The Community Offering Committee organizes donations to nonprofits that embody our congregation’s principles and allow us to practice generosity. On the first two Sundays of each month, one organization receives all of our contributions. On the other Sundays of the month, we give to our church’s general fund.
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December's Community Offering
Lane County Diaper Bank
Lane County Diaper Bank is a nonprofit organization that has been serving families with free diaper support since 2019. LCDB serves families from various backgrounds including, rural, low-income, underserved and BIPOC. There is no government support for diapers and with only a few diaper banks in all of Oregon, we need your help! Besides a monetary donation, the UUCE has also graciously agreed to have a diaper collection. Open packages are welcomed as the diapers will be repackaged for distribution.2024 Community Contributions
Oregon Wild works to protect and restore Oregon’s wildlands, wildlife, and waters as an enduring legacy for future generations. They envision an Oregon where nature doesn’t just survive, but thrives.
Founded in 1974, Oregon Wild represents the fish and wildlife, ancient forests, and rich diversity of public lands and landscapes that make this state so special. They work to protect and restore the parts of the natural world that do not have a human voice, while not forgetting that humans are interconnected with nature and its systems.
Across five decades they have successfully fought to protect nearly two million acres of Wilderness, over 2,000 miles of Wild & Scenic Rivers, countless endangered wildlife, vast stretches of old-growth forests, and essential ecosystems all across the state. They advocate for Oregon’s unique environments through a combination of education, public communications, direct lobbying, grassroots activism, and partnering with and elevating allied groups and voices. This year they celebrate their 50th anniversary! Chandra LeGue will visit our service on November 3 to say a few words about Oregon Wild, and will have a table set up after the service. For more information, visit https://oregonwild.org/
Anyone diagnosed with a fatal illness faces difficult decisions. One option in Oregon is Death With Dignity, a ground-breaking law for those who are dying. DWD was confirmed twice by Oregon voters and other states have used it as a framework for their own versions of DWD.
If the sick person chooses to use DWD, it helps to have guides who understand the legal, emotional and medical steps needed to enact it. That’s where End of Life Choices Oregon shines. These volunteers work with the patient and medical community to smooth the way. EOLCOR’s volunteers also do community outreach, such as participating in our series, Bringing Our Values to Our End of Life Choices, which will be offered again in the Spring.
More information on EOLCOR is at https://eolcoregon.org/.
Our local chapter is led by Rob Castleberry, who invites each of you to talk with him about the issues, ask questions, and participate in educational and other activities. You can also find more information on UUJME’s website.
UUJME, founded in 1971, is a UUA-related social justice organization of education and advocacy siding with love with the people of Palestine-Israel. UUJME has a vision of a just peace in Palestine-Israel that reflects our UU values of respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every human being and justice, equity and compassion in human relations.
Our offering this month is given in support of these principles.
In August, the community offering is directed toward Black Thistle Street Aid (BTSA), an organizational partner with UUCE, using our parking lot once a month for a health access “pop up”.
BTSA bridges the gap between our community’s most vulnerable populations and integrative medical care by meeting people where they are literally and figuratively. BTSA believes safe, respectful, trauma informed and culturally competent healthcare is a human right. No one should be excluded from accessing care.
Created by the national Unitarian Universalist Association’s Side With Love team, UU the Vote is an initiative that provides UUs an opportunity to bring our democratic values to life in the struggle to build a genuine multiracial democracy.
UU the Vote engages people in voter registration, issue education, get-out-the-vote drives, voter protection, state leadership development, and more.
What started as an initiative in 2019 to focus on the election period leading up to the 2020 election has shifted from election-year organizing to year-round movement-building work toward building a truly inclusive democracy.
June – CASA of Lane County – $2,224.28
May – Plaza de Nuestra Comunidad – $1,948.57
April – Our Children’s Trust – $1,966.15
March – Cesar Chavez Elementary School – $2,222.52
February – Water for Warm Springs Indian Reservation – $2,341.85
January – Springfield Alliance for Equity and Respect – $1,433.5
2023 Community Contributions = 28,497.44
December – Ronald McDonald Houses – $2,092.59
November – Housing Our Veterans – $2,226.96
October – Pearl Buck Center, Preschool – $1,543.93
September – Maui Strong Fund – $1,742.14
August – Tooth Taxi for Lane County – $1,805.44
July – Greenhill Humane Society – $1,669.94
June – Imagination Library – $2,823.29
May – MECCA (Materials Exchange Center for Community Arts) – $2,929.66
April – Northwest Abortion Access Fund – $2,745.94
March – 15th Night – $2,313.07
February – 86 Hunger – $3,730.84
January – Helping the Homeless Lane County – $2,873.64
2022 Community Contributions = $40,456.93
December – Every Child Lane County – $2,803.61
November – ShelterCare – $3,344.49
October – Hurricane Fiona Relief – $3,621.72
September – National Alliance on Mental Illness – $2,625.45
August – Arc Park – $3,537.21
July – Long Tom Watershed Council – $2,996.48
June – Water for the Warm Springs Reservation – $3,282.09
May – Oregon Natural Desert Association – $2,679.67
April – World Central Kitchen (feeding Ukraine refugees) – $6,102.26
March – Huerto de la Familia – $3,760.93
February – United Way of Lane County/Racial Justice – $2,798.95
January – The Dining Room – $2,904.07
2021 Total Contributions = $25,789.85
December – Guest at Your Table – $2,785.01
(donations over $150 matched by Shelter Rock UU)
November – Rock the Vote – $1,800.01
October – Oregon Community Asylum Network – $2,415.83
September – Oregon Community Foundation for people affected by wildfires – $2,128
August – Ophelia’s Place – $2,213
July – Chinuk Wawa Language Study at Lane Community College – $1,540
June – Willamette Riverkeepers – $1,400
May – RIP Medical Debt – $2,500
April – Faith Community Fund/McKenzie River Trust (Interfaith Earthkeepers) – $2,220
March – PCUN (Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noreste) – $3,220
February – Lane Mutual Aid – $1,460
January – Carry It Forward – $2,108
Dec 20 – Relief Nursery – $950
Nov 15 – Customer Relief Funds, EWEB and SUB – $988
Oct 18 – Center for Community Counseling – $750
Sept 20 – Everyone On (internet connectivity) – $525
Aug 16 – SURJ-EF (Showing Up For Racial Justice Education Fund) – $1,345
July 19 – YMCA – $585
June 21 – FOOD for Lane County – $2,050
May 17 – Habitat for Humanity – $886
April 19 – Centro Latino Americano COVID-19 Relief Fund – $3,985
March 15 – Boys & Girls Club of Emerald Valley – $925
Feb 16 – NW Abortion Access Fund – $1,290.86
Jan 26 – UU Voices for Justice – $968
Dec 15 – Uhlhorn Day Services – $884
Nov 18 – Womenspace (for children’s gifts) – $1,340.46
Oct 20 – Girl Scouts – $1,037
Sept 19 – Blues in the Schools – $1,247.52
Aug 18 – Bethel Farm – $1,042
July 21 – Trauma Healing Project – $1,104.22
June 16 – Little Music Playground (Oregon Mozart Players) – $835
May 19 – The Natives Program – $1,273
April 21 – Trans*Ponder – $,1443.75
March 18 – Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights – $1,636.53
Feb 17 – Back to Back Program (Community Alliance of Lane County) – $1,341.30
Jan 20 – Square One – $1,494
Dec 20 – First Place Night Shelter Program (St Vincent de Paul) – $1,938.22
Nov 18 – Produce Plus – $1,378.36
Oct 14 – League of Women Voters of Lane County – $1,511.97
Sept 16 – School Supply Programs at St Vincent de Paul – $1,703.21
Aug 19 – Shelter Animal Resource Alliance (SARA) – $976.19
July 15 – Imagination Library/Eugene Library Foundation – $730.00
June 17 – Dad’s Program at Willamette Family – $825.76
May 20 – Cascadia Wildlands – $1,333.15
April 22 – UUA’s Ministry for Earth – $1,107.83
March 18 – Eugene Mission Wellness Center – $1,221
Feb 18 – CAHOOTS – $1,314.41
Jan 21 – Positive Community Kitchen – $1,120
Dec 17 – Community Supported Shelters – $1,160
Nov 19 – Occupy Medical – $1,380
Oct 15 – Centro Latino Americano – $1,327.89
Sept 17 – Junction City Local Aid – $875.60
Aug 20 – Cielo de Amor – $1,217.19
July 16 – Center for Community Counseling – $1,034.45
June 18 – Days for Girls Int’l – $847
May 21 – Youth House, St. Vincent de Paul – $1,651.50
April 16 – That’s My Farmer – $1,183
March 19 – Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon – $1,873.72
Feb 19 – Beyond Toxics – $1,242
Jan 15 – Honor The Earth, Native environmental issues – $1,349.56
Dec 15 – Buckley Station sobering services – $1,324.96
Nov 20 – Community Veterinarian Center – $1,122
Oct 2 – Guatemalan Asylum Project – $595
Sept 18 – Refugee Resettlement Coalition of Lane County (through Catholic Community Services) – $1,546.54
August 21 – Grrrlz Rock – $549
July 17 – Common Ground neighborhood garden – $624
June 19 – Eugene Mission to support recovery from its kitchen fire – $843
May 15 – Burrito Brigade – $1,106.52
April 17 – Tribute Offering for Tom Sears’ Project – $3,616.98
March 20 – Vet LIFT at St Vincent de Paul – $1,054.23
Feb 21 – Lane County NAACP – $1,205.00
Jan 17 – Syrian Refugee Relief through UU Service Committee – $1,844.00
December – Mujeres Luchadoras Progresistas – $889.00
November – Belly-Full – $1,378.00
October – Long Tom Watershed Council – $748.00
September – Boys and Girls Club – $1,203.00
August – Friendship With Cambodia – $1,126.45
July – Friends of Trees – $640.00
June – Nepal earthquake relief – $1,327.64
May – Grassroots Garden (FOOD for Lane County) – $915.58
April – White Bird Dental Clinic – $1,041.33
March – Nightingale Health Sanctuary – $2,450.57
February – New Roads School (Looking Glass) – $1,110.00
January – Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition – $909.00
Dec – Community Supported Shelters – $1,430.22
Nov – Reality Kitchen – $992.50
Oct – Project Opportunity – $1,318.15
Sept – Lane Senior Support Coalition – $1,000.68
Aug – eLAW – $1,280.60
July – Parenting Now! – $1,150
June – Pro-Bone-O – $849.25
May – Reach Out and Read – $1,213.68
Apr – Aranu’tiq – $2,005.52
Mar – Friends of Buford Park – $1,275.94
Feb – Bags of Love – $1,805.50
Jan – Philippines earthquake relief (through UUA Service Committee) – $1,425.56
Dec – Occupy Medical – $1,345.19
Nov – Maya Education Fund – $1,217.60
Oct – CROP Walk – $1,302.55
Sept – InStove – $1,910.75
Aug – Breakfast Program, First Christian Church in Eugene – $1,040.21
July – Sexual Assault Support Services – $950.80
June – Opportunity Village – $1,055.32
May – Station 7 (Looking Glass) – $1,476.15
Apr – none; Music Sunday
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,327.24
Feb – Autism Rocks – $1,400+
Jan – National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – $1,334.17
Dec – First Place Family Center (St Vincent dePaul) – $1,724.80
Nov – The Dining Place (FOOD for Lane County) – $1,040
Oct – Cascade Raptor Center – $1,095.70
Sept – Looking Glass – $1,570.80
Aug – MECCA – $1,338.65
July – Juvental FACETA/Amigos – $852.31
June – Community Center for Counseling – $746
May – No offering; church was moving to new location
Apr – Long Way Home – $808.50
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,466.15
Feb – ShelterCare – $1,517.30
Jan – NAACP of Lane County/ACT SO – $1,501
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,033.31
Nov – Hosea Youth Services – $1,493.76
Oct – Willamette Family – $1,185.71
Sept – HIV Alliance – $955.55
Aug – UUA Service Committee – $1,067
July – Nearby Nature – $715.26
June – Sponsors (women’s program) – $752.50
May – Committed Partners for Youth – $1,161.78
Apr – City of Refuge – $2,214.50
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,075.25
Feb – Haiti earthquake relief (through UUA Service Committee) – $1,898.20
Jan – Homeless Connect – $1,632
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,335.55
Nov – Egan Warming Center – $1,332.80
Oct – Oregon Chapter, Alzheimer’s Foundation – $1,497.10
Sept – Community Mediation- $1,270.60
Aug – MIUSA – $828
July – Blues in the Schools – $932.61
June – Stove Project – $748.50
May – Cascadia Wildlands – $1,140.82
Apr – That’s My Farmer – $1,589.07
Mar – Relief Nursery – $1,649.86
Feb – Kids for Kids (Darfur) – $1,637.54
Jan – Haiti earthquake relief (through UUA Service Committee) – $3,703.91
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,296.81
Nov – Homeless Connect – $1,727.80
Oct – Sexual Assault Support Services – $1,744.91
Sept – Community Alliance of Lane County – $2,376.97
Aug – Cascade Medical Team – $1,087
July – The Arc of Lane County – $822.57
June – New Hope Cambodia – $1,434
May – Doulas for Teens – $1,166.60
Apr – That’s My Farmer – $1,373.50
Mar – Healing Harvest – $1,568.01
Feb – Next Step Recycling – $2,169.70
Jan – Huerto de la Familia – $2,134.60
Dec – Thembanathi – $1,382.50
Nov – Centro Latino Americano – $1,425.31
Oct – Start Making a Reader Today – $1,412.15
Sept – School Garden Project – $1,444.20
Aug – Senior Connections – $1,148
July – Camp UKanDu – $980.44
June – That’s My Farmer – $1,180.07
May – Station 7 (Looking Glass) – $1,594.47
Apr – Lane Community College/Women in Transition – $1,819.08
Mar – Lane County Darfur Committee – $2,730
Feb – Community Alliance of Lane County – $1,708.04
Jan – Guest At Your Table (UUA Service Committee) – $1,645.33
Dec – First Place (St Vincent dePaul; rain gear for preschoolers) – $1,764.69
Nov – Sponsors – $2,272
Oct – LGBTQ support group – $1,447.58
Sept – Laurel Hill Center – $1,995.23
Aug – Breaking Away – $778.50
July – ACCHORD Music Mentorship – $738.83
June – Habitat for Humanity – $983.50
May – LEAD – $1,577.15
Apr – Center for Community Counseling – $1,589.22
Mar – That’s My Farmer – $1,438
Feb – Court Appointed Special Advocates – $1,435.81
Jan – Network for Reproductive Options – $1,362.95
Dec – Committed Partners for Youth – $1,358.90
Nov – Whiteaker Community Thanksgiving Dinner – $1,418.09
Oct – Grassroots Garden (FOOD for Lane County – $1,860.43
Aug and Sept – No collection
July – Hosea Youth – $965
June – First Place Family Shelter (St Vincent dePaul) – $1,336.74
May – Womenspace – $1,244.73
Apr (launch of program) – Birth To Three – $1,472.99