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Humanitarian Specialist
Contributed by: Deena B.
The Humanitarian Specialist will be called by the Bishop and shall be set apart
as such. Some responsibilities may include:
- Learn about the Humanitarian Effort
in the church
- Be knowledgeable about the various
needs and provide information to individuals and organizations about the
Humanitarian Effort
- Know and catalog the donated goods
from the Ward members
- Advertise the needs for the materials
needed to complete projects and help individuals select projects that need
to be completed
- Provide patterns and instructions for
the various items needed.
- Encourage individuals to participate,
by letting them know of the need for various tasks that are being
undertaken. (e.g. patterns that need to be cut out, project material
assembled but not finished, need for items to be cut from wood {e.g. toy
cars and trucks, blocks, toy animals, puzzles, games, black board for school
kits}).
- Teach various skills needed to
complete a project. (e.g. crocheting for leper bandages, and trim on
receiving blankets, sewing simple patterns for clothing to be donated,
cutting and sanding of wood items, quilting and assembling the quilt using
top, batting and back)
Help individuals to sew together fabrics to piece a quilt.
- Teach individuals to tie a quilt
- Know and create a list of ward
members who can teach or demonstrate above skills
- Encourage ward members to donate
fabric, batting, wood, yarn and other durable good needed for projects
- Spearhead the centered activity and
be aware of needed supplies
- Encourage ward members to donate
money toward the Ward and the Church wide Humanitarian funds
- Assemble completed projects and
deliver them to the stake for shipping to Salt Lake
- Encourage the various organizations
in the ward to do individual projects and assist as needed
- Encourage individuals to do various
projects and assist in assembling the various items needed to complete the
project.
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