Issue 49, June 2019
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Our big news is visible for all to see, at least all who are outside the 1501 Cherry Street building on either Race Street or 15th Street. Keep your eyes peeled and you will see what I’m talking about.
After a very busy spring, June is still almost as busy, with a film premiere, a vegan flea market, several graduations, and more. As always, I would like to thank the Friends Center staff for all they do to provide the foundation for the work that you do—I am so grateful to you.
– Chris Mohr, Executive Director
AROUND FRIENDS CENTER
Film Premiere: Elder Voices
- The film by Academy Award-winner David Goodman will premiere Wednesday, June 12 at the Friends Center Race Street Meetinghouse at 1501 Cherry Street in Philadelphia at 7 p.m. A panel discussion will follow the screening.
Philly Vegan Pop: 3rd Birthday
- On June 12 be sure to join V Marks the Shop for their Philly Vegan Pop in celebration of their 3rd birthday.
Energy Co-op Networking Reception & Annual Meeting
- Come for an evening of networking with Co-op members, staff, and energy professionals from throughout the region followed by a presentation about the state of The Energy Co-op.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about recent developments at The Energy Co-op and reconnect with our community of energy consumers.
What: 2019 Networking Reception and Annual Member Meeting
When: Thursday, June 20th, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Where: The Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Light refreshments will be served. So that ECA may accommodate all who wish to attend, please RSVP here.
EQUITY PARTNER NEWS
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary of AFSC, will be one of three plenary speakers for the annual conference of Friends Association for Higher Education (also a Friends Center tenant). The other plenary speakers will be Maurice Eldridge, Vice Chair, The Chester Fund for Education and the Arts and Pendle Hill board member, and Frances Rose Blase, Provost of Haverford College (a participant in the Tri-College Consortium Philly Program, also a Friends Center tenant). Join teachers, scholars and educational administrators on the beautiful campuses of Swarthmore College and Pendle Hill Quaker Study and Retreat Center. The theme is “Truth and Inspiration” and other topics of interest to Friends and educators through presentations, panel discussions, and the plenary talks.
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM)
PYM Families Community Playdate
June 15, 2019 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Where: Please Touch Museum, 4231 Avenue of the Republic Philadelphia, PA 19131
Contact: Children and Families Program 215-241-7171Email
Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (CPMM)
Join CPMM for meeting for worship on Sunday mornings at 11am. Be sure to ask for a parking placard to avoid any run-ins with PPA.
TENANT NEWS
New Century Trust:
- Carey Morgan Leaves New Century Trust
2. Farrah Parkes Joins New Century Trust: “I have always wanted my work to be about making a difference”
New Century Trust, which works to build the economic and political power of women and girls throughout the Southeastern Pennsylvania region, announced it has named Farrah Parkes its new executive director. Parkes has worked for more than 15 years in the nonprofit sector. The new executive director of New Century Trust says that the private foundation’s focus on gender justice is a perfect fit.
Spark:
Seventh-grader Brooklyne Spraggins wins award for her business plan for a food
truck.
From left: Tara O’Neill and Jamie Gumina of KPMG; Brooklyne Spraggins, S. Weir Mitchell School; Elaine Melchiorre, Executive Board Vice Chair of PFCU; and Jeff Ryan, Executive Board Chair of Spark. (Courtesy photo)
More than 100 seventh-grade students from four Philadelphia schools—S. Weir Mitchell School, Middle Years Alternative, Boys’ Latin Charter School, and Henry C. Lea—came together May 21 for a project-fair style event at which they presented the career interest projects they developed with professional mentors. It is an initiative of Spark Philadelphia, a career exploration and mentoring nonprofit. Throughout the 2018-19 school year, Spark mentors—including architects, web developers, and engineers—volunteer to work with middle school students in a 13-week workplace-based mentoring program.
Brooklyne Spraggins, a seventh-grader at S. Weir Mitchell School, worked with mentors from KPMG to create a business plan for a Parisian food truck, complete with merchandise and a menu.
EVENTS OUTSIDE FRIENDS CENTER
PYM: Friends in Fellowship
Quakers Got Talent Concert
When: June 17, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Where: William Penn Charter School – Kurtz
Center for the Performing Arts 3000 W School House Ln Philadelphia, PA 19144
Cost: $35 or pay your age
Contact: Grace Sharples Cooke215-241-7115 Email
This event will benefit PYM programs and gather our community around a fun event. Quakers Got Talent will feature an 8:00 PM performance with Rachel Zatcoff, a Broadway star, plus Emily Drinker (singer songwriter) and Zenaida Peterson (slam poet). Together they are donating their talents in support of our programming.
Friends in Fellowship is an event series that bring Friends—and friends of Friends—together for fellowship, refreshments, and networking. They are perfect for expanding your experience of Quakerism beyond Sunday Meeting for Worship.https://www.pym.org/fellowship/