Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation

Each year the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Annual Meeting is a celebration as well as a meeting. This year we’ll enjoy ourselves again, and YOU are invited! We’ll gather on Monday May 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Traditions Café, 5th & Water downtown. You might want to arrive early and order food long before the kitchen closes at 6:00, and enjoy social time before the meeting. We promise to end on time by 8:30 p.m.!

We’ll celebrate a year of rich and varied accomplishments since last May and elect several members to our Steering Committee.

We’ll also devote some time to small group discussions of creative ways to make progress. The small (3-5-person) groups will allow for maximum participation. How can we challenge the status quo? What is the potential for small clusters of people to bond into affinity groups and set their own paths toward promoting peace and social justice?

The Olympia FOR’s Guidelines provide for a maximum of 16 persons on the Steering Committee. We have enough nominees to fill all positions. Thanks to Steering Committee incumbents Cheryl Crist, Chris Carson, Jody Tiller, Dan Ryan, and Monica Hoover, who are willing to run for new two-year terms (through May 31, 2010), and Kim Dobson who also accepted a nomination for a two year term. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor. Thanks also to Audrey Daye, Dennis Mills, Kristen Dahle, Glen Anderson, Jamie Martin, Jerry Smith, Paula Allison, Paulette Frisina, Vale Core, and Rob Whitlock, who have served their first year of their two-year terms.

Dan Ryan has one more year left as Co-Chair, and the Nominating Committee has invited Jody Tiller to serve another two-year term in the other Co-Chair position. Monica Hoover accepted the Nominating Committee’s invitation for another two-year term as Secretary. Vale Core has completed one year of her two-year term as Treasurer.

For information about our Annual Meeting contact Glen Anderson at 491-9093 or glen@olywa.net.