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

UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Tops $1 Million in Donations

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

A street sign on a flood-ravaged street in New Orleans points to Community UU Church.

The Community UU Church, still flooded and virtually destroyed.

Photos by the Rev. Jim VanderWeele, minister, Community Church UU in New Orleans.

(September 16, 2005)

Dear Friends:

I am humbled and grateful to announce that the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund has received gifts in excess of one million dollars. The pride and awe I feel at reaching this milestone is an experience that I know you all will share. This outpouring of generosity from Unitarian Universalists and friends has both moved and heartened me. As we struggle to make sense of the profound natural destruction and the crushing social failures we have witnessed, it is important that we shine a light on inspiring acts of faith such as these. Please know that each of your gifts matter and that your continued generosity will help to restore many lives. And know that we are healing ourselves as we do our small part to help to heal others.

Thank you, friends, for your ongoing acts of faith and generosity.

In faith,

The Rev. William G. Sinkford
President, Unitarian Universalist Association

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

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