A December Update from David Fisher,
Our District General Assembly Coordinator

Volunteers: Sue Boone, Volunteer Coordinator, (suebooneuu@juno.com) will be sending information to District congregational newsletter editors by the end of the year. Volunteers who put in 24 hours during GA will get their registration fee waived ($290 value), a tee-shirt, and the satisfaction of doing good work with other UUs.

Service Project: Lori Gold, Service Project Coordinator’s request for proposals for the GA Service Project is now on the Florida District website and also has been sent to southeast Florida non-profit organizations. The GA Service Project will support a local social action (not already supported by UU congregation) that is compatible with UU Purposes and Principles. The project will have a booth in the Exhibit Hall during GA illustrating its aims. The deadline for submissions is December 28. Inquiries should be sent to uugaserviceproject@earthlink.net.

Tours: Pre-GA, During GA, or Post-GA: Congregations wishing to highlight local attractions of interest to UUs are invited to propose a tour packet that they would manage, possibly as a fund-raiser for their congregation. Please contact Information Services Coordinator Scott Severance (scottseverance@kw.com).

Shuttle Buses: Ronnie VanSickle, Transportation Coordinator, will be bringing her experience in working with shuttle buses during past major Fort Lauderdale events in creating shuttle services for GA2008 registrants.

2008 GA Highlight: The Opening Worship on Wednesday evening will feature Jason Shelton and Kendyll Gibbons’ Sources, a seven-song cantata for chorus and orchestra. The text deals with the sources of our Living Tradition with exciting moods and rhythms. Its performance as the culminating event of the UU Musicians Network Annual Conference in Clearwater, Florida last August was met with a prolonged standing ovation by the throngs filling the Octagon at the UU Church there.

Contact me at fdfisher@bellsouth.net or 954-567-2677.

David Fisher—District General Assembly Coordinator for GA 2008 in Fort Lauderdale