Region IV
Oregon Unit of Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) Annual Meeting to be held May 8th, 6pm at Salem Mennonite Church.
The 2008 MDS Oregon Unit’s annual meeting will be held Thursday, May 8th at Salem Mennonite Church. Plan to be there at 6:00 PM for dinner. The meeting will begin at around 6:30 PM. The meeting will feature a recap of an eventful year for the Unit with firsthand reports from projects in Oregon and throughout the U.S. There will also be an update on present needs for volunteers and the outlook for the rest of 2008.
Mark your calendars for the evening of May 8th. For directions to Salem Mennonite Church, please call the church at 503-390-2715 or Norm Lind at (503) 304-3860.
Region IV Meeting
The annual Region 4 meeting is scheduled to take place in Filer, Idaho on October 31 and November 1, 2008.
Region IV News
MDS responds to California Wildfires
MDS is gearing up for a local response to a series of wildfires which began burning in Southern California on October 20, 2008.
Although numbers keep rising, there are estimates that at least 1,500 homes have been destroyed, and...
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Regional Statistics
Area: 1,283,934 square miles (includes Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean protectorates e.g., Guam, Micronesia)
Units: 5 active
Congregations: 237 in MDS database
Most common disasters: floods, wildfires, volcanoes, earthquakes (also possibility of tsunamis)
Biggest disasters: Cedar fires, San Diego, 2003; Yuba City, California, floods, 1997; Loma Prieta earthquake, San Francisco Bay area, 1989; Washington and Oregon floods, 1996; Alaska fires, 1996
2006 major local responses: rebuilding after house fire, Reedley, California; church repair after fire, Ventura, California; home repair, cleanup after flood, Washington
