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 collect monetary donnations one Sunday month as part of our Community Giving Program. BUUF is committed to supporting our community. Read on below for more 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. There are lots of ways to help: cooking one of the dishes, serving, or donating money for ingredients. The "Executive Chef" for the month picks the menu and helps recruit folks to make the magic happen. The cooking can either be done in the kitchen at Hospitality House or at home. We can cook at Hospitality House between 3:30-5:00. Cooked food needs to be there by 5:00. To serve, just come at 5:15 and stay until 6:30 at the latest. We need 3-4 servers. It's lots of fun and a great way to get to know others in the Fellowship while demonstrating in a very practical way that "Love is our doctrine." Sign up online in Signupgenius. Please contact UUHH coordinator Connie Green (UUHospitality.House@gmail.com) if you have questions or need assistance. |
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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
Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge's Pack the Pantry
Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge is hosting Pack the Pantry collection sites in Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties during December. The food collected will be distributed to food pantries in the respective counties. Last year, with your help, we were able to collect and donate over 1200 pounds of food. Please help us meet the food needs of women and girls in our area! See below for locations of vans and dates. Thank you!
Agency for Watauga County: Hunger and Health Coalition
Collection location for Watauga County
First National Bank, Boone
2111 Blowing Rock Rd.
Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge is hosting Pack the Pantry collection sites in Ashe, Avery, and Watauga counties during December. The food collected will be distributed to food pantries in the respective counties. Last year, with your help, we were able to collect and donate over 1200 pounds of food. Please help us meet the food needs of women and girls in our area! See below for locations of vans and dates. Thank you!
Agency for Watauga County: Hunger and Health Coalition
Collection location for Watauga County
First National Bank, Boone
2111 Blowing Rock Rd.
Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge's Basic Tote
Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge distributes Basic Totes that are filled with necessary toiletries and/or cleaning supplies to various non-profits throughout the High Country to pass on to women and girls who are in transition. In support of this year round effort the following items are requested:
Rebecca Moore will collect items and deliver to the Women’s Fund.
Women’s Fund of the Blue Ridge distributes Basic Totes that are filled with necessary toiletries and/or cleaning supplies to various non-profits throughout the High Country to pass on to women and girls who are in transition. In support of this year round effort the following items are requested:
- Toothbrushes
- Feminine Products
- Razors and shaving cream
- Hair brushes, combs, and elastics
- Shampoo, conditioner, and body wash
- Hand soap
- House cleaning supplies (all-purpose wipes, pine sol, laundry detergent)
- Deodorant
Rebecca Moore will collect items and deliver to the Women’s Fund.
Interested in serving the community through BUUF? Learn more on the Contribute to Justice & Outreach page.
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