STP+2012+Archive




 * 1/15/2012 || Roger Eubanks Neighborhood Association and Coalition to End Environmental Racism || Funds were used to support the future Community Center in this low-income neighborhood, providing programs for adult and youth. || $1,579.02 ||
 * 1/29/2012 || Minister's Discretionary Fund || These are funds available to the minister to be used as he or she sees fit. Can be used for personal, community, state, national or global disasters—especially those involving UUs. || $820.50 ||
 * ^  || Benevolence Fund || This is a fund that was created by the Board of Trustees for the purpose of providing financial assistance to needy individuals quickly. The Benevolence Committee responds to requests submitted directly to them by congregational members and staff. || $820.50 ||
 * 2/12/2012 || Standing on the Side of Love || Moneys were used in the effort to defeat Amendment One which outlaws gay marriage in North Carolina. || $1,288.00 ||
 * 2/26/2012 || Club Nova || Club Nova provides opportunities and support for people with mental illness to lead meaningful lives of their choice in the community. It is located on Main St. in downtown Carrboro. || $3,500.91 ||
 * 3/4/2012 || Straley Youth Travel Fund || Moneys were used to send our youth to Ecuador to help a medical clinic, working with Volunteer Med Partners || $1,451.37 ||
 * 3/18/2012 and 9/16/12 || Habitat for Humanity || Each year, C3HUU combines its contributions with those of six other churches to build a house for a family who would otherwise not be able to afford home ownership. 2012 saw the building of the Orange County's 17th Habitat house. || $3,495.91 ||
 * 3/25/2012 || CROP Walk || Funds are divided between local and world efforts to combat hunger, support refugee services and disaster relief. 25% goes to the IFC, the remainder to World Church Service || $1,750.00 ||
 * 4/15/2012 and 10/7/12 || Inter-Faith Council || The combined collections of October and April are sent to IFC as our Church's contribution to its operating budget. || $3,036.00 ||
 * 4/22/2012 || Solar Cooker International || Moneys raised are used to promote solar cooking and water pasteurization. This equals 1/3 less wood burned, less disease, less exposure to violence collecting firewood and more time for work/school. || $931.00 ||
 * 5/6/2012 || OKAY (Opportunities for Kids and Youth) || These funds were used to support summer programs for children from low income families at Pine Knolls, El Centro Hispano, and Human Rights Center (previously Abbey Court). || $905.97 ||
 * ^  || Charles House || Contributions help fund an adult daycare center which cares for the physically handicapped and the mentally challenged while their caretakers work or have respite time. || $905.97 ||
 * 5/20/2012 || Orange County Justice United || Collection pays dues for this organization, a local citizen-power coalition of congregations, non-profits and neighborhood associations dedicated to making change on social justice issues. || $997.40 ||
 * 6/3/2012 || Shelter Neck || This collection was put toward scholarships for low income children to attend Shelter Neck's UU camp program. || $597.25 ||
 * ^  || Sarah Insch Youth Leadership || This money helped fund scholarships to five of our own youth who are participating in the Sarah Insch Leadership Program. || $691.75 ||
 * 6/17/2012 || Unitarian Universalist Service Committee || This year's collection was used to continue recovery efforts in Haiti and Darfur and to reduce domestic and gender-based violence. || $572.00 ||
 * 7/8/2012 || School Supplies || Moneys were used to purchase and fill168 backpacks that were given to middle and high school kids in Chatham and Orange Counties. || $1,571.00 ||
 * 7/22/2012 || Achievement Academy || We helped to buy new resource materials for the Pre-GED Program portion of Achievement Academy. This includes practice test materials, novels for the one-to-one tutoring that is a part of the program, and portable dictionaries/thesauruses. || $1,222.00 ||
 * 8/5/2012 || Family Violence and Rape Crisis Center || Funds raised in the collection support work in Chatham and Orange Counties to prevent domestic violence. || $405.00 ||
 * ^  || Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County ||^   || $405.00 ||
 * 8/19/2012 || El Centro Hispano || These funds are used to support the Hispanic/Latino population of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Durham in navigating the system in areas such as health, education, employment, law and family services. || $670.15 ||
 * ^  || Hispanic Liaison of Chatham County || A major focus of this organization is development of Latino youth in Chatham County. Moneys support a 90-member youth group. Groups meet weekly in two Chatham Co. high schools and bi-weekly in another. || $670.15 ||
 * 9/2/2012 || Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) || With a special focus on N.C. and the southeastern U.S., RAFI works to cultivate markets, policies and communities that sustain socially just and environmentally sound family farms. || $713.00 ||
 * ^  || Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) || This donation supports FLOC's efforts to improve the lives of migrant farmworkers by giving them voice in decisions that affect them. This effort works to bring together corporations, growers and farmworkers to address industry-wide problems. || $713.00 ||
 * 9/12/2013 || Minister's Discretionary Fund || Funds are available to the minister to be used as he or she sees fit. They may be used for personal, community, state, national or global disasters—especially those involving UUs. || $1,387.50 ||
 * 10/21/2012 || Coalition for Peace with Justice (CPJ) || This NC interfaith network used funds to educate people about a just way to bring peace to Israel and Palestine in a non-violent way. || $551.00 ||
 * ^  || UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) || Funds support educational programs focusing on peace in local chapters of UUJME and at GA; trips to the Middle East; publications of a newsletter. || $551.00 ||
 * 11/4/2012 || IFC Holiday Meals || 97 families were given the makings of Thanksgiving dinners thanks to this successful collection. The funds are put into a special fund at IFC set up for this purpose. || $2,428.00 ||
 * 11/18/2012 || Holiday Gifts for Foster Children-Chatham County || The Departments of Social Services for Orange and Chatham Counties receive moneys from this collection to purchase giftsfrpm holiday wish lists of foster children. || $991.50 ||
 * ^  || Holiday Gifts for Foster Children-Orange County ||^   || $991.50 ||
 * 12/2/2012 || Volunteer Med Partners || These funds will be used to furnish the second floor of the medical clinic being built in Mindo, Ecuador. The second floor will be the residence for volunteer medical workers. || $1,866.70 ||
 * 12/9/2012 || People of Faith against the Death Penalty || Funds support an effort to educate and mobilize faith communities to act to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. || $486.29 ||
 * ^  || NC Stop Torture Now || Resources are used to support this grassroots, interfaith movement to stop torture. Since 2005 a special focus has been the "torture taxis" which supports the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. || $486.30 ||