Articles Tagged 'UCT'

Fall is officially here, and along with the change of seasons come new volunteer opportunities to make a difference in your community. Homeless shelters are preparing for upcoming cold weather. Food banks are stocking up to help hungry individuals and families during the holidays. Worthy causes are holding the last of the walk-a-thons and “turkey trots” to raise funds for their projects.… Continue Reading…

If you landed on our home page (www.uct.org) you were greeted with the question “What is UCT?” I hope you read the answer and watched the video. We have an interesting business model, but once you know a little more about us, you might ask, “Why UCT? Why should I join?” We invest in our members and their communities. We are a… Continue Reading…

The 4th Annual UCT Winter Hockey Festival has come to an end – and what a special festival it was! Not only was it the first time UCT brought the event out West (Valencia, Calif.), but we were also thrilled to welcome our first special hockey team from Canada – the Vancouver Island Vision from British Columbia. With seven teams from across… Continue Reading…

Take 100 plus special hockey players, the Los Angeles Kings NHL team, a whole lot of ice, and even more enthusiasm, and what have you got? The 4th annual UCT Winter Hockey Festival for American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) athletes with developmental disabilities, that’s what! The festival is a two-day tournament sponsored for the fourth year by UCT that will bring nine… Continue Reading…

Fraternal Benefit Societies have helped families and local communities for over a century. They provide financial security and community service opportunities to their members, and a sense of community driven by their common bonds, whether they be religious, ethnic, occupational, or like UCT’s common bond, good citizenship.  Our members, like those of other fraternals, volunteer every day to make their local communities better… Continue Reading…

Congratulations to Families for a Cure Council 2007 in Columbus, Ohio, for winning the October-December 2014 quarter of the UCT Photo Contest! The photo of UCT members and other volunteers “jumping for joy” at the finish of the annual Families for a Cure golf tournament earned the council $500. The golf tournament raised over $62,000 to help fight cancer. Photos for the January-March… Continue Reading…

Congratulations to Families for a Cure Council 2007 in Columbus, Ohio, for winning the October-December 2014 quarter of the UCT Photo Contest! The photo of UCT members and other volunteers “jumping for joy” at the finish of the annual Families for a Cure golf tournament earned the council $500. The golf tournament raised over $62,000 to help fight cancer. Photos for the January-March… Continue Reading…

A UCT contingent attended the American Fraternal Alliance’s annual meeting in Austin, Texas, Sept. 4-6. UCT Vice President Tom Hoffman, Community Outreach Manager Jen Szymczak, Compliance Support Analyst Spencer Germann, and I attended the meeting. There were great speakers, and we returned home with many ideas to consider for our organization. We had a chance to listen to Dan Heath tell us how to improve… Continue Reading…

Tonight UCT’s Columbus councils will be coming together for a happy hour meet and greet to connect and share. This will be a first-ever event of this kind for Columbus’ councils. Our mission – should we choose to accept it, and we do! – is to reach out to our fellow UCTers, compare notes on our individual council activities, and possibly plan… Continue Reading…

Happy New Year! If you’re like me, you’ve probably made a number of resolutions for 2014, and now you’re wondering which ones to get started on first. Here’s an idea: how about putting plans to reenergize your UCT local council at the top of your list? Many members find that making the effort to give their local councils a little boost reignites… Continue Reading…