Alan Spiewak (left) and Wiley Sykes manage the technology necessary for worshippers on the lawn at New Garden Friends Meeting and simultaneously webcast the service over Facebook Live and Zoom. A team of about five people is necessary to set up for Meeting for Worship on the lawn. Anyone with an interest in helping run the sound system, managing cables, or becoming a Zoom Master is encouraged to contact Alan, Wiley, or Tom Lassiter. Prior…
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])
Afghan Families are Coming to Greensboro and NGFM is helping in a number of ways. We will be co-sponsoring a family. We will need a group of New Gardeners to love and support them as they begin their new lives in the United States. They will need to have friends who could help them feel welcome in their new home. They will need guidance as they make their way through an unfamiliar land. They need…
Sosa Tree Service has donated and delivered wood chips to our parking lot for our playground. The playground does not fall under the care of any committee at New Garden, so this is an appeal to members/attenders to help move the material around the play equipment. If you have a tractor with a scoop, wheelbarrows, pitchforks, rakes and a yearning for heavy exercise, contact Roger Seel at 336-681-6499 or email ([email protected]). We will schedule a…
Last week four New Gardeners helped our City beautify Bywood Park by painting, picking up trash, and removing fallen limbs and weeds. Thanks to CH Holcombe, Charlie Cameron, Dot Mason, and Janet (and Bill) Inmon for helping with this monthly project in parks all over town. To help with October clean up contact CH 336-250-4348; ([email protected])
Afghan Families are Coming to Greensboro and NGFM is helping in a number of ways. We will be co-sponsoring a family. We will need a group of New Gardeners to love and support them as they begin their new lives in the United States. They will need to have friends who could help them feel welcome in their new home. They will need guidance as they make their way through an unfamiliar land. They need…
During the upcoming North Carolina Folk Festival in downtown Greensboro (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – September 10 – 12) “YouCanVote” will sponsor a voter registration table and opportunities for volunteers to register people to vote. Volunteers will each sign up for a 2-hour shift, and there is to be 3 – 4 volunteers per shift. Festival hours: Friday – 6:30 – 10:30 pm, Saturday – noon to 10:30 pm, and Sunday – noon – 6:00…
Caring Friends is comprised of a small, dedicated group of individuals committed to reaching out to those in the community who need a little extra love and support. Particularly during the pandemic, this responsibility has fallen on just a handful of people from our meeting. We welcome new ideas, fresh energy, and would love to share the joy we receive from reaching out to others. It is not a huge commitment. And if you have…
An adult play date for NGFM playground is this coming Saturday, August 7th from 8:30 – 11:30 a.m Donuts, popsicles, and pizza will be provided! Recent discussions on Grounds, House, RE, MM and MM&C have identified the need to fix groundhog holes, fences and gates, dismantle unsafe structures, remove trash, fill sandbox, restore mulch ground cover, prune low branches, wash toys, relocate wasp nest, etc. Any and all material and labor contributions are welcome. Materials…
New Garden recently received a request from African Services Coalition to help with a Rohingya family being resettled in Greensboro. We do not have the family’s info nor arrival date yet. We will need a group of New Gardeners to love and support them as they begin their new lives in the United States. They would need to have friends who could help them feel welcome in their new home. They would need guidance as…