Affiliated Organizations Events

Community gardens not only make nutritious foods more readily available, but help provide healthy water filtration to the watershed. In addition, maintaining community gardens is a social event that helps build community relations. Activities will not be limited to gardening, and may include riverbank cleanup, picnics, and fellowship breakfasts. This Workcamp is designed primarily for high school students, although all ages are welcome. Participation can be for the entire time or for portions of the time. It is a great opportunity to see the vibrant DC community that few people see while also celebrating July 4. Cost is $525 for the week (or $80/day) and includes lodging. Adults wishing to participate are also welcome and encouraged to consider joining in “chaperone” capacity. In line with gardening, this Workcamp will be a very organic process depending on interest. Financial assistance is available. For complete information, see the Quaker Workcamps website. (williampennhouse.org/2015Workcamps)

For the 6th consecutive year, we will be going to South Dakota to do service and be in fellowship with residents on the Pine Ridge Reservation. This life-changing experience is open to people of all ages. Dates are July 15 - 29 (with optional extension to August 2 for people who wish to participate in the Sundance we help prepare for). Workcamp colleague Mike Gray has led Workcamps to Pine Ridge, SD for almost 3 decades, developing deep connections in the Lakota reservation. We spend two weeks engaged in projects that support sacred traditions while addressing the challenges of the present with a vision for the future. This is a great experience for those who enjoy beautiful places, as we camp on the edge of the Badlands, and like to explore new landscapes and painful parts of our history and present. Some Workcampers may be interested in staying for Sundance Ceremony that we help prepare for. This takes place through the first weekend of August. We help coordinate transportation and meals, but this is not part of the workcamp as it is a sacred ceremony and an honor to be a part of it, not a service program. If this part is of interest, there are nominal additional fees. For complete information, see the Quaker Workcamps website. (williampennhouse.org/2015Workcamps)

Let your creative spirit play in the woods at FWC as we create our own outdoor 'sculptures' and then share dinner and a showing of the film 'Rivers and Tides' about the work of nature artist, Andy Goldsworthy. This is quality time at its best. Playfulness, creativity, fellowship, beauty revealed, and good food to boot! Please join us for a day of co-creation in the lovely woods at the FWC. If you have any questions concerning any of our programs, please email Sheila at snbach@earthlink.net or call 304.728.4820. We ask that you let us know if you are coming to any or all of our events and reservations for a meal are required.