Used Books Galore — The annual used book sale at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, featuring thousands of good-condition books in almost every category, will take place on October 24-25, 9am-4pm, at 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. For more information, call 828-254-6001.
Fran and Bob German are in the latest issue of the Hendersonville Lightning newspaper. The article talks about their work on creating more awareness about human trafficking. The Germans, who retired to Hendersonville 10 years ago from careers in real estate sales in Florida, created a local chapter of ACT — Abolish Child Trafficking. The […]
Would you like to get more involved in the Green Sanctuary Program? The Green Team has several projects that we would love to have your help! 1. ECO is conducting another Green Home Tour in August. It’s one of the projects the Green Sanctuary has agreed to participate in this year. Please read the following […]
The 2014 Yard Sale Team urges UUFH members and friends to start bringing your donations to the office carport and/or basement. If an item is large, please email Ron (rpartin@bgsu.edu) or Vicki (RE@uufhnc.org) to schedule a pick-up. WE WILL NEED A FULL COMPLEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS for many fun and important jobs – Pricing; Set-Up from Monday, […]
Not everyone knows that UUFH offers a special service known as the “UU Drivers” to IAM clients who need help getting home with their supplies of food and clothing. We’ve been doing this for about 18 years, averaging more than 20 drives per month. Perhaps you would like to join this special crew who make […]
April 27th is the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Week. We are partnering with Agudas Israel Congregation for the events of the week. On Sunday at 2 pm there will be a Holocaust Remembrance Service at the synagogue with a special exhibit opening for viewing afterwards. On Monday, April 28 beginning at 6pm there will be an opportunity for our youth to attend a lecture […]
The Mountain People’s Assembly is sponsoring buses from Asheville to Raleigh for the Moral March on Raleigh Saturday, February 8. The cost of a bus ticket is sliding scale from $20-$50. Seats must be reserved and purchased by Feb. 5th. There will be NO money collected the day of the rally. There are two ways to purchase tickets: 1. […]
UUFH usually provides about 20 rides each month to IAM clients who need help getting home with their supplies of food and clothing. We have done this for nearly 20 years. For various reasons, however, UUFH has not been able to provide all therides needed this winter. In January alone we had to turn down two families who had no other means of […]
During 2013 UUFH members and friends donated, by way of the weekly collection in the Fellowship Hall, 475 pounds of food, personal care items, school supplies and clothing and $85 in cash. It is through this generosity that the Interfaith Assistance Ministry (IAM) is able to continue helping those in need in our community. Super Bowl Sunday […]
We have a great Action Sunday planned for all RE ages! AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Stephanie Gilliam, from Housing Assistance Corporation and Henderson County Young Leaders Program, will facilitate the first part of a youth engagement curriculum that she is developing titled Y-NOT: Youth Navigating Our Tomorrow. Y-NOT focuses on increasing youth engagement in the issues faced by our community, particularly items that are […]