State and national VIM opportunities associated with Wisconsin Volunteers in Mission (WisVIM).
Complete our registration form (or download the list of 2020 trips). You can also download a poem by Jerry Herman written on a VIM trip to Rinn, Colorado back in 1995.
Click an entry below for complete details!
| January 25, 2020 |
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Disaster Relief (Jackson County, FL)
Saturday, January 25, 2020 - Sunday, February 02, 2020
Location: Jackson County, Florida (near Marianna, FL)
More information will be forthcoming, but the emphasis will be on storm damage repair in homes of folks who have had major storm damage. The tasks will be in the repair phase ...
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| February 22, 2020 |
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Storm Repair (Marion, AL)
Saturday, February 22, 2020 - Sunday, March 01, 2020
Location: Marion, Alabama
This trip VIM is again partnering with Sowing Seeds of Hope, a grass roots community organization in Marion, Alabama. Sowing Seeds of Hope is battling Perry County’s poverty issues on several fronts: ...
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| March 22, 2020 |
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Reelfoot Rural Ministries (Obion, TN)
Sunday, March 22, 2020 - Saturday, March 28, 2020
Location: Reelfoot Campus, Obion, TN (about 1.5 hours from Paducah, KY)
Work Camps provide no cost home repairs for the elderly and for other income-eligible area residents. Repairs include painting, repairing porches and floors, building steps, and ramps, and many other projects. Last ...
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| April 16, 2020 |
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Wisconsin Flood Damage VIM Trip
Thursday, April 16, 2020 - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Location: New Lisbon/Mauston/Elroy
This is the VIM effort to assist in the flooding that occurred in several areas of Wisconsin.
We will be in the New Lisbon/Mauston/Elroy area assisting in that area’s damages. The Winding River ...
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| May 10, 2020 |
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Pine Lake UMC Camp (Westfield, WI)
Sunday, May 10, 2020 - Friday, May 15, 2020
Location: Pine Lake Camp, Westfield, WI
Camp preparations and repairs for summer camping. Participants will be staying at the Bishop Sharon Zimmerman Rader Retreat Center, which includes the Don and Elaine Mevis Wing. Each room has one double ...
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| May 16, 2020 |
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Chain Saw Training (DNR Certification)
Saturday, May 16, 2020 09:00am
Location: Pine Lake Camp, Westfield
Attention Volunteers: Anyone using a chain saw as a volunteer must have certified training! This is a Chain Saw Training Course for beginners and experienced cutters with emphasis on safety and working ...
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| June 21, 2020 |
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Red Cliff Reservation (Bayfield, WI)
Sunday, June 21, 2020 - Friday, June 26, 2020
Location: Red Cliff Reservation (Bayfield, WI)
This will be a repeat trip to continue to serve the residents of the reservation and deepen the relationship with the Native American community there. There is something for everyone to do ...
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| July 27, 2020 |
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United Methodist Children’s Services (Milwaukee, WI)
Monday, July 27, 2020 - Friday, July 31, 2020
Location: United Methodist Children’s Services (Milwaukee, WI)
This will be a return trip to a very worthy agency on the front line of efforts to deal with folks with major life issues relating to poverty and lack of basic ...
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| October 04, 2020 |
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Lake Lucerne UMC Camp (Neshkoro, WI)
Sunday, October 04, 2020 - Friday, October 09, 2020
Location: Lake Lucerne Camp, Neshkoro
Join us for a week of fellowship, fun and hard work! Plan to arrive and settle in to your room in one of the cabins, then join us for dessert and our ...
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| October 18, 2020 |
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Poverty/Homeless Assistance (Detroit, MI)
Sunday, October 18, 2020 - Saturday, October 24, 2020
Location: Cass UMC, Detroit, MI
Cass Community Social Services works across the City in areas of concentrated poverty providing programs for food, health, housing and jobs. This is a dynamic organization serving on the front line of ...
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