{"id":10637,"date":"2015-11-05T00:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=10637"},"modified":"2018-11-09T00:19:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T00:19:31","slug":"new-unit-of-bvs-completes-orientation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2015\/new-unit-of-bvs-completes-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Unit of Brethren Volunteer Service Completes Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10638\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/bvs-unit-311.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/bvs-unit-311.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/bvs-unit-311-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><small>Photo courtesy of BVS<\/small><br \/><em>The volunteers in BVS Unit 311: (front row, from left) Penny Radcliff, Rachel Ulrich, Jonathan Hollenberg; (second row) Chris Kaake, Olivia Arlt, Nils Tulke; (third row) Cathrin Strickler, Amanda McLearn-Montz, Franzi Martin, Deanna Beckner; (fourth row) David Rauwolf, Robin Krueger, Ann Sophie Lorych, and Katy Herder.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Unit 311 has completed orientation, and the volunteers in the unit have begun work at their project sites. Following are the names, congregations or hometowns, and project sites of the new BVS volunteers:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olivia Arlt<\/strong> from Kaleva, Mich., and Marilla Church of the Brethren, has been placed at Blue Rose Ranch in Springfield, Colo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deanna Beckner<\/strong> of Columbia City (Ind.) Church of the Brethren, and <strong>Amanda McLearn-Montz<\/strong> of Panther Creek Church of the Brethren in Adel, Iowa, will serve as assistant workcamp coordinators at the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, Ill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Katy Herder<\/strong> from Claremont, Calif., and La Verne Church of the Brethren, will serve with Su Casa Catholic Worker House in Chicago, Ill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Hollenberg<\/strong> of Sebring (Fla.) Church of the Brethren, and <strong>Penny Radcliff<\/strong> from Annville, Pa., have been placed with Cross Keys Village in New Oxford, Pa.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Kaake<\/strong> from Burbank, Ohio, and Paradise Church of the Brethren, is going to work at Enable in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robin Krueger<\/strong> of Breidenbac, Germany, is going to Lancaster (Pa.) Area Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann Sophie Lorych<\/strong> from Bad Nauheim, Germany, and <strong>Cathrin Strickler<\/strong> from Erkelenz, Germany, will serve at Project PLASE in Baltimore, Md.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Franzi Martin<\/strong> from Bochum, Germany, and <strong>Nils Tulke<\/strong> from Erkelenz, Germany, are going to work with ABODE Services in Fremont, Calif.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Rauwolf<\/strong> from Neuwied, Germany, is going to work with Hagerstown (Md.) Church of the Brethren and Shepherd\u2019s Spring Outdoor Ministries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Ulrich<\/strong> from Greenville, Ohio, and Richmond (Ind.) Church of the Brethren, has been placed with Highland Park Elementary School in Roanoke, Va.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For more information about Brethren Volunteer Service and to find out how to volunteer, go to <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/preview!www.brethren.org\/bvs\">www.brethren.org\/bvs<\/a> . The next orientation unit of BVS is scheduled for Jan. 24-Feb. 12, 2016, at Camp Ithiel in Gotha, Florida.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Unit 311 has completed orientation, and the volunteers in the unit have begun work at their project sites. 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