Second Sunday Outreach Offering for Community Ecology Institute

The Second Sunday Outreach Offering collected in UUCC services on October 13^th will benefit The Community Ecology Institute (CEI).  The Community Ecology Institute (CEI) is a Howard County-based non-profit with a vision for a world in which people and nature thrive together. Our mission is to create socially and ecologically healthy communities by creating meaningful opportunities for diverse people to connect with and nurture the natural environment. This summer CEI purchased a 6.4 acre organic farm on Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia. We are protecting this unique property from being developed, preserving and restoring the farm, and will be creating a Community Ecology Center where people can learn through hands-on experiences about how they can lead happier, healthier, more connected and sustainable lives. Please help us to raise the funds needed to transform this “diamond in the rough” into an inspiring, innovative, community education center!  This project will be of particular interest for those who want to support:

• Farm preservation and agricultural knowledge
• Environmental sustainability and climate action
• Nature-based experiential education programming
• African American land heritage programming
• Health and nutrition programming