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= SHARE THE PLATE =

“People are marvelous in their generosity if they just know the cause is there." - Will Rogers =The Mission of The Share The Plate Program= To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate Collections: designated Sunday morning collections that support specific causes or organizations, which reflect the passions of the congregation.

=Goal= = To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate collections. =

=How to Nominate a Share the Plate Collection= Nomination deadlines will be twice a year: early May and late October.


 * // The next Share-the-Plate nomination deadline will be //** October 26, 2014. //Please note that the nomination form changed on December 12, 2013. The current form should be used.//

Nomination form, instructions, and assessment tools can be found here.

Information about deadlines and procedures for coordinating a collection. =Schedule of Share The Plate Collections January-June 2014 and Collection Results=
 * Sunday || Beneficiary || Coordinator || Guide || Collection Results ||
 * January 5, 2014 || Minister's Discretionary Fund || Katie Donovan || Susan Spalt || $1,752.00 ||
 * January 19, 2014 || RENA & Human Rights Center || Peggy Misch || Barb Chapman || $1,386.00 ||
 * February 2, 2014 || Charles House || Sue Brewer || Jill Baker || $1,157.00 ||
 * February 16, 2014 || Orange Co. Justice United || Ruth Gibson Joan Garnet || Bill Rote || $1,608.00 ||
 * March 2, 2014 || Habitat || Kathy Farinola || Jane Provan || $1,977.25 ||
 * March 9 2014 || UUSC || Frankie Price Stern || Bill Rote || $ 852.00 ||
 * March 23, 2014 || Crop Hunger Walk || Jane Provan Provan || Jane Provan || $1,610.00 ||
 * April 13, 2014 || ECO || Stephanie Smith || Susan Spalt || $1,134.00 ||
 * April 27, 2014 || IFC || Shannon Richards Maureen O'Rourke || Jane Provan || $2,663.48 ||
 * May 11, 2014 || Benevolence Fund || Katie Donovan || Susan Spalt || $ 977.00 ||
 * May 18, 2014 || Straley Fund || Marion || Jena Kaizen || $ 928.00 ||
 * June 1, 2014 || O.K.A.Y. || Connie Gates || Jane Provan ||  ||
 * June 8, 2014 || Shelter Neck & Insch Fund || Marion Hirsch || Jena Kaizen ||  ||
 * Schedule of Share the Plate Collections July - December 2013 **

Farm Labor Organizing Committee || Barb Chapman || Peggy Misch || $733.50 $733.50 ||
 * Sunday || Beneficiary || Guide || Coordinator || Collection Results ||
 * July 21, 2013 || School Supplies || Bill Rote || Eleanor Armstrong || $1,465.00 ||
 * August 4, 2013 || Fuel Up || Barb Chapman || Rachel Ruvo || $827.84 ||
 * August 18, 2013 || El Futuro || Bill Rote || Lisa Lackmann || $1,632.00 ||
 * September 1, 2013 || Black Workers for Justice
 * September 15, 2013 || Habitat || Jane Provan || Kathy Farinola || $2,348.00 ||
 * September 29, 2013 || InterFaith Council || Jane Provan || Maureen O'Rourke and Shannon Richards || $1,515.96 ||
 * October 6, 2013 || El Centro Hisipano || Jane Provan || Marilyn Alexander || $1,193.26 ||
 * October 20, 2013 || Coalition for Peace with Justice and UUs for Justice in the Middle East || Susan Spalt || Gayle Ruedi and Peggy Misch || $598.00 ||
 * November 3, 2013 || Family Violence and Rape Center and Compass Center for Women & Families || John Leopold || Caroline Pence || $1,270.75 ||
 * November 10, 2013 || Holiday Meals || Jill Baker || Sue Brewer || $2381.21  ||
 * November 24, 2013 || Holiday Gifts || Jena Kaizen || Marion Hirsch || $1,453.57 ||
 * December 8, 2013 || People of FaithAgainst Death Penalty || Susan Spalt || Susan Lindholm || $499.50 ||
 * ^  || NC Comm. Of Inquiry on Torture ||^   || Peggy Misch || $499.50 ||
 * December 22, 2013 || Volunteer Med Partners || Jill Baker || Rebecca Young-Marquart || $1,845.27 ||

=Making a Donation to a Share the Plate Collection= To make a contribution to the Share the Plate cause, you may put cash or a check into the collection basket. If you use a check, make it payable to C3HUU and, in the memo line, write “STP” or the name of the cause. For example, if an appeal has been made on behalf of IFC and you want to donate, write either “STP” or “IFC” on the memo line.

If you write a check and do not indicate that you want it to go to the STP cause on the memo line, it will be applied to your church pledge or be added to the general operating fund of the church.

=Current Members of Share The Plate Steering Committee= =Archives= Archive of 2009 STP Collections Archive of 2010 STP Collections Archive of 2011 Collections Archive of 2012 Collections Archive of 2013 Collections
 * JIll Baker (Chair)
 * Jena Kaizen (Religious Education)
 * Jane Provan (Community Service MInistry)
 * Susan Spalt (Member at Large)
 * John Leopold (Member at Large)
 * Barb Chapman (Member at Large)
 * Bill Rote (Member at Large)

Share the Plate Steering Committee Charter