UUA Prairie Star and Heartland Districts Launch Flood Relief Funds
June 17, 2008
In the aftermath of devastating floods that have wreaked havoc on several Midwestern states, the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Prairie Star and Heartland Districts have announced the launch of individual district relief funds to provide assistance to Unitarian Universalists in Indiana and Iowa whose homes have been severely damaged or destroyed by flood waters.
As of June 17, no Unitarian Universalist (UU) church properties are known to have sustained substantial damage, however Nancy Combs Morgan, Acting District Executive of the Heartland District (HD) and Nancy Heege, District Executive of the Prairie Star District (PSD) report that numerous members of local congregations have incurred flood damage.
In Iowa, flooding has come within a block of the Cedar Rapids church. Hundreds of blocks in the city have been impacted, and damage is estimated to be in excess of $1 billion. The devastation to the city and the resulting damage to the economy of the area will affect the lives of people in that congregation in the weeks and months ahead. In Iowa City at least fifteen parishioners’ homes have been flooded, and the property of the University of Iowa, a significant source of employment in the area, was heavily damaged, impacting job security for residents. In Indiana, the Terre Haute congregation is trying to provide assistance to members—including the retired minister of the congregation—whose homes have been flooded. The city of Columbus has been extremely hard-hit, and a number of congregants have lost everything.
The District Boards of Prairie Star and Heartland have been involved in information-gathering and connecting individuals affected to resources which are available. Relief funds in each district will be administered through processes established by each district; check the district website (below) for current information.
To contribute aid to the district relief funds, please address your check and mail it as follows:
Prairie Star District
Prairie Star District UUA
122 W. Franklin Ave., Suite 303
Minneapolis, MN 55404
info@psduua.org
(612) 870-4823
Online donations will be gratefully accepted.
Information on PSD flooding (updated
regularly)
Heartland District
Heartland District of the UUA
445 N. Pennsylvania St., Suite
510
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1893
(317) 634-5384
(toll-free) (888) 948-4883
Information on HD flooding (updated regularly)
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Last updated on Thursday, June 3, 2010.
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