Meals on Wheels Team; We Want You, Too! / February 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

You are cordially invited to become part of the New Garden Friends Meeting Meals on Wheels Team, which delivered its first meals on Monday, February 13. Afterwards, our team members talked about the fun they had, the interesting and appreciative people they met, the parts of Greensboro they learned about and their feeling that they were performing a valuable service. Recipients of the meals are Greensboro residents who are unable to procure or prepare meals…

Friends Committee on North Carolina Legislation / March 22, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

Spring Lobby Day in Raleigh / March 22 Please join us for the 2023 FCNCL Lobby Day in Raleigh, Wednesday, March 22 and an advance training session by Zoom on March 15. • Meet your legislators for the 2023-24 Legislative Sessions • Help get Medicaid Expansion across the finish line • Get to know other Quakers around the state working with FCNCL. Hospitality for FCNCL Lobby Day Participants Friends traveling from western North Carolina for…

Help Earthquake Victims in Turkey & Syria / March 5, 2023

Environment, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria have created a huge humanitarian crisis with over 35,000 fatalities to date, and many thousands more displaced from their homes and livelihoods. You can help victims of these earthquakes and enjoy a good meal provided by the Divan Center of Greensboro in New Garden Friends Meeting Fellowship Hall on March 5, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. This benefit will take the place of our normal First Day meal before meeting for…

A Unique Black History Month Event This Saturday / February 18, 2023

Art, Community, News, Social Concerns

Saturday, 18 February , 1 PM ET over Zoom Webinar / The Prep School Negro (2012): African American in Quakers Schools. This Saturday, the 2023 Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival & Forum continues with our second event, examining the challenges of African Americans in Quaker schools and honoring lifelong Quaker-educator Joan Countryman. On Saturday, 18 February, we will screen the 2012 documentary, The Prep School Negro, directed by trailblazing filmmaker André Robert Lee, and…

Challenging Racism / February 15, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

At our February monthly business meeting Friends paused to consider the wording on the new signage for our Little Free Library. Several Friends have expressed concern that the term “Antiracist” implies that we are against people who are racist, and that some people just bristle at the word. The word “Antiracism” was suggested as a softer alternative that could not be mistaken for animosity toward people. At the risk of muddying the waters instead of…

Rosenwald Schools Film Premier on PBS / February 2023

Art, Community, News, Social Concerns

Dear Friends, Many of you know that I’ve been involved in a documentary film project about Rosenwald Schools for a (very) long time. Several of you have generously supported the non-profit that Jere Snyder and I started (Longleaf Productions) to do this work. Now, at long last, we have something to show for it. “Unlocking the Doors of Opportunity / The Rosenwald Schools of North Carolina” was screened on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the High…

Caring Friends Opportunity: Friend Visitation / February 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns, Volunteer

Join Marcy Reid-Smith and Judy Haughee-Bartlett for an introductory session designed to better prepare you to visit a member of our community in their home or care facility. On the schedule: fun, fellowship, role playing, wisdom sharing and guidance! Commitment: After attending the session, volunteers will be paired with an individual to visit once each month. Visits may last 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the needs of the individual. All are welcome! When: February…

Open House February 12, 2023

Community, News, Social Concerns

This Sunday, February 12th at the rise of meeting please join friends for an open-house walk-thru of our Parsonage Refugee Welcome House. There will be light refreshments on the parsonage front lawn. Many thanks to all who have supported this project. Three churches in town (Congregational United Church of Christ on Radius Drive, Church of Christ on Wendover and Hill Street, and New Garden Friends Meeting) are working with Church World Services to provide immediate…