LUM Distributes 2014 Hunger Hike Proceeds, Thanks Community for Their Generosity
Hunger Hike 2014 raised over $95,000 — Setting a New Record! On Sunday, September 21, 2014, hundreds of Hunger Hike participants helped raise over $95,000 to meet the needs of
Jubilee Christmas – Donation Centers OPEN
LUM Jubilee Christmas is Saturday, December 14, and the Donation Center opens Monday, December 2. Donations of new, unwrapped toys, clothing (newborn to 12-year-old), books, games, sport equipment, quilts/family blankets
Client Corner – LUM Tax Assistance Program – Meet Lewis Perrick
Meet Lewis Perrick from Lafayette. Lewis is a client of the LUM Tax Assistance Program. Like many, Lewis came to LUM for assistance with submitting his IRS income tax forms
Countdown to Christmas (Jubilee, that is)
There’s only 115 days until Christmas — so the countdown to Jubilee Christmas has begun. LUM Jubilee Christmas is Saturday, December 13. The important dates for Jubilee Christmas planning are
Meet Marilyn Zerbes — LUM Bookkeeper
Marilyn Martin Zerbes lives in Lafayette. She is originally from a small town in Virginia called Bremo Bluff. Marilyn is a former CPA with a BS in accounting from Purdue
Snacks Needed NOW!
The children in the LUM After School Program need snacks; and guests in the LUM Emergency Shelter need cereal/breakfast bars. Please consider giving the gift of “snacks” ASAP. Any type
LUM Good Samaritan Program Needs Volunteers
LUM Good Samaritan Program Needs Volunteers The Good Samaritan Program is looking for a few volunteers who are interested in serving one morning each week. Last year alone, LUM Good
Meet the LUM Interns — Amanda Bajzatt
Meet the LUM Interns — Amanda Bajzatt Amanda Bajzatt is from Lafayette, Indiana and is an Ivy Tech (Lafayette) undergraduate majoring in Human Services in the Social Service Department. As a
Mission Moment — The Shelter’s Rebekah Miller
Dusk has fallen and most of our community is cleaning up after dinner and settling in for the evening with their families. But for Rebekah Miller, her work is just
Mission Moment — The Story of Michael’s I.D.
When Mary Anderson, LUM’s Director of Assistance, met with a client during the LUM ID Clinic drop-in hours recently, she could not have predicted that a week later she would