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Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary needs your spare cardboard. If you have any large boxes of at least 2′ x 2′ to donate, please remove the tape and labels, flatten the boxes, and drop them off at Heritage Acres, 796 Locust Corner Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45245. Put the cardboard to the right of the shed, next to the trash cans.

If you have questions or need to arrange a pickup, contact Patrick Sanders at

Thanks for your support!

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June 9 – 13, 2025

Discover a vibrant summer at our inclusive Pride Camp! This unique experience offers a safe and supportive space for LGBTQ+ youth aged 13-18 to explore their identities and be in community. Engage in daily yoga and mindfulness practices, immerse yourself in nature, express yourself artistically and foster a deep connection and a sense of belonging within your local LGBTQ+ community.

Key elements:

• Safe & Inclusive: A supportive environment free from judgment and discrimination
• Meditation & Yoga: Mindfulness practices, stress and anxiety reduction
• Social Justice: Learn about LGBTQ+ history and rights & Take action together
• Nature: Outdoor activities, nature walks

This camp provides a transformative experience where young people can celebrate their authentic selves and build lasting connections with others.

To register access the link below:

https://huuc.breezechms.com/form/369319513981

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July 7 – 11, 2025, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Peace Camp is a week-long day camp with fun daily activities that teach empathy, encourage tolerance, and respect diversity for kids ages 5-11. It is an immersive experience where kids can learn about themselves, the world around them and about each other.  

Key elements: 

• Cooking and baking: Yes! Campers make their own lunches. 
• Nature: Outdoor activities, games, and nature walks
• Self-Expression: Arts, crafts, music and theatre and 
• Meditation & Yoga: Cultivating peace practices like yoga or meditation.

We offer a low counselor to camper ratio, so campers can learn how to connect with one another, to express their emotions, to build community and to navigate conflict.  Our hope is that each camper finishes the week with a greater sense of self, more resilience, and exhausted from all the fun!

REGISTRATION

Kids 12+ can serve as junior counselors (at no cost, while earning service hours!). Junior Counselors are a vital part of our camp experience and are empowered and supported to lead aspects of camp that connect with their interests.  

Kids 5-11 are welcome to attend as campers (cost is $275 or sliding scale with scholarship available!).  There is also a $50 sibling discount for each subsequent child. 

To register access the link below:
https://huuc.breezechms.com/form/369319513957

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You can support our camps in the following ways:

• PROMOTE:  Share this announcement with friends and families that you think might be interested.
• VOLUNTEER: If you have an hour or a day or the entire week that you would like to volunteer or have a related interest or skill to share, please reach out to Laci at: dlfdhuuc@gmail.com
• DONATE:  Fees from campers cover most of the costs of our camps, but donations make it possible for us to offer youth leadership opportunities at no cost, a sliding fee scale, and scholarships. 
  
  In the case of Pride Camp, donations will make it possible for us to offer additional support and services to an especially vulnerable group of young people.  Your donations are generously accepted.

Bob Drake, our contact with IPM (Inter Parish Ministries), is making a special request to Heritage folks for donations of personal care items. These items are constantly in demand (and often in short supply) – especially feminine care products, such as menstrual pads and tampons.

Bob asks members of the HUUC community to bring sanitary pads and tampons to the church and place them in the IPM designated shopping cart located in the Great Hall. You will be providing a valuable service to IPM and our neighbors who count on IPM (and you too!).  

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