Please Join Us and Become a Sponsor!

UFCW 227 Golf Outing
August 26, 2024

Oxmoor Country Club
9000 Limehouse Ln.
Louisville, KY 40220

Registration and Breakfast: 8:00am
Tee Time: 9:00am

RSVP by August 19th to Emily Browning at ebrowning@ufcw227.org or (502) 625-3723

Click here for Sponsorship Information and to contribute.

Supporting Union Members and Others in Need

• We raise and distribute thousands of dollars in grants every year for UFCW 227 members and their families in need. When things are at their worst, our union family will pay a utility bill, rent or the mortgage for a union member out of work due to illness, injury or housing loss related to a natural disaster such as flooding or a tornado.

• Bikes or Bust: Every year we are part of an effort to raise money to purchase hundreds of new bikes for kids in our community.

• Boxes of Love: Each year the labor community comes together to provide holiday dinners to those in need in our community. Union members assemble and deliver over 1,500 dinners every year.

Investing in a Better Future for Union Members and their Families

• UFCW 227 Scholarships: Since 2000, our foundation has funded over $325,000 in college scholarships for union members, their spouses and dependents. We recently opened up our scholarship eligibility to dependent grandchildren.

• New American Opportunity Fund: It costs $725 to file your application to become a United States citizen with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. For our members, many of whom arrive here as refugees with nothing but the clothes on their backs, that fee prevents them from achieving their American dream. Our citizenship grants helps members become United States Citizens.

• Child Care Grants: Out of control child care costs make it difficult for working parents to make ends meet. Each quarter, our Foundation distributes $750 grants to five union members to cover child care expenses. Annually, 20 families are awarded grants.

Investing in the Communities Where Our Members Work and Live

• Louisville Community Grocery: The legacy of Jim Crow era policies that encouraged disinvestment in certain communities based on race, such as redlining, are still felt in Louisville today. In Louisville’s West End, where the worst instances of redlining occurred, there is only one traditional grocery store left. LCG empowers workers and their families through ownership, better health outcomes and vibrant neighborhoods.

• Louisville Metro Parks: We make annual investments in our city’s parks from new soccer goals to maintaining access to park space in every corner of our community.  

• Violins of Hope: The Violins of Hope are a collection of more than 50 restored instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. These instruments have survived concentration camps, pogroms and many long journeys to tell remarkable stories of injustice, suffering, resilience and survival. In 2019, the violins came to Louisville and our foundation funded the development of a documentary following local public school students as they participated in a citywide dialogue about music, art, social justice and free expression.

• The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: We are proud to be part of a nationwide partnership that has raised over $90 million for life saving research and treatment.

• Disaster Relief: Kentuckians are rebuilding after devastaing climate disasters truck Western and Eastern Kentucky. It will take years to recover from the destruction left by tornados in Western Kentucky and flooding in Eastern Kentucky. In addition to providing hot meals, supplies, and direct cash assistance, UFCW 227 created a wellness check system via text messaging for nearly thousands of affected members. Not only does the system distribute important information about applying for federal assistance and avoiding scams, it also encourages community members to check on each other and alert the union when a fellow member may need additional outreach and support.

• March of Dimes: We’re excited to engage in our newest partnership to join the fight for the health of all moms and babies. When families face tough challenges, such as pre-term birth or other pregnancy related complications, it’s important that they feel supported, especially at work. Our new partnership is a continuation of our union’s committement to quality, affordable health care for every hard working person.