In this edition of Wes's Weekly Wrap Up, Wes Tillett, LUM executive director, encourages you to be a blessing this summer by investing your time in LUM. #1 - Attend LUM Gala of Hope; #2 - Prepare & serve a shelter meal; #3 - Be a volunteer LUM Camp counselor. Please take 59 seconds to watch the video and SHARE with others.

LUM 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program is now welcoming students (grades pre-K to 8th) Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The program includes math challenges, regular reading, fun, experiential science labs, and meals & snacks. When the LUM students return to school in the Fall, they will be better prepared academically.

LUM Camp is a weeklong overnight camp (July 27 - 30) for boys and girls, ages 8, 9, and 10, from families served by LUM. More than 80 children will board the bus and head to Hanging Rock Camp. The week of camp includes hikes, arts & crafts, boating, swimming, wall-climbing, zip-lining, hearty meals, and caring staff & counselors.

Invest in local children with a donation to the LUM Youth Programs. Send a child to LUM Camp for $300, or make a donation to 5th Quarter Summer Learning Program, which will provide a study or recreational trip or an art or science class. Volunteers are also needed each weekday at 5th Quarter and at LUM Camp the last week in July. To learn more, go to LUMserve.org/youth-programs.

Life in a post-COVID world is better in some ways but many of our neighbors including children are still struggling. School children are experiencing higher levels of anxiety, families are facing evictions at higher numbers, food prices are higher than ever, and individuals looking to become housed have no affordable options, especially in Tippecanoe County. Partnering with local churches, government and other agencies, LUM continues to be the social safety net for our community by offering enhanced youth programs, food & meals, shelter for the houseless, and assistance with housing expenses and immigration issues.

THIS SUMMER, your support is as important as ever. Please consider investing in LUM with a donation or a gift of needed items or engaging with LUM by volunteering or attending a LUM event like the LUM Gala of Hope fundraising event. For more information email, call, or check out our website (lum@LUMserve.org | 765-423-26391 | LUMserve.org). And thanks.

LUM Gala of Hope benefiting the LUM Immigration Clinic is an entertaining event. Guests will gather in a local art gallery & cultural center and enjoy live music. LUM is thrilled to introduce you to this diverse lineup of talent.

For more the LUM Gala of Hope event details, click the button below or see below.

To purchase TICKETS -- Text GALAOFHOPE to 76278 to purchase tickets -OR- click the button below. Tickets are limited, so get them today. For more information, go to LUMserve.org/gala-of-hope.

Lafayette Urban Ministry is grateful to the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette. They recently awarded LUM a grant for $12,214 for new security doors at the LUM Ray Ewry Center, which is home to LUM Youth Programs & Emergency Shelter.

The money was used to upgrade the exterior & interior doors to the first floor youth center. This upgrade will better protect our children, guests, volunteers and staff members as well as secure the building and all that is within it. Safety & security is a top priority for LUM.

Many thanks to the Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette for their continued support of LUM. {Pictured above with one of the new doors is Wes Tillett, LUM executive director, and Kristi Hogue, LUM youth programs director.}

You are cordially invited to attend the LUM Gala of Hope event, which supports the important work of the LUM Immigration Clinic.

The Gala of Hope is an entertaining event in a grand facility filled with dancing to world beats, snacking on international bites and donating for out-of-this-world experiences. Join us and make sure that our immigrant neighbors have the LUM Immigration Clinic to assist them through complex paperwork and processes. Check out next week's eNewsletter for a full list of food and experiences. 

LUM is looking for a few good people to have a blast with local children from local low-income families during the last week of July. Are you willing?

LUM Camp is July 24-28 (Monday-Friday) at Hanging Rock Camp in Warren County. LUM camp counselors and campers alike will enjoy swimming, zip-lining, wall-climbing, eating, horseback-riding and so much more.

Any questions, please EMAIL Wes Tillett, lead counselor. LUM Camp is an absolutely amazing week. Come be part of it! Please SHARE. If you are not able to attend but wish to sponsor a camper, click the link below.