Feb 12, 2010 from 6 to 9:30 PM at Wilmington Friends Meeting: The perfect antidote for a chilly February Friday evening: Piping hot exotic food, along with appropriately exotic LIVE musical accompaniment! Harmony on the Hill at the Wilmington Friends Meeting provides entertaining and inspiring live music and performances to enrich and strengthen our community and encourage and support an enlightened society.

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New for 2010: All families seeking PYM tuition aid must apply for tuition aid from their school. This is in addition to submitting PYM tuition aid applications, signed by your Meeting's Clerk, to your Friends school by February 15. (PYM applications, timelines, and guidelines can be found at www.friendseducationfund.org).

We have asked schools to tell us whether each applicant family is eligible for financial aid from the school in a scenario where that family’s effective income was reduced by 20%. If the school reports ‘yes’ then the family has met the need standard for PYM. As a final reminder, in order to apply for PYM aid, families must first apply for tuition assistance from both their Monthly Meeting and their school. If Friends have questions about this, the PYM Education office will be happy to speak with you: Elkem@pym.org or 215-241-7224.

In the first months of 2010, HMM will offer two series as part of its adult First Day Programming. Starting with a focus on leadings, members and guest speakers will reflect on present day work on Native American concerns, peacemaking in Africa, and a garden project with women at a half-way house. The second series highlights poetry, including HMM poets, Walt Whitman’s poem, Song of Myself, and a visit to Whitman’s home in Camden.

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Workshops at Summer Sessions are a way for people to have a hands-on, transformational experience while exploring a subject and building skills with a small gathering of Friends. Interest groups give people access to information and resources about issues or organizations that enrich Friends lives and support our work.
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PYM's Julian Brelsford was on a volunteer service trip in Haiti with his sister Christa when the recent earthquake hit. The building they were in collapsed, and Christa's leg was crushed. They are now both safe in Miami (Christa’s foot had to be amputated), and are speaking out to raise awareness about the thousands of Haitians currently in desparate need of medical care and emergency supplies.

Julian suggests that Friends wishing to help should donate to Haiti Partners. AFSC is also accepting donations for Haiti.

An amendment introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK) is scheduled to come for a full Senate vote on January 20. The amendment strips the EPA of its authority to regulate carbon dioxide as determined in a landmark 2007 Supreme Court case, Massachusetts v. EPA. The PYM FCNL Network is urging Friends to download this informational flyer and contact their Senators.