Durham Friends Woman’s Society Meeting Minutes

4.21.2025 Zoom Meeting

Present: Dorothy Curtis, President,  Susan Gilbert, Secretary, Kim Bolshaw.

Cards: To Friends.

Program and Devotions: We spent this time sharing personal stories.

Treasurer’s Report: We have $85.58 in the account.

Minutes: Susan read the 3.17.2025 minutes.

Tedford Meal: Leslie Manning’s Team F will bring the June 2 Tedford meal. Durham Friends provide dinner for Tedford House on the first Monday of each month.

Contributions of prepared food or money for the Team to buy food for Tedford are always welcome.

Other Business: *Dorothy Curtis has received the gift to our meeting of a quilt created in 1943 by Durham Friends and the local community. It was given to the Booker family who experienced loss from fire, and now has been returned by a descendent, Faye Passow. *Ann Ruthsdottir is looking for washable ribbon for her creative project making flowers. *Our annual plant sale will start in May, with set-up starting Wednesday, May 21.The official start of the sale is Sunday, May 25, and will continue 2-3 weeks, unless we run out of plants more quickly.

SETTING UP: Please bring any perennials or seedlings you can donate and label them. There are pots available in the horse shed if you need any.

PROCEEDS: Plan to peruse the plants for something you might like. As usual, we will ask for donations, which will be used to support charitable work.

Any questions? Check with Dorothy Curtis, Kim Bolshaw, or Nancy Marstaller.

Thanks for all your help and support!

Dorothy closed the meeting with this quote from Harriet Beecher Stowe:

In all ranks of life the human heart yearns for the beautiful, and the beautiful things that God makes are His gift to all alike.

Respectfully Submitted, Susan Gilbert