Faith in the Face of Disaster: UU Response to Hurricane Katrina

At the 2006 General Assembly a wonderful piece of music, "Can't Wait Till the Storm is Over," written to commemorate the Gulf Coast tragedy, debuted. The composers, the Rev. Jason Shelton and Connye Florance, are making it available to donors who contribute $25 or more to the Gulf Coast Relief Fund from June 26, 2006, or later. We welcome your generous donations to the Fund to meet ongoing needs of Gulf Coast residents.

UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Update: At the end of 2006, the relief fund has received $3,622,250, thanks to the matching grant offered by the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock. Thank you for your generosity! To date, $2,366,387 has been spent to directly serve those in need. How to Make a Donation to the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Your Donations at Work: List of Grantees and Grants

How to Make a Donation to the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund

The Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee have established the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund to assist in the recovery from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. All funds received will be distributed under the auspices of the Southwest and Mid-South Districts. Click here for more information on fund distribution.

You can designate your online gift to be used in either of two ways. Please read carefully the following options.

• Make an online, credit card donation through the UUA's secure website:
  • for community relief efforts AND for affected UU congregations so that their ministries to their communities can be restored;
  • exclusively for congregational support; or
  • exclusively for community relief efforts.

Or you may contribute in the following ways:

• Give stock and mutual fund shares.
• Send checks payable to the "UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund" to:
         UUA
         P.O. Box 843155
         Boston, MA 02284-3155

(If you wish to restrict your gift to community relief efforts, please write "CRE" in the memo line of your check.)

• Click here if you have any questions about how to make your gift.

For tax purposes: The UUA is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our federal tax-exempt I.D. number is 04-210-3733. Your donation to the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund qualifies as a tax deductible charitable gift. Please consult your financial and tax advisors regarding your particular circumstances.

Thank you for your generosity!

Faith in the Face of Disaster: UU Response to Hurricane Katrina

• November 17, 2006: Deep Well of Appreciation: Thanksgiving Prayer by Rev. Marta Valentin, First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans
• August 29, 2006: Hurricane Katrina, One Year Later
• May 30, 2006: Rising like the Phoenix: UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Funds Support New Orleanians Working to Restore the City of Jazz
• October 7, 2005: UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Passes $2 Million in Contributions
• September 3, 2005: A Special Appeal from the Rev. Bill Sinkford
• Disaster Relief: FAQs from the UUSC

Remember: All funds received will be distributed under the auspices of the UUA's Southwest and Mid-South Districts and will be used entirely for hurricane relief. As the full scope of this disaster has become clear, we have significantly expanded our fundraising efforts. This expanded effort requires us to charge a very minimal administrative fee to cover the expenses incurred. We are committed to keeping overhead as low as possible; therefore, the fund will deliver a minimum of 95 cents out of every dollar in direct services. Please be assured that all funds received before we expanded our fundraising on September 3 will not be subject to an administrative fee.The two districts will establish a panel to distribute funds to local relief efforts and to UU congregations so that their ministries in their communities can be restored. If you wish, you may designate your gift to be applied exclusively to community relief efforts.

Gulf Coast Relief Home

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