Orlando Day Nursery provides an affordable, safe and loving learning environment where quality curriculum meets innovative learning experiences through a variety of methods. It provides family programming designed to support primary caregivers through events and educational opportunities. By partnering with various community agencies, they strive to enhance their neighborhood and ensure that their practices embrace the diversity of the community and the wider world. For over 100 years, Orlando Day Nursery has been a place where children and their families grow and learn together with the support of the community.

And, May 31, the fifth Sunday: 

Our 5^th Sunday Share the Plate Partner Is BLUU (Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism)
BLUU is committed to expanding the power and capacity of Black UUs within Unitarian Universalism; providing support, information, and resources for Black Unitarian Universalists; and justice-making and liberation for Black people through our faith.

For more info, click here.

The following non-profits were selected by the congregation as our Share the Plate recipients for 2026

January/February 2026   CommUnity Center: Deep Roots, More Needed than Ever    Host: Joy D.  

We begin a new year with our Share the Plate partner for January and February:
Hope CommUnity Center. Based in Apopka, this amazing organization has stood with African American and immigrant farmworkers and families in west Orange County for more than fifty years.

The Center has created a community of courage, compassion, and stubborn love that truly meets  the moment we’re living in, beautifully aligned with our “Meet the Moment” focus. Across decades, the spirit of Hope has creates literacy programs, youth and education support, health initiatives, and advocacy.
Literally thousands of lives were strengthened and transformed.

March/April 2026 One Heart for Women and Children      Host: Mike L.

One Heart for Women and Children is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public charity organization located in Orlando, Florida. One Heart helps individuals who are homeless or in times of transition by helping them meet their most essential needs. They help provide access to food, clothing, school supplies, personal hygiene items, household items, and more. The goal each and every day is that each and every person that interacts with One Heart not only receives the resources they need but also feels a sense of hope.

One Heart feeds an average of 20,000 people per month in Central Florida through stationary and mobile food banks.

July/August 2026.   New Image Youth Center     Host: Roni M.

NIYC’s mission is to provide a safe place to dream that fosters the academic, social, physical, and mental well-being of K–12 students in Parramore and surrounding areas through after-school and summer camp programs. Friends of the New Image Youth Center Team coordinates projects with NIYC.

Nominations for 2026 Share the Plate recipients will be requested in October or November 2025. Perhaps you are involved with a 501(C)(3) organization in our community that shares our UU values in their work. Consider hosting them as a Share a Plate recipient!

September/October 2026    IDignity     Host: Craig A.

IDignity Orlando offers identification services where U.S. citizens and legal residents can get a birth certificate (from any U.S. state or territory), a Florida ID (or license renewal), and a Social Security card or verification information. We accomplish this mission through governmental partnership and the support of hundreds of dedicated volunteers.

The documents IDignity obtains for its clients give them the freedom to apply for work or school, gain access to shelters, seek help from social service programs, open a bank account or cash a check, secure permanent housing, or overcome many other obstacles to being self-sufficient.

November/December 2026. Planned Parenthood  of Florida  Charlotte K.

Planned Parenthood  of Florida  provides affordable access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care and accurate health information through patient care, education, and advocacy.

Please give generously to this important group protecting women’s reproductive rights in Central Florida. The need is great. 

Our 5^th Sunday Share the Plate Partner Is BLUU (Black Lives of Unitarian Universalism)
BLUU is committed to expanding the power and capacity of Black UUs within Unitarian Universalism; providing support, information, and resources for Black Unitarian Universalists; and justice-making and liberation for Black people through our faith.

For more info, click here.

How-to-Give

1U Website: Click HERE or click on DONATE in the upper right-hand section of the 1U website’s home page and follow the directions. Type “Share the Plate” in the space to the right of the donation amount.

1. Check: Write a check made out to First Unitarian Church of Orlando; on the memo line write “Share the Plate” and mail it to 1901 E. Robinson St. Orlando, FL 32803.
2. Text: Send a text to 407-456-7082 and type into the message line: [the dollar amount you’d like to contribute] followed by sharedplate (no spaces) [Example: $50 sharedplate]. NOTE: Please include a dollar sign before the amount;  HOWEVER, do not put a space between the dollar sign and dollar amount). The first time you contribute via text, you will follow prompts to enter your payment information. Each subsequent time, you’ll just text the same number with the message: $[amount] sharedplate You will receive a text verification and a receipt via email.
3. Direct Donation:  Donate directly using this link. After you make your donation, please send an email to Serving the Community to help us keep track of donations made by us! 

1U Share the Plate 2024 Donations 

1U Share the Plate donations for 2024
January:         Holocaust Center $878.88
February:       One Heart for Women and Children $928.00
March:            I.Dignity $1,593.67
April:              Seniors First $1,295.00
May:               Mental Health Assoc. of Central FL $1,051.20
June:              Zebra Youth $1,680.79
July:                Legends Academy $1,122.00
August:          Shepherd’s Hope $525.00
September:   Adult Literacy League $783.00
October:        Share the Care $825.00
November:    Planned Parenthood (incl. Alliance match of $1000) $2,765.00
December:    New Image Youth Center $1,443.19
December:     Minister’s Discretionary Fund $746.90

Total Share the Plate (STP) donations for 2024: $15,637.63
BLUU (Black Lives UU) – collection on 5th Sundays only: $2,109.79