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Drop-off Day

DAY 11 of "A Journey with the Brethren" Drop-off Day is a BVS tradition that goes back to at least the 70s and has changed very little. It's a day that we as volunteers begin to learn some things about giving and about each other. The essence of Drop-off Day is in volunteers going out into the communities around New Windsor and asking residents for work, odd jobs, inside or outside chores... anything they need done. The work is strictly accomplished at no charge and no donations can be accepted , no proselytizing and the project can be as hard or as long as the resident requests. Ok, this might sound strange at first glance, so to put this particular training session into perspective let me say just a little about BVS. Brethren Volunteer Service is not a church or a religion, but rather a service arm and ministry of the Church of the Brethren. It all started 60 years ago when some idealistic young people of the Church of the Brethren, on their own, began freely he