The Advocates for Social Justice have created a survey with a curated list of non-profit organizations that YOU can vote on to be recipients of our monthly ASJ Special Collections for the next year. Please follow the QR below to see more details and vote for your favorite 10 (out of 20) organizations.
The Totes program is completely dependent on our members and friends in supporting 15 students at Maywood Hills school in Bothell. These students are at risk of missing meals on the weekends when school meals aren’t available. Many thanks to all of you who have contributed food items for these children. Special kudos to our “scheduled donors” who have promised to bring needed items each month. You are the backbone of our program! I’d also like to thank the folks who have helped me pack our supplies into my car. In the past two months, these include Hilarie Cash, Tevina, Sebastian and Sinjin Flood, and Hudson Lyman.
Please watch for the “we still need” messages that come out around the 20th of the month. We had a few more gaps than usual for the February delivery. Donations may be left in the baskets across from the kitchen.
Questions or comments can be brought to John Hartman or Grace Simons, co-coordinators.
This month’s collection goes to California Community Foundation (CCF) Wildlife Recovery Fund. The wildfires in LA County have claimed at least 29 lives, destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, and displaced more than 180,000 people. CCF has a long history of making a direct and meaningful impact on individuals and families in need, ensuring that support reaches those most affected. Since 2003, the CCF Wildfire Recovery Fund has provided over $30 million to communities affected by disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CCF also launched its COVID Relief Fund, offering critical assistance to aging populations, single parents, immigrants, and others by covering essential needs like rent and utility costs and providing vaccines to individuals facing barriers to care, including the unhoused and those with language access challenges.
The ASJ Committee thanks WUUC members and friends for their generous support of our monthly special collections, which take place during services on the third Sunday of every month (February 16th). Instructions for giving are posted during the service, and you can also donate anytime at https://onrealm.org/wuuc/-/give/now, or by sending a check to WUUC at P.O. Box 111, Woodinville, WA 98072. Please make checks out to WUUC and write “ASJ Special Collection” in the notes. Visit wuuc.org/collection.
Our annual rummage sale is coming up April 11-12. The rummage sale is our second largest fund raiser for the church. I have been the lead for far too long and I am stepping down. Dewey Millar has been my trusted partner and he is also stepping down. Running the sale is really pretty simple; we have been doing this quite awhile and have it pretty well organized. I will be available to walk you through the steps and will continue to work the week of the sale (sale prep) and during the sale. Dewey will also be available to share what he has done for the sale. Please reach out with any questions.
Thank you,
Leslie Morton, retiring Rummage Sale Queen
A small part of Rev. Vandiver’s service was information about Washington being seen as a sanctuary state by transgender and other folks who are being targeted by recent political threats. She said that people have contacted her for support, including help with temporary or transitional shelter for them and asked if anyone in our congregation could help with RVs, campers, housing or hotel points. If you are interested in helping, the first step is to fill out a volunteer form found at bit.ly/uucsj-volunteer-sign-up This form is sponsored by the UUSC and UUCSJ and their partners. Information will not be shared with any other entities. If you have questions, contact Grace Simons, who will try to help.
UUSC = Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
UUCSJ = Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice