April 28, at 10 am, 3845 North Swan Street –  “The El Salvador Project”

 Marion and Jamie Newton will discuss The El Salvador Project and what it means to poor rural families.

Since 1990, under the care of the Palo Alto Friends Meeting (Quakers) in California, The El Salvador Projects has assisted students from poor rural families to complete programs of higher education in teaching, medicine, nursing, physical therapy, law, business administration, agricultural engineering, and other disciplines. Graduates lift their families from poverty, as they enhance the quality of life in their communities and inspire others to pursue their dreams. Meaningful careers with adequate income give these young Salvadorans alternatives to migration toward the United States driven by desperation.

Marion and Jamie Newton have been volunteers and members of the support committee for the Projects for more than three decades. They will explain the history and current emphases of the Projects, highlighting life stories of exemplary graduates, and illustrating their talk with a PowerPoint presentation.

Marion Newton has lived in the Mimbres Valley since 1978. Now retired, she taught English as a second language in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and in New Mexico, and kindergarten in San Lorenzo, New Mexico, and Menlo Park, California.

Jamie Newton lived in the Mimbres Valley part-time beginning in 2000, becoming a full-time resident when he retired in 2012 after teaching social psychology at San Francisco State University since 1980. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Gila/Mimbres Community Radio (KURU 89.1 FM) in Silver City.

Both are members of Gila Friends Meeting in Silver City and are lifelong members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). They play community dances and other events with The Big Ditch Crickets and are active in the community in many ways.

 Childcare is available every Sunday. Zoey Cronin will lead a formal children's program on second and fourth Sundays.  

 Children are welcome to participate on any Sunday, but they will get the most out of the program if they attend second and fourth Sundays somewhat regularly. Family adults may stay for the children's program or attend the adult program. Children are encouraged to bring a small item that represents someone or something they are grateful for that week.

 There are speakers on the patio if you wish to enjoy the service outside.

 UUFSC Safety Protocol as pursuant to our most recent UUA Guidelines:

Masks are now optional, but their use is encouraged. We will continue to serve refreshments on the patio and in the building. Visitors are always welcome.

  The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City is a diverse group of religious independents seeking knowledge, spiritual sustenance, fellowship, and opportunities for service to others. Our programs encompass humanism, liberal Christianity, earth-based spirituality, Buddhism and many other traditions. If you’d like to find out more, email uufellowshipofsilvercity@gmail.com , visit our website at www.uufsc.com  or visit us on Facebook at Unitarian-Universalist-Fellowship-of-Silver-City .

 Silver City is a diverse group of religious independents seeking knowledge, spiritual sustenance, fellowship, and opportunities for service to others. Our programs encompass humanism, liberal Christianity, earth-based spirituality, Buddhism and many other traditions. If you’d like to find out more, email uufellowshipofsilvercity@gmail.com , visit our website at www.uufsc.com  or visit us on Facebook at Unitarian-Universalist-Fellowship-of-Silver-City.