The project
We are raising money to spend 8 weeks this summer working in Salyersville, Kentucky. We will be serving and building relationships with members of the community through a number of different programs we will be organizing and running. These include a Day Camp for children, a Teen Center and visiting a local nursing home. In addition to working within the community, the UDSAP community will be learning to live life simply in a faith based community. UDSAP is one of the University’s oldest and most beloved programs, and we are so excited to continue the tradition this summer!
Who we are
We are a group of like-minded Flyers dedicated to the pursuit of the common good through relational service. This summer we will spend eight weeks connecting with, serving, and loving the community in Salyersville, KY by running programs like Day Camp, Teen Scene and nursing home visits. We are committed to living out the Marianist charism through living in intentional community and growing in faith together.
The impact
UDSAP's impact is near to impossible to measure. Over the course of 61 years we have walked with the community of Salyersville as they have grown and changed. Along the way, Salyersville has also walked with UD students as their world views are challenged and transformed. Mutual relationships define UDSAP, and our continued hope and goal is to meet needs of the community while also building relationships that go beyond 8 weeks each summer.
What your gifts will do
Your gifts make this entire summer possible. From letting us live out a summer of service, to being able to play games with the kids and bingo at the nursing home, your donations make it happen! This year, your gifts will also help fund major projects at the UDSAP house that we have called home for over 25 years. It's a place steeped in history, and we are grateful to continue to build relationships there again this summer.
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It’s clear that there are so many things to love about UDSAP, and we only hope to spread it further! Please share this post with friends, family and colleagues so that our story, the story of Salyersville, and the countless stories in the past 61 years of UDSAP can continue to grow.
Thanks for your support!
Your donation to UDSAP is greatly appreciated! It is impossible for our program and the other service programs of Campus Ministry to run on just our history; we need the help of our extended family and friends with prayerful and financial support. Your contributions will not only support our UDSAP community—they will help serve the Salyersville community by providing fiscal assistance for the day camp, teen center and nursing home.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you donors! After surpassing our goal, we are so grateful for all of your support. UDSAP would not be possible without the generosity from you all! We cannot express enough appreciation and gratitude for each and every one of you. We look forward to this summer and coming home to share all of our stories and experiences with you all!
With many thanks,
UDSAP 2026~ Livi, Evan, Tess, Anna, Lauren, Zeb, Jolee, Kat, Theresa, Emily, Thomas, & Jason!
44 days ago by Lauren WindsorThank you so much to everyone who has donated to our flyer funder, we are so grateful for your support! Your contributions are helping us reach our fundraising goal and make our summer to Salyersville possible! Every donation truly makes a difference in allowing us to serve the community and take part of this experience. With already reaching 75% of our goal for this trip, we appreciate your generosity more than we can say!
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