<div dir="ltr">This notice is going to all UUAA group leaders. Many thanks to the many who have already submitted their annual report. If your group has not yet provided a report, please do so as soon as possible, as the deadline has passed. (Instructions below.) Not sure if your group has yet submitted? You can check here: <a href="https://uuaa.org/annual-meeting-annual-reports/">https://uuaa.org/annual-meeting-annual-reports/</a>.<div><br></div><div>Thank you!<div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">-------------------<br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">UUAA Group Leaders:</font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">It is time for all groups and teams to provide submissions for UUAA’s Annual Report, prepared each year in advance of the June congregational meeting. Because this is a significant document that requires time to assemble, we greatly appreciate your prompt attention to this effort. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Please submit your report no later than </span><b><span style="color:black">May 19, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.</span></b> <span style="color:black"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Don’t know where to begin? Use these helpful tips to get started!</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">1. <b>Aim for a report of 300 words</b>; submissions significantly beyond this will be returned for further editing. When appropriate, use bulleted lists to encourage others to read what you’ve shared. UUAA staff will not edit your report.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">2. <b>Basic elements to include:</b></font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The recognized team’s name</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">The author(s) of the team’s report</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px">A brief description of the team or ministry</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Highlights from May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024</li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Focus on major themes or a few key accomplishments. Your report need not include every detail — just enough to give others the flavor of your group’s ministry.</span></font></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">3. <b>Additional elements you may want to include:</b></font></span></p><p style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Names of active participants in the ministry</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">A description of how UUAA core values were met by the team</span></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Future ideas, plans, and goals to support Vision 20/50</span></font></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font color="#000000" style="font-weight:bold">Submit your report as a Word file to </font><span style="font-weight:bold;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#0000ff"><a href="mailto:annualreport@uuaa.org" target="_blank">annualreport@uuaa.org</a></font></span><font color="#000000"><b>. </b>I</font><span style="color:black">f you have questions, please let me know. </span></font></p><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks for your help!</font></div></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Deb Markum (she/her)<div>Administrator</div><div>First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor</div></div></div></div>
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