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January Update from David Fisher,
Our District General Assembly Coordinator
- I’ve been following the issue raised by those UUs who are
concerned that GA 2008 is being held at the Fort Lauderdale Convention
Center situated within Port Everglades and under the jurisdiction of
Homeland Security. Port Everglades is the large shipping port in Fort
Lauderdale and the port’s security is vital. UUA President Bill Sinkford,
UUA Moderator Gini Courter, the UUA Board, and the GA Planning Committee
have explained the situation and offered plans that answer the concerns,
all things considered. For their full message and answers to frequently
asked questions, go to http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/updatesannouncements/61425.shtml
and http://www.uua.org/events/generalassembly/updatesannouncements/60305.shtml.
- I’ve sent a survey form to Florida District UUA congregations
to get a tally of Florida UUs planning to attend GA 2008 (1 day, 2 days,
3 days, or the full 4 days) and, of the number of people planning to
attend the full 4 days, how many are interested in or committed to
volunteering enough hours (16 to 24 hours, depending on the work and
the person volunteering) to have their registration fee of $295 waived.
The data will help Sue Boone, Volunteer Coordinator, and the Volunteer
Committee focus our planning for a smoothly functioning GA. Deadline
for submitting your congregation’s data is January 31. Thanks for your
cooperation.
- If you haven’t already cleared space on your congregational
bulletin board, I recommend doing so and posting these updates monthly.
- Around March 1 each congregation across the continent will be receiving a packet by snail mail with a preliminary GA Program booklet, registration and volunteer application forms. On March 1st the same will be available on the UUA website for downloading. Volunteer application forms must be filled out by all planning to volunteer and returned to the UUA by March 31st.
Contact me at fdfisher@bellsouth.net
or 954-567-2677.
David
Fisher—District General Assembly Coordinator for GA 2008 in Fort Lauderdale
