Social Mission Task Force

What is the Social Mission Task Force? It is a group of people who have been selected to develop the process for finding ways to put our money where our mouths are.  The Board decided that it is important for First U. to actively, financially support organizations and projects which take our mission into the larger world.  The Congregation affirmed this goal in the Annual Meeting.   Who are Task Force members? Andy Greenlee, Rev. Nina Grey (ex officio), Madeiria Myrieckes, Ken Schug, and Lara Tushla is the convener. How are we gathering funds? The un-identified plate offerings on the 3rd Sunday of the month will be committed to the Social Mission project grants How will grant recipients be selected? This is where we need your help...  The Task Force decided that in order to make meaningful grants, we would combine the donations for 3 months and distribute quarterly.  We selected the efforts of the Katrina CAREvan as the first recipient.  To date we have also supported: Hyde Park Kenwood Hunger Programs, Affinity Social Services, Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project, Blue Gargoyle, and Blackstone Bicycles. To ensure that this project is effective and reflects the commitment of the members of First Unitarian, we need your ideas.   Do you have an organization or project that you would like to nominate for a possible grant?  If so, there are several ways you can put their "hat in the ring:" identify the organization/project on this paper, tell a member of the Task Force, or email me ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

 

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