by WebPost | Jun 19, 2018 | Aging, Announcement, Topics
Our mission statement is: It is our goal to be a source of practical, emotional, and spiritual support to help each other as we age in community. Membership: Membership is open to retirement age members and attenders of Richmond Friends Meeting and to non-Quaker spouses. Currently we have 39 members.
Requirements of membership: A membership survey must be filled out annually. It is due by the end of January. (A willingness to support other group members.) Annual dues ($25) have been suspended for 2018.
2018 Slate of officers:
Clerk- Janett Forte
Recording Clerk- Mary Fran Hughes-McIntyre
Treasurer- Donna Knicely
Asst. Treasurer-Carolyn Moul
Program Coordinators- Cas Overton, Emily Kimball
Resource Coordinator- Ellen Argenteanu
Care Coordinators- Ada Hammer (lead), Phoebe Antrim, Bob Alexander, and Jean Washburn.
Backups – Wendy Wadsworth, Chris Olson-Vickers
It is the Coordinator’s job to find volunteers as needed to provide practical, emotional and spiritual support for our membership. If you have a need/request please try to contact the care coordinator directly. Requests for support = Since Feb., we have had about 35 volunteer requests performed so far. This year our activity schedule includes six meetings. Generally the time is 5:00 to 6:30 pm on Monday’s. We meet at Richmond Friends Meeting.
Business meetings:
o January 16, 2018 (Tuesday)
o July 10, 2018
Education programs:
o March 5, 2018
o September 12, 2018 from 5:30 to 7:00
Social programs:
o May 7. 2018 – Donna Knicely’s home
o November 5, 2018 – TBD
The current balance in our account is: $3,838.25 with one expenditure in amount of $300. If you are interested in membership please contact me – or join the business meeting on July 10. We’ll be discussing program and meeting times, the group’s connection to RFM/Care and Counsel, reviewing the nature of
member requests, use of our funds, and ideas for future social and educational activities.
Presented by: Janett Forte – Clerk of Aging in Community Support Group
by WebPost | Apr 21, 2017 | Peace and Social Concerns, Topics
The Richmond Peace Education Center is looking for a skilled volunteer for a bookkeeping position that is essential to the work and functioning of all of the Peace Center’s activities.
For more information, send email to rpec@rpec.org.
To learn about RPEC, visit rpec.org.
by WebPost | Jan 7, 2017 | Topics
A group of Quakers and friends of Quakers sponsored by Richmond Friends Meeting is planning a trip to help our friends in West Virginia recover from the June 2016 floods. The local sponsoring group is the United Methodist UMCOR program, which has been the sponsor for each of the previous nine trips. They will direct the work assignments and coordinate the housing in local churches.
The workweek is April 10 – 15. If you are interested in this event, please contact Ada Hammer.
A fundraiser chili luncheon is planned for the rise of meeting on March 12. If you would like to help with event, please contact Barbara Myers or Ada Hammer.
by WebPost | Feb 22, 2016 | Topics
The PDF file of the Richmond Friends Meeting (Virginia) 2016 Directory is now available in the Meeting Files folder (password-protected).
by WebPost | Oct 21, 2015 | Topics
We sometimes call ourselves the “Agers.” We are a group of retirement age members and attenders of Richmond Friends Meeting who have formed a self-help support group. We welcome new members. There are minimal requirements to join. Annually one pays $25 a year and fills out a questionnaire stating what assistance one is able to offer to another. We have helped each other with transportation, meals, and other support.
If you are interested in more information, contact Betsy Brinson, clerk, or Ada Hammer, lead coordinator.
by WebPost | Oct 21, 2015 | Children and Religious Education, Peace and Social Concerns, Topics
The RE Committee’s sale of unique peace-themed t-shirts for the International Day of Peace in September raised over $300 for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Thank you so much for your generous support of this organization. Should you wish to contribute to them directly or learn more about their mission, their US website is www.doctorswithoutborders.org.
