{"id":11087,"date":"2022-08-23T20:21:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T00:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/?p=11087"},"modified":"2022-08-23T21:47:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T01:47:41","slug":"from-the-board-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/2022\/08\/23\/from-the-board-president\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Board President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m excited about Rev. Sarah\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/a-message-from-rev-sarah-3\/\">Shout It from the Rooftops<\/a>\u201d proclamation of what\u2019s coming this fall at USR! We\u2019ve got lots to shout about and to do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Board of Trustees has a planning retreat Sept. 11, with a full agenda in support of her vision. Afterward, we\u2019ll be enlisting the Circles and individuals to add to what we\u2019re doing on these topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Planning for the Future<\/em><\/strong><ul><li>Review our history of strategic planning to implement our <a href=\"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/our-vision-statement\/\">Vision Statement<\/a>, which includes this aspiration: <em>\u201cThe Unitarian Society of Ridgewood will be visible in the larger community as a voice of Unitarian Universalist principles and purposes. We will stand boldly in the forefront of the struggle for justice and peace, actively addressing needs in our local community and beyond.\u201d<\/em><\/li><li>Map the work ahead of us in the coming year.<\/li><li>Review the needs of the Society and functioning of the Circles.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><em>Revising the \u201cResource Handbook\u201d for Oct. publication<\/em><\/strong><ul><li>Agree on the contents for a revised Handbook (last issued in 2018) to help newcomers and all the rest of us find our way.<\/li><li>Each member of the Board to contribute a \u201cWhy I\u2019m involved at USR\u201d paragraph for the Handbook.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><em>Homecoming Weekend Oct. 1-2<\/em><\/strong><ul><li>Plan for a grand turnout of members, friends, and family.<\/li><li>Use all event-organizing\/coordinating\/accomplishing skills we have!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><em>Engaging with Realm<\/em><\/strong><ul><li>Promote more involvement with this (admittedly clunky) app.<\/li><li>Create a picture directory using uploaded images from members.<\/li><li>Use its other features (calendar, document sharing, etc.) more.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong><em>Revamping the Website&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><ul><li>Reconfigure our website to better serve newcomers, using a fresh template in WordPress, on which our site is based..<\/li><li>Recruit volunteers from USR\u2019s extended community to help (some with tech skills, and some with aesthetic opinions)&#8211;LET ME KNOW IF YOU\u2019RE INTERESTED!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As we move into fall, I\u2019m sensing a resurgence of the energy and creativity that make USR who we are. We have gifted people serving on the staff and marvelous members and friends. As I work with the Board of Trustees this fall, I\u2019m hoping each of you reading this will contribute to the effort!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We know that planning and organizing are not enough. We need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/leaderlab\/warm-welcome\">warm welcome<\/a>, and realized <a href=\"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/our-mission-statement-2\/\">mission<\/a>, if we\u2019re going to continue making a difference in Ridgewood and beyond! As we do, our expanding relationships and accomplishments will give everyone out there something to shout about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">\u2013Jack Lohr, President for the Board of Trustees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I\u2019m excited about Rev. Sarah\u2019s \u201cShout It from the Rooftops\u201d proclamation of what\u2019s coming this fall at USR! We\u2019ve got lots to shout about and to do.&nbsp; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Board of Trustees has a planning retreat Sept. 11, with a full agenda in support of her vision. Afterward, we\u2019ll be enlisting the Circles and individuals to &#8230; <a title=\"From the Board President\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/2022\/08\/23\/from-the-board-president\/\" aria-label=\"More on From the Board President\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11087"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11091,"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11087\/revisions\/11091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uuridgewood.org\/usrstage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}