The Fellowship of the Giving - Annual Generosity Campaign
- Tim Davis
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min read
Our pledge quest is in full force, and many of our fellow adventurers have heeded the call! The Annual Generosity Campaign is well underway, so if you have not entered your pledge yet, we beseech you to get thy pledge entered today!
As the Fellowship in the Middle-earth tales of old, so are we called to rise as one, heeding the summons to bear light, love, and courage into our realm in need. Our budget target this year is $519,000 - and we have received 39% of our pledge goal! Of our 163 pledge households, 37 have entered their pledges - so we beseech our other 77% pledging households to get their pledges entered this week!
Verily, our noble quest hath been blessed by a great boon: for fully half of the Adventurers, and more besides, have increased the measure of their tribute beyond that of the year preceding. All offerings, be they great or humble, are received with boundless gratitude, yet we hold especial reverence for those worthy households whose further gifts aid us against the rising tide of the world's costs and the slow, weary burden of the Age's inflation.
The treasury of our Fellowship is filled chiefly by the generous bounty of our members and friends; wherefore it is thy worthy tribute that sustains our common purpose, a vital force that keeps our Fellowship a welcoming haven, and bears our good work far beyond the ancient bounds of our halls.
To meet our annual budget, we ask that you please be as generous as you can to help us meet our 2026-2027 Pledge goal, as your support will help cover critical Fellowship needs, including:
Budgeting for a Rental Coordinator to assist with the rentals of our hallowed halls.
Increasing our staff salaries and hours to better align with inflation and the rising cost of living in our Shire, and meet our Fellowship’s needs.
Cover the interest payments for the Construction Loan one-year extension with our Operating Budget.
We also call upon all wizened members to re-examine your level of giving and consider advancing to the next tier of abundance. Even a small increase is a potent spell, enhancing our ability to carry out the ministries that touch so many lives. Our scroll of counsel for determining your contribution can be found by following this magical link:
Thy offering shall uphold the essential labors of our Fellowship, and we humbly call upon each to make an investment in our shared future, that the strength and spirit may endure through the ages.
Should any questions trouble thy mind, thou mayest send word to Tim Davis at tdavis@muuf.org, or to Katy Julich at accounting@muuf.org, and they shall answer with all due haste.
In Fellowship,
Tim Davis
Trustee Hobbit at Large
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