LUM Programs Persist & Thrive in 2020
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Wes's Weekly Wrap Up: "Change is Constant"
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LUM Camp & Hunger Hike Persist & Thrive
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LUM Camp 2020 is ONLY 12 Days Away
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LUM Camp
kicks off on Tuesday, July 28
, for approximately 45 local children.
LUM knows that camp is extraordinarily beneficial, and that is why LUM has hosted a camp every summer since the 1960’s. This year,
LUM Camp
will look different due to COVID-19, but the fun and friendship and life-enhancing benefits will remain the same.
LUM Camp
will be filled with traditional "camp" activities. This year LUM also hopes to teach children how to be safe and stay healthy during the pandemic, especially in preparation for what they will deal with when they return to school in the fall. Toward that goal,
LUM Camp
will have fewer campers and more counselors. During the four-day camp, children will interact in small groups, will see areas be disinfected frequently, have their temperature checked throughout the day, and have staggered meals, learning sessions, and recreation times.
LUM Camp
has a few more spots open for campers; and is still accepting
applications for volunteer LUM Camp counselors
. Donations to LUM Camp are still welcome. Individuals may sponsor a camper for only $150.
Would you please invest in both their long-term life skills and their short-term fun by offering them the gift of
LUM Camp
?
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Hunger Hike - An Exciting New Twist
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will be a year of great changes for
Hunger Hike
, and the event is going to be unique and more exciting than ever.
Hunger Hike
2020
will kick off on Sunday,
September 13
starting a week-long challenge for “Hikers” and “Teams.” Individuals & groups can create online fundraising pages for themselves and their team and begin fundraising today. They will also be encouraged to
create a “personal challenge” for the week or participate in a leaderboard challenge with other members of their fundraising team to see who can get the most steps -- using a mobile app.
The centerpiece of the event will take place on Sunday,
September 20
at 1:00 pm with the
Hunger Hike
livestream event, featuring local celebrities, speakers and entertainment to help celebrate and raise funds for
Hunger Hike
.
The hike raises money to support the important work of
Lafayette Urban Ministry
, Food Finders Food Bank, Inc., and the St. Thomas Aquinas Haiti Ministry.
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Jubilee Christmas & Community Thanksgiving
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LUM program directors have been thinking about how COVID-19 will impact this year's
Jubilee Christmas
and
Community Thanksgiving Celebration
. At LUM, we are committed to offering both programs in some form this year. Families will still need assistance with Christmas, the community will still appreciate a free Thanksgiving celebration, and the leadership and members of our member churches will still want to offer assistance. Hopefully things will be much better in December but decisions will made by mid-September.
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Laura's Kids Support LUM Camp & Food Pantry
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Local Family Fund Donates $2,500 to LUM
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Nancy Emig recently surprised LUM with a
$2,500 donation.
This gift was made possible by “
Laura’s Kids
,” a nonprofit created in memory of Laura Williams by Nancy & Greg Emig, her sister and brother-in-law and owners of Lafayette Brewing Company.
Laura Williams graduated from Chesterton High School and was a junior at Purdue University when she passed away unexpectedly in 2001. Laura had a special gift for working with children, and her goal was to become a child life specialist working with children with disabilities. In addition to Laura’s Kids, there is a memorial scholarship at Purdue for students in Human Development & Family Studies.
One thousand dollars was designated to support the LUM
Protein Food Pantry, and $1,500 to
LUM Camp. This generous gift will
feed more than 1,000 local families and
send 10 local children to
LUM Camp next week.
On behalf of the LUM students,
THANK YOU
to Laura’s Kids, the Emig Family and our friends at Lafayette Brewing Company. {Pictured is Nancy with a LUM student and
Bayley
, her dog, who is the LUM reading buddy.}
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LUM Board of Directors - Getting It Done
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Video Board Meetings Are Working Well
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Last night, the
LUM
Board of Directors
held their monthly meeting using video conferencing. The agenda was distributed along with a code to “Join the Meeting” online. Remote meetings continue to be productive and successfully connect and engage everyone involved.
Joan Low
, LUM board president, led the meeting; and
Wes Tillett
, LUM executive director, attended and contributed on behalf of the LUM staff. A healthy second quarter financial report
was
presented and approved. Pictured are the LUM board & staff members who participated. This is yet another example of how LUM continues to be flexible and adaptive during the COVID-19 crisis because LUM is determined to continue serving local families and children in need.
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