Vote for UMD in Durham Magazine's Best of Durham online poll!
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Vote Now for UMD to be Best Charity in Durham Magazine’s Best of Durham online poll.
Voting ends March 15, and the winners will be announced in the June/July issue of Durham Magazine.
Vote Now. We’re in the Durham Life section. Scroll down to Best Charity and cast your vote!
Why UMD? There are many reasons to vote for Urban Ministries of Durham, but here's a
TOP 10 List for you to consider.
Urban Ministries of Durham is:
1. A place that offers a vision for a better tomorow--where a simple smile or "Hello" goes a long way
2. Somebody for someone that has nobody and nowhere else to turn
3. Not a destination, but a stepping stone to help people find a way to move forward along their journey
4. Where over 60 organizations-businesses, communities of faith, schools and community groups volunteer time and talents, but there's no need for a scorekeeper between giver and receiver
5. Providing much needed support for homelessness prevention, re-housing, and emergency assistance in Durham
6. Working collaboratively with partner organizations to fully maximize core competencies and strengths
7. Strategically focused on engaging new partners and audiences to sustain current and future operations
8. Committed to measurable outcomes - it's not good enough to simply tell you what we do--it's about telling you how good we are at what we do
9. Urban. Downtown. Right smack dab in the middle of everything Durham. The best of this. The best of that. Top this, #1 that. We read it every day. The accolades keep coming, and UMD is doing the best it can to stay in lockstep with the progress and the vitality surrounding it.
And finally, there's #10.
Urban Ministries of Durham is:
10. A feeling of being a part of something bigger than you that is not of the world but driven by the heart. No agenda, no motive, just trust and basic human compassion.
Vote now and vote often until March 15.
Thanks!
