News from Adult Young Friends In-person Gathering, July 2021

PFYM Adult Young Friends (AYF) met in person in Saxapahaw, NC, on Morgan Siem’s land on July 10. We had 11 participants. Three of us showed up early to help pull some invasive weeds and support the native plants on Morgan’s land. Once all Friends arrived, we shared a meal and enjoyed fellowship. Some of us had only met on Zoom previously, and for many, it was the first time meeting each other in general.…

Covid Advisory Update / August 3, 2021

Cases of COVID and hospitalizations continued to significantly increase in the last week, with the far more infectious Delta variant driving this outbreak. There has been a nine fold increase of cases of COVID in NC since July 1. The state’s positivity rate of COVID tests performed has inched up to 10.6%. Hospitalizations are increased more than threefold since July 1. Vaccination rates inched up with 47% of the NC’s total population and 48% of…

Summer Program / August 28, 2021

Summer Program will run on three Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 19, July 10 and August 28. Summer Program has always been a cooperative program. However this year, due to Covid guidelines (and also because it’s more fun this way!) adults/caregivers must stay for the entirety of the program. We will spend our time together outdoors (in the shade), masked, and 6 feet apart. Our theme will be “Welcome and…