Early Monday, Jan. 15th morning, CARP Bay Area members participated with volunteers across the East Bay in Oakland’s annual MLK Day of Service. The year’s theme, Building A Beloved Community, shone in bright yellow letters across the front of all the volunteer t-shirts together with the simple motto: Unite, Serve, Transform. 

On February 19-22, Mother Moon hosted a special training in Korea for young people with a passion to serve the world, titled “Heavenly Top Gun.” Its purpose was to foster a deep heart of calling and service to the world, and to train youth who wish to encourage personal development and social harmony through sharing the Unification Principle teachings. Several CARP student leaders from America were able to attend.

On January 19th, Bridgeport CARP held their kickoff event of the semester: a talk and discussion on the theme “Why Am I Here?” featuring a thought-provoking lecture given by UB CARP President Taketo Kojima, covering the introduction of the Unification Principle.

On January 5th-8th, the Midwest CARP chapters including Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, and Ohio collaborated to host the 2024 Midwest CARP Winter Workshop in Chicago, Illinois. A total of 21 participants joined the workshop, including 5 new CARP members who recently finished studying the Divine Principle.

Fall 2023 has been jam-packed with fun and meaningful activities for our chapter ! Here is a run down of some of the things that we did in CARP New Jersey, focusing on the campuses of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Montclair State University (MSU), Bergen Community College, and Rutgers University.

On January 3-5, CARP LA hosted the annual Turning Point Workshop, which provides an opportunity for new and long-time CARP members to hear more in-depth contents from the Divine Principle. On January 5-7, CARP LA participated in the Peace Cup LA 2024, which had the purpose of building community and culture through friendly sports competitions and building momentum towards hosting an international Peace Cup in North Korea. 

CARP Hawaii took on the Big Island with our first-ever Kona retreat from December 18th to the 21st. In total, there were 8 participants. The intention of the retreat was to grow our understanding of the role of Father and Mother Moon — who we call True Parents — and their work for peace.