Have you moved, or changed phone numbers? Do you have a new email address? If so, please contact Valerie at the NGFM office. We have had several people move, relocate to Friends Homes, or leave the city. We would like to update our directory with current information in order to keep everyone in contact with each other. Please either email to [email protected] or call 336-292-5487 with your new information. Thank you, Valerie
New Garden Friends School is hosting a memorial service to honor the life and legacy of Jim Newlin on Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at New Garden Friends Meeting.
We will have a Clerking Workshop with Emily Provance on Tuesday, March 21 from 3-5 p.m on Zoom. This workshop is free and open to anyone age 11 and up who is interested in learning more about clerking. Friends interested in attending can sign up HERE. https://forms.gle/Z5Hs2LdHxYyaCdTYA –– Ashley Wilcox
The Transition Team needs your help in assessing our goals and pastoral needs! A first big step is examining what we most value about our past, and perhaps point out a few traditions we may wish to leave behind! The Transition Team will have its first meeting event on March 19th at the rise of Meeting: • Meeting for Worship will prepare us for reflecting on our heritage as a Meeting. • We will share…
Now is the time to push for the expansion of Medicaid in North Carolina. Both the House and Senate have passed versions of a Medicaid expansion bill, and a final bill is very likely to come up for a vote this session. Lobby Day will be a great opportunity to meet your legislators or members of their staffs, to introduce yourself so they will know who you are in future lobbying contacts. Between now and…
The saga of the Black Lives Matter sign continues. The sign, which disappeared during construction of sidewalks along New Garden Road only to be found in the woods adjacent to New Garden Cemetery and reinstalled, has been dismantled. Here’s why. Greensboro zoning inspectors, responding to a citizen complaint about the sign, made a site visit and found the sign to be out of compliance on two points. One post slightly exceeded the maximum height limit…
Dear Friends, The turn out in the fundraising lunch has been great. I was told that we raised $2225 in cash and around $3500 in total with checks and digital donations. Thank you all for your collaboration, kindness and generosity for the victims of an earthquake overseas. We’re also thankful to Nazareth Mediterranean/American Cuisine who generously donated the meal today. We’re looking forward to continue collaborating with our Quaker friends in further activities. –– Peace,…
The request for new and gently used blankets continues, but only through the month of March! We have collected 14 blankets so far, and they have been delivered to New Arrivals Institute as they come in. Please leave blankets in the designated bin in the connector. Thanks to those who have already contributed! –– Social Concerns Committee
Friends are reminded that Daylight Savings Time starts at 2:00 a.m. Sunday Morning.
