A complete copy of the minutes is posted on the
bulletin board in the Social Hall; if anyone would like a copy, please call
AmyBeth Gibbs (215-343-0406).
Everyone is welcome at board
meetings, and we would like to see some of you attend. We meet on the second
Monday of each month.
VOLUNTEER JOB DESCRIPTIONS
If you are interested in leadership opportunities at Buxmont, here are some job descriptions of the various positions avaiable. These are elected positions.
Here are the different ways to get information to BuxMonters.
 | The Liberal Voice: E-mail items to the newsletter editor by the 15th of the month for the following month’s edition. Hard copy can be placed in the newsletter mail folder on the wall in the back hallway by the 10th of the month. |
| Sunday bulletins: Give or e-mail information to Administrator AmyBeth Gibbs by Tuesday evening for the following Sunday. |
| Sunday morning announcements: Give or e-mail information to Administrator AmyBeth Gibbs by 9 AM Tuesday. “Special” or oral announcements by individuals must be pre-arranged with the minister or program coordinator. No last minute announcements placed on the podium. |
| Web pages: Items submitted to "The Liberal Voice" will also be posted to this web site (barring any personal information). If you need to update or correct these items on the web, or you need to make a last-minute announcement (e.g. a snow emergency) send a request to the BuxMont Web Weaver. Again, remember that not everyone has a computer! |
| Fellowship Family news: If you have personal news you would like to share, or news about a Fellowship member or friend, please contact AmyBeth Gibbs or fill out one of the blue forms on the table in the lobby so we can include the information in future newsletters. |
| Address and directory changes: Give address, phone or e-mail changes to AmyBeth Gibbs. |
Reporting problems
If you notice anything at the Fellowship missing or not working properly, please let our Administrator, AmyBeth Gibbs, know via an e-mail message. Leaving a note on the desk in the office doesn't always work because notes can be lost, moved, or picked up accidentally. Thanks for your help.
SUPPORT BUXMONT FINANCIALLY WITHOUT SPENDING MORE MONEY!
Your pledge to the annual Canvass is and will always be the most important source of income for the Fellowship, but did you know that you can provide additional financial support for our liberal religious mission in other ways, when you make purchases that you would be making anyway?
Merchant rebate programs have been around for years, but they are becoming increasingly popular and easy to participate in. Here are three ways that you can benefit BuxMont in your normal shopping, with the newest ones listed first.
Register and shop online through
schoolcash.com
By registering with schoolcash.com, you can obtain merchant
rebates for BuxMont every time you shop at some of the most popular online
merchants. Once you are registered, the next time you want something from
amazon.com, instead of going directly to their web site, you instead log on to
www.schoolcash.com, follow the link on their site to amazon.com, and shop as you
normally would. Amazon.com will give 3% of what you spend to BuxMont! Their
competitor, Barnes & Noble, will give 3.5%! Here’s a partial list of other
participating merchants to give you an idea of how complete the coverage is, and
how much the donations are:
|
Land’s End (3.5%) |
Jos. A. Bank (6%) |
JC Penney (3.5%) |
|
Eddie Bauer (3.5%) |
Target (3%) |
J. Jill (4%) |
|
Nordstrom (4%) |
Kohl’s (3%) |
Old Navy (4%) |
|
LL Bean ($3.50/order) |
J.crew (4%) |
Orvis (9%) (yes 9!) |
|
Dell (2%) |
Gateway (1%) |
Apple (1%) |
|
OfficeMax.com (3%) |
Buy.com (1%) |
Palm (3%) |
|
Handspring (4%) |
Toys R Us (3%) |
Staples (2%) |
It’s easy – just go to www.schoolcash.com, go to the registration page, and enter BuxMont in the school name field, Warrington in the city field, and choose Pennsylvania from the drop down list of states. A screen will then appear giving the complete name of BuxMont Unitarian Universalist Fellowship for you to choose. Complete the registration by giving your name, address, e-mail address and a password. Every time you log in to schoolcash.com, it will remember who you are, and when you go to the merchant of your choice through their link, the specified rebate will be made to BuxMont.
Register at eScrip.com for supermarket
and credit card shopping
Genuardi’s Family Markets will donate from 1 to 3% of your
purchase if you use your Genuardi’s Club card and register it with eScrip.com.
You don’t have to have a computer to participate, since you can register at
the customer service counter at any Genuardi’s.
You can also register your credit card(s) with eScrip.com, so that in-store purchases also earn rebates for BuxMont. This must be done on line, so if you don’t have a computer with an internet connection, AmyBeth Gibbs can help you register over the Fellowship’s computer. After that, you don’t need the computer any more – just pay for your purchase at a participating merchant with your credit card. Some of the same merchants participate in both eScrip and schoolcash, but we don’t know if they will give rebates through both on the same purchase. It will be interesting to find out!
Buy Acme and Giant gift cards at BuxMont
If you shop at Acme or Giant supermarkets, you can buy gift
cards at BuxMont after every Sunday service.
BuxMont gets 5%, and you don’t spend any more than you would have if you paid
cash or used a check.
BUXMONT ON
Do you have items up in your attic, or down in your basement, or hidden in some drawer, that you think might be worth something? Consider donating to BuxMont for auction on eBay. You will get a receipt for your tax-deductible donation, reflecting the amount that the high bidder paid for it! And, the Fellowship would gain an outside source of income, instead of having to do fundraising only within our own congregation. One item recently sold for $200! Contact Howard Barkan for more info. (Click on the eBay logo to see BuxMont auctions that are ongoing or ended in the last 30 days.)
BUXMONT PHONE/E-MAIL CHAIN
Bobbi Penniman, Communications Chair, has a BuxMont phone and e-mail chain. The purpose of this is to be able to disseminate information of a timely or critical nature, for which the usual Sunday announcements and/or Liberal Voice would not suffice. However, there are certainly many members and friends who have opted not to join this list:
If you would like to be added to the phone or e-mail chain, please contact Bobbi. Also, if your e-mail address has changed recently, please let Bobbi know. In case you think that you're on the e-mail list, but you haven't received any BuxMont-wide e-mails in the last month or so, you're probably not, or we have an old invalid e-mail address.
CARING COMMITTEE
The Caring Committee will use the Fellowship e-mail directory to request help for our members in time of need. It works a lot faster than the "old-fashioned" telephone list. If you don't have e-mail, don't check it often, or still want us to call you personally, please give your telephone number to Kim Schubert or Deborah Sheesley. Thanks for all your support.