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Carnival for Nets

On Sunday October 30th Holy Family had a carnival to raise funds for NetsforLife. The youth at Holy Family and Chapel of the Cross helped lead the effort. We had games, a hot dog lunch, live music, pie throwing, face painting, a bouncy house, and even a caricature artist from Chapel of the Cross! There was mask making and mosquito hitting to bring malaria into focus, while still having fun! Youth led all of the activities as well as handed out lunch. There were raffle prizes to local restaurants run by members of the parishes and others who were moved by the cause. We had many families come out and join us on such a wonderful Sunday afternoon! We also had a table set up after our services for people who were unable to attend the carnival, but still wanted to donate. We raised $3,000 towards our goal!

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Submitted by Nicole Powell, November 2011

Cars Washed for Nets

On Oct. 22 our Trinity Statesville Youth held a 4-hour car wash to raise money for our Nets For Life campaign. This service project earned nearly $600 for our campaign, which now totals $2277. The youth will also participate in our north Charlotte area Spike Malaria volleyball tournament on Dec. 4, contributing entry fees to the campaign as well. Click on the first thumbnail for a slideshow.

Submitted by Ginger Hester, Director of Children and Youth Ministries, Trinity Church Statesville, November 2011

Buzzing About NetsforLife in Burlington

Holy Comforter in Burlington began its campaign in May. We announced to the congregation Bishop Curry's goal for the diocese's NetsforLife campaign and what our goal was as part of the diocese's effort. Whenever someone donates a net, we cut out 3 paper dolls from the comics and tape them to the wall outside our office. So far, we have 699 paper dolls on the wall. During our Welcome Back Sunday on August 27th, we had a short presentation with 2 "mosquitos" buzzing the church members as they ate breakfast. We also had painted 3 life-sized children onto cardboard, put them on a bed and covered them with a mosquito net. [This represents the three lives that can saved by one bed net.] They are now on permanent display near our office. We gave out mite boxes with the mosquito logo from the Diocese of North Carolina's NetsforLife website to children, and placed a donation (coffee) can in our Children's Chapel. Lastly, we put a thermometer to show our progress meeting our goal near the office. We are at 37% of our goal.

Submitted by Net Rep Juli Hauser, August 2011

An Artful Approach

The Episcopal Church Women of Calvary Parish in Tarboro have actively contributed to the fund-raising effort on behalf of their congregation's NetsforLife campaign. For instance, African fabric puchased by the deacon at Calvary, Rev. Velinda Hardy, was donated to the ECW and promptly crafted into a quilt, which became a symbol of the campaign and was then raffled off. The raffle proceeds went to help meet Calvary's nets goal.

Photo taken by Lisa Towle, May 2011

And the Children Shall Lead

The children of St. Andrew's in Charlotte, pictured here in a Sunday School class, led off the NetsforLife effort in their parish by donating their offerings during Lent to the campaign. The offering was enough to purchase two bed nets; these were first nets purchased by St. Andrew's.

Submitted by Heather Carty Ward, May 2011

Nets Sunday at St. Stephen's - Durham

The people of St. Stephen's in Durham are all abuzz with the spirit of NetsforLife as they kick off their nets campaign. Click on the first thumbnail for a slideshow.

Submitted by Nancy Anderson, May 2011

Debugging Bishop

As long as there are mosquitoes
There’s a job for Bishop Curry
No, he’s not off selling burritos
He’s fighting biting bugs with a fury
A special concern for many African kids
Without nets to protect their body and head
Get bit when asleep with closed eyelids
Worse than hunger, an epidemic so dread
Mosquito bites transmit this infection
Causing malaria, a disease severe
Many will die but there is prevention
It saves children’s lives, do you hear?
Providing nets gives adequate protection
Help Bishop Curry, support his collection

by Harvey Spurr,
St. Stephen's, Oxford

Community & Collaboration

St. Titus’ Episcopal Church has collaborated with students from the Master’s in Public Policy Department at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, North Carolina to develop an Action Plan for soliciting support for the NetsforLife Campaign. The students selected NetsforLife as their class project and have been meeting with Marguerite Peebles, NetsforLife Coordinator at St. Titus, to identify fundraising strategies. The graduate students developed an Action Plan format, an Excel spreadsheet for tracking donations, and an informational packet for distributing to potential supporters. In order to reach beyond the church family, a request letter soliciting financial support will be sent to community and faith-based groups in the Durham area. Data related to the deadly affects of malaria and the need to provide quality education will be shared with all groups, along with a NetsforLife pamphlet. Pictured are NCCU grad students with Mrs. Peebles (far right) as they discuss their Action Plan.

In addition to collaborating with NCCU students, the Triangle Park Chapter (TPC) of Links, Inc., a service organization that consists of professional service-minded women from Wake, Orange and Durham counties has selected NetsforLife as one of their projects. The TPC contributed to the campaign at St. Titus and plans to continue soliciting donations throughout the year.

Submitted by Net Rep Marguerite D. Peebles, April 2011

Taking the Temperature of a Winning Campaign

The thermometer pictured here was used to measure progress during the NetsforLife campaign mounted by the Episcopal Campus Ministry of Raleigh. It began the first Sunday in Lent and ended on Easter Sunday. Members of the Raleigh's ECM exceeded their goal: $276 = 23 nets = up to 69 people protected from mosquitoes

Submitted by Hilary Towle, Raleigh ECM Co-Net Rep, April 2011

Breaking the Fast

The Episcopal Campus Ministry of Raleigh is fasting every Wednesday during Lent as part of our Lenten discipline. The fast is broken at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evenings with a communal dinner. The dinner costs $3 per person and all money from the dinner, as well as any other donations people care to make, goes to the ECM’s NetsforLife campaign.