ASEZ Volunteers Certified for Disaster Prevention in the Dominican Republic

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On November 19, 2023, ASEZ volunteers in the Dominican Republic organized a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. The National School of Risk Management granted the certification. Also, technicians from the Civil Defense conducted the training. A total of 500 volunteers were certified in disaster prevention safety techniques. As part of this accomplishment, ASEZ members […]

ASEZ Blue Carbon Cleanup at Salem Willows Park

ASEZ Volunteers Clean Up Salem Willows Park in Salem, MA

On Sunday, August 13, 2023, ASEZ volunteers cleaned up Salem Willows Park in Salem, Massachusetts. The event was part of the ASEZ Blue Carbon (ABC) Movement that focuses on protecting blue carbon ecosystems worldwide. Together with Salem Parks and Recreation, the volunteers removed 6 bags of trash weighing 250 lbs. from the waterway. This cleanup […]

Church of God Blood Drives for the Passover 2023

Church of God East Coast Blood Drive

Church of God volunteers along the East Coast hosted blood drives starting in April 2023. The events were to share the news of the New Covenant Passover with their neighbors. Also, volunteers felt compelled to respond to the blood shortage throughout the U.S. National Blood Shortage Crisis Blood centers throughout the country have experienced a […]

ASEZ Blue Carbon Cleanup at Riverbend Park

ASEZ Blue Carbon Cleanup in Boston

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, 18 ASEZ volunteers partnered with Charles River Conservancy to clean Riverbend Park in Cambridge, MA. This cleanup was part of the ASEZ Blue Carbon (ABC) Movement that aims to protect blue carbon ecosystems worldwide. In total, the volunteers removed 10 bags of trash weighing 25 lbs. from the waterway. Riverbend […]

The Future Starts With You Appreciation Concert Hosted by ASEZ

The Future Starts With You ASEZ Concert

ASEZ Cheer Up Campaign Though it has been four years since the start of the pandemic, the lives of people around the world changed in unprecedented ways. It was no different in the academic world. Classes at schools and universities nationwide were either canceled or turned to virtual options. As college students were forced off […]

ASEZ WAO Green Workplace Project in Bayamon

ASEZ WAO Green Workplace Project

Research has shown that 80% of the plastic in our water comes from land. We use about a trillion plastic bags, 5 billion plastic straws and 55 billion plastic bottles every year. When people throw away plastic, it rolls around, reaches a river or reservoir and flows into the ocean. It then threatens marine life […]

ASEZ WAO’s Coworker Appreciation Event in Boston

ASEZ WAO's Coworker Appreciation Day

The pandemic has brought on new challenges over the last two years. So, ASEZ WAO volunteers held a Coworker Appreciation Day event in Boston. They had it in mind to encourage their coworkers during the difficult times of the pandemic. The event was part of ASEZ WAO’s Well-Being Promotion campaign, which fosters a healthy state […]

Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief Efforts

Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief

On September 1, New York and New Jersey were hit with intense tropical storm Hurricane Ida and left in a state of shock and tragedy. Flash floods triggered by the historic downpour covered some communities in nearly 14 feet of water in a matter of minutes. Once the waters subsided, the devastation left countless families […]

ASEZ WAO Volunteers Raise Awareness About Ways to Reduce Plastic

ASEZ WAO Tabling in Boston

On Sunday, July 11 ASEZ WAO volunteers held a paneling display in the city of Boston. The purpose was to raise awareness of the dangers of plastic waste and pollution. Reduce Plastic Use is one of ASEZ WAO’s eight campaigns. The goal is to promote a decrease in plastic production, consumption, and disposal. Through the […]

Church of God Hosts the First University Student Summer Camp

Church of God's First University Student Summer Camp

The World Mission Society Church of God held the first university student summer camp. Around 90 ASEZ students gathered at the Church of God in New Windsor from Washington D.C., Massachusetts, New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maryland, Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. The students were divided into nine groups and each had a camp counselor. […]