Meeting for Business Advance Documents.

Find them here: Balance Sheet [2], Income Statement [3], Pandemic Response [4], PSECC [5]

Wednesday Walkers

You have an invitation for another walk on Wednesday, October 12th at 2:00 pm. The chosen trail is again one of the trails in the Concord area, labeled Broken Ground trails, Map 20. Note that it indicates there are several trails to choose from, and we will decide which trail after arriving at the trailhead.

DIRECTIONS

In Concord take exit 15E off of I 93. You are now on Rt 393 heading east. Get off 393 at Eastside drive. Turn right on Eastside Drive. Turn right on Broken Ground Road, which is the second right off Eastside Drive. Turn right at the end of Broken Ground Drive on to Portsmouth Street. The trailhead will be on the left a mile or so,…… more or less.!!!

Faith and Kathy

Halloween

Hearing of a hotel full of families facing housing insecurity needing a fun and up lifting activity for Halloween, (Kids need to be kids! ) several of us have agreed to help gather costumes and candy so they can have a hotel parking lot trick or treating event. We will be collecting new or gently used costumes ( see below for details) and even candy. If you want to offer a cash donation, we will use it to purchase suitable costumes.

About the kids: Halloween costumes needed for 1 year old girl / young toddlers 1 boy, 5 girls / preschool age toddlers 1 boy, 3 girls / kindergarten-aged 5 boys, 2 girls / elementary-aged 2 boys, 5 girls / 4 teenagers- girls

( from our co conspirator who knows these families) The younger toddlers are the ones who are still quite literally "toddling" about while their counterparts are a bit more agile though still young. All approximately 4 years old or younger. The kindergarten group appear to be around 5 or 6. I considered the children in the 7 to 12 year age range as elementary-aged children. Of the four teenagers, two are on the younger end of that (13 and 14) while the other two are possibly 16ish. I know it's a bit old for traditional trick-or-treating but they are still children and deserve to feel special too.

We are hoping we can make some happy memories here- not sad ones! We will be setting up a collection spot soon so they can have them by the week of Oct 23rd. Questions- email Sara Smith.

AFSC Annual Gathering - Helpers/Performers Needed

Note Corrected Link. Volunteers seem to have had trouble signing up. See the corrected link at the bottom of this section.

If you haven't already reserved the evening of Oct. 22 for the wonderful AFSC-NH dinner and celebration at the Concord UU Church, get it on your calendar so you don't miss this unique opportunity!

For this event, we will come together both online and in person to share our special talents and gifts, whether that's as a musician, dancer, stand-up comedian, storyteller or group skit. We're especially encouraging our youngest Quakers to consider performing.

The link here provides opportunities to volunteer in various capacities but scroll down past the initial list to see the link to volunteer as a performer. Concord Friends are once again volunteering to do break-down and clean-up, and Sara Smith will help coordinate volunteers from our meeting. A call to contribute a potluck dish may also be forthcoming, and we will provide more information on what's needed soon.

But please take a moment to think about what you have to share with our AFSC community and follow this link to sign up. https://forms.gle/AF4z6Y5DyC53n6w77 [6]

NH Philharmonic Tickets

Sara would like to offer two complimentary tickets to a concert she is playing in with the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. The concerts are October 16, 2022 2:00 PM & October 22, 2022 7:30 PM - two different weekends - "Nature and Myth". Sibelius Symphony No. 1, Overture - Beethoven. Lyric for Strings - Walker. The complimentary tickets are for October 16 at 2:00 only. The concert is at the Salem High School Seifert Performance Center. This is a good opportunity for a car pool too. See Sara

NH Peace Action Annual Event 2022:

October 14 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm ONLINE EVENT $10-$30/ticket

To commemorate 40 years of waging peace, we will be joined by former staff as they share important highlights from each of the past 4 decades.

Come see:

• Kurt Ehrenberg (Director, NH Freeze Campaign/NH Freeze Voter 1983-85)
• Patty Bass (Office Manager mid to late ’80’s)
• Seán O’Donoghue (on staff from 1996-2003 first as Coordinator then as Co-Director)
• Jessica Ellis-Hopkins (Administrative Assistant 2004-2007)
• Susi Nord (Office Manager 2007-2011

Virtual Cocktails at 5:30. Once you join the meeting, you’ll enter one of the sponsored breakout rooms with other activists from around the state. Get to know someone new. Do a little networking! Want to sponsor a breakout room? doreen [at] nhpeaceaction [dot] org (Email Doreen) or purchase below [7].

You can also purchase an event sponsorship. Either option comes with a free ticket and you (or your organization) will be listed here on the event page.

YOU CAN HELP: Krisan Evenson is working on a timeline full of peace-progress events for our 40th anniversary year. Please consider filling in some of that timeline with your own stories! CLICK HERE [8] to access the Google doc and add your story in the right hand column. The left-hand column is the corresponding national Peace Action event list to jog your memories.

Also, if you have some great photos, please email them to Doreen.

Please RSVP HERE [7].

Are you wanting information from past announcements and newsletters?

Visit this page on our web site: Past Announcements and Newsletters [9]

Are you wanting to donate to Concord Monthly Meeting?

Visit this page on our web site for more information: Donations [10]