SUnday FUnd
Community outreach has long been an integral aspect of
congregational life at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of
Vero Beach. As a tangible expression of our Fellowship’s
mission to “seek justice for all,” the SUnday FUnd was
established in 2010. Now in its third year, the SUnday FUnd
financially supports predominantly local organizations and
projects that provide service, education, advocacy, or witness
consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles and values.
Contributions to the SUnday FUnd include undesignated
plate offerings during Sunday services.
Each year members and friends of the congregation nominate worthy
organizations to be supported by the SUnday FUnd.
Print
your form today and return it to the SUnday FUnd mailbox in the office. The
SUnday FUnd Committee then gathers information about the nominated
organizations and decides which ones will be recipients of
SUnday FUnd proceeds for the following year. The SUnday FUnd
Committee consists of Suzy Bromwell (Ministries Council Chair),
Art Compton (past president), Jack Stiefel (Social Justice Team
Leader), and two members selected at large by the other three;
they are Donna Brewer and Beth Pierson.
The SUnday FUnd began on October 1, 2010. In its
first two years of existence, SUnday FUnd
contributions totaled more than $17,000. First year proceeds
supported five organizations: the Indian River Food Pantry, SafeSpace, the Homeless Family
Center, the Gifford Youth Orchestra, and the Gifford Youth
Activities Center.
During the 2011-12 fiscal year, eight organizations shared the
SUnday FUnd proceeds: Dasie
Bridgewater Hope Center, Every Dream Has a Price, Feed the Lambs
Enrichment Program, Gifford Youth Orchestra, Homeless Family
Center, Literacy Services of Indian River County, Safespace, and
Youth Guidance of Indian River. County.
The five organizations selected for support by the 2012-2013 SUnday
FUnd are:
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Name |
Description |
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Every Dream Has A Price |
Every Dream Has A Price
is a non-profit organization in Gifford that helps build and/or
rebuild homes for people in need. They differ from Habitat for
Humanity in that they restore or rebuild homes that are
currently owner occupied, but in great disrepair and potentially
condemnable. They help people not able to literally keep a roof
over their head, their objective being to provide deserving
people with a basic need: a safe home. |
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Feed the Lambs Enrichment Program |
Feed the Lambs Enrichment Program
provides an after-school program where students attend without
charge to work with volunteers on reading and math skills. They
also have ongoing classes for older students emphasizing
manners, responsibility, and job-seeking skills. An electrician
donates time to teach basic electrical skills to those
interested in exploring such a career. |
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Gifford Youth Orchestra
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Gifford Youth Orchestra
teaches children to play stringed instruments, prepares them to
enter orchestras in middle school and high school, and gives
them an opportunity to perform. The program emphasizes team
building and character building as well as musical education.
The Fellowship's own Crystal Bujol is the Executive Director.
The GYO has been supported by social justice outreach funds from
the Fellowship for the last four years. |
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Guardians for New Futures |
Guardians for New Futures secures
financial support to help fund programs and direct services
for the children of the Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Program of the
19th Judicial District. As a state funded program, the GAL
program is not permitted to solicit alternative funding sources.
So GAL depends on financial support from Guardians for New
Futures to meet the needs of the GAL children not available
through other means. |
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Homeless Family Center
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Homeless Family Center
is a residential program for homeless families that teaches
economic self sufficiency. Program offers onsite case
management, employment counseling, and life skill classes. All
accepted participants are subject to intake screening and drug
test. Services include shelter, food, and clothing. |
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