[Lekooks] Chalice Lighters Needed~!~!

Tue Dec 15 11:26:26 CST 2015

Hello UUs... I received this disappointing message from the MidAmerican Region UUA regarding the last Chalice Lighter call. If You are a Chalice Lighter(or not) it's easy to give online by following the link in the letter.                     The program has helped our Church a few times in the past and continues to help support UU congregations grow and keep our faith alive.                      Please consider becoming a Chalice Lighter. If You have any questions, feel free to talk to me after service.                                                        UUly Yours, Jim Hansen  

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From: MidAmerica Region UUA <midamerica at uua.org>
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Subject: Chalice Lighters Needed
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:17:49 -0500 (EST)

 Chalice Lighters Needed  To: James Hansen      A note regarding our Chalice Lighter program...

First off, if you are one of our MidAmerica Chalice Lighters, we want to thank you for your donations to our Chalice Lighter program. Many small gifts from Unitarian Universalists across our MidAmerica Region add up to thousands of dollars in grants that we can make to our congregations for growth-related projects. The program works because about 2,000 people in our region have agreed to send in their small gift ($20 or more) three times a year.  For this fall that is just ending, our email system tells us that only 361 people opened the Chalice Lighter Fall Call letter that was emailed to 1,132 people. Of those, 101 made donations online. We know that about 200 of the remainder are people who make an annual donation that we split among three calls per year, and some mail their checks in. However, at this time, the total in donations is about $11,000 and we usually get somewhere in the $17,000-$23,000 range in total donations.  This means we won't be able to come anywhere close to granting the amounts that were requested by the congregations selected for our Fall Call. (See the Chalice Lighter page - under "Programs," at www.midamericauua.org for information on these projects) If you are one of our Chalice Lighters, we hope you don't mind this general reminder even if you've already donated online or by check in the mail. We thank you for your generosity! If you are not one of our Chalice Lighters, please consider becoming one. You can sign up online and make donations online. Sincerely, The Chalice Lighter Committee
 Please forward to anyone in your congregation who would be interested.     MidAmerica Region is building 
a new era in Unitarian Universalism, 
where UUs visibly live our faith, 
create connections, grow our membership, and 
welcome all persons who share our UU values. 
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Web:  http://midamericauua.org  Phone: 312-636-9724Email: midamerica at uua.org Central Midwest, Heartland,  and Prairie Star Districts of the 
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MidAmerica Region in July 2013.  

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