Kiersten DeBrower
Unity Member, Prayer Chaplain & Enlightened Leadership Program Minister of Service

I've been volunteering with Chicago Cares for almost seven years now.  I started working on their Serv-a-Thon which is the largest day of service in Chicago once a year.  Since then I've worked up to being a volunteer coordinator.  I know organize other volunteers and help motivate them when working on different projects such as school beautification programs. 
 
One of the great things about Chicago Cares is that after you volunteer at a training event, you can volunteer as much or as little as you want.  They send out a monthly calendar, and you can sign up for as many things as you want.  They have tons of things to do -- everything from playing bingo with the elderly, helping kids with their homework, to cleaning up local parks.  For more information about Chicago Cares, check out their website www.chicagocares.org.
 
In addition to being a Prayer Chaplain at Unity, I am currently working with our other Ministers of Service to create our Annual Summer Retreat “Voyage of the Soul”, August 18-20 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.