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Peace, Justice, an Earth Restored

As of December 18th, $3729.00 dollars have been donated in Haley's memory.

"Before You Enlist!" is a 15-minute film that provides "the real deal on joining the military" as told by veterans from Iraq to Vietnam, their family members and other young people who've dealt with recruiters. Produced by Telequest of Princeton NJ with support from the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Veterans For Peace, the Coalition for Peace Action, the Puffin Foundation and others, it is ready for viewing (and download) via

You can watch the video at BeforeYouEnlist.org... or at YouTube  This will require a high speed connection. It will take forever to load on a Dial up connection.

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E-mail cookiec@pym.org and say you want on. You will receive announcements of Coffeehouses, Quarterly Meeting events, service opportunities, Young Friends Working Group meeting agendas and other neat stuff!  A reminder:  If you change your address to some newer cooler address we won't know it and you won't hear from us unless you tell us! 

There is also a Young Adult E-mail listserv for those over 18.

Philadelphia Young Adult Friends (PYAF) is a group of young adult Quakers (roughly 18-32) and Quaker sympathizers meet together and talk about their experiences and needs as young adults.

PYAF seeks to share life experiences and attitudes, and come together as an energetic, supportive community of seekers. They have a foundation in Quaker principles, ethics, and practices.

The group meets every other Thursday and Sunday evenings for a potluck meal, fellowship and Meeting for Worship. Different people take turns hosting the gathering. PYAF gatherings are generally in the Philadelphia, with occasional events in the suburbs.

Check out their Yahoo Group list serve at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pyaf/

Email pyaf-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to join the listserv and learn where our next event is. Got Questions?

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Financial Aid for College

Dear Young Friends, parents and colleagues:

Following up on the October 21st, 2006 Quaker College Fair, here are 4 excellent resources, for those who were not able to attend (and also for those who were!).

Warm regards,
Tom Hoopes
Director of Education
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

1) Text of Mark Myers' keynote talk, which characterizes Quaker colleges as a special subset of liberal arts colleges. A very helpful read for any student or parent in the midst of the decision-making process about college...   This is a pdf document.

2) Financial Aid calculator, which allows families to do a "reality-check" about how much they should expect to pay, based on standard financial aid formulas. NOTE: For Quaker colleges and other private colleges, click on "Expected Family Contribution (EFC)" (halfway down the page, under "Needs Analysis"), and then choose "Institutional Methodology," not "Federal Methodology." For public universities and colleges choose "Federal Methodology".

3) "Twenty Things You Need to Know About Financing College"   -- a very helpful, at-a-glance document from the College Board. This is a pdf document.

4) National Public Radio recently aired a story, Signs That College Tuition Hikes May Ease a Bit by Larry Abramson, about the relationship between Financial Aid and Tuition. The following quotations jumped out at me:

"The public focus on the sticker price of going to college gives a misleading picture. The average student actually pays less than half the published tuition."

"Too much focus on lower tuition amounts to a regressive social policy. ... What America needs is a much more aggressive approach to need-based aid."

College Board Web site.  Click here
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