Our History

Meetings we have visited:

Board Meetings

  Arch Street

  Central Philadelphia

  Chestnut Hill 

  Germantown

  Green Street

  Kennett

  Pendle Hill

  Plymouth

  Radnor

  Westtown

  Taylor Lane Farm

 

Adult Forum or RE class

  Reading

 

  Kennett

 

  Germantown

 

  London Grove

 

  Abington

 

  Millville

 

  Central Philadelphia

 

  Swarthmore                   

 

  Mt. Holly

 

  Mt. Laurel

 

  Green Street

 

To ask for a visit please call the office

Major Events of Friends Hospice Project:

 

September, 2003              First conversation about a Quaker hospice during break at Interim Meeting

 

March, 2004                     Interest Group at PYM Annual Sessions

 

May, 2004                       Organizing meeting at Plymouth Friends Meeting

 

June, 2004                       Organizing meeting at Plymouth Friends Meeting

 

July, 2004                       Interest Group at FGC Gathering

 

July, 2004                       Friends Journal special issue on Aging and Life’s End. Several committee members write articles.

 

July, 2004                       Organizing meeting at Central Philadelphia Meeting

 

August, 2004                   Organizing meeting at Green Street Meeting. Agreement to incorporate as Friends Hospice Project of Philadelphia.

 

August, 2004                   Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and application for tax-exempt status filed.

 

September, 2004              Organizing meeting at Chestnut Hill Meeting. Naming of the founding Board of Trustees

 

October, 2004                  First full meeting of the Board of Trustees at Pendle Hill. Board meets monthly thereafter.

 

November, 2004               Minute of Endorsement from Central Philadelphia

 

January, 2005                  Moved into first office at Friends Center

 

February, 2005                 Report to Worship & Care Committee of PYM. Agreement to jointly sponsor workshop on end-of-life care among Friends.

 

February, 2005                 Minute of support  from Philadelphia Quarterly Meeting

 

March, 2005                     Interest Group at PYM Annual Sessions

 

April, 2005                       First workshop: “Caring for Friends at End-of-Life” at Plymouth Meeting.

 

July, 2005                       First staff member on salary

 

July, 2005                       Interest Group at FGC Gathering

 

September, 2005              First board retreat at Taylor Lane Farm

 

October, 2005                  Second workshop: “Caring for Friends at End-of-Life” at Plymouth Meeting.

 

November, 2005               Move to expanded offices at 706 West Girard Avenue

 

May, 2006                       Start of church visitation for community coalition

“Caring for Friends at the End-of-Life” workshop. April 30th, 2005—Plymouth Meeting

Carolyn Schodt in the new Girard Avenue office

    —November, 2005