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Social Action
and Service is its prayer......
You will find UU’s serving these organizations:
- The Little Willie Center, begun in 1990 from grassroots efforts in which our members participated, is an afterschool program for latch-key children in West Greenville. UUCG helps sponsor their Holiday Celebration each Christmas by providing gifts for children in their program and provides volunteers for their after school program throughout the year.
- First Born Community Development Center, a rural food pantry in Grimesland that UU’s began supporting after the devastation caused by Hurricane Floyd. First Born distributes food to the needy every 2nd and 4th Saturday mornings. UUCG members regularly help with the food distributions on 4th Saturdays, beginning at 8 am. Nonperishable food, clothing and plastic bags for First Born can be left in UUCG’s library any time our building is open.
- Eastern Carolina Interfaith Alliance, begun after 9/11 by UUCG members, friends and a former minister. The Interfaith Alliance sponsors Prayers for Peace every 4th Monday (except December) at 7 pm September – May at various congregations and often at UUCG. Prayers for Peace is followed at 7:45pm by interesting interfaith discussions. The Interfaith Alliance sponsors a community wide Multi-faith Thanksgiving Worship Service every year on the Sunday afternoon before Thanksgiving.
UU’s in Greenville support these efforts during or just following our Sunday Services:
- Oakmont Dr. Adopt a City Street project. Several times a year the street on which UUCG is located is cleaned after a Sunday Service. All are invited to participate in this fun family event, followed by lunch!
- Greenville’s CROP Walk, happens each fall. UUCG members, friends and youth participate with other faith communities, walking to raise funds for local food banks.
- The UU Service Committee’s Guest at Your Table campaign from Thanksgiving through the winter holidays raises funds for efforts to end world hunger.
- Every Fifth Sunday, a special “Give Away the Plate” collection is taken to provide support for organizations in Greenville doing the work of love and justice. Recently, donations have gone to PiCASO (Pitt County AIDS Service Organization), Humane Society of Eastern Carolina, First Born CDC, Little Willie Center, and Family Violence Program of Pitt County.
Social Action Committee Co-Chairs: Pat Tesh & Tom Long sachair@uugreenvillenc.org (mail sends to both)
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