Fwd: Practical skills + perseverance = opportunity

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From: Bruce Campbell-Janz, MCC East Coast <EastCoast@mcc.org>
Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2019 at 9:34 AM
Subject: Practical skills + perseverance = opportunity
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Educating skilled workers No Images? Click here       Donate     Practical skills + perseverance MCC is helping train skilled workers in West Bengal by assisting with school fees, acquiring textbooks and partnering with vocational institutions. Since MCC's vocational training program in India began in 1975, more than 9,000 students have participated, including 400 currently. Read more about the empowering effects of technical education in eastern India! Help MCC train skilled workers in India — Donate now     Thousands of stitches Diana Williams, MCC's East Coast communications coordinator, has seen  thousands of stitches support MCC in the Material Resources Center in Ephrata, Pa. Last fall, she even had the opportunity to participate in the "Charity Block Design Challenge" benefiting the Pennsylvania Relief Sale and MCC. Find out how a local fabric store's Facebook win spurred the "Challenge" inspiring many to support MCC through quilts.     Helping Venezuelan refugees In Colombia and Ecuador, MCC partners are responding to the needs of some of the more than 3 million Venezuelans displaced by political turmoil and economic inflation over the past 18 months by providing food and shelter, school supplies and small appliances. Read more about MCC's support for Venezuelan refugees and learn how you can help. Help MCC respond to the needs of Venezuelan refugees — Donate now       Job openings   Learning and evaluation (operating principles) coordinator (Akron, PA) Criminal justice education and advocacy coordinator (Washington, D.C.) MCC human resources specialist for Latin America and Caribbean, Nicaragua MCC representative for India State Islamic University lecturer in religion and philosophy, Indonesia Nurse, Loreto Primary Health Care Unit, South Sudan   More openings                 Events March 8: #MCCandMe: Put your life where your faith is | #MCCpeace: Engage with U.S. justice issues (Mechanicsburg, PA) March 20: Heifer Sale of the PA Relief Sale (New Holland, PA) April 1-19: Resilience—Nepal Learning Tour April 3-5: North American Relief Sale Board Workshops (Akron, PA) April 5-6: Pennsylvania Relief Sale (Harrisburg, PA) April 8-12: Immigration Law Training (Akron, PA) April 13: MCC Alumni & Friends BBQ (Sarasota, FL) April 23-24: MCC NYC Native American Learning Tour (New York City, NY) April 28-May 3: Pipeline to Prison Learning Tour (Akron, PA) May 3-4: Who Cares About Climate Change? FREE Pastors' Retreat (Cuddebackville, NY) May 27: MCC Alumni & Friends BBQ (Miami, FL) Find local events     In Touch time machine The Tran family – Vietnamese refugees who settled in Canada in 1979 – was photographed a few months after they arrived with the toys donated by their sponsors. Nhung Tran-Davies (front right) is now working through MCC and with her friends to help sponsor two Syrian refugee families. Photo courtesy of Nhung Tran-Davies       Donate   MCC East Coast 900 East Howell Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149 Clicking unsubscribe will remove you from the In Touch newsletter mailing list. Send us a note at intouch@mcccanada.ca or reply to this email if you'd like to be removed from all MCC emails.    Like    Tweet    Forward  Preferences  |  Unsubscribe