<div dir="auto">I have completed the pledge form and increased my pledge by 11%.<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Stephen Finner Ph.D. (he, him, his)<br>27 Highland Avenue Apt. 3<br>Barre, Vermont 05641<br>802-598-4317 (cell)<br>802-595-7143. (home. wifi "landline")<br><br>PLEASE NOTE NEW HOME NUMBER<br>Director of Music, UU Congregation of Washington VT (Summer congregation)<br>Minister of Music Emeritus, St. Johnsbury VT UU Congregation <br><br>" Your work is never done, but you may not lay it down" from the Talmud <br><br>"All theology is ultimately autobiographical" Rev. Angela Herrera </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 7, 2023, 11:36 AM Ansel Ploog via CoC <<a href="mailto:coc@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org">coc@unitarianchurchofmontpelier.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello members of UCM's Governing Board, Executive Time and Committee of Chairs,</div><div><br></div><div>Our annual pledge drive begins this Sunday, Feb 12! I have two special invitations to you to help us get the drive going...</div><div><br></div><div>The first is to please come to our Generosity Celebration Dinner this Friday night (doors open at 5:30). We'll celebrate the kickoff of the pledge drive, hear from a few speakers and eat delicious food! Starting this drive off with lots of energy and enthusiasm is important; as many of you are aware, we have an ambitious goal to reach this year ($378,000). I believe that it will be possible to reach it if we can ground ourselves again and again in our love for this community and our care for the relationships we have with each other!</div><div><br></div><div>My second request is that you pledge early, so that we can demonstrate on Sunday that our community leaders are committed to this drive. As we have done in the past, we will be representing pledges visually in the Sanctuary throughout the drive. Physical pledge materials will be available for pick up on Sunday but if you can pledge online before then, that would be a great start!</div><div><br></div><div>Here is the link to pledge online:<br></div><div><a href="https://ucmvt.breezechms.com/form/UCM-pledge-2023" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://ucmvt.breezechms.com/form/UCM-pledge-2023</a></div><div><br></div><div>You may notice a few pages on UCM's website that still reference last year's pledge drive. These links and pages are being adjusted for the current year this week so that they are ready for Feb 12. If you are unable to access the pledge form link above, check back again later - a hard-working staff member or volunteer is probably editing the page!</div><div><br></div><div>And... THANK YOU. Everyone on this list is someone who gives generously to UCM: your time, your attention, your presence, your expertise. We are so thankful for the gifts that each of you share in our community. </div><div>In gratitude,</div><div>Ansel Ploog, on behalf of the Stewardship Team<br></div></div>
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