A
March Update from David Fisher,
Our District General Assembly Coordinator
- Volunteer applications will be available on March 1, 2008 at: http://www.uua.org/documents/gaoffice/volunteer.pdf. The applications
must be postmarked in March 2008 and mailed to the UUA. The forms will also be
sent to all UU congregations by regular post along with the preliminary Program book
and GA registration forms.
- Registration and Hotel Reservation: These forms will also be available March 1st
on the Internet and in hard copy by post.
- SurveyMonkey report: One quarter of our 44 congregations have responded to my
request for guesstimates of members planning to attend GA and, of those, how many plan
to volunteer in return for waived registration fee. The totals are: Attend 171; Volunteer
135. If the other three-quarters of our congregations are turning out in similar numbers,
our host District should be well represented this June in Fort Lauderdale. And we should
have a good roster of volunteers to assure a smooth unfolding of the GA experience.
Thanks go to those denominational reps who took the time and energy to round up the numbers. If I had it to do over again, I'd ask for input sooner and with a tested method of collecting the data. My work as District GA Coordinator continues to be a learning experience!
- Service Project: Nine southeast Florida non-profits submitted proposals to be this
year's GA-sponsored service project. Six evaluators from three UU congregations are
finishing their evaluations and the winner will be identified in the next update. Thanks
go to Rev. Naomi King and Ken Bresnehan from the River of Grass UU
Congregation,
Janice McArthur and Joyce Anderson of the UU Congregation of
Miami, and Dick
Hattwick and Arthur O'Brien of the First UU Congregation of the Palm Beaches for
offering their expertise and time in the evaluating process.
- Congregational Liaisons: Two congregations have pro-actively recruited a GA-
Liaison to facilitate and coordinate talking up GA attendance and volunteering. Thanks
go to Susan Neubeck of the First UU Congregation of the Palm Beaches
and Ken
Bresnehan of the River of Grass UU
Congregation. Representatives of other
congregations have contacted me informally over the last nine months, for which I am
grateful.
- Information Services: Scott Severance, Information Services Coordinator, has
recruited Andrew Kahn from the UU Fellowship of Boca Raton to work with him in
compiling the extensive listings of restaurants, stores, ATMs, places of interest, and tips
on navigating and enjoying the Fort Lauderdale area. Scott is still open to receiving
TOUR proposals from congregations or individuals (scott@scottseverance.com).
- Special Events: Susan Friend, Special Events Coordinator, is working with DJ and sound-man Gary Ladka from the UU Congregation of Fort Lauderdale on arrangements for the evening entertainments. Amy Carol Webb, local folk singer, will be the attraction one night, and there will be the traditional DJ night and the Coffee House open mic night. Susan is still negotiating for the Wednesday night event.
Contact me at fdfisher@bellsouth.net
or 954-567-2677.
David
Fisher—District General Assembly Coordinator for GA 2008 in Fort Lauderdale
