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…

Last week we went to Eldon, Missouri, to present the first place prize for the UCT Gives Back contest to Eldon High School. Their program is very impressive, and the community worked to get out the vote to win the contest. The assembly where we presented the check was a great event, and I know the prize money will be put to good use… Continue Reading…

On Thursday morning, April 3, 2014, UCT’s CEO Joe Hoffman and I entered the gymnasium at Eldon High School in Eldon, Missouri with a check for $10,000 and were greeted by more than 500 students, teachers, faculty, staff, board members, and members of the community.  To say Eldon, Missouri, is a special town is an understatement. With a population of just over 4,000, what… Continue Reading…

As George Harrison so famously sang, “…it’s been a long cold lonely winter…” For most of us spring cannot come soon enough. For the homeless, it must have been unbelievably harsh. Statistics show that homelessness is poverty driven, but there are other factors that also contribute. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless: Approximately 63% of homeless women have experienced domestic violence… Continue Reading…

After weeks of voting, with two schools running neck and neck to the end, we have two winners in our video contest, UCT Gives Back . . . Again. Eldon High School in Eldon, MO, is the winner of the $10,000 prize, and Saint Raphael Catholic Elementary School in Sudbury, ON, came in second place and wins the $5,000 prize.  All 10 of… Continue Reading…

The long winter has almost reached an end, and it’s time to “think spring!” For many UCT members this means it’s time to start planning a JOIN HANDS DAY project to support a community cause.   Traditionally held on the first Saturday in May, JOIN HANDS DAY is a noted day of service throughout North America that specifically targets and develops relationships between… Continue Reading…

In just over 8 days one deserving school will win $10,000 and another will win $5,000 through the UCT Gives Back…AGAIN video contest for schools with programs for students with intellectual disabilities. While all of the participating schools are deserving of these awards, everyone has their favorite they’d like to see win. If you’re not sure what you can do to help your… Continue Reading…

In just a little over two weeks – 15 days to be exact – voting for the UCT Gives Back…AGAIN video contest will close, and UCT will award $10,000 to one deserving school and $5,000 to another. The countdown is near, and only YOU can help determine which schools win! Fifteen days might seem like a long time, but to the 10… Continue Reading…

Over the past few days the Olympics have dominated the sports news. The competition is always fun to watch, and there are always surprising results. As they used to put it on an old ABC show, the Wide World of Sports, contestants experience the “thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.”  While we all enjoy watching the Olympics, there is another type of… Continue Reading…

This is where the voting stands: Sandpoint Middle School-592 Oakstone Academy-519 St.Raphael School-428 Ivymount School-425 Eldon High School-331 Portage Collegiate Institute-307 Wilmot Union High School-286 Jessie Mae Monroe-151 Carleton Elementary-94 Carousel School-32