Worship to Hold Guilford Board of Education In the Light / June 14, 2022

Environment, News, Social Concerns

Join Greensboro EarthQuakers in a worship circle outside the Guilford County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 3:45-4:30 pm. As part of the Solar Power Now Coalition’s Green Schools Now! Campaign for sustainable energy practices in Guilford County schools, Greensboro EarthQuakers will hold a Quakerstyle meeting for worship to hold the Board of Education in the Light as they consider future plans for constructing new schools. Following voters’ recent approval of a $1.7…

Community Housing Solutions Report / April 6, 2022

Community, Environment, News

Thanks to generous New Gardeners Community Housing Solutions reports that our contribution paid for energy-saving improvements in the homes of seven families. As part of our Solar+ Project, which paid for installation of solar panels on the Meetinghouse in late 2020, New Garden donated $30,000 to Community Housing Solutions (CHS) to help others save on energy bills as we helped reduce ours. CHS was able to stretch our donation further by partnering with an NCA&T…

Greensboro EarthQuakers / March 17, 2022

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns

March 17, 2022, 7 – 8 p.m. / Help Greensboro Earth Quakers Plan Actions for 2022. This Thursday, Greensboro Earth Quakers hosts a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come help plan for a meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to hold board members in the Light . Walter Hjelt-Sullivan of Philadelphia-based Earth Quaker Action Team will tell how EQAT organizes its non-violent direct actions and…

Greensboro EARTH QUAKER News / Meeting March 17, 2022

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Join Greensboro Earth Quakers March 17 to plan 2022 Actions. Are you interested in actions you and other Friends can take to confront climate change and environmental justice? On Thursday, March 17, 7 -8:30 p.m., Greensboro Earth Quakers will hold a virtual meeting to discuss direct action plans and possibilities for 2022. Come to learn about: Plans for local Friends to hold a Quaker-style meeting for worship outside the Guilford County Board of Education to…

Solar+ Project Update / October 21, 2021

Environment, News

Sincere thanks to all who contributed so generously to the Solar+ Project. Your gifts are truly long term gifts to Meeting, to low income families in our community, and good stewardship of our planet. Smile when you see the sun shining on New Garden Friends Meeting. Our Duke Energy cost of electricity has been reduced an average of $425 per month since February 2021. The Solar+ Project included installing a new (30 year) roof on…

Quaker Earthcare Information / October 5, 2021

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns

Each year Quaker Earthcare Witness offers matching $500 grants to diverse Friends meetings, groups, churches, and organizations to support their community’s vision of caring for the Earth and each other through its Mini-Grants Program. Past funded projects have included butterfly and pollinator gardens, an ecological literacy program for kids, a bike-lending program, and an environmental justice internship for a Guilford College student of color. Now they’re trying to raise money to help fund future projects…

Cleaning Up Greensboro / October 9 & 16, 2021

Community, Environment, News, Volunteer

In October, along with other congregations in the wider New Garden Guilford College community, we are mobilizing to clean up Friendly Avenue. Greensboro Beautiful’s Big Sweep will kick off this October. Our team of volunteers will clean up from New Garden Road to Chimney Rock Road on Saturday afternoons, October 9 and October 16, 2 – 4 p.m. To join the fun, contact Bill McNeil at 919-622-3303 or email: ([email protected])

Addressing the Climate Crisis with Dale Evarts / August 1, 2021

Environment, First Day, News, Social Concerns

Charlotte Friends Meeting invites you to a virtual forum addressing the Climate Crisis: to bring hope and unity to Friends. with presenter is Dale Evarts (from Durham Friends Meeting) August 1, at 11: 30 a.m. Contact Mary Jo Klingel ([email protected]) to register. The zoom link will be e-mailed to you. Our Presenter is Mr. Evarts, who is a climate and air quality expert and attends Durham Friends Meeting. From 1988 to 2018, he worked for…

Climate & Clean Energy Meeting / July 22, 2021

Community, Environment, News, Social Concerns

This Thursday, July 22, New Gardeners, other Friends and allies will deliver a letter to Rep. Manning’s office in downtown Greensboro, calling on Congress to keep climate justice in the forefront as they draft infrastructure legislation and vote this summer. This resets the time for our visit from last week when Rep. Manning’s office was closed. Come join with us to push for clean energy, modernizing the electric grid, electrified transportation, and clean water investments.…