Friends of Oberlin Village meeting - Monday, Sept 25 at 6pm

From FOV email dated 9/20/23:

Our next Friends of Oberlin Village meeting is Monday, September 25, 2023, and will be hybrid (subject to change) beginning at 6 p.m.

 Some items on the agenda this month: 

·  Board of Directors Strategic Planning Update

·  Committee Reports

Attending Virtually?  If you are interested in attending virtually and would like to receive the Zoom link to attend, please RSVP here preferably by 5 pm this Saturday, June 24, 2023.  *Should you have any technical difficulties, please send your request here. 

Attending In-Person?  For those interested in attending in person, the meeting will be held at Wilson Temple United Methodist Church located at 1023 Oberlin Road, please RSVP here *Should you have any technical difficulties, please send your request here. 

All attendees are asked to register in advance by clicking on the above email address to receive updates on the meeting status and location (virtual and in-person)

If you register for virtual attendance and have not received the Zoom link by Sunday afternoon, please let me know at friendsofoberlin@gmail.com. Requests for the link, after 12 noon on Monday, may not be able to be answered. 

The June draft meeting minutes will be circulated to those attending this month's meeting and submit an RSVP. 

 

Please share any life events (celebrations, sympathies or concerns, etc.) with LaToya at friendsofoberlin@gmail.com. 

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Join us at the first Wake County Genealogy Society Meet up of 2022 - April 9 - 9AM-Noon

Calling all WCGS members and interested parties for our first face to face meet up of 2022. As we are a service organization, this first one will involve a service project!

Please join the Wake County Genealogical Society as we participate in the Raleigh Day of Service: Historic Oberlin Cemetery Clean Up on April 9, 2022 from 9am to noon. This is a perfect opportunity for us to gather in a way we have not had an opportuity to in over 2 years!  Perhaps we can even go to lunch after, if a group would like to do so. 

This is a regular activity and so is well organized by the Friends of Oberlin Village.  Bring your own work gloves, closed toe shoes, garden cutters, and perhaps a tarp. And don't forget your water bottle! No need to register, just show up ready to help preserve history - rain or shine!

If you don't live locally or cannot participate, the Friends of Oberlin Village is always grateful to receive donations to further their cause as well as materials (such as tarps, etc) to aid in the clean up effort.  

Oberlin Village is an African American reconstruction settlement established in 1866 in Raleigh, NC. Despite their suffering from slavery, segregation, discrimination and gentrification, the residents of Oberlin Village established a strong community bond and always exhibited pride, purpose and prosperity. In a News & Observer article dated August 8, 1948, Willis Briggs stated the residents of Oberlin “were esteemed by both races for their industry, frugality and high character.”

 

More information here:  https://friendsofoberlinvillage.org/

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