Dear UHC Friend,
While you may have received the message below through the mail, or even GIVEN a donation in response, we wanted to remind those of you who have not that we are hoping that you will remember UHC in your giving this summer. So here it is:
What happens when we lose touch with the humanities? Art without interpretation. Policy without ethical responsibility. History without lessons learned. Politics without civil discussion. Information without understanding. That's not the way we want to live.
Since 1975, the Utah Humanities Council has launched a multitude of effective programs that use the humanities to engage Utahns in their communities and empower them to make a difference-in their own lives and for others.
- We encourage the statewide celebration of reading and writing through our annual Book Festival.
- We bring hope to low-income Utahns through education in our Venture Course in the Humanities.
- We help to make local initiatives possible through small grants.
- We offer opportunities for exploration of ideas and issues through respectful discussion and dialogue.
- We provide resources to museums and libraries that want to offer enriching experiences to new and traditional audiences.
For example, UHC's Museum Interpretation Initiative (MII) has been assisting 
small museums all over Utah engage visitors with stories of their collections and communities. Through a series of workshops, museum staff and volunteers receive hands-on training that helps them create new interpretive exhibits. One participant from Utah Valley declared, "MII gave us the skills as a staff to create exhibits that are meaningful, and has opened up new avenues for education and teaching." After touring several museums on a personal trip, two MII graduates joked, "We are ruined! We have become museum snobs! We think all of the museums we saw need your classes!"
With outstanding programs such as MII growing and flourishing, the Utah Humanities Council needs your support now more than ever. Cuts from traditional funding sources and the realities of a struggling economy threaten our efforts to provide transformative humanities experiences to the people who need them most and who can make the most difference.
Please help us with a fully tax-deductible donation of $20, $35, $50, $100, $500 or whatever you can. All gifts are welcome and most appreciated.
We hope you choose to give. Your generosity will allow UHC to continue to empower individuals and groups to use the humanities to improve their communities.
Best regards,
Cynthia
Cynthia Buckingham
Executive Director
P.S. Please consider helping UHC match a generous challenge grant from Board Alum Bob Harris to create a sophisticated customized "Central Engine" database that will greatly enhance our ability to serve the state. Double your gift - just indicate "CE" when you make your donation.
