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Annual Celebration

Ceremony features candles for the kids, readings, music, and more.

Speaker: Randy Rumley

We are proud to present Mr. Rumley, who will present on a special “Science Sunday” topic.

Location:

Tallmadge Hamilton House
5225 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Time: 10:00am

We will have our regular meeting, with doors opening at 10am for chat and coffee, and the formal meeting starting at 10:30am.

Location:

Tallmadge Hamilton House
5225 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Time: 10:00am

Lately torture has been a hot topic in the news. Reports about Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, the CIA’s “black ops” torture centers in non-Western countries, the ACLU’s lawsuit against the CIA for “torture flights”, John McCain’s recent legislation to ban torture (and George Bush’s vow to veto it), and the “School of the Americas” represent a disturbing trend in our society’s interpretation of what constitutes an unreasonable search and seisure.

This week there will be a reading from a recent report, followed by a presentation and then a moderated discussion.

The Sunday School will be available for the kids (with a program that is not related to torture).

Reading: “What We’ve Lost”, by William Pfaff, read by Derek Simkowiak
Presentation: Peter Orth
Moderated Discussion follows

Doors open at 10:00am for chat and coffee. The formal meeting begins at 10:30am. Coffee and snacks are provided.

Location:

Tallmadge Hamilton House
5225 15th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Time: 10:00am

This time of year, Ethical Culture Society of Puget Sound always picks an organization to assist as a group with some needed items. For the past several years, it has been New Beginnings Women’s Shelter. This year we have picked a specific family to assist. More information is below.

Please look over the list and pick an item (or two) that you think you can provide. We are asking everyone to sign-up for an item, so we can cover the list as completely as possible. Sign-ups can be done at the meetings or through the web site (within a day or two). We ask that you bring your items by the meeting on the December 18th at the latest. I hope you can participate and get your family and friends to participate. This is a truly needy family who is very appreciative already of our efforts.
-Amy Waterman

Ethical Action: Holiday Giving Campaign

We have decided to provide as many items as we can from a needy family’s wish list. This is a family of a seriously ill cancer patient, Rachel, who just recently had a bone marrow transplant. Rachel has a 22 month old son and a significant other who is an undocumented Mexican immigrant. They have been through incredible trials, including losing their baby to try and save Rachel’s life. They have very little family resources, except an aunt, who has just let them know her help is coming to an end soon. Rachel’s significant other, Nelly, is her prime caregiver and cannot work right now. Her son, Charlie, calls Nelly “Dad” although he is not his biological father. Nelly has been very supportive throughout this whole ordeal. Rachel is 24 years old. We would like to give them a little material help and more importantly, some hope.

Below is Rachel’s wish list for her family. I have kept her original wording for the most part. We are using this web site link to track who can cover which items, so if you can give something, please click here and post a comment saying what item you can help with.

Charlie: 22 months old, “red hair and white skin”, Shoe size – 7, Clothing size – 3T
Little people toys
Veggie Tales movies (VHS/DVD okay)
Rubber/plastic ball to play catch
Baby Monitor (Charlie’s busy these days)
Warm PJ’s (3T-4T) – long sleeves, likes Old Navy
Mr. Potato Head

Family:
Walmart gift card
Used or new holiday decorations –lights, wrapping paper (no live pine due to health issues)
Gift certificate to Safeway

Nelly: 25 years old, black hair/green eyes/tan skin, Size – Mens L-XL
Gift certificate for shoes – he likes Nike

Homemade lap quilt (can be unisex) – “Nelly is always stealing our son’s baby blankets with the silk on the edge.”

Rachel: 24 years old, “No hair J, tan skin, brown eyes”, Size – Women’s L-XL
Gift certificate to Clinique make-up (a want not a need)
Long style Pea coat – prefer wool
Cab fare to Grocery store