Chalice at RB Alive!

The Chalice outreach effort during the RB Alive! Expo this past Sunday was a huge success. In addition to a booth, the Chalice-based Grunion Run band (left to right above: John Schulz, Deb Coon, Dean Goddette and Paul Dulany) shared the stage at the food court with Chalice member Tom Carlstrom. They sang a number of UU songs as well as other blues, folk and rock favorites. Behind the musicians hung a banner reading, Unitarian Universalists of San Diego County. Chalice volunteers handed out more than 200 bookmarks to people they spoke with, as well as brochures about the congregation. The booth was well organized and festive, with materials about UUs and Chalice, a banner, and folding chairs decorated with the American flag. Volunteers also sold Grunion Run CDs. More than 40,000 visitors attended the day-long event in Rancho Bernardo, which featured 300 booths and plenty of entertainment. Fifteen members of the Chalice Outreach Committee worked on the project.Events of this sort are held in areas where our congregations are located, and the Chalice outreach effort shows just how successful they can be in reaching out to potential UUs. Chalice prepared for the expo with a training session for the volunteers, and plenty of attractive and informative materials. “The day was very successful,” said Rob Molek of the Outreach Committee.Photo by Jan Waugh, article cribbed by Dean from San Diego Cluster Newsletter