Community Outreach Work (COW)
Community
Outreach
Work
Team Accomplishments 2023-2024
Ongoing activities:
- Cherry Hill Food Pantry – On the fourth Sunday of every month, there is a shopping cart by the COW table, waiting for your food and monetary donations.
- Book Smiles – Collect new or gently used books. Look for the bin on the side of Unitarian House.
- Cherry Hill Women’s Center – Escort women in need of health services.
Accomplishments:
December 2023 Joseph’s House – Provided winter clothing for the homeless in Camden.
November & December 2023 Sacred Heart Church – Provided holiday toys for children in need.
October & November 2023 With Womyn & Religion, The SPOT Period Collection – Collected maxi pads to help fight period poverty for The SPOT period, a menstrual hub in Philadelphia.
October & November 2023 Cherry Hill Food Pantry Volunteers – staffed four UUCCH shifts, helping to provide food to Cherry Hill residents who are food insecure.
October 2023 New Jersey Tree Foundation – Planted trees in Gloucester City.
August 2023 Book Bagg’n It Project – In partnership with Unforgotten Haven, collected back to school supplies for children in need.
July 2023 Help Fight Period and Hygiene Poverty Collection – In partnership with Community South Jersey/Pennsylvania, collected feminine hygiene products for women in need.
April 2023 Feed a Child Outreach – Provided food for The Neighborhood Center daycare program in Camden.
April 2023 New Jersey Tree Foundation – Planted trees in Camden.
March 2023 Party in a Bag – In conjunction with UUCCH CFE (Children’s Faith Engagement), provided party supplies for children through Unforgotten Haven.
January & February 2023 Joseph’s House – Provided winter clothing for the homeless in Camden.
Committee Members
Sue Camlin, Linda Carden, Lynda Dillon, Val Sadwin, Susan Van Alstyne
Want more information or to join COW? Contact this group at COW@uucch.org.