Justice is what love looks like in public.
UUFH OUTREACH COLLECTION for WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
Our final Collection for this fiscal year is designated for WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN, a relief organization founded in 2010 by world-famous chef, Jose Andres:
“World Central Kitchen started with a simple idea at home with my wife Patricia: when people are hungry, send in cooks. Not tomorrow, today. Everyone knows that food is central to life and family all over the world. What we learned very quickly was that food is even more essential in a crisis. It all began in 2010 after a huge earthquake devastated Haiti. Cooking alongside displaced Haitians in a camp, I found myself getting schooled in how to cook black beans the way they wanted: mashed and sieved into a creamy sauce. You see, food relief is not just a meal that keeps hunger away. It’s a plate of hope. It tells you in your darkest hour that someone, somewhere, cares about you. This is the real meaning of comfort food. It’s why we make the effort to cook in a crisis. We don’t just deliver raw ingredients and expect people to fend for themselves. And we don’t just dump free food into a disaster zone: we source and hire locally wherever we can, to jump-start economic recovery through food. After a disaster, food is the fastest way to rebuild our sense of community. We can put people back to work preparing it, and we can put lives back together by fighting hunger. Cooking and eating together is what makes us human.”
All otherwise undesignated contributions in the MAY 14 plate will support this Collection.
Designated Outreach contributions are welcome in the plate on MAY 14, 21, 28 and JUNE 4 and may also be made through your Vanco account.
Your generosity supports UUFH Principles and values in the local community and beyond.
Thank you!
For more on WCK, click on the link. World Central Kitchenwck.org
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All are welcome to attend. These meetings are your chance to provide input and contribute to our UUFH Justice efforts. To participate, please e-mail Charlotte Corrigan for the agenda, prior minutes, and Zoom link.
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HIGHLIGHTS in this issue: details are in the text!
- OUTREACH Collection – May 14 through June 4, World Central Kitchen
- UU Justice NC ACTION ALERT — Abortion Ban veto / override
- Richmond Pledge – SIGNATURES wanted, actions taken survey
- I.A.M. – May “Days of Caring”
And more
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION
from Rev. Lisa Garcia Sampson, Executive Director, UU Justice NC:
see the current UUFH jUUstice Workers News for additional specific actions you can take.
FRIDAY ACTION HOUR
Every Friday at 11:00 UUs from across the state gather to recap the past week and take action on the issues impacting our state and country. In the coming month, we’ll be focusing on the upcoming municipal elections and will also keep the pressure on our elected officials to better promote the HOPE program. And we always have good music to help us feel the justice movement in our bones!
Join via this Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/91029655107
And if you can’t make it on Fridays, you can still take action at any time – just check out our UU Justice NC – Friday Action Hour 2022
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Check out the IAM website for current PANTRY and CLOTHING needs or to volunteer: www.iam-hc.org: CLICK on “Current Needs” or the banner link on the home page.
FYI: An on-site DONATION “BOX” is located in the ALCOVE leading to the UUFH Quiet Room.
 Days of Caring. IAM’s May Update Thank You for Your Support of IAM. IAM UPDATE May 2023 {T In This Month’s Update •Days of Caring May 12-13 •Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 1 |
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