Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast

Below is some information on volunteering and training for potential oil spill clean-up:

To report oiled wildlife 800-577-1401

Gulf Shores – United Way state-organized volunteer bank 888-421-1266

Escambia County – BRACE, United Way First Call for Help, Escambia County is offering training for clean-up efforts. 850-595-5905 or www.bereadyalliance.org

Navarre – Volunteer Reception Center 850-686-6646

Santa Rosa County 866-448-5816

Fort Walton Beach – Citizens Response Team, Carole Jones at cjones@fwb.org

Okaloosa County – Volunteers may call 850-651-7150

Walton County – Volunteers may call 850-267-2000. The Walton County Sheriff’s office has Oil Spill volunteer forms on their website. www.waltonso.org

Panama City – Still no info on Bay County

National Audobon Society – www.audobonaction.org

Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida – 850-433-9453 or www.pensacolawildlife.com

BP & the Deepwater Horizon Response Team – 866-448-5816

General Assembly will be June 23 thru 27 in Minnesota. Will you be attending? If so, please let Scotty Zilinsky or Denny Lauer know, as the board will be choosing delegates to represent us from the list of attendees.

COFFEE HOUSE LIVE! SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, May 15, 7-10 pm at UUFEC. Live entertainment, great fellowship and good coffee and snacks.

The Membership Committee invites you to attend an informal orientation & breakfast on May 15, Saturday, at the Fellowship from 9:00am to 11am. Complimentary childcare will be provided. Please make reservation by emailing membership@uufec or calling the UUFEC office: 678-7197 and leaving a message with the office manager.

Mid-South District Annual Meeting is being held the weekend of 5 – 8 May at the UUF in Dahlonega GA “Our Children Can Fly!”. There will many excellent workshops and a chance to meet many other UU’s. Please contact Denny Lauer, 651-3040 if you are interested in attending.

Lunch on the Town is on Wednesday, April 28 at 11:30 am at Helga’s Restaurant and Biergarten (formerly Bitburger Pub) in Bluewater Bay.

*Sunday, April 18th* The UUFEC Annual Business Meeting will be held immediately following the Service. Please come to vote on our upcoming Budget. A copy of the Notification and Agenda is in the back of the Fellowship. Please pick up a copy to reduce mailings.

If you still have a balance remaining on your 2009/10 pledge commitment, the UUFEC treasurer, Ed Farley, would appreciate your remitting it no later than April 30, the last day of the present fiscal year. Thanks to many “early birds” 91% of the total pledges for this year have already been received. Let’s make it 100%!

Youth, Teens, Parents and nature-loving chaperones, the annual Green Youth Field Trip is scheduled for Saturday, April 3rd. Shoal Sanctuary Nature Preserve is the official Green Sanctuary site of UUFEC. There is no fee for UUs, although donations are most appreciated and souvenirs are for sale.

Meet at UUFEC 9 am to carpool. Crestview carpoolers, contact Rachel Hodge. Bring signed waiver and a lunch if you care to picnic. Plan to have oodles of fun. For a sneak preview, go to www.ShoalSanctuary.com. For more info, contact Chris Larson 651-0392.