Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (RVUUF) Ashland, OR

Tue, Aug 9, 8am-2pm. Join us for a painting party. If you can swing a paintbrush we need your help! We are painting the inside of the Annex to get it ready for classes in the fall.

Sat, Mar 19, 9am. Industrious RVUUF volunteers gather to spruce up the place. There is window washing, dusting, cobweb chasing, and a host of other small tasks that make a big difference in the looks of the Fellowship. We want it to look exceptional for Rev. Leslie's installation. There will be a sign-up poster for specific jobs a few weeks before.

Sat, Aug 27, 9am-noon. RVUUF's semi-annual clean-up day. We do general household chores both inside and out and get the building sparkling for the beginning of the season.

I don’t have experiences that specifically qualified me for this job other than having the reputation of being reliable and having run a household of 7 people for 20+ years. My background is more a variety of part-time jobs that were usually related to teaching.

I graduated in 1968 with a BS in mathematics and a double minor (education and music). My first job was teaching math in a Junior High till I became pregnant with my second child. From then on I was a full time Mom and worked only part time. For example, I have substitute taught, I ran my own day care center for 3 years, I taught private piano for several years, I tutored math, I’ve sold wood stoves, ice cream and soap. After moving to Ashland in 1982, I became a foster care mother and later organized a rehabilitation program for my daughter when she suffered a serious head injury after being hit by a drunk driver.

I have been active in this church since the move to Ashland, so now I am an old-time member. When I first moved here with my past husband, our children were in the Ashland schools. The Fellowship was small and was meeting in Talent. So I became active trying to start a children’s religious program for the Fellowship. For many years I organized the Wednesday Potluck & Discussion group. I have always sung in the choir whenever we had directors. Now I keep the Everybody Group for the fellowship active. Most of my activities are connected to the Fellowship. I love it; it is my expanded family.

Many thanks and appreciation must be expressed to the following ten volunteers who installed the wall alongside the new sidewalk on C Street. The work was completed in less than three weeks by a crew of devoted volunteers, tediously leveling one brick at a time. And it was built during a time when the weather was hot which dictated that it be done a couple of hours at a time in the mornings. Thanks to:

Dave Adams	Jeanie Adams	Thom Jones	Ron Iverson
Carola Lacy	John Klug	Paul Larson	Austen Meek
Gordon Nunnally	Steve Weyer	Bill Holmes, overseer

Our Fellowship was organized in 1953. As we have grown over the years, we have changed locations and hired professional ministers & staff -- see below for milestones.

Years	Minister (*=interim)
2010-	Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx
2008-2010	Rev. Carolyn Colbert*
2006-2008	Rev. Heather Lynn Hanson*
1999-2006	Rev. Patt Herdklotz
1999	Rev. Fred Kiep*
1995-1998	Rev. Armida Alexander
1994-1995	Rev. Betty Pingel*
1986-1994	Rev. Brad Carrier

Years	Physical/Virtual Locations
1995-	rvuuf.org [web]
1990-	"UU Center"; 87 4th St. [Ashland]
1986-1990	"Old Pink Church" (Cabaret Theater) [Ashland]
1979-1986	Community Center [Ashland]
1974-1979	Minshall (Camelot) Theater [Talent]
1959-1974	Red Cross Building [Medford]
1953-1959	Homes of Arthur&Evelyn Kreisman & others; dance school; Girl's Community Club [Medford]

Co-chairs: Bill Holmes, Morty Smith
Ministry: Religious Home (Ashland Facility)

Current members are: Bill Holmes, Dave Adams, Ron and Jan Waitt, Morty Smith, Norm Grant, Paul Kintscher, and Jim Cossolias.

Members work throughout the year as individuals or as teams to maintain and improve the physical condition and appearance of the sanctuary building as well as the Annex building next door. The routine yard work is performed by a contractor employed by the committee, as are some particular jobs of appreciable scope.

A current emphasis has been pursued on the subject of Green Sanctuary projects for the building. These projects are generally related to a reduction of energy consumption (and cost) in the operation of our building.

The committee works individually, in teams, and in coordination with many volunteers on various projects during the year: Twice a year (March and August) BaG organizes major clean-up days.

Policies: Property & Maintenance

Forms: Building Use (Rental): Agreement Form; Fees; Rules(External Users); Rules(RVUUF-only)

Slideshows: Building; New Sign; Wall Project; RE Playground

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From Charter:

Background
The Building and Grounds Committee is one of the requisite committees essential for the basic functioning of the Fellowship (Bylaws 14.1A, 14.13, and Amendment 1). The chair is appointed by the Board, with advice from the committee, for a two-year term (Bylaws 14.5). A liaison from the Board (usually the Vice President for Administration) serves as an ad hoc member of BaG.

Purpose

• To maintain RVUUF’s buildings and grounds, recruiting help from other RVUUFians when needed.
• To advise the Finance Committee, annually, of anticipated budget needs for the upcoming program year.
• To advise the Board of upcoming projects and extraordinary budget needs.

Responsibilities

• Respond to all physical problems in or having an effect on the property of the Fellowship and either fix or solve the problem or arrange to have it fixed.
• Investigate ways to save money or wear and tear on Fellowship facilities.
• Respond to requests to correct and/or improve necessary functions in the buildings.
• Work to improve the energy efficiency and responsiveness of church systems.
• Schedule and publicize two Saturday work parties each year to maintain the cleanliness and appearance of the property.
• Maintain communication with the Membership Committee and other committees by means of reports and cooperation with other committees.
• Prepare and maintain documents regarding procedures and system descriptions pertaining to building operations.
• Retain and monitor the performance of a contractor for yard maintenance.

Photo credits (except #2): Dane Roubos