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We are currently living in a time when the government and many individuals are seeking to further tax cuts funded by significant reductions in support for social responsibility causes including education, disaster relief, food assistance, medical assistance, refugees, peacemaking, and the environment\/global climate instability. This runs counter to the common Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship (SPICES). We will work on how we can support those in our communities who still seek to act in socially responsible ways. This includes how we act ourselves to identify, celebrate and support causes, community leaders, and companies. Friday evening we will have a Getting to Know Each Other activity. Saturday morning\u2019s workshop will speak to the theme. Sunday morning\u2019s activity will be \u201cMaking Your Own Plans for Social Responsibility\u201d. This intergenerational program will also be attended by the ILYM high school friends (HSF) teens (8th-12th graders).<\/p>\n
Diane Clark Dennis and Choz Howard-McKinney will lead the Wee Friends through 7th grade program. They will attend the Saturday evening intergenerational program and will do activities related to the theme at children\u2019s program times.<\/p>\n
All meals and adult and intergenerational programs\/meetings will be in the Christian Growth Center [CGC]. Youth programs will be in the Retreat Center during adult program times.<\/p>\n
Parents are responsible for their children at all times other than during adult programs.<\/p>\n
Volunteer Signup:<\/strong> Friends who are able are encouraged to sign up for volunteer activities (assisting children\u2019s program, Sunday cleanup, etc.) at on-site registration.<\/p>\n Bring or send a medical emergency form for each person under 18!<\/p>\n This year only the housing at Camp CILCA will be free!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Housing:<\/strong><\/p>\n Meal Costs:<\/strong> $10 per meal. BRQ absorbs all costs of participants under age 19. Please donate as you can to cover them. All meals will be in the Christian Growth Center. Please send by March 27 to Margie Haworth-Davis, margiehd8@hotmail.com, or 43 CR 2150N, Mahomet, IL 61853. Make checks payable to Blue River Quarterly.<\/p>\n Possible Things to Bring:<\/strong> Snacks to share, flashlights, hiking shoes, towel, fishing pole & tackle, organization displays, games and toys, musical instruments, and copies of music (especially Rise Up Singing), a sense of humor, a modicum of patience, and love to share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blue River Quarterly will hold its spring gathering April 11\u201313, 2025 at Camp CILCA near Springfield, Illinois. How do we seek to support social responsibility in trying times? Facilitators: Mike… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-3281","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3290,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/3281\/revisions\/3290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3281"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blueriverquarterly.org\/brq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=3281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\nAlternative Meals:<\/em> If anyone wishes to prepare their own meals in the Retreat Center, we have use of the small kitchen with stove, fridge, and dishes.<\/p>\nRegistration:<\/h4>\n