What are we doing?
Our February 4 meeting began with prayer and a shared potluck meal where we caught up with each other.
Debbie gave an update on the meeting with the Framingham School Superintendent. The intention of the meeting was to ensure that all children in Framingham that want bus transportation to school would have it. One conclusion was that they would help facilitate a clinic to register kids for busses.
Palm Sunday will again have a pony, plus El Toque and our new church on campus will both join us for the celebration. JLIA will be in charge of coffee hour after the parade.
Plans were discussed for the March 8 soup dinner for all “activists.”
Plans were discussed for a quarterly “Tea and Talk” conversation time, which would take place after church. We hope the first one will be on April 26 with Karen Nell as our guest.
JLIA will again shop for and provide produce for the FSU students who stay on campus during the summer. We will let First Parish UU know that Edwards would like to do this in August.
CHAMPS watched a presentation by MA Chief Climate Officer Hoffer – it was very encouraging. From a worldwide perspective, more energy is produced by renewables than by coal, but energy needs from AI have increased more than ever. MA has some good, long term sustainable things happening. More good news is that the EPA budget was only cut 3.5%, less than was promised.
JLA Team – Heather Gonzalez, Fran Bogle, Debbie Clark, Noah Cichowlas, Martha Coleman, Peggy Harrison and Ronda Yeomans