The Executive Team is pleased to announce the Unitarian Church of Montpelier will resume payment of funds to this year’s Community Pouch recipients.

UCM had suspended Community Pouch activity in late March, pending a review of church finances. We will now continue to accept “CP” donations through June 7th, the last Sunday of this church year.

The four non-profit organizations scheduled to receive our donations for April, May, and June are: Friends of the Winooski River; Green Up Vermont; the Vermont Freedom Bail Fund; and Community Harvest of Central Vermont. 

Members and friends are invited to donate to Community Pouch following past procedures. Either mail a check to the church with “Community Pouch” on the memo line, or use the Community Pouch option on the online donation platform. In mid-June, total CP gifts will be divided proportionally among the four recipients. Additional amounts may be supplemented from the General Fund if necessary to reach the level of past donations.

 

Friends of the Winooski River works to improve river health and encourage healthy use of its resources. See https://winooskiriver.org/. 

Green Up Vermont is celebrating 50 years of Green Up Day! This year’s event will take place on May 30th. See https://greenupvermont.org/. 

The Vermont Freedom Bail Fund bails out immigrants who live in Vermont and are being held on immigration charges. See https://fondo.migrantvt.org/. 

Community Harvest of Central Vermont gleans surplus food produced on area farms to feed those with limited access to healthy, fresh local food. See https://www.communityharvestvt.org/.