Churches
of Scientology Disaster Response teams from seven states converged at the
Church of Scientology Nashville for an annual conference on disaster response.
The
Church of Scientology Nashville hosted a Disaster Response Conference in early
May for its national disaster response team. Led by Sue Taylor and Joava Good,
Director and Deputy Director for the National Churches of Scientology Disaster
Response, the conference was an all-weekend affair to update response teams
from seven states on the latest in disaster response and cover all kinds of
ground.
The
conference was held in anticipation of the National Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster (VOAD) Conference, also held in Nashville this year.
VOAD is an “association of organizations
that mitigate and alleviate the impact of disasters, provides a forum promoting
cooperation, communication, coordination and collaboration; and fosters more
effective delivery of services to communities affected by disaster,” according
to its website. The National VOAD coalition includes more than 100 member
organizations, which represent national members, State VOADs, Local/Regional
VOADs and hundreds of other member organizations throughout the country.
The
Churches of Scientology Disaster Response is part of National VOAD and its teams
are comprised of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers.
Whether serving in their communities or on the other side of the world,
the motto of the Scientology Volunteer Minister is “Something can be done about
it.” The program, created in the mid 1970s by L. Ron Hubbard and sponsored by
the Church of Scientology International as a religious social service,
constitutes one of the world’s largest and most visible international
independent relief forces.
The Volunteer Minister “helps his fellow man on a volunteer basis by
restoring purpose, truth and spiritual values to the lives of others.”
A global network of Volunteer Ministers mobilizes in times of manmade
and natural disasters, answering the call wherever needed. Collaborating with
some 1,000 organizations and agencies, they have utilized their skill and
experience in providing physical support and spiritual aid at hundreds of
disaster sites. For more information, visit volunteerministers.org.
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