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Since the spring of 1999 our
church has committed the offering on the first Sunday of each month to an
organization which puts into practice the principles which we affirm.
The organizations who have benefitted from our Community Focus Collections
are too numerous to list but the following community organizations have been
recent recipients:
· Transitional Housing (temporary housing
for formerly homeless women)
· Berea Community Dinner
· Berea Minister’s Emergency Relief
Fund
· The Berea Animal Rescue
· Interact Community Food Pantry
· Safety for Animals and Families in
Emergencies
· The Homeless Stand Down
· The Hunger Network
· Interact, an inter-faith coalition
In addition to the local
organizations our focus collections raise money for the Unitarian
Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) every December. UUSC supports
humanitarian work throughout the world with emphasis on human rights and
social justice. In the past few years we have contributed to the Unitarian
Universalist Association marketing campaign and given assistance to a flood
damaged church in Findlay and to Hurricane Katrina relief. We also have a
focus collection for a Helping Hand Fund to provide financial assistance to
friends and members of our congregation in need. Our focus collection
organizations vary somewhat every year depending on the needs of the
community
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