Friends Women coordinates women’s groups in the individual churches of the yearly meeting area. Projects include the support of a missionary family on a foreign field and partial support of a family in Northwest Yearly Meeting involved in church planting. It also serves as an information link with the work of Evangelical Friends International. Groups within individual churches also have service projects in their local areas, as well as holding fellowship and support meetings.

GOALS

• To provide Christian fellowship.
• To provide support through prayer and monetary support to home and foreign missionaries.
• To provide service and support in our local churches.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Dues per member: $20.00
  • Send to: Susan Hampton
• Quaker Waggins subscription: $5.00 per year
  • Send to: Reta Stuart

OFFICERS

Officers for 2008-2009

President: Betty Lou Sargent

Executive Vice President: Denise Gilbert

Secretary: Linda Giesbers

Treasurer: Susan Hampton

Literature Chairman: Phyllis McCracken

Project Co-Chairs: Mildred Powell & Kathy Carlson

Quaker Waggins Editor: Reta Stuart

Retreat Co-Chairpersons: Jerri Johnson and Karla Allen

Yearly Meeting Friends Women Banquet Co-Chairs: Denise Gilbert and Renee Mueller

Boise/Greenleaf Area Vice President: Edith White

Newberg Area Vice President: Gertrude Ankeny

Portland Area Vice President: Lois Phillips

Salem Area Vice President: Joe Lynne Rader

Southern Oregon Area Vice President: Nadine Brood

SW Washington Area Vice President: Evelyn Myers

READINGEach member is encouraged to read nine books out of at least five of the following categories: Spiritual Growth/Christian Living, Quaker History and Doctrine, Missions, Christian Fiction, Biography/Autobiography.

Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Women
Projects for 2008-2009

1. Funds for Peru Seminary $1,100.00
2. Printing peace pamphlet $ 2,000.00
“Lighting Candles in the Darkness” by Johan M. (Russia)
3. Travel Fund for Katrina McConaughey $2,000.00
(to accompany husband on field trips)
4. Faith Kelley’s education $2,000.00
(costs have DOUBLED)
5. “GO” Newsletter printing $2,000.00

Grand Total $9,100.00

This year’s projects have been reduced since we have not met our goals for the past two years. So this year there is only our NWYM needs presented. I did not receive the EFM projects for this year and we can concentrate on our own needs for this time.

Many thanks go to Duane Comfort and Chuck Scott for their great ideas and the time given to this! They both said to “give the ladies our heartfelt THANKS for all they do with the projects. We could not do it without them.” I too, wish to give my thanks to you women who have given so faithfully during the past years. Keep up the good work!

Mildred Powell

Project Chairman