Young Friends Urban Life Skills Gathering

Afternoon torrential Rain Plan:  There will be activities at the Germantown Meeting until we leave for dinner out & the William Penn Lecture at the Arch Street Meeting House.

Signe Wilkinson7:00 pm Saturday evening: we will head over to the Arch Street Meeting House and the William Penn Lecture sponsored by Young Adult Friends. This years' speaker is cartoonist Signe Wilkinson. Signe Wilkinson is an editorial cartoonist best known for her work at the Philadelphia Daily News. She is the first female cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1992. She served as president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists from 1994-1995. She is the author of two books of cartoons, One Nation, Under Surveillance (2005) and Abortion Cartoons on Demand (1992) and illustrated the FGC publication The Quaker Way (1998). Signe launched a new daily comic. “Penn’s Place” is set in Philadelphia, on a fictional city block, where main character Hannah Penn has recently moved. For more information go to http://pym.org/william-penn-lecture-2012-signe-wilkinson

Late Saturday evening we will help clean up from the evening activity putting stuff away before walking to the Market East Train Station to catch a train back to Germantown Meeting to sleep, per chance to dream…zzzzz.

SUNDAY we will pack up early, eat breakfast and clean up the meeting house. At 9:00 am we will gather with the adult class and the young people from Germantown Meeting for singing. Parents should pick up their YFs at Germantown Meeting at 11:30 am. Parental Units are also invited to join up for Meeting for Worship at Germantown Friends at 10:30-11:30 am.

REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL DETAILS: COST: $80. This includes a pizza Friday, snacks, Saturday breakfast & lunch, Sunday breakfast and SEPTA transportation during the weekend. . You will need to bring $15.00-$20.00 extra to pay for Saturday dinner at Undisclosed Location

We need to know you are coming by Wednesday, March 28th. We need to buy tickets before the weekend. Late registrations will only be accepted on a space available basis. Send your registration and payment pronto!

DO NOT STAY AWAY FOR LACK OF MONEY! Scholarship aid is available from the Sergei Thomas Memorial Fund. Please pay what you can and indicate on the registration form how much aid you need.

Germantown Meeting is located at 47 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia, PA 19144.  CAR POOLING LISTS & program updates will be e-mailed to you about 10 days before the gathering.   Get  Google Maps & directions from your house

ACCOMMODATIONS at the Germantown Meeting are on the floor. A floor pad or air mattress is highly recommended. There will be showers available courtesy of the Germantown Friends School.     

PLEASE BRING Comfortable work clothes, work shoes, raincoat, work gloves, a pillow, a sleeping bag and a floor pad, a towel, flashlight, jammies, teddy bear, games, and acoustic musical instruments. Please do not bring skateboards, computer games or pets!

Arrival: Plan to arrive Friday between 6:00 and 7:00 PM.  A Pizza dinner will be served Friday evening at 7 pm.  The Program will begin at 8:00 PM. 

Departure: Please plan your transportation home to leave at 11:30 am Sunday after Meeting for Worship at Germantown Meeting. 

Still have questions? Contact Cookie Caldwell at (215) 241-7222 or 1-800-220-0796 extension 7222 toll free or by E-mail at ccaldwell [at] pym [dot] org     

 Q&A:

• Can I attend only the William Penn Lecture at Arch Street Meetinghouse if I am not staying overnight with Young Friends? Yes but you need do so under the care of your family.  We cannot take responsibility for you.
• Can I get to Germantown on public transportation? Yes.  Plan to board the Chestnut Hill East train at 30th St at 6:40pm or Suburban Station 6:45 pm Market East 6:50 pm, arriving at Germantown Station at 7.04 pm. Let us know if you are coming by train so we know to meet you.
•  Is there any other option if I want to be with Young Friends but I don't want to run all over the city? No.  Everyone coming to the weekend must participate in the work project, the Urban Adventure and the lecture.  If you are sick we cannot leave you behind at the meeting house. You will need to go home.
• Are all of these facilities handicapped accessible?  No. The Germantown train station is not handicapped accessible and many of the other transportation stations are not handicapped accessible either.
• Can I still come if I have not pre-registered? First check the Young Friends website to make sure we have not closed the event. I know you already have this flyer in your hot little hand but things change. Re-check the website! Then, if the event is still open, send Cookie an e-mail saying you are coming. Bring your medical permission form, registration form,  and payment with you.  If we have 2012 medical permission form on file you do not need to fill out another Medical Permission form.  Parents must complete and sign a Medical Permission form for each child once each school year beginning July 1.  
• When and where do I get picked up on Sunday? Parental Units should pick up their YFs at Germantown Meeting at 11:30 am. Parental Units are also invited to join us for Meeting for Worship 10:30 - 11:30 am.