Affiliated Organizations Events

Come for food, fun, and fellowship and help out with spring maintenance chores that range from cleaning windows, to cutting limbs, grass and weeds, to painting, and light carpentry. If you have a chain saw to cut some logs that are just a bit too long to fit into the stove and some that will need to be split. Many hands make light work and working beneath a lovely Blue Ridge sky makes it a real joy. Please come and join us in this timeless rite of spring. Please RSVP to Sheila Bach (snbach@earthlink.net) to aid her in determining how many will be having lunch (home-cooked and FREE for participants).

Still looking for a terrific school for your child? Don’t have any plans for Spring Break? Bring your child (ages 7 and older) to enjoy a climbing session with certified rock wall staff and students. While your child is scaling new heights, you’ll be taken on a campus tour to learn more about what makes Sandy Spring Friends School such an amazing place for personal and academic development. Check-in and refreshments from 8:15 to 8:45am. Climbing and tours begin at 9a;m. Spaces are limited so be sure to pre-register (info.ssfs.org/rsvp-april-information-session-0-0) by April 7. Questions? Call 301-774-7455 or email admission@ssfs.org.

The Summit will include an academic symposium and workshops about AFSC’s history and the success of peace movements. The summit will culminate in a day of action to practice the techniques for peace and justice covered in the first two days. The summit is free to attend, but food and lodging will be up to the participants. Registration links will be found at afsc.org/100. More details will follow as the date approaches.

Join FCNL lobbyist Emily Wirzba for a 90-minute training on how to effectively engage and build a relationship with your members of Congress on climate change. Learn how to request a visit, how to structure a lobby visit, and how to find a group of people willing to lobby with you. Hear why persistent citizen lobbying from a place of faith is so important and can transform the national dialogue on climate change. The training in preparation for the People’s Climate March being held on Saturday will begin at 4:30pm. There will be a potluck open to all Friends at 6:00 and Meeting for Worship at 7:00.