The Religious Education program kids are collecting NON-PERISHABLE food and cash donations to create a holiday food basket to share with our Apartment Partners family this November. There will be a collection box for food in the Social Hall during the month of November through the 20th. Please bring the following items according to the first … Continue reading Food Basket for our Apartment Partners Family at Thanksgiving
Every year, the RE kids raise money for a cause or organization, and they get an opportunity to vote on where they would like to send it. In past years, they have chosen Heifer International, Plant One Million, and 2nd Chance, Inc. This year, we continue our tradition of giving back by donating to … Continue reading Supporting Kiva.org
You’re invited to attend BuxMont’s Hunger Banquet on Thursday, November 19 and help us to save lives and fight the poverty and injustice of worldwide hunger. Experience food insecurity by fasting all day and then attend our Hunger Banquet to share your experience with others. When you arrive, you are randomly assigned to a high-, middle-, … Continue reading Oxfam Hunger Banquet
Dear BuxMonters – As you know, the first Sunday of each month of the 11:15 Religious Education class will be focusing on Peace and Justice Projects. In keeping with that, our first project will be to collect items for donation to The Narenj Tree Foundation. The mission of Narenj Tree Foundation is to provide emergency … Continue reading Help the 11:15 Peace & Justice Projects RE Class help the Narenj Tree Foundation help refugees!
On May 11, 2015, the bicameral, bipartisan Women’s Health Caucus, unveiled this session’s Pennsylvania Agenda for Women’s Health. Our faith-based group UUPLAN (Unitarian Universalist Pennsylvania Legislative Advocacy Network) was proud to be present for this important occasion. The Agenda for Women’s Health is a package of bills aimed at solving a variety of problems women … Continue reading UUPLAN for Pennsylvania Women’s Health
Do you live in Pennsylvania and want driver’s licenses for all? We need support from people throughout Pennsylvania! You can help by writing a letter to Representatives Taylor and Keller, the Chair and Minority Chair of the House of Representatives Transportation Committee. They have the power to move House Bill 1648, unmarked driver’s licenses for all … Continue reading Letters for Licenses
Please join our May 2 rally. UUPLAN and other groups will gather at the Berks County Detention Facility for a National Day to end detention of immigrant mothers and children. A number of groups are getting behind this, including many attorneys who are representing the detainees.
The Peace and Justice Committee is pleased to be co-sponsors of Earth Day Climate Crisis event website, organized by the “The Coalition for Peace Action” (CFPA). CFPA is all in support of synergistic approaches towards peaceful change and is a grassroots citizens’ organization bringing together people of all ages, backgrounds, professions and political persuasions around … Continue reading Coalition for Peace Action
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist College of Social Justice are working together to pilot new kinds of skills-based trainings that combine learning and hands-on advocacy opportunities. Our first such venture will be a 4-day training in Washington, D.C. March 14-17, 2015. The event is open to anyone 18-35. The registration fee … Continue reading Lobby Training Opportunity for Young Adults from the UUPLAN Environmental Justice Team
Sure, we all know Valentine’s Day can be a bit overblown. But we like celebrating love. And we at the Good Buy, UUSC’s online store have collected an assortment of gift ideas that will make you — and the people you love — feel good about giving and receiving.
