Singles Center

This supportive community is open to all Friends that describe themselves as Single from any stage of life.  We additionally welcome those attending FGC Gathering without their partner.  This center will try to balance serious fun with serious discussions.  

Additionally, at the close of each evening you will find singles unwinding in the Singles’ lounge.  The Singles Center is what you make of it, thus connect with us when you can.  If you feel moved to do so, please bring something to share, such as music, playing cards, board games, volley balls, tennis rackets, poetry, stories, etc.  

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., we will have “Thursday afternoon call to action.” Much of the day will be focused on the query “How is the Spirit calling me to act here and now?”  The Singles Center is planning a Thursday afternoon discussion with the following working title: “Discerning:  Merge our ‘Call to Action’ into our busy lives.” (Time:TBA,  Location: Singles Center Lounge)

The Center’s primary goal is to enhance our FGC Gathering experience and connect with Friends in a safe environment, a friendly community with the larger Quaker community.  If someone would meet “that someone special” this would be a side benefit of our Center. 

If you would like to be housed near other singles, please indicate this preference on you registration form.

Contact person is Janet Lamborn:  jil..click here..@hotmail.com or 610- 926-8362.

There will be opportunities for:

• Afternoon, Evening, and Late-night Activities,

• Workshops; Field trips; Mixers, Sports/Games; Discussions.  

• Interest groups within our community could be formed.Such interest groups could embrace the concerns/interests of: older singles, younger singles, gay/lesbian, never married, widowed, divorced, or married but alone at F.G.C. Gathering, etc.

• Children will be included in many activities.

• Planning for child-care during other activities will be attempted.

    
Late night social hours are also planned.  
Each night after contra dancing, Friends can meet in the Singles Center’s lounge for mixers and/or discussions.  Bring you your sodas, some snack food will be provided.
    
The Singles Center is open each afternoon and night
        
Please look for activities to be:

• Posted in the Singles Center lounge

• Announced in the daily bulletin.

Cooperation in our Supportive community

• The Singles Center Coordinator will not be able to attend all activities. Thus assistance is requested.  Please volunteer, as you feel moved to do so.

• It is hoped leadership will rise among us.  

• The primary responsibility of an activity facilitator is getting an activity stared.  

• As you attend each activity it is up to put into it what you hope to get out of it.

• Please feel free to bring with you what ever you wish to share.

Would Friends be interested in Worship Sharing about subject such as:
Forgiveness and “How does the spirit call me to act?”

There should be plenty of time for serious fun and serious discussions. Meeting for meals and afternoon activities will quickly fill the schedule. The Singles Center is what you make of it, thus connect with us when you can.  

Highlighted Past Activities

• Field Trips: Car-pool to various local attractions, or fire works.
• Meal time sharing: Designated tables in dinning halls.
• Meet to attend together F.G.C. Gathering Functions such as plenary sessions.
• Workshops & Interest Groups  &  Formal/Informal Discussions.
• Games night: Board Games, Card Games, (Bring your favorite).
• Worship opportunities.                      
• Back rubs/Therapeutic touch.
• Late eve. & Late night gatherings.                
• Canoe trips.
• Share music or poetry or stories night.               
• Natural water swimming.

Some Various Past Topics

• What did you learn from your last relationship?   
• Why are you single?
• Improve quality of living as a Single Quaker.       
• Single and Getting Older.   
• Being single:  Benefits/Disadvantages.            
• Young and Single.
• Discerning:  Are you the one for me?           
• Single with Children.
• Being reconciled to being single.               
• Single & Parenting Teens.
• Combining family, work, & being single?           
• Safe sex for singles.
• Fish bow & Role-play topics.               
• Being a widow/er.   
• Sharing your spirit with Non-Quaker partners and/or other friends.
• How and why we emotional and physical limits in our personal lives.
• Improving your life as single person and taking it home with you.