Quaker Lake Pumpkin Festival / October 19

Community, Families, Fellowship, News, Youth

3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. / Admission: $3 per car. The Pumpkin Festival offers many fun activities for all ages including hayrides, pumpkin painting, tower swing, inflatables, canoeing, pumpkin smashing, face painting and live music! Fill up on all your festival favorites including hot dogs, pizza, funnel cakes, popcorn, cotton candy, fried Oreos, and more! Quaker Lake is asking for the following items for their Cake Walk event: Brownies, cookies (1 dozen per bag), and…

National Park Service recognizes New Garden’s role in Underground Railroad

Vestal Coffin Commemoration Day / Events All Day – October 10

Community, Families, News, Social Concerns

As part of the ongoing observance of the bicentennial of the UGRR in Guilford County, a day of commemoration for Vestal Coffin, the First “Conductor” on the Underground R.R. in Guilford County, will be held on October 10, Coffin’s birth and death date (1792-1826). Activity schedule (all free and open to the public): 9:30 a.m. “Origins of the Underground R.R.: African Americans, Native Americans, and Quakers,” Arwin Smallwood, Chair of the History and Political Science…

Volunteers Needed for Greensboro Urban Ministry Food Drive / October 18

Community, Families, Fellowship, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

It is time to sign up to participate in the next semi-annual Greensboro Urban Ministries’ food drive. Again, NGFM is assigned to the Harris Teeter at 701 Francis King Street, across the street from our meeting house on Friday, October 18. Please consider signing up for one of the 2-hour time slots. You will be paired with at least one other New Gardener. This event is a major resource for replenishing the food pantry, and…

Family Camp at Quaker Lake / September 6-8th

Community, Families, Fellowship, First Day, News, Worship, Youth

Join us at Quaker Lake Camp, 1503 NC-62, Climax, NC, beginning Friday, September 6th at 5:00 p.m. to Sunday, September 8th at 11:30 a.m. for this very special New Garden Friends Meeting tradition! Family Camp is a wonderful opportunity for us all to enjoy the beauty of Quaker Lake Camp, fun and games, delicious food, and fellowship. 2019 Family Camp Registration Forms are available on the Religious Education bulletin board, via email, or by clicking…

Friday Fun Night / June 21

Families, Fellowship, News, Youth

5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. / on the lawn / Join us for a very special Fun Night. Friends are invited to bring a covered dish, a blanket or lawn chair, and games. There will also be pizza and watermelon. We will have a slip ‘n slide and baby pool set up for our smaller Friends. So come hear about the fun we had in Summer Program!

Real World English / Adult Forum / June 16

Community, Families, First Day, Social Concerns

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. / Barbara Levin will join us to share information about Real World English (RWE). RWE is a collaboration between UNCG and Allen Middle School. This free program has two major components: (1)Adult TESOL classes (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at four levels, and (2) STEAM activities (Science, Technology,Engineering, Art, Math) for children ages 2-14 while their parents attend English class. RWE instructors and facilitators include teachers and parent liaisons…