Volunteers and Outreach

Great Events!

• How about this for the spirit of helping? By youngsters in California (July 30, 2014)
• Change for Change Program! (April 7, 2010)
• LifeNets Benefits by Helping Seattle Rotary Fundraiser on March 28, 2009  

• 4th Annual Wooster, Ohio Regional Family Day and Fun Fair Raises Money for Student Computers in Malawi on March 14, 2009

• On January 24th the Columbus, Ohio congregation held a Caribbean Island Social which held included a silent auction.  More than $800 was raised.  Pastor Randy Stiver commented, "We have been raising money for LifeNets while having a lot of fun with our annual fun show and silent auction." The church made an afghan and Connie Seiffert donated paintings to sell. High quality birdhouses were also a popular item.  

• Ohio/Pennsylvania Fundraiser Provides Ghana Student Full Year Scholarship (December 10, 2008)

• Report about the successful 2008 LifeNets Mandan Triathlon September 7, 2008

• Dr. Barbara Walls in Piscataway, New Jersey organizes a most wonderful LifeNets Ladies Charity Tea on June 22, 2008. It was well-attended and provided funding for almost an entire year for the LifeNets Orphan Care Centre in Balaka, Malawi. Take a look at a few more photos and the story about the event.

• Rebecca McClure of Indianapolis, Indiana on her 14th birthday January 5, 2008. She told everyone that she had everything she needed and would like any gifts be a donation towards a LifeNets water well in Africa.  This philanthropic spirit generated about $1000 in donations towards our next well project!  What a spirit!!  Thanks Rebecca!  MORE

• United News Australia in their July-September 2007 edition speaks about the work of LifeNets and cooperation with the Australian United Churches of God

• September 2007 Walk for Hope in Long Beach, CA. 

• September 8, 2007 Boot Scoot and Barbecue benefit in Ft. Worth, Texas raises $3500 for LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund.  
• 2007 Mandan Triathlon (posted August 29, 2007)
• Three young ladies from the Nashville, TN area collect shirts and socks for Latin America (posted August 29, 2007)
• Leather goods made by campers at Buckeye Camp in Ohio during July. Proceeds from the sale went to LifeNets for our ongoing projects around the world.
• The Ft. Wayne, IN UCG sponsors yard sale for the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund on May 11 and 18, 2007 -- photo on right

• 102 Attend Garden Grove's Women's Enrichment Weekend January 12, 2007 -- $3002 raised in silent auction for LifeNets Scholarship Program

• Australia United Church of God supports LifeNets projects in Zambia and Zimbabwe. (From Jan-March 2007 United News Australia)

• September 2006 Walk for Hope in Long Beach, CA.  LifeNets receives more than $400. 

• September 17, 2006 Mandan, North Dakota Triathlon raises more than $4000 for LifeNets

• Camp Buckeye (July 31-August 2, 2006) teen workers make and sell birdhouses that net about $400 for the Developing Nations Scholarship Fund

• Ambassador Bible Center (ABC) in Cincinnati, Ohio puts on its 5th Annual Charity Evening Sunday, July 30 raising whopping record-breaking $5325 for the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Program that helps send more than 60 young people to universities in their own countries.

• Puget Sound LifeNets Car Wash on July 16, 2006 nets more than $1200 for overseas projects. Report

• Bay Area United Church of God Congregations Raise $3762 for the Developing Nations Scholarship Fund on January 21, 2006

• UCG Youth in Springfield, Missouri Net $200 for "Revival" Centre in Chernihev Ukraine (posted November 16, 2005)

• November 9, 2005 LifeNets Australia for Zambia -- What a wonderful gift!! $4,419.22 for wells, buildings and other urgent needs.

• September 25, 2005 Mandan, North Dakota Triathlon raises $2492.24 for LifeNets

• September 24, 2005 Walk for Hope in Long Beach, CA

• July 10, 2005  ABC Variety Show  raises a record $3833.02 for the LifeNets Developing Nations Scholarship Fund! MORE!!

• June 5, 2005 ABC Car Wash for the Developing Nations Scholarship Fund (posted June 16, 2005)

• May 15-16, 2005 ABC and LifeNets team up at the GCE to help around the world (posted June 16, 2005)

• March 20, 2005 Fundraiser for the Jordan YMWA Campaign in Oakdale, Minnesota (posted April 15, 2005)

• Sedro-Woolley Saves "Pennies for Education"(posted April 15, 2005)

• Australia 2004 Festival Sites Support LifeNets Well Projects in Zambia to the tune of $3583

• August 15, 2004 car wash raises $800 (to be matched by Wal-Mart) by the Lafayette and Terre Haute, Indiana United Church of God congregations for LifeNets work in Chernobyl. (posted September 10, 2004)

• ABC Class of 2004 Presents LifeNets Charity Evening at UCG's Home Office on July 18, 2004. $2829 is raised for the Developing Nations Scholarship Fund that helps send more than 50 students to College each year...we're in our fourth year. (posted September 10, 2004)

• June 6, 2004 Chicago Young Adults fundraiser for Developing Nations Scholarship Fund

• July 13, 2003 LifeNets Charity Evening sponsored by ABC raises more than $2100 for the Developing Nations Scholarship Fund.

• LifeNets works with Ambassador Bible Center at United Church of God  to international at UCG's General Conference of Elders May 4-5, 2003 (posted May 25, 2003)

• Australia UCG Supports LifeNets Humanitarian Work in Zambia and Malawi (posted April 9, 2003)

• On December 14, 2002 the Akron United Church of God helped raise almost $3000.00 towards a LifeNets water well in Malawi

• Atlanta Young Adults Car Wash on August 4. 2002 sends El Salvadoran student to University for one year!

• Ambassador Bible Center (ABC) Students present Talent Show and Bake Auction to benefit LifeNets Latin America Scholarship Fund  $1,158.70 was raised! Photos, story and program click here! (posted July 15, 2002)

• On June 30, 2002 UCG-Minneapolis’s Outreach Hosted a Strawberry Fundraiser to raise $1400 for LifeNets and to benefit the local community

• Pennies for Latin America Scholarship Fund (posted June 20, 2002)

• Killarney, Manitoba Concert Benefits LifeNets Latin America Scholarship Fund (posted June 19, 2002)

• Lewiston, Harrisburg and Bethlehem, PA UCG congregations help with Malawi container (posted May 16, 2002)

• Atlanta Young Adults Annual Fundraising drive for Central America (posted April 30, 2002)

• North Carolina UCG donations (posted March 22, 2002)

• Australia UCG Supports LifeNets Humanitarian Work in Zambia and Malawi