The Saturday before
Thanksgiving has been a special day for me for as long as I can remember. This is the day when our Meeting House is transformed into a wonderland of potential—the Gift Shop full of hand made items (where, at two-and-a-half I got my first and most beloved teddy bear), thousands of books in the Book Room, and 3 rooms of hand-me-down treasure in Mabel’s Attic.
And the food! As a child I only had eyes for the Country Kitchen’s tables full of baked goods, but now the aroma of mushroom soup coming from the kitchen permeates the building and is just as tempting and divine. It’s Quaker Fair time! There’s more, of course, but what makes the Quaker Fair even more magical than all of the “stuff”—is all of the people. Preparing for the Fair brings our Meeting community together with a common purpose: to support AFSC and the good works they do around the world. Every year we donate the amount we raise during the Fair directly to AFSC. This year that total is nearly $7000.
The Fair also brings the larger community through our doors…Some friends have been coming to the fair for decades; seeing them each year is like getting an annual Christmas card, only better… If you missed it this year, don’t worry – we’ll be doing it again. Mark your calendars for November 22nd, 2014, and we’ll see you there!
-Sarah Kastriner is Kennett Meeting’s Coordinator
Some Awesome Pictures of the Event!
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