This month at UUC, we launched the drive for funds and volunteers for UUC's third Habitat for Humanity build. UUC led the first interfaith build in the Seattle area, and now we are seeking to lead the first UU build, inviting our fellow UU churches to join us.

Construction will start in spring of 2008, but we will need volunteers in a variety of organizing and planning roles starting soon. Are you good at organizing volunteer work teams and trainings? Writing thank-you notes to donors? Planning family-friendly events to engage and educate our congregation's children? Taking pictures and writing newsletter articles? Contact Social Justice Coordinator Jennifer Bright [0] to learn how you can help!

Meanwhile, we raised nearly $8,000 at the "Dessert Dash" at the annual auction on November 17 towards our house sponsorship, which was generously matched by enthusiastic and committed members of our congregation. The full house sponsorship is $70,000, so we have made a good start.

Stay tuned for more details about this exciting endeavor.