BEACH LAKE, PA — On the third Sunday in October each year, the Upper Delaware Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (UDUUF) hosts its Bud Rue Walk for Social Justice. Started in 1993 by the late Bud Rue, the walk has now raised $66,000, which has been distributed to local organizations that work for social justice.

This year’s walk will be held on October 19 and steps off from the Berlin Township Community Center at 12 noon. Prior to the walk at the 10:15 a.m. service, Sara Ditmar will describe the work of Sullivan County’s Rape Intervention and Services Education (RISE), one of the Bud Rue recipients.

All funds raised will be shared equally among Sullivan and Wayne Habitat for Humanity, Wayne County’s Victims Intervention Program (VIP) and Sullivan County’s Rape Intervention Services & Education (RISE). These organizations were selected based upon financial need and the services they provide to our communities in New York and Pennsylvania.

The walk is a five-mile stroll along back roads in Beach Lake, beginning and ending at the Community Center. A sweep car continually drives the route, and walkers can choose to leave at any point. An abundant potluck meal is provided by the Fellowship for all participants.

Those wishing to participate are encouraged to visit www.uduuf.org for more information and a pledge sheet. (See Good Works tab and then Walk for Social Justice.) Donations can be mailed to: UDUUF, P.O. Box 140, Narrowsburg, NY 12764. For more information call 570/253-4032.