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|  First Volunteers Trained
Just over two dozen volunteers attended the first Touched Twice Clinic training session, Saturday morning, August 7th, at Evangel Life Center, 4402 Femrite Drive. The training was lead by Project Director Sam Potter (front row) and Volunteer Coordinator Julie Millis (standing). Two more volunteer training sessions will be held: Tuesday, August 10th and Thursday, August 12th, both at Evangel and both beginning at 7:00p.m. More volunteers are needed. We expect hundreds of families may come looking for assistance and each family needs an advocate/volunteer. We would like everyone who is going to be an advocate to come to ONE of the training events. All three are the same so there's no need to come to more than one. Each training session lasts about an hour and a half. For those who are unable to come to one of these three, we'll also offer last minute training the day of the event, but it's preferable to come to one of these. The Touched Twice Clinic will be held Saturday, August 14th, at Evangel Life Center, 4402 Femrite Drive. Evangel Life Center is conveniently located just NE of the intersection of Stoughton Road and the Beltline. Volunteers from over a dozen churches are participating in The Clinic. A news conference was held on Monday, August 2nd, to announce The Clinic to Madison media, including The Capital Times. If that story is no longer available online, we have an archived pdf version on our website. Promotional resources and background informationIn a July 26th editorialThe Wisconsin State Journal reported that state officials estimate at least 32,000 uninsured individuals live in Dane County. Madison's churches are using this volunteer-based, zero-budget approach to do something for that population. The Touched Twice Clinic has occurred already in several other Wisconsin cities. For example, on May 1st in Appleton, 23 churches connected 425 volunteers with 363 needy people.You can be involved when The Clinic comes to Madison. For more information check our FAQ page or our reprintable information brochure. We also have for your use: Volunteers are needed to help run our Clinics by providing: Medical screening (nurses) Basic medical care (MD’s, pharmacists) Dental screening/cleaning Vision care (exams, fittings) Chiropractic care Translators familiar with Madison's Latino, Hmong and other minority communities Companionship (ministering to clients while helping them navigate the Clinic; assessing spiritual needs) Food service Beauticians and barbers Food Pantry (getting, sorting donations of food and items not available with food stamps) Registration and follow up (both volunteers and clients) Non-medical: (attorneys, accountants, beauticians and barbers, mechanics, whatever your gifts or talent.) Most volunteers work the entire Clinic, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (we see clients from 10:00 to 3:00), but you can also work either morning or afternoon. Of course, we also need help with planning, recruiting volunteers, and Clinic setup and cleanup. We can also always use prayer support. Medical professionals who would like to be involved can contact Steve Fine.(jobsandhousingpartners@charter.net - 225-7314) Hundreds of average people are needed to be advocates (or companions) for the clients and to share their faith through a ministry of helps. Each client needs a companion. Training will be provided. To volunteer or get more information, contact Julie Millis (jooles_us@yahoo.com - 287-0847). Or email Project Coordinator Sam Potter.(Email: Sam@SpiritWinds.org--phone: 320-0446). If you would like to be on an e-mail mailing list for updates on The Clinic, and Touched Twice ministries go here. Volunteers are encouraged to park in the Orkin and Swanson lots, which are adjacent and east of the church, so that the church parking lot and the street will be open for clients. The Touched Twice Clinic takes it's name from the blind man described in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 8, whose eyes were touched twice by Jesus before he could see properly. It also describes the need for Christians to address both the spiritual and physical needs of hurting people in the name of Jesus. The Touched Twice Clinic is the creation of Chippewa Falls optician Perry Polnaszek who took a mission trip to Honduras in 1996. On his return he realized that there were just as many opportunities to meet needs in the name of Christ in his own town. In Wisconsin, for instance, sixteen percent of state residents don't have health care insurance. Even Badger Care doesn't provide access to vision and dental care. |
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