United Thank Offering
Grant Site Update: Rock Point, Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The overarching purpose of our UTO grant was to gather people from a wide and diverse cross-section of the larger community to help “jump-start” the three-year Land Use and 10-year […]
UTO Reads! Advent Read-Along Challenge
Gratitude Works! By Robert A. Emmons First off, thank you for all of the positive feedback about our UTO Reads! program! When I was a kid, I loved participating in […]
Anxiety Is Overcome by Gratitude
“Anxiety is overcome by gratitude.” A friend shared this quote on Facebook one day and I liked it. I shared with several friends but soon forgot about it. I didn’t […]
November: Saints, Turkeys, and Opportunities for Grateful Reflection
It’s November, which means that we’ve all survived the sugar rush of Halloween. The scarecrow I built with my kids, which made me think someone was looking inside my window […]
Congratulations to Our Julia Chester Emery Contest Winners!
First off, a BIG thank you to everyone who participated in our special Julia Chester Emery birthday celebration! It was really hard to choose a winner for the photo contest, […]
Grant Site Update: Sewage Ditch and Sewage Disposal Tank Construction Work in Sandu Shui Ethnic Autonomous County, Guizhou Province, China
In Sandu Shui Ethnic Autonomous County in Guizhou Province, the local conditions are too poor to support steady development of the economy. As a consequence, the idea of environmental protection […]
UTO Reads!
One of the things we get asked about most are resources for teaching gratitude to toddlers, children, and youth. At the last UTO Board meeting, we agreed to start a […]
New UTO Materials Available!
Over the past few weeks, a lot of new materials have become available on our website and in the distribution center. We wanted to make you aware of a few […]
Update from the UTO Coordinator in Puerto Rico
Here in Puerto Rico, we are all trying to help one another. Puerto Rico is devastated but slowly picking itself up, thanks first to the Lord and to all those […]
Gratitude in Difficult Times
First off, my apologies: your e-news is coming out a little late this month because I was waiting for the Ingathering totals for September so we could announce all of […]