delivered at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos, 5 December 2010
I feel my powers of title-fu failed me on this one, but I’ll take that if the message is strong. Here in Los Alamos, we’re facing a crisis in charitable giving. The National Laboratory has altered its annual giving drive in such a way that more and more money is leaving not just our community but also the state of New Mexico. Our local United Way, which has administered the funds to local agencies in the past, is expecting a fifth (or less) of what they’ve received for local use in the past. Self Help, Inc. — our congregation’s longest-lived outreach partner — is just one agency that is looking at severely reduced funding for the coming year, which means severely reduced assistance to some of our people who are most in need.
While I advocate for local giving in the sermon, I would also ask anyone reading to consider a charitable gift to Self Help this season. Thank you.
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