1U is more welcoming than ever this month. Please note the new signs directing people to our different buildings, especially at the entrance to our parking lot. Also, please note that there is a new sign on the corner of Hampton and Robinson which should be more visible and more durable.
So now there is no reason not to send folks to 1U as they will no longer get lost – unless they wander into the Flower Garden, the Community Garden or the Labyrinth. Also, note there there is a new outside Community Bulletin Board at the Enrichment Center driveway entrance. See Amy for items to be posted.
Every space is claimed at 1U, storage is limited. Volunteers had great fun revisiting history and making space of the current year. Kathy and Dan H. organized the morning and Judith was everywhere guiding and helping.
The Operations Team invites church members and friends to come to campus on Saturday, August 26, 2023, from 9:00am to Noon for our first cleanup/organizing event as we get ready for the new church program year in September!
Would you like to help? Please come in comfortable work clothes and sneakers or similar comfortable shoes prepared to help make organizing/sorting/throwing/giving away decisions on that day.
We will make some of the lightly used items available to church members and friends the next day, Sunday, August 27, after worship during a coffee hour give away!
As we approach the spring congregational meeting, it seems a good time for 1U to thank the Building and Grounds Team, Safety Planning Team, Welcome Team, and other members who together are working to make our 1U campus a safer place for all. These efforts could not have happened without many volunteer hours, many meetings and several trainings, supported by thoughtful staff and member input.
Two members provided significant support to our safety planning effort. George H. researched safety protocols and prepared our Campus Safety Plan. The safety plan and our building handbooks are now on our website, and evacuation maps are posted in all our buildings. Ann P. developed a disaster planning schedule and reviewed our Hurricane Plan. When the work was near completion for the year, Ann and Bob P. generously donated a new, large capacity transit chair to 1U.
Please note safety additions on campus: radios for staff and volunteers; a voice-activated intercom system in most of our rooms, three AEDs ([automated electronic defibrillators], and three transit chairs for rapid evacuations and other uses.
Look for these additions in our buildings and be prepared to help as needed. As possible, sign up for trainings. The more we all know, the safer we are.
Church leaders attended a Situational Awareness presentation by the Orlando Police Department with neighbor Commissioner Patty Sheenan as our esteemed guest on Wednesday evening. The program helped attendees think about ways our Operations Team/Safety Team can improve the church safety plan and understand how our local police can support our efforts. A major take-away was the need for protocols, training, and reassessment as we grow.
Sandy C, Judith SF, DRE director, Kathyrn H, Commissioner Patty Sheehan, Rev. Margalie, Officer Eddie R. and partner
Our Hearts and Hands Auction evening was a wonderful occasion of community and joy as people socialized, bid, snacked, bid, laughed, and bid for hundreds of offerings at the Silent Auction (see table displays) and the Live Auction (see Sanctuary photos). Thanks to the incredible number of high-quality donations, a workforce of volunteers, and attendees with discretionary income for making this so successful; we expect to net more than $22,000!
Many thanks from Carolina and Steph (co-chairs) and the rest of the Auction Team: Cindy W. and Cathy S., food; Katherine V., donations lead, assisted by Ann P., Joan E., Adena B., Sally M., and Mary Ann H.; Charlotte K., bar and beverages; Nicki D., art, decorations, and signage; Ken L. for facilities, framed photos next to bidding sheets, financials; Tim W., raffle and game tickets, assisted by Noell and Janie; Chip D., Rene S., Sandy P., and Alex M. for entertainment. Bob Ewald was our auctioneer, assisted by wife Tammy and two employees. John B. took care of A/V tech. It took our whole fellowship and our many friends to reach this evening’s success.
Many Thanks to all who made this possible and successful!
Seven congregation members and our new DLRE, Judith Stein-Farrall, attended the first of two CPR trainings this fall in Gore Hall on Saturday, October 29. Our instructor covered the latest protocols for performing CPR, use of the AED [Automated External Defibrillator] for both adults and children, how to assist someone who is choking, how to properly stop severe bleeding (including use of a tourniquet), and some other first aid techniques.
The most intense part of the training was the chest compression CPR, which was performed [once] for two minutes on manikins on a table. (Mouth-to-mouth CPR is no longer practiced.) An important part of the training was about when CPR is needed, and that it is critical to have several others nearby who can take over CPR whenever the person performing it gets tired. The instructor had vital information about use of the AED beyond the instructions given by the machine.
We learned that once 911 is called, we can expect to have EMS at the scene within five or six minutes, and every minute that CPR is not performed can reduce chances of survival by around 10%. It really can make a difference.
We also learned we need to have as many trained people in the congregation as possible, so several people would be available to assist in the event of a medical emergency, including supporting performance of CPR, managing bystanders during the use of the AED, and making sure that EMS is accompanied to the scene from our parking lot. It may result in saving a life.
Our next training is at 10:15 am on Thursday, November 17 in Gore Hall. We encourage you to register here.
The Operations Team thanks our instructor, Nino Sevilla, from the Orlando Fire Department, for both his excellent instruction and answers to our questions, and his sense of humor. We appreciate the OFD for offering this training free of charge. Thanks also to Ann P for being our liaison with the OFD, Kathy H for coordinating the training, Ann P and John H for being the hosts during the training, and the church members who attended.
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