Thank you for helping us create a Community of Caring for everyone for the past 30 years! Your friendship and support make a difference every day to the people we serve.
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Cindy Klassic - Sign up and Sponsor today! |
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You are invited to join UCS on Monday, October 4, 2021, at Oak Meadow Country Club for our 20th annual 4-person golf scramble - the Cindy Klassic.
This is an amazing event for an amazing cause — to help strengthen our Community of Caring and provide values-based, low barrier, sustainable, and high-quality homeless shelters, services, and solutions.
Get your team together, be a sponsor, sign up, and make a life-saving difference in people’s lives!
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-- Learn more event information on our UCS website.
-- Download a fillable/printable sponsor and registration form HERE. -- Sign up and become a sponsor online HERE. -- Invite your friends, family, and co-workers to play and/or sponsor.
Thank you!
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Welcome, Brittany, Josh, and Suzanne! |
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Brittany Wade is the Marketing Director of Silver Birch of Evansville. Brittany is an energetic, go-getter and is already helping UCS make new connections, achieve goals, and overcome challenges to improve the impact and reach of our programs and services.
Josh Brewer is the Homeless Outreach Liason Officer for the EPD. Josh is an excellent partner and resource for UCS and our local homeless service agencies. Josh makes a real difference in our community every day in many ways and he is around UCS often trying to help our guests. We are pleased to welcome him and his insights to our board.
Suzanne Seng was already a volunteer at Ruth's House and a member of the Personnel Committee before joining the board. She provides great human resources management and leadership as well as previous nonprofit committee and board service perspectives. Her positive and professional experience has already been felt and seen in many ways.
Thank you, Brittany, Josh, and Suzanne for your friendship and partnership.
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30 Years of Caring - Thanks!
On August 22, UCS hosted a 30th anniversary Block Party for our guests, staff, volunteers, and community to celebrate our thirty years of serving our community. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success! As we celebrate the past 30 years of caring, we look forward to more opportunities to address and solve the issues that cause and continue homelessness. We appreciate your collaboration, partnership, and support!
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2021 Matching Gift Campaign |
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Thanks to the dedication and generosity of our amazing supporters, who love to make a difference, we have had a yearly Fall Matching Campaign for the past couple of years that helps everyone make a bigger giving impact.
- Your gift of $150 will become $300!
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We are seeking a couple more matching gift partners. Our goal this year is to raise (or exceed) $30,000 in honor of our 30 years of caring. Can you help us achieve this goal as a matching partner? Call our ED, Jason, to discuss details at (812) 422-0297x6. Look for a matching gift appeal letter in October and more information on our website. Thank you!
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Firewood Sale to Support Local Charities |
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A mission friend and partner of UCS, Bruce Wright, who attends Old North United Methodist Church, offers split, seasoned firewood for sale every year with all the proceeds donated to a local charity of the customer's choice and UCS is one of these charities. This is an amazing blessing for UCS and these other great mission opportunities. Thank you, Bruce!
Cost:
$125/pick-up load.
Free delivery in Evansville.
Contact:
Bruce Wright
(812) 598-2289
anbrwright@twc.com
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We currently need volunteers to serve daily meals, organize donations, help with mailings, assist with guest services in the day and night shelters - checking in guests, distributing hygiene items, instructing guests on laundry use. We typically have cleaning, maintenance, and/or painting projects for individuals or small groups.
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Thank you for all your support in filling the urgent needs this summer for our guests. We are extending this donation focus until the end of September because we still need these items. We currently are not accepting bulk clothing donations. We may need specific items/sizes. Call for details. (812) 426-9960. Check the website for updated needs.
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Project Updates and Opportunities |
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The Day Shelter Restroom and Shower Renovation Project will be starting the week of September 13. These restrooms and showers will be inaccessible during the project until the end of October. Other arrangements are being made at UCS and with our partner agencies for our guests. |
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The results are in for the Target Circle Giving Campaign from March to June 2021. Thanks to your 36,393 votes, United Caring Services received $1,509 to support our mission to provide values-based, low barrier, sustainable, and high-quality homeless shelters, services, and solutions. |
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Mark your calendars for 11/30/21! Giving Tuesday is less than 90 days away. UCS will hope to raise at least $5,000 for a new stove/oven for our Day Shelter. Giving link & info will be shared on website. |
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