Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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Denton County Friends of the Family
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"Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future." (John F. Kennedy)
The Apple Tree Project of Interfaith Ministries (IFM) of Denton is a
chance to help the nearly 40% of all children living in the Denton ISD who
live in poverty as defined by the Federal Govt Poverty Guide. That
translates to over 7,000 children in need of assistance for the upcoming
2007-08 school year.
Assistance is given to over 755 children because of the
generous hearts of Denton business owners, organizations, churches, and
individuals like you that many of our children have new clothes, shoes and
basic school supplies to begin each school year.
The goal is to provide these essential items to 800 or more
children. This means an economic impact of over $100,000 to our business
community. Additionally, it is a way that our DENTON UU FELLOWSHIP (DUUF)
can be more visible, an expressed part of our Vision Statement. Here is how
you can help.
1) Adopt your child and buy 2 sets of clothing for a youngster of your
choice. Instructions & a Red Apple with size/color information will be
provided. Contact Wendy Leung who can be reached at by email at
WLeung50@hotmail. com. You can partner up with one or more people if costs seem prohibitive.
If this is your choice, your "shopping bag" can be left in the DUUF
office by the last Sunday each July, or Wendy can pick it up from your home and
deliver it to IFM.
2) Make a tax deductible contribution by mailing it to Interfaith Ministries
of Denton, Inc., PO Box 1744, Denton, TX 76202. To use your credit card,
visit www.ifmdenton.org and click on the PayPal icon.
If this is your choice, please let Wendy know so we can recognize you as
having participated as part of DUUF in this particular Social Action
project.
3) You can do both Choice 1 & 2!
4) You can contact Interfaith Ministries directly by calling 940-566-2927 or
visiting the office at 109 W. Sycamore St. in Denton.
Thank you for giving this opporunity your attention. We hope you will
choose to participate in some way in this once-a-year, Back-to-School
program of Interfaith Ministries of Denton, Inc.
Equal Rights For All Texans
MARRIAGE AND MORAL VALUES
Advocacy in the Language of our Values
Supporting Civil Marriage
On November 8, 2005 Texas voters amended the state constitution banning civil marriage for same-gender couples. The amendment is far-reaching enough to outlaw any form of civil union and domestic partnership, including heterosexual common-law marriage. Religious fundamentalists and conservative politicians have traditionally used inflammatory language to mobilize or foment opposition to "gay marriage." The only creative way to counter that divisive language is by supporting Civil Marriage in the language of our guiding principles.
Denton Community Food Center
Dorothy Van Dyck, a longtime member and friend of DUUF, is a volunteer and Board member of the Denton Community Food Center. A teacher and counselor, she also has a long history of community service, from League of Women Voters to the State School to Friends of the Family and more. DUUF Members and Friends Diana Campbell and Suzanne Blalock also speak to the importance of the food center. Please bring basic food items for an ongoing special collection.
Please bring unopened, unexpired cans and boxes of basic food, not fancy food for our special collection for the Food Center. Examples: beans, rice, vegetables, fruit, tuna, etc.
Basic food items are used in packing two units of food, which every client gets.
Basic canned items:
soup (11, 12 oz)
fruit (15 oz, 30 oz)
green beans, peas, corn (14 oz)
tuna (6, 12 oz)
beans (15 oz)
tomatoes, tomato sauce (15 oz)
Basic dry items:
Rice (1 pound)
boxed macaroni & cheese
Dried beans (1 pound)
spaghetti (1 pound)
Raisons
cereal
sugar
cooking oil
coffee
peanut butter
canned meat – chicken, beef stew, ham, corn beef, turkey, pasta with meat
Please, no exotic or luxury items. (No one seems to want raspberry chocolate tea, or the butter pecan tea.)
Pumpkin, sweet potatoes, cranberry anything are not popular choice items. The Food Center cannot accept home canned items.
For more information visit the Denton Community Food Center website or contribute weekdays 1PM-3PM at 109 West Sycamore Street in Denton.
Our Daily Bread
An exciting ministry which began in June 2000 is Our Daily Bread, a soup kitchen which serves a noon meal at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Monday through Friday of each week. While it takes place at St. Andrew, this is a broadly based ecumenical endeavor, reaching out in Faith with people from diverse churches—Presbyterians, Methodists, Roman Catholics, ELCA Lutherans, Missouri Synod Lutherans, non-denominational Christians, members of the Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Baptists, and Episcopalians.
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