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Today (Oct.11) is last day to RSVP for Peace Crane Unveiling, this Saturday!

Oct 11 2011 • Posted in News

Today — Tuesday — is last day to RSVP for this event:

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Peace Crane Unveiled:

Rejoice with Sculptor James Hubbell

Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 4 P.M.

To register online: Please RSVP by clicking here! (right column on “donate” page)

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The San Diego Friends Center cordially invites you to join the unveiling of the Peace Crane sculpture and celebration of the culmination of the visionary effort to create a sustainable facility for peace, justice, spiritual growth. The net proceeds from this event will be dedicated toward the $30,000 to finish the Meeting Room and make it available for community groups.

Nearly Completed: the San Diego Friends Center — A permanent center for peace, social justice, spiritual growth and environmental sustainability in San Diego; building design is by Hubbell and Hubbell.

 

The unveiling celebration will include:

~ Brief Presentations from James Hubbell and Carol Jahnkow

~ Light fare of Appetizers and Desserts from Alchemy
(neighborhood restaurant serving local sustainable food)

~ Silent Auction – bring your checkbook for the fabulous items!
A partial list of silent auction items is online here.

Tickets are $75.

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If you cannot attend, contributions may still be sent either online or by mail.

To register online: Please RSVP by clicking here! (right column on “donate” page)

You can also call the Friends Center office to speak with someone about the event: 619-263-9301.

If you have missed the RSVP deadline but are still interested in attending, please call the Friends Center just in case, as a few available openings may be left.

The San Diego Friends Center is located at:
3850 Westgate Place
San Diego, CA 92105

To donate on behalf of this event, please send a check for $75 for each person, with their names to “Friends Center Building Fund” 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego CA 92105. 

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The San Diego Friends Center is a partnership of the First Church of the Brethren of San Diego, the San Diego Religious Society of Friends, Peace Resource Center of San Diego, and the American Friends Service Committee. The San Diego Friends Center building was designed by Hubbell and Hubbell, built in a sustainable manner and will be operated sustainably. The partners will make the building available, on approval, to other community organizations.

Visit them online to learn more about their work.

Honorary Committee: Carol Jahnkow, Chair, Rabbi Laurie Coskey, Imam Taha Hassane, Lawrence and Suzanne Hess, James Hubbell, Yolanda Martinez, Nancy Neptune Nelson, Rev. Tom Owen-Towle

Unveiling Committee: Laurie Carlock, Midi Cox, Mariah Gayler, Mary Jo Housman, Byron King, Jane Krause

Facilities Management Committee: Mariah Gayler and Dick Ruppert, Peace Resource Center of San Diego; David Barrows and Karim Carlock, San Diego Religious Society of Friends; Midi Cox and Pedro Rios, American Friends Service Committee; Byron King and Alvin Stern, First Church of the Brethren of San Diego

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