LUM Needs Summer Volunteers & Donations
LUM Summer Childcare - Volunteers Needed
Volunteer Teacher's Aides for the LUM 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program are needed this summer. The program is offered Monday – Friday, Now through August 3, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Volunteers support the LUM director and teachers.

Volunteers are needed each week day to assist in teaching & tutoring, reading, recreational activities, meals & snacks and more. Volunteers must enjoy working with children and have experience helping children (K - 6th grade) achieve academically and socially.

Four  Ways YOU can help the LUM Summer Youth Program are as follows:
  • Make a Monetary Donation, click HERE
  • Sign up to Volunteer, click HERE
  • Donate Needed Items, click HERE
  • Sponsor a Study or Recreational Trip, email khogue@lumserve.org

If you’re interested or need more information, click HERE — or email or call Kristi Hogue ( khogue@lumserve.org | 765-423-2691).
Be a LUM Camp Counselor - Make A Difference
Be a volunteer LUM Camp counselor and join Marlena Edmondson, former youth camper & 2019 program director, and Joe Micon, camp director, who is leading his 40th consecutive LUM Camp this year. Be a part of something epic.

Volunteer camp counselors must be 18 years old, enjoy working with children and be able to spend the entire week at camp. Counselors are needed from  11 a.m. Monday, July 29  to  4 p.m. Friday, August 2.  Join Marlena & Joe and make this the year YOU make a difference in the lives of local children.

Three Ways YOU can help LUM Camp are as follows:
  • Make a Monetary Donation, click HERE
  • Sign up to Volunteer, click HERE
  • Sponsor a Camper, click HERE

If you’re interested or need more information, click HERE — or email or call Marlena Edmondson ( medmondson@lumserve.org | 765-423-2691).
LUM Food Pantry - Four Ways to Get Engaged
The  LUM  Protein Food Pantry opened in April and has already been busy, serving more than 277 local families  so far. This new "pop up" food pantry is open weekly and focuses on providing "protein, paper goods & produce."

Volunteers are needed each Thursday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and delivery of donated items will be received during that time.

Four  Ways YOU can help the LUM Food Programs are as follows:
  • Make a Monetary Donation, click HERE
  • Sign up to Volunteer, click HERE
  • Donate Needed Items, click HERE
  • Participate in Hunger Hike, click HERE

If you have questions or need further information, go to  lumserve.org/food-pantry, call 765-423-2691 or email  food-pantry@lumserve.org.
Emergency Shelter Needs Overnight Volunteers
Currently there are openings for Overnight Shelter Volunteers. Volunteers are needed 365 nights a year from  8 p.m. to 7 a.m. or 8 p.m. to midnight . Duties include check-in, serve dinner, and distribute toiletries. Volunteers must be able to maintain confidentiality, interact with a variety of people, be at least 18 years old, and attend one Shelter Training Session. Training sessions are offered every Monday night at 6:30 p.m. (no need to register for training).

Four  Ways YOU can help the LUM Emergency Shelter are as follows:
  • Make a Monetary Donation, click HERE
  • Sign up to Volunteer, click HERE
  • Donate Needed Items, click HERE
  • Prepare a Meal for LUM Shelter Guests, click HERE

If you’re interested or need more information, click HERE — or email or call David Heckert ( dheckert@lumserve.org | 765-423-2691).
Planning for Summer – Planning for Your Future
Summer is in full swing, and many of us are spending more time outdoors and traveling with our family & friends. Summertime is often a time for reflection and planning.

At LUM, staff are looking toward the future — preparing for fall programs like  Hunger Hike Port of Hope , Interfaith Community Thanksgiving  and  Jubilee Christmas . You may also be spending the summer planning for your future and reflecting how you may assist those less fortunate. Perhaps you could create a personal legacy by continuing your support of the mission of Lafayette Urban Ministry beyond your own lifetime. During our lifetimes, we support our neighbors with our gifts to LUM, but by creating a legacy through Planned Giving your support of our ministry will continue for all perpetuity.

It’s a win-win  Estate Planning strategy for you and LUM. In addition to the altruistic benefits, your charitable gift to Lafayette Urban Ministry brings tax relief — and also allows you to make a larger gift to LUM than you could make from your income alone. Whether you use  cash, appreciated securities/stock, real estate, artwork, partnership interests, personal property, life insurance or a retirement plan , the benefits of Estate Planned Gifts can make this type of donation attractive to you as a well as LUM. Consider also  remembering Lafayette Urban Ministry in your will .

First, meet with your professional advisor to learn how informed estate planning can increase the overall value of your estate with a gift of tax-burdened assets (like IRAs, 401(k), or savings bonds) to Lafayette Urban Ministry. When you are ready, please email or  call Joe Micon , LUM executive director, who is eager to meet with you ( jmicon@lumserve.org  | 765-423-2691). To give to LUM online, click  HERE .

Whatever you decide — enjoy your summer with your family and friends — and think for a moment about the mission of Lafayette Urban Ministry and the families we serve.