Friends
Community Wellness for June 2026
July 7, 2026
Monthly wellness resources from University Settlement: cooling centers, Community Resource Day, and rising eligibility for Rent Increase Exemptions
Announcements
Morningside Committees and Appointments, April 2026
From a Business Meeting of the whole to a Relief Committee with three members, activities in Quakerism are accomplished through Committees.
April 29th, 2026
Non-Committee Positions
- Clerk: Scott Blumenthal
- Assistant Clerk: Helen Garay Toppins
- Treasurer: Bernard Winter
- Assistant Treasurer: Carol Wilkinson
- Recorder for Membership/ Historian: Helen Garay Toppins
- Librarian: Sally Campbell
Committees and Their Members
Caregivers for Meeting with Children
- Sally Campbell (Clerk)
- Ernie Buscemi
- Tom Goodridge
- Kendall Gunter
- Maddie Johnson
- Scott Blumenthal
- Ian Hurley
- Bryan Oettel
- Jerry Reisig
- Kathy Stackhouse
- Pam Wood
- Dave Evans
- Dan Seeger
Friends’ Committee on Unity with Nature (Friends Earthcare Witness)
- Tom Goodridge
- Robert Renwick
- Richard Schmidt
- Corona Machemer
- Richard Schmidt
- Pam Wood
- Ron Rieder
- Carly Rodgers
- Stephen McDonnell
- Jon Mehlhaus
- Andy Doan
- Jerry Reisig
- Ernie Buscemi
Naming
- Dan Seeger
- Helen Garay Toppins
- June Tano
- Dave Evans
- Richard Schmidt
- Pam Wood (Clerk)
- Bob Schwab
- Corona Machemer
- Sally Campbell
- Ernie Buscemi
- Kathy Stackhouse
- June Tano
- Art Moritz
- Ernie Buscemi
- Pam Wood
- Helen Garay Toppins
- Jon Mehlhaus (Clerk)
- Scott Blumenthal
- Sally Campbell
- Pam Wood
News
Activism & Witness
Update from Kisangura Schools in Tanzania
July 6, 2026
NYQM's Great Lakes Region (Africa) Education Committee funds and supports the Kisangura Primary and Secondary Schools and students in Tanzania.
Announcements
Maintenance and Improvements to NYC Quaker Buildings
June 29, 2026
Roof renovation began and fence restoration continues at Fifteenth Street; Brooklyn’s roof is complete; and meeting room ceilings will be patched and painted.