12th Annual James O. Leach Hunger Awareness Dinner

7:00 p.m. Saturday September 18, 2010 at Fern Creek United Methodist Church 6727 Bardstown Road, 40291. Adult tickets: $6.00 Children (12 and under) $3.00 Plus a canned protein items (meats). The dinner, held the night before the annual Community Hunger Walk, aims to raise awareness about the increasing level of hunger in our community. The money collected is divided between the Fern Creek Highview United Ministries and the Dare To Care Community Hunger Walk. The food items go directly to Fern Creek Highview United Ministries Individual & Family Assistance Center.

1. Large Flat Screen Television with accompanying dvd/vcr devices - preferably 45-50 inch screen, preferably new or very gently used. We want to wall mount this to maximize our floor space. ------This is for the Adult Day Center Activity Room. The used large screen TV we had no longer works.
2. Awnings - Actually three awnings. One for IFAC loading dock area, one for ADC entrance, one for ADC patio. The loading dock area and the ADC patio would be best to be retractable.
3. Umbrellas - Until we can get awnings, picnic table umbrellas with weighted bases would help provide shade for ADC participants on the patio.
4. Customized Storage Space - Someone to create a weather-tight storage space under rear staircase that could be utilized for property maintenance materials/equipment.
5. Storage Shed - Pleased to announce that the building of a storage shed next to the dumpster space is under way as part of an Eagle Scout project.
6. New sturdy metal benches/chairs for ADC patio space.

Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries, Inc. (FCHUM)

... is a not-for-profit social service agency founded in 1988 by 10 local churches in the Louisville, Kentucky area. A group of representatives from 10 different churches met and made a commitment to move beyond their denominational ties to work together to meet the needs of our community.

FCHUM is currently supported by 21 churches representing 12 different denominations working together, making many significant contributions within the community on a daily basis.

FCHUM is a member of the Association of Community Ministries. The individual community ministires, who are members of the Association of Community Ministries, have made a positive difference to thousands of people's lives. As a result, the various communities around Metro Louisville provide a wonderful support system to the community.

FCHUM has around 100 volunteers who work in our programs. Our volunteers serve at all levels - from janitorial tasks to fund raising. FCHUM has been fortunate enough to receive help from various businesses and individuals in the community who want to make a difference in the lives of others. It takes the commitment of the churches, businesses, and other community organizations to help ensure that all residents of Fern Creek and Highview are able to enjoy a good quality of life. Please consider how you can be a part of contributing to our community through the FCHUM by volunteering!

Our mission is simply stated in the following italicized text: The purpose of Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries is to provide a ministry for residents of the Fern Creek and Highview areas of Metro Louisville and to improve the quality of life for residents in the community. Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries provides programs and activities which respond to the human needs of all residents in the community.

Investing to Serve: Legacy of Caring
Brick by Brick Campaign

• Spring of 2006 – a ceremonial ground breaking.
• Spring of 2007 – real construction begins.
• Spring of 2008 – we move in!
• Fall of 2009 – paid in full!
• Fall of 2009 – a new beginning – Investing to Serve: Legacy of Caring
• Spring of 2010 - Legacy of Caring giving more than $34,000 given since November of 2009!

With the development of a $250,000 restricted fund we will be able to secure the operations of our facility in perpetuity. At that level, monthly dividends would pay the monthly costs of operating the facility, paying the utilities, and all those items involved in operating the physical plant. That way, in the future, we will just need to raise funds for operating our programs serving our neighbors. Our first year goal is $50,000. A big thank you to the Fern Creek Traditional High School Alumni Assoc. for a $1,000 gift to kick off the campaign! Also a big thanks to the Fern Creek/Mt. Washington Papa John’s Pizza restaurant & the Roalofs Family for underwriting the cost of our inaugural campaign dinner. Won’t you join us in this great act of stewardship?

Each brick is available for a $100 donation. A major portion of each purchase goes directly to the FCHUM “Investing to Serve: Legacy of Caring” (A major effort to build a sound financial foundation to maintain the work of ministry in the new facility with which we have been blessed.)

4” x 8” Engraved Brick Order Form - Download this 32kb Adobe Acrobat PDF form to submit your donation!