Spring Workday
Due to the corona virus situation, the Spring workday at RFM is cancelled. In the unlikely event that the pandemic ends before summer, workday may be rescheduled.
Bob Alexander
Clerk, B&G Committee
LINKS for Bequest Plan Information Session
The links in the newsletter were incorrect. We are republishing the article here with active links for your convenience. The Bequest documents can also be found on the website, on the Life of the Meeting page
Bequest ad hoc committee report to Meeting for Business with plan overview
Mini-Grant Project Description and Application
Mini-Grant Project: Review and Scoring
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Bequest Plan from Donna Knicely Bequest ad hoc CommitteeÂ
On December 13, 2019, the Bequest ad hoc Committee presented a plan for Meeting’s consideration in advance of an information session to be held on February 2nd, 9:30am. The Bequest ad hoc Committee asks that Friends read the information provided here to familiarize themselves with the plan and proposed mini-grant formation.
In summary, in accordance with the ideas envisioned by Meeting, the Bequest ad hoc Committee proposes the bequest be designated for Clearing use, Meeting use, and a new Legacy Mini-Grant Program.
Questions and comments may be made in advance to Monica Shaw, monicakshaw123@gmail.com
Bequest ad hoc committee report to Meeting for Business with plan overview
Donna Knicely Bequest
Bequest Plan from Donna Knicely Bequest ad hoc CommitteeÂ
On December 13, 2019, the Bequest ad hoc Committee presented a plan for Meeting’s consideration in advance of an information session to be held on February 2nd, 9:30am. The Bequest ad hoc Committee asks that Friends read the information provided here to familiarize themselves with the plan and proposed mini-grant formation.
In summary, in accordance with the ideas envisioned by Meeting, the Bequest ad hoc Committee proposes the bequest be designated for Clearing use, Meeting use, and a new Legacy Mini-Grant Program.
Questions and comments may be made in advance to Monica Shaw, monicakshaw123@gmail.com
Bequest ad hoc committee report to Meeting for Business with plan overview
Vigils for Peace- Sunday and Monday
Love casts out fear and is a potent alternative to hate. Faith communities will gather to offer opportunities to strengthen our resolve to love.  White Supremacists gather in our town with the intent of spreading fear and hate. We need to be as committed to peace and justice as they are to their creeds.
 Richmond Friends Meeting will hold a vigil at 7:00 on Sunday and Monday evenings at our Meeting House, in the Meeting Room.
There will be other vigils during the day on Monday. We will post details as they are announced.
From Peace and Social Concerns
Monacan Chief Kenneth Branham spoke at the Meeting House on November 22nd as part of a Native American educational event. He has asked that we support the Monacan people in protecting their ancestral lands by signing onto a letter to Governor Northam and Commander Patrick Kinsman of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The letter asks the Army Corps of Engineers not to allow the James River Water Authority to proceed with constructing a pump station and pipeline project at Point of Fork. If permitted in its current form, this project would destroy the historic Monacan capital of Rassewek in addition to several other significant historical and archaeological sites.
The Peace and Social Concerns Committee has signed on to the letter as a committee; we hope that other Friends who are concerned about this issue will feel called to sign the letter as individuals. More details about this issue are provided in the letter itself; just click on the link below to see it.
Here is the link to the letter:Â Â https://tinyurl.com/monacanletter.
Thank You!
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