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    a,
    cite a:hover,
    .td_mega_menu_sub_cats .cur-sub-cat,
    .td-mega-span h3 a:hover,
    .td_mod_mega_menu:hover .entry-title a,
    .header-search-wrap .result-msg a:hover,
    .td-header-top-menu .td-drop-down-search .td_module_wrap:hover .entry-title a,
    .td-header-top-menu .td-icon-search:hover,
    .td-header-wrap .result-msg a:hover,
    .top-header-menu li a:hover,
    .top-header-menu .current-menu-item > a,
    .top-header-menu .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .top-header-menu .current-category-ancestor > a,
    .td-social-icon-wrap > a:hover,
    .td-header-sp-top-widget .td-social-icon-wrap a:hover,
    .td-page-content blockquote p,
    .td-post-content blockquote p,
    .mce-content-body blockquote p,
    .comment-content blockquote p,
    .wpb_text_column blockquote p,
    .td_block_text_with_title blockquote p,
    .td_module_wrap:hover .entry-title a,
    .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-list a:hover,
    .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown a:hover,
    .td_quote_on_blocks,
    .dropcap2,
    .dropcap3,
    .td_top_authors .td-active .td-authors-name a,
    .td_top_authors .td_mod_wrap:hover .td-authors-name a,
    .td-post-next-prev-content a:hover,
    .author-box-wrap .td-author-social a:hover,
    .td-author-name a:hover,
    .td-author-url a:hover,
    .td_mod_related_posts:hover h3 > a,
    .td-post-template-11 .td-related-title .td-related-left:hover,
    .td-post-template-11 .td-related-title .td-related-right:hover,
    .td-post-template-11 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .td-post-template-11 .td_block_related_posts .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover,
    .comment-reply-link:hover,
    .logged-in-as a:hover,
    #cancel-comment-reply-link:hover,
    .td-search-query,
    .td-category-header .td-pulldown-category-filter-link:hover,
    .td-category-siblings .td-subcat-dropdown a:hover,
    .td-category-siblings .td-subcat-dropdown a.td-current-sub-category,
    .widget a:hover,
    .td_wp_recentcomments a:hover,
    .archive .widget_archive .current,
    .archive .widget_archive .current a,
    .widget_calendar tfoot a:hover,
    .woocommerce a.added_to_cart:hover,
    .woocommerce-account .woocommerce-MyAccount-navigation a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums li.bbp-header .bbp-reply-content span a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-forum-freshness a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-freshness a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-forums-list li a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-forum-title:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-permalink:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-started-by a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-topic-started-in a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-body .super-sticky li.bbp-topic-title .bbp-topic-permalink,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-body .sticky li.bbp-topic-title .bbp-topic-permalink,
    .widget_display_replies .bbp-author-name,
    .widget_display_topics .bbp-author-name,
    .footer-text-wrap .footer-email-wrap a,
    .td-subfooter-menu li a:hover,
    .footer-social-wrap a:hover,
    a.vc_btn-black:hover,
    .td-smart-list-dropdown-wrap .td-smart-list-button:hover,
    .td_module_17 .td-read-more a:hover,
    .td_module_18 .td-read-more a:hover,
    .td_module_19 .td-post-author-name a:hover,
    .td-instagram-user a,
    .td-pulldown-syle-2 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more span,
    .td-pulldown-syle-2 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more i,
    .td-pulldown-syle-3 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more span,
    .td-pulldown-syle-3 .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more i,
    .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter .td-pulldown-filter-display-option:hover,
    .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter .td-pulldown-filter-display-option:hover i,
    .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter .td-pulldown-filter-link:hover,
    .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter .td-pulldown-filter-item .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-2 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-5 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-6 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-7 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-8 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-9 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-10 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-11 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-12 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-13 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-14 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-15 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-16 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .global-block-template-17 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .td-menu-item > a:hover,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .sfHover > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-category-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-item > a,
    .td_outlined_btn {
        color: #ca1e2c;
    }

    a.vc_btn-black.vc_btn_square_outlined:hover,
    a.vc_btn-black.vc_btn_outlined:hover,
    .td-mega-menu-page .wpb_content_element ul li a:hover,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-aj-search-results .td_module_wrap:hover .entry-title a,
    .td-theme-wrap .header-search-wrap .result-msg a:hover {
        color: #ca1e2c !important;
    }

    .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover,
    .td-load-more-wrap a:hover,
    .td-post-small-box a:hover,
    .page-nav .current,
    .page-nav:first-child > div,
    .td_category_template_8 .td-category-header .td-category a.td-current-sub-category,
    .td_category_template_4 .td-category-siblings .td-category a:hover,
    #bbpress-forums .bbp-pagination .current,
    .post .td_quote_box,
    .page .td_quote_box,
    a.vc_btn-black:hover,
    .td_block_template_5 .td-block-title > *,
    .td_outlined_btn {
        border-color: #ca1e2c;
    }

    .td_wrapper_video_playlist .td_video_currently_playing:after {
        border-color: #ca1e2c !important;
    }

    .header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search:before {
        border-color: transparent transparent #ca1e2c transparent;
    }

    .block-title > span,
    .block-title > a,
    .block-title > label,
    .widgettitle,
    .widgettitle:after,
    .td-trending-now-title,
    .td-trending-now-wrapper:hover .td-trending-now-title,
    .wpb_tabs li.ui-tabs-active a,
    .wpb_tabs li:hover a,
    .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tab.vc_active > a,
    .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tab:hover > a,
    .td_block_template_1 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .woocommerce .product .products h2:not(.woocommerce-loop-product__title),
    .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more, 
    .td_3D_btn,
    .td_shadow_btn,
    .td_default_btn,
    .td_round_btn, 
    .td_outlined_btn:hover {
    	background-color: #ca1e2c;
    }

    .woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active {
    	background-color: #ca1e2c !important;
    }

    .block-title,
    .td_block_template_1 .td-related-title,
    .wpb_tabs .wpb_tabs_nav,
    .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container,
    .woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs:before {
        border-color: #ca1e2c;
    }
    .td_block_wrap .td-subcat-item a.td-cur-simple-item {
	    color: #ca1e2c;
	}


    
    .td-grid-style-4 .entry-title
    {
        background-color: rgba(202, 30, 44, 0.7);
    }

    
    .block-title > span,
    .block-title > span > a,
    .block-title > a,
    .block-title > label,
    .widgettitle,
    .widgettitle:after,
    .td-trending-now-title,
    .td-trending-now-wrapper:hover .td-trending-now-title,
    .wpb_tabs li.ui-tabs-active a,
    .wpb_tabs li:hover a,
    .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tab.vc_active > a,
    .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tab:hover > a,
    .td_block_template_1 .td-related-title .td-cur-simple-item,
    .woocommerce .product .products h2:not(.woocommerce-loop-product__title),
    .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown:hover .td-subcat-more,
    .td-weather-information:before,
    .td-weather-week:before,
    .td_block_exchange .td-exchange-header:before,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_3 .td-block-title > *,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_4 .td-block-title > *,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_7 .td-block-title > *,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_9 .td-block-title:after,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_10 .td-block-title::before,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_11 .td-block-title::before,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_11 .td-block-title::after,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_14 .td-block-title,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_15 .td-block-title:before,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_17 .td-block-title:before {
        background-color: #000000;
    }

    .woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li.active {
    	background-color: #000000 !important;
    }

    .block-title,
    .td_block_template_1 .td-related-title,
    .wpb_tabs .wpb_tabs_nav,
    .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container,
    .woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs:before,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_5 .td-block-title > *,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_17 .td-block-title,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_17 .td-block-title::before {
        border-color: #000000;
    }

    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_4 .td-block-title > *:before,
    .td-theme-wrap .td_block_template_17 .td-block-title::after {
        border-color: #000000 transparent transparent transparent;
    }

    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-top-menu-full,
    .td-header-wrap .top-header-menu .sub-menu {
        background-color: #ca1e2c;
    }
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-top-menu-full {
        background-color: transparent;
    }
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-top-menu-full .td-header-top-menu {
        background-color: #ca1e2c;
        padding-left: 15px;
        padding-right: 15px;
    }

    .td-header-wrap .td-header-top-menu-full .td-header-top-menu,
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-top-menu-full {
        border-bottom: none;
    }


    
    .td-header-top-menu,
    .td-header-top-menu a,
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-top-menu-full .td-header-top-menu,
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-top-menu-full a,
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-top-menu,
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-top-menu a,
    .td-header-top-menu .td-drop-down-search .entry-title a {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .top-header-menu .current-menu-item > a,
    .top-header-menu .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .top-header-menu .current-category-ancestor > a,
    .top-header-menu li a:hover,
    .td-header-sp-top-widget .td-icon-search:hover {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-sp-top-widget .td-icon-font {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-sp-top-widget i.td-icon-font:hover {
        color: #ffffff;
    }


    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-wrap-full,
    .td-header-menu-wrap.td-affix,
    .td-header-style-3 .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-3 .td-affix .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-4 .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-4 .td-affix .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-menu-wrap.td-affix,
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-top-menu-full {
		background-color: #000000;
    }


    .td-boxed-layout .td-header-style-3 .td-header-menu-wrap,
    .td-boxed-layout .td-header-style-4 .td-header-menu-wrap,
    .td-header-style-3 .td_stretch_content .td-header-menu-wrap,
    .td-header-style-4 .td_stretch_content .td-header-menu-wrap {
    	background-color: #000000 !important;
    }


    @media (min-width: 1019px) {
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-recs,
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-logo {
            margin-bottom: 28px;
        }
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1018px) {
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-recs,
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-logo {
            margin-bottom: 14px;
        }
    }

    .td-header-style-7 .td-header-top-menu {
        border-bottom: none;
    }
    
    
    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-wrap .sf-menu > li > a,
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap a,
    .td-header-style-4 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-style-5 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-style-6 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-style-12 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-wrap .header-search-wrap #td-header-search-button .td-icon-search {
        color: #ffffff;
    }
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-social + .td-search-wrapper #td-header-search-button:before {
      background-color: #ffffff;
    }
    
    
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .sub-menu {
        background-color: #000000;
    }

    
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .sub-menu .td-menu-item > a {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .td-menu-item > a:hover,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .sfHover > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .current-category-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .current-menu-item > a {
        background-color: #ca1e2c;
    }

    
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .td-menu-item > a:hover,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .sfHover > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .current-category-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-normal-menu .current-menu-item > a {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-theme-wrap .td_mod_mega_menu:hover .entry-title a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td_mega_menu_sub_cats .cur-sub-cat {
        color: #ca1e2c;
    }
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu .td-mega-menu .td-post-category:hover,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-mega-menu .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover {
        background-color: #ca1e2c;
    }
    .td-theme-wrap .td-mega-menu .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover {
        border-color: #ca1e2c;
    }

    
    .td-theme-wrap .header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search .btn:hover {
        background-color: #ca1e2c;
    }
    .td-theme-wrap .td-aj-search-results .td_module_wrap:hover .entry-title a,
    .td-theme-wrap .header-search-wrap .result-msg a:hover {
        color: #ca1e2c !important;
    }

    
    .td-menu-background:before,
    .td-search-background:before {
        background: #ca1e2c;
        background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca1e2c 0%, #ca1e2c 100%);
        background: -webkit-gradient(left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #ca1e2c), color-stop(100%, #ca1e2c));
        background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #ca1e2c 0%, #ca1e2c 100%);
        background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #ca1e2c 0%, @mobileu_gradient_two_mob 100%);
        background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #ca1e2c 0%, #ca1e2c 100%);
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #ca1e2c 0%, #ca1e2c 100%);
        filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#ca1e2c', endColorstr='#ca1e2c', GradientType=0 );
    }

    
    .td-mobile-content .current-menu-item > a,
    .td-mobile-content .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .td-mobile-content .current-category-ancestor > a,
    #td-mobile-nav .td-menu-login-section a:hover,
    #td-mobile-nav .td-register-section a:hover,
    #td-mobile-nav .td-menu-socials-wrap a:hover i,
    .td-search-close a:hover i {
        color: #bcbcbc;
    }

    
    #td-mobile-nav .td-register-section .td-login-button,
    .td-search-wrap-mob .result-msg a {
        background-color: #ca1e2c;
    }

    
    #td-mobile-nav .td-register-section .td-login-button,
    .td-search-wrap-mob .result-msg a {
        color: #ffffff;
    }



    
    .td-banner-wrap-full,
    .td-header-style-11 .td-logo-wrap-full {
        background-color: #000000;
    }

    .td-header-style-11 .td-logo-wrap-full {
        border-bottom: 0;
    }

    @media (min-width: 1019px) {
        .td-header-style-2 .td-header-sp-recs,
        .td-header-style-5 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-5 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-6 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-6 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-7 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-7 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-8 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-8 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-12 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-12 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle {
            margin-bottom: 24px !important;
        }
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1018px) {
        .td-header-style-2 .td-header-sp-recs,
        .td-header-style-5 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-5 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-6 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-6 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-7 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-7 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-8 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-8 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle,
        .td-header-style-12 .td-a-rec-id-header > div,
        .td-header-style-12 .td-g-rec-id-header > .adsbygoogle {
            margin-bottom: 14px !important;
        }
    }

     
    .td-footer-wrapper,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_template_7 .td-block-title > *,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_template_17 .td-block-title,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter {
        background-color: #111111;
    }

    
	.td-footer-wrapper .block-title > span,
    .td-footer-wrapper .block-title > a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .widgettitle,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-footer-wrapper .td-container .td-block-title > *,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_template_6 .td-block-title:before {
    	color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-footer-wrapper .footer-social-wrap .td-icon-font {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-sub-footer-container {
        background-color: #ca1e2c;
    }

    
    .td-sub-footer-container,
    .td-subfooter-menu li a {
        color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-subfooter-menu li a:hover {
        color: #f4f4f4;
    }


    
    .post .td-post-header .entry-title {
        color: #222222;
    }
    .td_module_15 .entry-title a {
        color: #222222;
    }

    
    .td-module-meta-info .td-post-author-name a {
    	color: #555555;
    }

    
    .post blockquote p,
    .page blockquote p {
    	color: #565656;
    }
    .post .td_quote_box,
    .page .td_quote_box {
        border-color: #565656;
    }


    
    .td-page-header h1,
    .td-page-title,
    .woocommerce-page .page-title {
    	color: #222222;
    }

    
    .td-page-content h1,
    .td-page-content h2,
    .td-page-content h3,
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<h1 class="entry-title">UCC Responds to Hurricane Harvey with Emergency Fund</h1>
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<span class="td-post-date td-post-date-no-dot"><time class="entry-date updated td-module-date" datetime="2017-08-29T18:42:08+00:00">August 29, 2017</time></span> </div>
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<p><a href="https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-9875" src="https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-1024x684.jpg" alt="" width="696" height="465" srcset="https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-768x513.jpg 768w, https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-696x465.jpg 696w, https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey-629x420.jpg 629w, https://www.secucc.org/secucc/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/hurricane-harvey.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px" /></a></p>
<p>Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas on August 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, being the first Category 4 hurricane to make landfall in the US since 2004. The following extensive rainfall has caused even more widespread destruction. The word catastrophic has become synonymous with Harvey.</p>
<p>The United Church of Christ is active in networks that meet immediate needs and focuses on long-term recovery that may well last 5+ years. <strong>You can walk with families in this holistic recovery effort through your generous contributions to the <a href="https://transactions.ucc.org/CampaignForm/UCChrist/Hurricane+Harvey+relief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emergency USA Fund for Harvey Relief</a>. </strong>You can find more information about the UCC response here: <a href="http://www.ucc.org/disaster_hurricane_harvey" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ucc.org/disaster_hurricane_harvey</a>.</p>
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<p>If you prefer to donate by mail, make checks payable to United Church of Christ, with &#8220;Hurricane Harvey&#8221; in the memo. Mail to: United Church of Christ c/o Financial Services, 700 Prospect Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44115-1100</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget about matching gifts and double the impact of your donation! Many employers offer matching gift programs to encourage employees to contribute to charitable organizations. If your company has a matching gift program please consider taking advantage of it as it can leverage your gift to a higher level.</p>
<p><strong>100% of funds to the United Church of Christ designated for U.S. disaster relief are used for disaster relief and rehabilitation programming within the United States.</strong></p>
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