Donating 1/2 the Sunday Collection Plate
Beginning in April of 2015, UUC joined many other UU congregations across the country in giving ½ the basket offering away every single Sunday morning. Half the plate away is an opportunity to practice generosity as a community on a consistent basis. It’s a spiritual practice in generosity, an opportunity to “live our values” and “walk our talk” as a congregation exploring what it means to live generous lives of care, and hope! Doing this together each Sunday is one powerful, visible, and important way we can make a difference in local, national and international communities. Pennies, nickels, dimes and dollars can add up to do a lot of good when we each give a bit… and do this together every Sunday! Recipients for each month of 2016 and amount donated are listed below. To see the list of 2017 organizations and amount donated each week, go to http://www.uucnrv.org/fourth-sunday.html.
2016 1/2-plate Recipients:
April 24: Blue Ridge Cluster of Congregations, $142
May 1: UUSC Ecuador Earthquake Relief fun, $205
May 8: Mayapple School, $152
May 15: Blacksburg Farmers' Market, $103
May 22: Students Vs Cancer, $229
May 29: UU Military Ministry, $298
June 5: Apple Ridge Farm, Roanoke, $163
June 12: Dress for Success NRV, $219
June 19: Orlando Pulse Victim Fund, $331
June 26: Intensive Community Treatment, $249
July 3: UU Congregation of Charleston, WV Clean Water Fund, $171
July 10: Blacksburg Yoga Collective, $121
July 17: Master Gardener New River Valley Share the Spare Program, $96
July 24: Community Health Center of the NRV, $265
July 31: Project Hope of the Community Foundation of the NRV, $128
September 4: Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, a UUSC partner, $131
September 11: UU College of Social Justice, $134
September 18: Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, $594
September 25: Laundry Love Project, $149
October 9: UUSC/Haiti Relief Fund, $321
October 16: Interfaith Food Pantry, $193
October 23: Women’s Resource Center, $260
October 30: Interfaith Food Pantry, $568 (plus $188 and 265 bags of food donated
to
It’s Scary to Be Hungry)