Snippets of News from the Quarter and Other Places

Friends Home is in need of large print books. If you have large print books which you no longer need, please take them to Friends Home. The residents will be grateful. Please do not bring Readers' Digests as they have plenty of them.

Many thanks to Friends in the Quarter who helped proofread the Calendar & Appointments directory. It will be available soon and Friends can pick up copies at the Quarterly Meeting at Makefield on Feb 21st.

Did you know that Jenna Seuffert (Middletown Meeting) and Jessica Leonard (Bristol Meeting) are volunteers for the mentoring program at Bristol Meeting? They help local students with their homework.

Judy Van Hoy, PYM librarian, suggests Peterson's newest reference book, Summer Opportunities for Kids and Teenagers, as a good source for your children this summer. The book is organized by state, with subject listings in the back. You might want to check it out at your library or bookstore.

From the Peace and Concerns Standing Committee: David Zarembka is available to Meetings to speak on a Peace Team undertaking, the African Great Lakes Project, which was requested by African Friends and is now being explored by an international delegation. The intention is to apply tested Friends methods in the troubled Great Lakes Region of Africa.

It's not too late to call Beverly Cassel, area coordinator of the Children's Friendship Project for Northern Ireland, if you are interested in hosting two teens for six weeks from July to mid-August. Beverly's number is 493-8511.

Have you ordered your baseball game tickets yet? See the representative in your Meeting to reserve tickets for you.