details
Hosanna Industries, Rochester PA
30 spaces (must currently be in 9th grade or older - we will need at least 10 adults on this trip)
Registraton and $300 deposit due by March 18. Final payment due May 18.

Make checks payable to St Mark's Episcopal Church. On memo line, write project name (New Orleans, Panama, West VA, or PA). Send deposit to John McBeth 6530 River Clyde Dr Highland MD 20777

Local Projects

This year we will continue our local work with Arc of Howard County, whose mission is to improve the lives of children and adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities. We are planning to do a major home renovation, which we will complete over 5 weekends in the fall. Our spring project will be to build screened porches on two of the Arc group homes. More details will be provided later in the year.

We are also developing plans to work on a townhome in Baltimore City which was destroyed by fire, sometime this spring.

In addition to volunteering for a mission trip – how can you help?

Join the leadership team!

For DreamBuilders to continue to grow and offer more mission trips and local projects, we are in need of volunteers to join the leadership team. We envision a core team that will train and then oversee leadership teams for each mission trip/project. Each trip is a team effort, so no one person shoulders all of the weight.

Help with fundraising

Throughout the year, our congregations sponsor a variety of fund raising activities. These funds cover a portion of the airfare for our volunteers, food, on-site transportation costs, and a portion of the building costs. Volunteers pay for most of their own air fare and provide some of the tools. We are also planning to do two Blitz Builds in West Virginia in 2011 that will require raising $80,000. We are always looking for new fundraising ideas and can use your help.

Provide contributions for our annual Silent Auction

Contributions are needed from local merchants and others for the silent auction that will be held in conjunction with the DreamBuilders congregations’ 7th Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction on April 2, 2011 at Temple Isaiah 5-9 pm. To donate or if you would like to be a corporate sponsor, please contact Steve Kimberling at 410-730-6461 or stevekimberling@verizon.net .