Share The Plate
"People are marvelous in their generosity if they just know the cause is there." - Will Rogers
"People are marvelous in their generosity if they just know the cause is there." - Will Rogers
The Mission of The Share The Plate Program:
To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate Collections: designated Sunday morning collections that support specific causes or organizations, which reflect the passions of the congregation.
Goal :
To support the outreach ministry of our UU congregation by developing and coordinating Share the Plate collections.
Current Members of Share The Plate Steering Committee
- Jill Baker (Co-Chair)
- Jane Provan (Co-Chair)
- Jerel Bonner
- Lynn Holbein
- Rachel McManus
- Maureen O'Rourke
- Brenda Rogers
How to Nominate a Share the Plate Collection
If you are a Member of The Community Church of Chapel Hill and, through your work on an issue or organization that supports the mission of the Church, you have learned of their financial need, you may submit a nomination to the Share the Plate Steering Committee. To understand how selections are made, open the Assessment Tool that guides the decisions of the committee.
Nomination deadlines are twice a year: early May and late October. The Share-the-Plate nomination deadline for the second half of 2023 is October 30. The current form must be used.
There are three types of applications:
- Applications for NEW beneficiaries, CLICK HERE .
- Applications for causes that have been supported over time (Traditional), CLICK HERE. (Although approval is not guaranteed, it is likely.)
- IFC, Habitat for Humanity, and Orange County Justice United have a special application. CLICK HERE.
How to Do a Share the Plate Collection
Once your request has been accepted and assigned a date, there will be activities that you will be expected to do. Your Guide will provide you with a checklist with deadlines for each activity. To see what the expectations are, CLICK HERE.
Announcing: 2022 STP Collections
How to Make a Donation
There are several ways to make a Share the Plate donation. If you are at the service, you can make a donation using either cash or check and placing it in the basket when it is passed during the service. If you are using a check, please make it payable to C3HUU with the Share the Plate recipient on the memo line.
You can also send a check made payable to C3HUU. Mail the check to Harrison Gray at 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Whenever you use a check for STP, be sure to write the name of the cause in the memo line.
Or donate now by Clicking Here. Scroll down to "Make a Donation" and click on "Donate Now". Now go down to the option that says "Share the Plate". You will find boxes in which you can enter the amount, name of the cause, and the date. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit “Continue.” You will be taken to a page where you can enter your payment information.
Thank you for your generosity.
Archives
Archive of 2009 STP Collections
Archive of 2010 STP Collections
Archive of 2011 Collections
Archive of 2012 Collections
Archive of 2013 Collections
Archive of 2014 Collections
Archive of 2015 Collections
Archive of 2016 Collections
Archive of 2017 Collections
Archive of 2018 Collections
Archive of 2019 Collections
Archive of 2020 Collections
Share the Plate Steering Committee Charter
There are several ways to make a Share the Plate donation. If you are at the service, you can make a donation using either cash or check and placing it in the basket when it is passed during the service. If you are using a check, please make it payable to C3HUU with the Share the Plate recipient on the memo line.
You can also send a check made payable to C3HUU. Mail the check to Harrison Gray at 106 Purefoy Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Whenever you use a check for STP, be sure to write the name of the cause in the memo line.
Or donate now by Clicking Here. Scroll down to "Make a Donation" and click on "Donate Now". Now go down to the option that says "Share the Plate". You will find boxes in which you can enter the amount, name of the cause, and the date. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and hit “Continue.” You will be taken to a page where you can enter your payment information.
Thank you for your generosity.
Archives
Archive of 2009 STP Collections
Archive of 2010 STP Collections
Archive of 2011 Collections
Archive of 2012 Collections
Archive of 2013 Collections
Archive of 2014 Collections
Archive of 2015 Collections
Archive of 2016 Collections
Archive of 2017 Collections
Archive of 2018 Collections
Archive of 2019 Collections
Archive of 2020 Collections
Share the Plate Steering Committee Charter