Since the world learned of the floods now devastating Pakistan, conditions have worsened dramatically. As of August 23, the Pakistani government estimates that 17.2 million people are affected by the floods - more than the Haiti earthquake, the 2005 South Asia earthquake, and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami combined. The growing enormity of this humanitarian disaster has compelled the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to launch our UUSC-UUA Joint Pakistan Flood Relief Fund: http://tinyurl.com/PakistanFloodReliefFund
Most recently, rivers flowing from the flooded areas in the northwest have swelled with water and are deluging the Sindh and Punjab provinces in the south. This is sure to have serious long-term implications for all of Pakistan. The fertile Punjab is the breadbasket for a country where a third of its population of 170 million people live below the poverty line. Donations to the UUSC-UUA Joint Pakistan Flood Relief Fund ( http://tinyurl.com/PakistanFloodReliefFund ) will be put to immediate use, since UUSC already has partner organizations in the region. Bedari, which worked with UUSC in the 2005 South Asia earthquake, is working to protect women and children displaced by the floods. Barakat, a UUSC partner in Afghanistan that also works in Pakistan, is helping refugee families who have fled to the district of Attock.
Please help us help the people of Pakistan recover from this unfathomable disaster - give to the UUSC-UUA Joint Pakistan Flood Relief Fund at http://tinyurl.com/PakistanFloodReliefFund Thank you for your generosity and concern.
10th Annual UUAA Men's Fellowship Retreat on October 1-3, 2010! This year's theme is "Mission Possible: Intentional Living" and program offerings will encourage men to explore and share how they want to live in accord with their values. There will also be opportunities to enjoy time with new and old friends at a new location-Judson Collins Center on beautiful Wamplers Lake near Manchester MI. The cost is $140 which covers lodging, all meals, retreat activities, and a retreat t-shirt! Scholarships are available. If you have questions, contact Tom Reischl (994-0831;
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September 5, 2010
10th Annual UUAA Men's Fellowship Retreat on October 1-3, 2010!