2025 Auction: Thank You for a Successful Event!
Posted by Jennifer Webb
Posted on November 4, 2025
Not only did we exceed our $40,000 goal by ~$5,000 and raised $22,700 for our Fund-A-Need project (see below), we had lots of fun at the event and have many shared experiences to look forward to in the coming months to further deepen our UUSS connections!
A huge THANK YOU goes out to all of the volunteers and staff who dedicated their time and talents to make the silent auction and live event so successful, everyone who donated so many wonderful gatherings, outings, experiences, services and learning opportunities, and to our entire community for your generosity in bidding and donating to help us exceed our goals and keep UUSS thriving!
An especially heartfelt thank you to the planning committee who made it all happen:
Susan Davis-James
Deirdre Downes
Gail Evans
Tiki Harlow
Rev. Roger Jones
John McMillan
Terrie Taylor
Beth TenPas
Jennifer Webb
We would appreciate any feedback you have that will help make our 2026 Auction—to happen on Saturday, November 7, 2026—even better. Please e-mail your thoughts to . Thank you!
2025 Fund-A-Need: Campus Art Installation and Memorial Wall
The Memorial Wall will provide a beautiful remembrance of our UUSS friends, members, and family who have passed. Our vision is a mosaic art installation on a wall behind the labyrinth depicting a flowing river representing our area and invoking the river of life. Individual name plaques will honor our loved ones. A bench for personal contemplation and remembrance will complete the project. In addition to honoring those who have gone before us, this installation will be our gift to future generations. This beautiful wall will be the backdrop for our labyrinth and meadow.
Estimated cost: $35,000
You can make a tax-deductible donation to this project by following instructions on the Donate Now page of the UUSS website.
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Silent auction bidding has begun and it goes till Sunday at 6 PM! You can register to see all the services, outings, meals and events at uuss.org/auction. If you hit a snafu, write to our lovely volunteers at .
I would like to volunteer to help the Hats off to community event
Will you be at church Sunday? We have signups at our table! If not, I’ll email you with the various jobs/days/times so you can let me know. Categories are: chefs/bakers/servers, check-in/ticket sales, and set up/cleanup.
Question: How/where to buy tickets for the event?
you can go to uuss.org/auction now to buy tickets: uuss.org/auction