The Listening Post
How to Donate
Hello,
The 2017 Calendar Year has begun; the volunteers are again at The Listening Post and setting up in the Kirkhof Center to talk (Listen) to the students. For some students, it is their last semester before graduation and for others it is just the completion of their first full year of classes.
The volunteers at this Listening Post have been involved with this mission of ‘Listening’ to the issues and concerns of GVSU students for the past four years. We have been here to act as a friend, as a surrogate parent and as a 'Listener' who cares about what each student is going through during this important time of their lives.
We are at the Kirkhof Center every Tuesday and Wednesday (11:00 AM to 2:00 PM) during the school year.
We Listen and offer non-judgemental and friendly conversation to let the students off-load their stress by verbalizing any issues, concerns and sometimes tell us their happy and exciting news, too.
Listening and hearing are two sides of the same coin. We Listen, you talk.
Listening to students' concerns about their classwork, social activities and all the hard decisions they face each day; about their studies as well as other, more personal issues concerning relationships and their faith concerns, too.
We help them verbalize what is going on in their daily lives and help the students wrestle with all types of issues.
The reality is coming very clear that our presence at GVSU every week has become extremely important to many individual students. We have students that regularly stop by each week, and several that had not stopped before, sit down and start a conversation. Please come by and tell us what's going on with you.
All students are made to feel welcome and they find a 'friendly' ear - and, an optional piece of candy (two pieces for those that mention that they saw this website).
Donations:
You may also send us a tax-deductible donation to help us continue (see below) to make the Listening Post effective and recognizable. We are asking for your financial support to purchase ‘Listener’ shirts for each of our Listeners as well as other marketing and advertising tools to enhance the image of this mission.
Our goal this past year was to raise enough money to provide an embroidered 'Listener' shirt for each of our existing volunteers. This goal was met - come see one of our Listening Post Volunteers wearing their new Gray 'Listener' shirts.
Our current goal will be to continue to enhance our table with some new marketing stands, and to continue to provide candy and other 'healthy' treats to all of our visiting participants.
Please go to the contact page and fill out the survey - one of the questions is about 'what kind of candy do you want us to provide?' Also use the comment section to volunteer as a 'Listener' or to simply tell us what you like about the Listening Post, and offer suggestions for how we can improve our mission.)
More enhancements including a new dedicated website and even expanding the Listening Post to other local Colleges in the area. The Listening Post currently operates only at the Grand Valley and the Grand Rapids Community College.
Please help us grow this mission and be part of our 'Listening Post' community.
Send your TAX DEDUCTIBLE Donations to:
The Listening Post at GVSU
C/O Parkwood Presbyterian Church
7998 28th Avenue
Jenison, MI 49428
Note: The Wesley Ministries (our on-campus sponsor) also has opportunity for donations as well.
Please fill out the survey on the 'Contact' page and use the 'Comment' Section to ask for more information.
All comments are reviewed right away.
Please Download the Donation Form Below..
The 2017 Calendar Year has begun; the volunteers are again at The Listening Post and setting up in the Kirkhof Center to talk (Listen) to the students. For some students, it is their last semester before graduation and for others it is just the completion of their first full year of classes.
The volunteers at this Listening Post have been involved with this mission of ‘Listening’ to the issues and concerns of GVSU students for the past four years. We have been here to act as a friend, as a surrogate parent and as a 'Listener' who cares about what each student is going through during this important time of their lives.
We are at the Kirkhof Center every Tuesday and Wednesday (11:00 AM to 2:00 PM) during the school year.
We Listen and offer non-judgemental and friendly conversation to let the students off-load their stress by verbalizing any issues, concerns and sometimes tell us their happy and exciting news, too.
Listening and hearing are two sides of the same coin. We Listen, you talk.
Listening to students' concerns about their classwork, social activities and all the hard decisions they face each day; about their studies as well as other, more personal issues concerning relationships and their faith concerns, too.
We help them verbalize what is going on in their daily lives and help the students wrestle with all types of issues.
The reality is coming very clear that our presence at GVSU every week has become extremely important to many individual students. We have students that regularly stop by each week, and several that had not stopped before, sit down and start a conversation. Please come by and tell us what's going on with you.
All students are made to feel welcome and they find a 'friendly' ear - and, an optional piece of candy (two pieces for those that mention that they saw this website).
Donations:
You may also send us a tax-deductible donation to help us continue (see below) to make the Listening Post effective and recognizable. We are asking for your financial support to purchase ‘Listener’ shirts for each of our Listeners as well as other marketing and advertising tools to enhance the image of this mission.
Our goal this past year was to raise enough money to provide an embroidered 'Listener' shirt for each of our existing volunteers. This goal was met - come see one of our Listening Post Volunteers wearing their new Gray 'Listener' shirts.
Our current goal will be to continue to enhance our table with some new marketing stands, and to continue to provide candy and other 'healthy' treats to all of our visiting participants.
Please go to the contact page and fill out the survey - one of the questions is about 'what kind of candy do you want us to provide?' Also use the comment section to volunteer as a 'Listener' or to simply tell us what you like about the Listening Post, and offer suggestions for how we can improve our mission.)
More enhancements including a new dedicated website and even expanding the Listening Post to other local Colleges in the area. The Listening Post currently operates only at the Grand Valley and the Grand Rapids Community College.
Please help us grow this mission and be part of our 'Listening Post' community.
Send your TAX DEDUCTIBLE Donations to:
The Listening Post at GVSU
C/O Parkwood Presbyterian Church
7998 28th Avenue
Jenison, MI 49428
Note: The Wesley Ministries (our on-campus sponsor) also has opportunity for donations as well.
Please fill out the survey on the 'Contact' page and use the 'Comment' Section to ask for more information.
All comments are reviewed right away.
Please Download the Donation Form Below..
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