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Outreach
Church of the River Outreach has many volunteer opportunities to make Memphis and
the world a better place while getting better acquainted with fellow Unitarian
members. They continue to evolve as the community's needs change.
They have been actively involved with Shelby County Interfaith and the Downtown
Church Association's new Hospitality Hub, a center for the homeless.
Continually, they donate items needed by Manna House Day Shelter. Church of the
River Outreach is something to be proud of and be involved in; please join us in
our efforts to help others.
Shady Grove Elementary School is our currently adopted school. If you are
interested in becoming involved with these efforts, please reach out to Juliet Wischmeyer at 901-219-5817 or
julietwischmeyer@bellsouth.net.
Read below to learn about activities that we assisted with in the past with a
school.
With a commitment to Hawkins Mill Elementary in 2007, the committee hosted
Learning Camps, etiquette classes, graduation luncheons, and funded an art
teacher. Through participation in MIFA's meals-on-wheels program and working in
partnership with St. John Methodist's Soup Kitchen, the Church of the River
Outreach Committee helps feed Memphis.
During April, 2008, merit students from our adopted school, Hawkins Mill
Elementary, journeyed to Washington DC where they met Congressman Steve Cohen.
The
trip was sponsored in part through the generosity of a number of our members.
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