Full Notification

WHAT

The City of Rockford Human Services Department and Rockford Urban Ministries (RUM) will hold a press conference to announce the 2010 Rockford Urban Ministries Workcamps Program


WHEN
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 2:30 pm.


WHERE
Ellis Heights Weed and Seed 1810 W. State St. Rockford, IL INTERVIEWS Mayor Larry Morrissey, City of Rockford
Stanley Campbell, Executive Director, Rockford Urban Ministries Jennifer Jaeger, Community Services Director, City of Rockford Human Services David Gill, Weed and Seed Steering Committee Chairperson Larry Swacina, Center of Environmental Health Improvement Director, Winnebago County Health Department Members of the RUM Workcamps program

PHOTO OP The RUM workcamp volunteers will be working on-site at 1316 5th Ave. and 512 S. Fourth St.


PARTNERS
Rockford Urban Ministries, the City of Rockford Human Services Department, Ellis Heights and
Kishwaukee Corridor Weed and Seed neighborhoods, Winnebago County Health
Department


ABOUT THE ROCKFORD URBAN MINISTRIES WORKCAMPS PROGRAM
Rockford Urban Ministries Workcamps is a project of Rockford Urban Ministries (RUM), a nonprofit organization comprised of 25 area congregations which addresses justice and community issues, especially in
the urban areas of Rockford. RUM’s Workcamps program links volunteers from all across the country to work
for a day, a week, or anywhere in between, on a variety of projects that aim to improve and empower declining
areas in the city. Since its inception, RUM has hosted over 260 groups that have logged more than 40,000 hours
of service in the Rockford area community. See press release for more information.