Your Invitation ...
Saturday, November 11, 2006
at the Retreat House
You are warmly welcomed to a day of reconnection
The morning begins with a business meeting during which we will confirm new Board members and hear from Linda and Scot DeGraf, new members of the residential community, about their hopes as they move toward building the 5th staff house at Rolling Ridge. Closing our meeting will be a walk to the Cordwood Cottage to see the progress, learn more about the construction, and participate in a blessing of the new building.
Lunch will feature foods from Rolling Ridge garden and local farmers. Enjoy tasty, good-for-you ingredients grown in ways that are friendly to the earth. A light dinner will be available at the end of the day. If you would like to bring something to share, contact Rachelle Lyndaker Schlabach at 304-725-4301 or rachelleas@juno.com.
After lunch we will have a session with Brian Knox, a forest sustainability consultant and board member of the Rolling Ridge Foundation. He works with groups to help them live and interact sustainably with the natural systems that surround them. Brian will talk with us about the particular strengths and liabilities of the Rolling Ridge land. It will be a time to learn more about the ecology of the forest, invasive species, animal life, and encroaching development. There will be time for responses and discussion. For more information about Brian’s work see www.SustainableResourceManagementInc.com.
The day will conclude with a concert by David LaFleur, a Charles Town based musician with 25 years experience in playing a unique mixture of folk, blues and bluegrass. Visit his website at www.davidlafleurmusic.com.
For children, parents are welcome to organize childcare, using the Art Cottage as a place for activities. If you have any questions about this, contact Trish Stefanik at 304-724-1069 or tstefanik@aol.com.
We hope you can join us for this annual time of renewal, learning and building community among the larger circle of Rolling Ridge friends. Please let us know if you plan to come by calling or emailing Jackie Sabath: 304-724-6653 or jsabath@crosslink.net.
"In the end we will conserve only what we love
and we will love only what we understand."
Baba Dioum, African Ecologist