Social Action Council
The goal of the Social Action Council is to implement the vision and missions of FUSD Church and the values of Unitarian Universalism through participation in community activities that promote social justice and help our neighbors in need.
The Social Action Council is chaired by Randle Loeb. Please contact him if you have any questions about this site. The address is RandleLoeb@gmail.com.
Current Social Action Priorities
- Just Marriage Congregational Project – This project is focused on achieving marriage equality through outreach, education, networking, political action and fundraising. Colorado will likely be facing an anti-gay marriage ballot measure in November of 2006. For more info contact Lewis Thompson, chair at Ljt236@aol.com.
- Interfaith Hospitality Network – FUSD is part of an interfaith network of churches that house families in transition within the church building for a week at a time. FUSD hosts families several times a year and involves over 60 volunteers each time. For more info, contact Rain Van Den Berg at rbrown1981@aol.com.
- New Genesis Homeless Program– The church has for several years been supporting New Genesis in a variety of ways, particularly through FUSD volunteers cooking and serving a monthly meal on Saturday evenings. To volunteer, contact coordinator Mary Kay Myers at myerscaldwell@earthlink.net.
- Providing Food Bags for the Homeless – FUSD volunteers, especially our youth, make food bags of a meal that are then sold to congregational members and others for $3 and are given out to people asking for money on the street. For more info or to volunteer, contact Susan Sterett at ssterett@du.edu.
- The church has been dedicated to Third Sunday Collection at FUSD for more than two years. For a list of those to whom we make donations and if you are interested in aplying for funding, see Randle Loeb or call him at 303 638 5032.
- Denver Outreach Collaborative Central Dispatch: calls concerning homeless individuals in need of assistance can be directed to 303 285 5258. Any questions regarding the City and County of Denver should be directed to 3-1-1 and the web site: www.Denversroadhome.org. For regional issues that affect the metro region call 303 561 2330, April montoya, or go to the web site www.mdhi.org. You may also download information on poverty and homelessness at www.coloradocoalition.org.
- Metro CareRing Food Donations – The church regularly serves as a collection site for designated food and supplies for Metro CareRing, a poverty relief program based in Capitol Hill. Numerous FUSD members also volunteer at the center. For more info or to volunteer, contact Betty Wiggington at bttywig2000@aol.com or contact Metro CareRing at 303-860-7200.
- Guest at Your Table – This is an annual national fundraising program for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee conducted between Thanksgiving and Christmas each year. For more info, contact our church UUSC representative at uu4life@yahoo.com, Elizabeth Mount.
- Annual Jim and Nan Hobart Service Award – The Social Action Council annually selects a social justice leader or community organization to receive the Jim and Nan Hobart Award, named for our former co-ministers. The SAC and other volunteers organize an award fundraising event each spring where the recipient receives the award and 1/2 of the proceeds toward the group of their choosing and the other 1/2 of the proceeds goes toward supporting the work of the Social Action Council in the upcoming year. For more info on the Hobart award or to volunteer, contact SAC chair Randle Loeb at randleloeb@gmail.com.
Other Social Action Resrouces
- Unitarian Universalist Association. There are several national UUA departments concerned with social justice, UUA resolutions and statements of conscience.
- Unitarian Universalist Service Committee – is a separate but affiliated social justice organization that engages in supporting social justice across the U.S. and around the world.
- Social Action Council Member List and Meeting Information
The SAC meets in open session on the first ______________of every month at 6pm at the church. There is also a social action council bulletin board in the community room and informational tables most Sundays. For more info, to volunteer or to suggest any new potential projects, please feel free to contact the current SAC members below:
| Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Rundell Brown | rbrown1981@aol.com | 720 363 3800 |
| Elizabeth Mount | uu4life@yahoo.com | |
| Laurin Foxworth | Dlf318@aol.com | 303-377-3102 |
| Kathy Glatz | k.joy@earthlink.net | 303-922-3425 |
| Randle Loeb | randleloeb@gmail.com | 303-620-1999 |
| Merrill Carter | merrill_a_c@msn.com | |
| Helen Powers | 303-322-6553 | |
| Lewis Thompson | Ljt236@aol.com | 303-377-3102 |
| Mary Ann Thompson | Mathompson818@msn.com | 303-837-9430 |