UUA President: UU Response to Hurricane Katrina: Fund Tops $2 Million in Donations

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

UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund Passes $2 Million in Contributions

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.

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(October 7, 2005)

Dear Friends:

We are extremely grateful for the outpouring of compassion and support you have shown for those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita through your donations to the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund. This morning, donations to the fund topped the $2 million mark.

The UUA and the UUSC are committed to immediate, as well as long-term, effective interventions and solutions as we work to provide assistance. Your contributions will be used to support individuals through on-the-ground secular and religious organizations, including the UUA, and will provide immediate and long-term assistance for the most marginalized people affected by this catastrophe. We will also search for opportunities to address the policies of exclusion and neglect that contributed to the magnitude of the suffering and destruction. Through your contributions, we work together to heal not only the disaster-impacted communities, congregations and lives, but ourselves as well.

With appreciation and thanks,

In faith,

The Rev. William G. Sinkford
President
Unitarian Universalist Association

Charlie Clements
President and CEO
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee

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

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