Community Service & OutreachService to our local community is integral to our mission as a Fellowship. In fact, our Covenant includes this statement. Over the years, BUUF members have volunteered with a multitude of local organizations, including many of our community partners. From serving meals once a month at Hospitality House, to providing educational classes and materials to local children in need, offering a Little Library, helping with the Playhouse's annual Buildfest, to cleaning up our adopted stretch of river in downtown Boone,
In addition, we on occasion, collect monetary donations as part of our Community Giving Program. Boone UU is committed to supporting our community. Below are details on some of our current and past service projects. |
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Hospitality House Monthly Meal Service
BUUF members and friends volunteer to provide a dinner and serve dinner every 4th Thursday of the month at the Hospitality House of Boone. It's a meal for 100. You can help by cooking one of the dishes or donating money for ingredients. Use the following link to sign up on the SignUpGenius website. Currently, the cooking is done at home. Cooked food needs to be there by 5:00 p.m. It's a great way to demonstrate that "Love is our doctrine" in a very practical way. Please email Kathy Parham if you can help, have questions or need assistance. |
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Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge's Basic Needs Totes
Many individuals living in poverty in the High Country are forced to choose between food and hygiene and household products. For many years, the WFBR has worked to ease this burden on women and girls by providing household and hygiene supplies to Ashe County Sharing Center, Hospitality House, OASIS, and Reaching Avery Ministry to name a few. We all know how the cost of items such as deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, paper towels, and dish soap can pile up over time.
You can purchase items for the totes from their Amazon wish list. Items are shipped directly to the Women's Fund office
Many individuals living in poverty in the High Country are forced to choose between food and hygiene and household products. For many years, the WFBR has worked to ease this burden on women and girls by providing household and hygiene supplies to Ashe County Sharing Center, Hospitality House, OASIS, and Reaching Avery Ministry to name a few. We all know how the cost of items such as deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, paper towels, and dish soap can pile up over time.
You can purchase items for the totes from their Amazon wish list. Items are shipped directly to the Women's Fund office
Dreaming for Change's Cup for Cup Campaign
Cup for Cup: Buy your coffee at Boone UU - At Boone UU, coffee drinkers can enjoy the distinctive flavor of African coffees while providing food for children who are malnourished. From beans grown in Burundi and other African countries, to a Hatchet Coffee Roasters in Boone, to your kitchen, the coffees we are selling have journeyed far. Our goal is to turn profits from coffee sales into nutritious food for children living close to the source of those coffee beans. The work of Dreaming for Change will make this a reality.
Dreaming for Change is a charitable organization in Burundi striving to help women develop small businesses, teach families to cultivate kitchen gardens, and provide daily nutritious meals for children who lack basic nutrition. When you purchase Dreaming for Change Coffee, you will join our commitment to raise funds needed to sustain the feeding program. Your morning cup of coffee will provide the only cup of food a young child in rural Burundi will eat that day. To learn more about Dreaming for Change, go to http://dreamingforchange.org/. Connie Green and Barry Thomas
Cup for Cup: Buy your coffee at Boone UU - At Boone UU, coffee drinkers can enjoy the distinctive flavor of African coffees while providing food for children who are malnourished. From beans grown in Burundi and other African countries, to a Hatchet Coffee Roasters in Boone, to your kitchen, the coffees we are selling have journeyed far. Our goal is to turn profits from coffee sales into nutritious food for children living close to the source of those coffee beans. The work of Dreaming for Change will make this a reality.
Dreaming for Change is a charitable organization in Burundi striving to help women develop small businesses, teach families to cultivate kitchen gardens, and provide daily nutritious meals for children who lack basic nutrition. When you purchase Dreaming for Change Coffee, you will join our commitment to raise funds needed to sustain the feeding program. Your morning cup of coffee will provide the only cup of food a young child in rural Burundi will eat that day. To learn more about Dreaming for Change, go to http://dreamingforchange.org/. Connie Green and Barry Thomas
Interested in serving the community through BUUF? Learn more on the Contribute to Justice & Outreach page.