Voting Matters / October 28, 2020

The final days of voting in the 2020 election are here! Before our next newsletter, our opportunity to vote will have come and gone. Many New Gardeners have voted by requesting a paper ballot and have had the receipt of their paper ballots confirmed on BallotTrax. Many others have voted in person at various early polling places. If you still have not voted and plan to do so, here are some important dates and times…

Donations to New Garden’s Library / November 2020

New Garden Library has received a number of books from generous donors over the past year. Here are a few that might be of interest to New Gardeners in hopes that we will soon be back together and can take advantage of these selections! Moral Injury, by Alice Lynd with the assistance of Staughton Lynd The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship and Hope in America, by Helen Thorpe Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth…

Peace & Social Concerns Notes / October 27, 2020

The Peace and Social Concerns Committee is working to help New Garden Friends Meeting incorporate more immediate social and economic justice actions into our everyday lives. Thus, every weekly newsletter will include one Anti-Racist Action suggestion and one website whereby members can find minority-owned business to support, if they so choose. The Meeting is not endorsing or advertising these businesses; we just feel it’s important to spread dollars more equitably to all community members and entrepreneurs.…

Readers Wanted / Share a Favorite Children’s Book

This past summer, for 2020 Summer Program, several New Gardeners recorded themselves reading children’s stories aloud for our Facebook page. These videos were popular with New Gardeners of all ages, and continued to receive “traffic” well after the dates they were posted. New Gardeners are missing one another! So why not continue connecting this way? Friends are invited to record themselves reading one of their favorite children’s books aloud, and send the recording to Karin…

Adult Forum / November 8, 2020

Better Understanding the Case of Marcus Deon Smith / Marcia Foutch, Hester Petty, Lewis Pitts. Marcia Foutch is a retired teacher who moved from Minneapolis, MN to Greensboro five years ago. She is a member of Faith Community Church and has been active with the Beloved Community Center, Democracy Greensboro, the Poor People’s Campaign, Greensboro Historical Teaching Alliance and the Greensboro Justice Coalition. She is committed to social justice and the creation of the Beloved…

Voting Matters / October 20, 2020

Less than two weeks until the final voting day, November 3! We no longer have an election day, but an election season, of which we are smack in the middle. You can still request a ballot to vote by mail until 5 p.m., October 27. Early voting locations have been open for a week and will be through October 31. Feedback from New Gardeners tells us that most of us have our voting plans firmly…