XTreme Makeover Service Project

I had the opportunity this weekend to organize the Xtreme Makeover Service Project for the Stake Relief Society Women's Conference. We (Teri Z., the Stake RS President & me) started coming up with ideas back in June or so. We had planned on doing the entire Xtreme Makeover Project in one facility. We were going to paint an accent wall, make curtains and comforters and artwork for 7 rooms AND makeover their kid room. Because of a unfortunate turn of events which left us disheartened, we were forced to look in a different direction. The Lord works in mysterious ways! ;) Teri contacted First Link {FirstLink’s is a local group whose mission is to assist people in identifying, accessing, and making effective use of community and volunteer resources.} and had them send out an email with information of what we would like to do to all their contacts. The response was overwhelming. Teri and I spent the next several months meeting with different organizations and coming up with projects we could do for them. It has been an awesome opportunity to meet, work with and serve so many amazing people and their organizations in our community. Teri figured (not including the prep time or the extra hours people went early) we were able to complete over 300 hours of service on just Friday night ! Wowzers! That's a lot of time! And what a great opportunity to be of service to our community. "And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God."- Mosiah 2:17

Thank heavens it's over LOL! but what a great way to start out our Women's Conference in the right spirit!
Check out what we got to do:
American Red Cross (http://www.minnkotaredcross.org/)
Address: 2602 12th St N · Fargo, ND

Contact: Florija Ajdari, Public Affairs & Communications Manager/Regional Volunteer Resource Manager

Adopted by: Fargo III YSA Branch (with help of Fargo II ladies)
Project Manager: Samanta Kost

Project: Paint the big Purple Barney wall a nice shade of Bolero (It's a deep Red- UL100-9)

Charism Community Center McCormick Park (http://www.charism.org/index.htm)

GROUND CREW

Address: 622 23rd St South (Family Center)

Contact: Melissa Marek-Donahue, Resource Development

Adopted by: Grand Forks
Project Manager: Melanie Hepper & Heidi Castle
Project: Clean up the Community Park Grounds. Plant shrubs & add rocks to the front flower beds. As an added bonus all the neighborhood kids came out and joined them.

Charism Community Center (http://www.charism.org/index.htm)

LIBRARY CREW

Address: 622 23rd St South (Family Center)
Contact: Melissa Marek-Donahue, Resource Development
Adopted by: DL Branch
Project Manager: Rebecca Thomas
Project: Clean, fix and organize the community Library inside the Community Center building.

Churches United for the Homeless (http://churches-united.org/Churches_United_web_site/Contacts_%26_Member_Churches.html)

Address: 1901 1st Ave N. Moorhead, MN 56560

Contact: Steve Anderson, Volunteer & Donations Coordinator
Adopted by: Clearbrook & Jamestown
Project Manager: Jodie Osmonson
Project: Make and hang 9 panels of curtains in three of the Family rooms. Also make and hang curtains in Steve's office window.

Nokomis Child Care Center (http://www.thevillagefamily.org/nokomis)
Address:1620 16th Ave. S., Fargo, 701-232-0426
Contact: Jane Greminger, Program Director
Adopted by: Fargo II Ward
Project Manager: Sharon Finlinson, Barbara Taylor, Lindsey Zufelt
Project: Paint the infant room at the Nokomis II Center

Ronald McDonald House (http://rmhcfargo.org/)

Address: 1234 Broadway N Fargo, ND 58103

Contact: Marty Edwards, North Campus Manager

Adopted by: Bemidji
Project Manager: April Westlund
Project: Clean and put together 2 rooms that have recently been remodeled. Any other cleaning projects on their list of things to get done!

Churches United for the Homeless (http://churches-united.org/Churches_United_web_site/Contacts_%26_Member_Churches.html)

Address: 1901 1st Ave N. Moorhead, MN 56560

Contact: Steve Anderson, Volunteer & Donations Coordinator
Adopted by: Wahpeton
Project Manager: LeAnn Ulvestad, Shay Seamons (with help from Katie Gill aka Sister Serger)
Project: Convert 120 flat sheets into fitted sheets for their 60 twin beds in the Shelter

YWCA (http://ywcacassclay.org/)
Address: 3000 University Dr S · Fargo, ND
Contact: Amber Dahl, Volunteer & Donations Coordinator
Adopted by: Fargo I Ward
Project Manager: Angie Kallmeyer, Lorrie LaDuke, Shelly Carlson
Project: Paint, make artwork and make & hang valances in the Family Room. Paint the kid room & create a large chalkboard for the wall.
FAMILY ROOM PROJECT

KID ROOM PROJECT

An Xtremely big THANK YOU to the amazing Project Managers (and their assistants ;) from each Ward/Branch! You and your ladies did an amazing job at each site! We couldn't have done it without you!