The LUM Greater Lafayette Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Celebration is a true community event, where everyone is welcome but LUM relies on donations of money, food & supplies, and time from the community as well. More than 800 people will be served. You may attend, donate money, volunteer and donate food and other needed items.
Special THANKS to every donor, fundraiser, church, team, and event sponsor for your support. Let’s work together to reach $100,000 this year. And thanks.
If you run and/or own a business — you also may become a Hunger Hike Event Sponsor. If interested, email hungerhike@lumserve.org for more information.
It is also a time to reflect on the positive impact that LUM has had on the families, children and individuals in our community. So far this year, 3,160 different low-income households have been served by Lafayette Urban Ministry. LUM has nurtured and educated children, sheltered families, fed the hungry, helped the homeless become self-sufficient, supported the legal immigrant — by giving HOPE & HELP to the often faceless and voiceless.
Here is a better snapshot of LUM’s impact to date:
All of this is due to the faithful work carried on every day and night by Lafayette Urban Ministry.
Thanks to your friendship and generous support, LUM continues to make our community a better place for all of its citizens. Please remember LUM through the remainder of 2019 by participating in one of our upcoming events, volunteering, or by giving a financial gift! God bless you for all you do that allows LUM to make a difference with the families in our community.
Joe Micon, LUM executive director, spoke yesterday at the weekly meeting of the local Lafayette Noon Optimist Club of Optimist International service organization. The Lafayette Noon Optimistshave supported LUM Camp by sponsoring campers each year for several consecutive years. LUM Camp matches the Optimists International’s goals of sponsoring programs that “educate youth, develop character through projects and encourage good sportsmanship and citizenship.”
Joe had a great visit with the members and was given an opportunity to share the good work of Lafayette Urban Ministry. LUM is grateful to the members of the local club for their continued support of LUM and LUM Camp.
{Pictured with Joe Micon is Tom Ganz, past president of the Lafayette Noon Optimist Club.}
LUM Jubilee Christmas is a special program for families with children ages 12 and under, serving more than 600 families & 1,800 children. In addition to the toys and clothes, each family also receives a ham and homemade cookies to make Christmas dinner special too. Jubilee Christmas details are as follows:
Dates: Jubilee Christmas Day – Saturday, December 14
Times: Part 1 – Noon – 2 p.m.; Part 2 – 2:30 p.m.; Part 3 – 5:30 p.m.
Other Dates/Times: Open Registration – Monday, October 21, 4:30 p.m. (volunteers need) Donation Center Open – December 2-10, 1-5 p.m. (volunteers need)
Donate: to make cash donation or donate toys & needed items, click HERE
VOLUNTEERS are need on Monday, October 21 to assist with Open Registration of local families, from December 2-10 to staff the Donation Center, and from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Jubilee Christmas Day. If your business or group would like to become an event sponsor, call or email us (765-423-2691 | jubilee@lumserve.org).
The LUM Greater Lafayette Interfaith Community Thanksgiving Celebration is a true community event, where everyone is welcome but LUM relies on donations of money, food & supplies, and time from the community as well. More than 800 people will be served. You may attend, donate money, volunteer and donate food and other needed items. Community Thanksgiving Celebration details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, November 28
Time: Noon – 2 p.m.
Place: Central Presbyterian Church, 31 N 7th St., Lafayette
Admission: FREE – All are welcome
Donate: to make cash donation or donate food & needed items, click HERE
Port of Hope is an exciting fundraising event in support of the LUM Immigration Clinic. The program includes hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants, live music, a Market Place with unique experiences, and a cash bar. Port of Hope details are as follows:
Date: Thursday, November 7
Time: 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Place: Lafayette Brewing Co., 622 Main St., Lafayette
Tickets: $50 per person – to purchase tickets, click HERE
The Fall & Winter season is always exciting and busy at LUM. There is one community event, two fundraisers and a Christmas assistance program for local families. Please attend and support these programs if you are able. Donations and volunteers are most welcome. For information on the Fall & Winter events at LUM, click on the name of the event below.
Port of Hope– Immigration Clinic Fundraiser – November 7
Planning for Jubilee Christmas has begun – and we hope that your Church or group will consider participating this year! Jubilee Christmas (Saturday, December 14, 2019) relies on the commitment from local churches to make it a success.
We would encourage you to get
involved as a “host site,” which increasing the number of local children and
families served by Jubilee Christmas this year. The goal of Jubilee Christmas is
to make
the parents the hero. If you decide to become a host site, your
volunteers would work with parents/guardians assigned to your site to “shop”
for their children. They will select toys, clothes, sports equipment, games,
etc. for each child; and wrap these gifts at your host site. Each family will
also receive a ham and home-baked Christmas cookies to make their family
celebration even more special. As a “host site” you would be responsible for
providing the following:
New gifts – Toys, clothes, games, books, crafts, sports equipment, bicycles and more.
Payment for one Ham for each family (approximately $10 each)
Food cards – Family of up to five – $35 per family; Families of six or more – $45
Gift cards for teenagers – $30 per child
The estimated overall cost for serving as a host site is approximately $70-100 per family plus any supplies or “special” gifts you choose to have available. LUM coordinates the following:
Invite, register and assign families to each site
Purchasing the Hams – one per family
Purchasing Food Cards
Toy Drop Off – Extra toys, clothes, blankets, etc. – typically one more gift for each child assigned to your host site
You may also become a “partner” with another church that agrees to be the host site. As a partner, you would provide as much as you are able in toys, funds, and volunteers. It is typically an equal partnership (50/50) but you may also negotiate other terms with your host site. Another option is to sign up volunteers from your church to assist at Jubilee Christmas, parts 2 & 3.
If you decide to get involved in
Jubilee Christmas this year, the process is as follows:
Second Step – find a volunteer Jubilee Christmas Coordinator(s) and share this information with her/him
Jubilee Christmas is a tremendously
rewarding experience – but it is also a lot of hard work. By the end of the
Jubilee Christmas Day, we will have hosted close to 800 local families, and
more than 1,800 local children will have a happy Christmas morning. I would
welcome a meeting to assist your coordinator in developing a plan and timeline
for a success event at your church. The other Jubilee Christmas coordinator and
I would support you throughout the planning. It is a Blessing to be a part of
Jubilee Christmas, and LUM would be thrilled if you could make it a part of your
church’s Christmas celebration this year.
If you have any questions, please do
not hesitate to call or email me.
With Christmas Joy,
Pablo Malavenda Director, LUM Jubilee Christmas jubilee@lumserve.org | (765) 423-2691
The LUM After School Program students recently took a trip to First Baptist Church, Lafayette, to participate in the 12th annual Sidewalk Chalk Festival.
The students spent the afternoon drawing masterpieces in chalk on the city’s sidewalks and enjoying the artwork created by local artists.
Thanks to First Baptist Church for inviting our students each year. They learned a lot and had a blast.
To view more PHOTOS from the Sidewalk Chalk Festival, click HERE.
If you would like to sponsor a study trip for the LUM students, email or call Kristi Hogue, LUM Youth Programs director (khogue@lumserve.org | 765-423-2691)
Each year, when we return from a successful 
