August 2017 WR Parents-Staying Connected

People Who Are Available To You In Your Journey:

• Parent Ministry – General questions, info about official Adventures policies, parent events and opportunities, major concerns

• Betty Means – Adventures in Missions, Head of Parent Ministry

• [email protected]

• Phone (770) 744-4542

• Or message through the parent Facebook page

• Sarah Dooley – Works with Betty in Parent Ministry, Alumni Racer

• [email protected]

• Phone (770) 800-1749

• Or message through the parent Facebook page

• Michelle Gunnin- Works in Parent Ministry, Alumni Parent

• [email protected]g
• Phone (770) 983-5003
• Or message through the parent Facebook page

 

Emergency Number:  Call the regular Adventures in Missions number (770-983-1060).  The emergency line will be available to you through the receptionist or through an option on the voicemail menu.  The emergency line is monitored 24/7.  This is for true emergencies only (e.g., a death in the family) – not to see if Racers have arrived at a location, to find out why you haven’t heard from them, etc.

Starting Point:  Download the WR Parents’ Guide.  It will answer a lot of your basic questions.  www.worldrace.org/parents  

Would You Like to Talk to a Parent Who Has Already Been Through This?  

We have current and alumni parents who would love to talk to you. To request a phone call, fill out the form at the following link: https://parentministry.wufoo.com/forms/world-race-parent-phone-call-request/

If you have any questions, email [email protected].

Staying Connected To Other Parents And Your Racer:

• Parent Facebook Group for Racers launching in January 2017 – This is the primary way we communicate with you, connect you and encourage you.  Because it is a closed group, you will need to go to the group page and request to join.     

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/january2017WRparents/

• To see the makeup of the various teams/squads once they are announced –http://www.worldrace.org/?tab=participants – Choose from current squads, then choose your Racer’s squad.

• Be sure to subscribe to your Racer’s blog and the blogs of their teammates.

• To see the most recent blogs from an entire squad or team – Last 100 blogs by squad:  http://www.worldrace.org/?tab=participants and last 100 blogs by team:  http://www.worldrace.org/?tab=blogs&pteamname=list

• World Race Family Announcement blog – This will be used to communicate information of a more general nature or that might need to be found again after it is posted.  Subscribe to receive alerts when something is posted.

• http://aug17parents.theworldrace.org/

• If you are unsure whether we have your contact info, please fill out this form:  https://parentministry.wufoo.com/forms/world-race-parent-contact-info/

Other Helpful Websites/Resources:

• Adventures in Missions – www.adventures.org

• READ THIS!  IT WILL ANSWER A LOT OF YOUR QUESTIONS – Parent Guide – www.worldrace.org/parents  

• Seth Barnes’ blog – www.sethbarnes.com

• Facebook – general connections with us, other than the parent group

• www.facebook.com/theworldrace

• www.facebook.com/Adventures.In.Missions

• Twitter

• @aimissions

• @worldrace

• Instagram

• theworldrace

• Subscribe to receive general updates from the field at http://updates.theworldrace.org/?isFunction=alerts

Donations and Support Levels:

• Financial policies and ways to give can be found on the Donate tab of the Adventures in Missions website (https://www.adventures.org/give/donate.asp?giveto=worldrace )

• For questions, problems, or general help, contact Donor Relations.  They can also help you determine how much more a Racer needs in order to meet their goal.

• [email protected]

• (770) 729-4309

• Please remember that it can take up to two weeks for donations to be received, entered into our donor database and uploaded to Racers’ accounts.

• Mailing address for donations (do not send regular correspondence to this address):

• Adventures in Missions

P.O. Box 742570

Atlanta, GA 30374-2570