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The Green Team Gives Life & Hope

The Green Team Gives Life & Hope. Nourishing Body and Soul at Feed My Starving Children. Ben Bradbury, Keri Fickau, Megan Holmen, Kaylin Kerstner, Alli Sullins, and Liz Yager. Purpose. Non-profit Christian organization Feeds starving children in body and spirit

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The Green Team Gives Life & Hope

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  1. The Green Team Gives Life & Hope Nourishing Body and Soul at Feed My Starving Children Ben Bradbury, Keri Fickau, Megan Holmen, Kaylin Kerstner, Alli Sullins, and Liz Yager

  2. Purpose • Non-profit Christian organization • Feeds starving children in body and spirit • Volunteers package meals • Shipped to 50+ countries

  3. Background • Founded in 1981 • Distributed 100 million meals • 70% in past 3 years • Special formula • Funding

  4. FMSC: • Volunteers make it happen • 17¢ per meal • 95% of donations to food • Small office staff Group Green: • Members research • Travel to Brooklyn Park Logistics

  5. 3 sessions of 1.5 hour shifts • Travel = 45 minutes per session • Every second counts Time

  6. Night #1: label • Night #2 & 3: assemble bags, pack boxes Task Assignment

  7. Dialectics • Task vs. Social: talking on the way, working at location • Individual vs. Group Goals: each seeking achievement, yet desiring group cohesion • Structure vs. Spontaneity: 1.5 hours of organized work, mixed with spontaneity Group Dynamics

  8. Forming • Storming • Norming • Performing • Adjourning Process

  9. Personality Dimensions • Introverts & Extroverts • Internal dimensions mostly the same • External dimensions different Diversity

  10. Unique yet unified team • Prevented conflict by handling situations maturely and biblically • Servant’s heart Conflict

  11. Sharing and Caring Hands • Re-adjusted expectations after first night • Mixture Mix-ups • Team time during travel Problem Solving

  12. Strengths • Team unity • Detail-oriented • Organized • Ability to work through dialectics • Complementary personalities • People skills Evaluation

  13. Weaknesses • Lack of brainstorming • Groupthink • Time management Evaluation

  14. Next Time • Arrive earlier • Chapel monetary offering • Incorporate Northwestern • Participate more often Evaluation

  15. Meal Totals April 1st: • 13,000 kids fed once in the 1 1/2 hours we were there • 38 kids will receive 1 meal a day for a year April 10th: • 8,000 kids fed once in the 1 1/2 hours we were there • 22 kids will receive 1 meal a day for a year Closing Comments

  16. Meal Totals April 15th: • 13,400 kids fed once in the 1 1/2 hours we were there • 39 kids will receive 1 meal a day for a year Total: • 34,400 kids fed once in the 4 1/2 hours we were there • 99 kids will receive 1 meal a day for a year Casualties during this presentation Closing Comments

  17. We may have given these children life… But they showed us the meaning of life. Close

  18. The Green Team Gives Life & Hope Nourishing Body and Soul at Feed My Starving Children Ben Bradbury, Keri Fickau, Megan Holmen, Kaylin Kerstner, Alli Sullins, and Liz Yager

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