FIRST UNITED CHURCH of CHRIST » Helping Others

High School Youth Sustainable Gardening Project

Jennifer Kluzak — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:00:03 +0000

The earth day celebration of 2012, hosted by First UCC, kicked off to a great start with a sustainable gardening project organized by the high school youth group. Partnering up with a Carleton-based program called “Free Food, Help Yourself”, high-school aged youth constructed two raised-bed gardens full of vegetables which can be enjoyed by anybody from the community at large. The aim of the program is to create a sustainable and local source of food, and to welcome all who are hungry to enjoy it. Now that the beds have been filled with soil and seeds, the vegetables will grow and be tended by members of the high school youth group throughout this summer as well as the coming year. As the project grows, the youth hope to involve the younger children with garden maintenance, so that the raised beds will continue to be tended and will yield organic vegetables for years to come. First UCC is excited to have this community initiative underway, and invites all who are able to take some vegetables from the new garden!

Meals on Wheels

Jennifer Kluzak — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:51:04 +0000

First UCC is responsible for delivering Meals on Wheels once again. Volunteers are needed from March 18th through March 31st. Volunteers report to the Northfield Hospital just before Noon to pick up coolers to deliver. This is a commitment of about an hour. Please contact Liz Hankins if you are willing to help. Sign up opportunities will be available after church services!

Mission:1 Exceeds All Goals

Jennifer Kluzak — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:16:20 +0000

http://www.ucc.org/news/mission1-exceeds-all-goals.html

Helping Out the Marroquin-Haslett Family

Jennifer Kluzak — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:43:05 +0000

Several websites have been set up to organize help for the Marroquin-Haslett family after their recent house fire.

General Facebook Page – Helping Out the Marroquin-Hasletts

Benefit Concert for the Marroquin-Haslett Family Facebook Page

A support fund has been established at First National Bank of Northfield. For more information or to contribute, contact Rick Estenson at restenson@firstnationalnorthfield.com or 507-645-5656.

Click here to learn more about an effort by Just Food Co-op to raise money to help the Haslett-Marroquins.

Mission:1

Jennifer Kluzak — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:18:55 +0000

This year, the national UCC has organized Mission:1, a nationwide 11-day campaign in early November (from 1-1-11 to 11-11-11) to feed the hungry and confront food-related injustice, with a specific focus on East Africa. In conjunction with this effort, the SSR committee has planned several opportunities in November:

On Sunday, November 6, the SSR committee will sponsor a letter-writing event at coffee hour asking our elected officials and representatives to make reduction of world hunger a higher priority of the US government, providing aid specifically for the famine-stricken areas of East Africa and maintaining and increasing our historic commitments to humanitarian foreign aid. (see http://www.ucc.org/mission1/; 111,111 letters tab; http://www.ucc.org/news/uccs-mission1-goals.html). This is a joint effort with Bread for the World. We will have envelopes, stamps, statistics and sample letters available.

A challenge grant from SSR: The SSR committee challenges the congregation to donate to the Mission 1 campaign. With already existing OCWM funds, SSR will match the first $111.11 + $111.11 + $111.11 (total of $333.33) given by members of the congregation through November 13, 2011. Write “Mission:1” in the subject line of a check, or use the envelopes in the pews to donate cash on November 6 and 13.