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Backpack Buddies Program

Thank you for helping to make a difference in the fight against childhood hunger! Backpack buddies attacks the issue of weekend hunger for Lowcountry children. On Friday afternoon, a child is sent home with a backpack filled with nutritous snacks and returns on Monday ready to learn. Please join our year long campaign in honor of the thousands of children who depend on Backpack Buddies. Backpack Buddy Program Volunteers are needed to help at the Low Country Food Bank on the third Saturday of each month during the school year.  We pack bags with weekend food for children who usually get a free lunch at school.  Without this food the children would have little to eat until Monday.   Time:  10 a.m. to noon Where:  Low Country Food Bank, 2864 Azalea Dr, North Charleston 29405 Please note:  Children must be at least 14 years old Dress Code:  no tee tops or open-toed shoes   To be added to the list of volunteers, please contact Cathie Currin, Coordinator, Community Outreach Volunteering Action Group, Social Justice Committee AFSCathie@aol.com or by phone home 843-971-0248 cell 518-232-3436

The Christmas pageant presented by the church's youth this past Sunday, the 11th, was a huge success. Thank you to all who took part and attended for making this such a joyful kickoff to the season.

 Social Justice Carpenters

 Being a Big Brother or Big Sister is one of the most enjoyable things you’ll ever do. Not to mention, one of the most fulfilling. You have the opportunity to help shape a child’s future for the better by empowering him or her to achieve. And the best part is, it’s actually a lot of fun. You and your Little can share the kinds of activities you already like to do.  This is an excellent opportunity for the entire family to get involved and make a enormous difference in the life of a child in need. 

BBBS of Carolina Youth Development Ctr. 5055 Lackawanna Boulevard North Charleston, SC 29405 tjohnson@cydc.org http://www.becomeabig.org (843) 266-5256
Use this online link to connect and learn about local Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer opportunities near you!

http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.9iILI3NGKhK6F/b.5962345/k.E123/Volunteer_to_start_something.htm

 Beginning in 2003 the congregation of the Unitarian Church in Charleston has undertaken, through its Social Justice Program, an effort to assist children in our community who live in poverty. Approximately $40,000, raised through donations from the congregation and a series of benefit concerts, has been directed toward after-school programs and academic enrichment activities conducted at schools which serve some of the poorest communities in Charleston County.

The program got underway in 2002 shortly after then Minister Jacqueline Collins called on the UCC to form a Social Justice Committee. The committee decided, after some deliberation, to focus its attention on the plight of children in the Charleston area who were living in poverty and more specifically to concentrate on how to enhance educational opportunities for these children.

The funds to support these needs have come from two sources: (1) donations from the UCC congregation, primarily at the Christmas Eve service, and (2) from a series of nearly 60 concerts (Gage Hall Coffeehouse) conducted by the Social Justice Committee. The annual Christmas Eve contributions and the monthly Gage Hall Coffeehouse have now become traditions at UCC.

This program supplements and is coordinated with other UCC Social Justice initiatives such as the Community Outreach Giving Program, Assistance to Crisis Ministries, Green Sanctuary, and Welcoming Congregation.

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Please contact Anne Shaffer Myers directly if you are able to help:
Volunteer Coordinator
Sea Island Habitat for Humanity
2545 Bohicket Road, Johns Island, SC 29455

843.768.0998 x109 (office)
843.296.6465 (cell)
843.768.9968 (fax)

www.seaislandhabitat.org
www.seaislandhabitat.blogspot.com  

Do you play an instrument or sing? Would you like to share your talent with the congregation? Please contact the music director to talk about performing during a Sunday service.