{"id":632,"date":"2025-11-07T18:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/?page_id=632"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:26:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:26:21","slug":"benchamin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/benchamin\/","title":{"rendered":"Benchamin"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.pym.org\/donate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/11\/Cover.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Cover&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]\n<p>Hello, Friend,<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Benchamin, a simple Quaker meeting bench.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not always sure which meeting house I\u2019m in, but I am sure that where Friends gather, you help make everyone feel welcome.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been listening to Friends this year, and keep hearing stories that begin with:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Because of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting\u2026<\/em>\u201d and end with someone feeling welcomed, supported, or spiritually grounded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let me tell thee just a few:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom: 1.2em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pym.org\/sessions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/Minute-of-support-for-LGBTQIA-Community.pdf\" target=\"_Blank&quot;\">LGBTQIA+ Minute<\/a> \u2014 PYM Friends recently approved an LGBTQIA+ minute of support that shows we believe everyone deserves to love and live as their true selves. 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