Thursday, Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m.
Interested in running for the Weavers Way Board of Directors? Tonight is your last chance to attend an informational meeting for prospective candidates. It's in the Community Room, 555 Carpenter Lane (adjacent to the Mt. Airy store). 

You'll also want to attend the Board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m., at Summit Church, 6575 Greene St. All prospective candidates must attend one monthly board meeting, and this is the last one before applications are due. 

And last, but not least, apply by Feb. 27! Visit www.weaversway.coop/board-elections for more information, or contact Laura Morris Siena, Leadership Committee Chair, at lauramsiena@gmail.com.

SATURDAY AT WEAVERS WAY PET STORE with GREEN STREET RESCUE
Saturday, Jan. 31, Noon-3 p.m.
Saturday is Adoption Day Across the Way at 608-610 Carpenter Lane. Come see who our friends at Green Street Rescue have brought to visit! For more info: petstore@weaversway.coop or 215-843-2350, ext. 276.

BRENDA'S CAT ADOPTION CAT CAMP
Opening: Saturday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Then weekends through February
Friday, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10-5 p.m.; Sunday 10-3 p.m.
8417 Germantown Ave.
In honor of Valentine’s Day and World Spay Day, Brenda’s Cat Rescue presents “Cat Camp” a pop-up adoption center with demonstrations, discussions and family-friendly activities.  Rescue cats and kittens, all looking for furever homes, will be available for adoption and/or fostering. For more info and a complete schedule visit www.brendascatrescue.com.

Sunday, Feb. 1, 10 a.m.
The Germantown Jewish Centre, 400 Ellet St., welcomes Weavers Way member Abby Perkiss, author of "Making Good Neighbors: Civil Rights, Liberalism and Integration in Post War Philadelphia" and others to a panel discussion focusing on the history and legacy of integrating Mt. Airy. Panelists will attempt to move beyond the utopian myths we sometimes subscribe to and address some of the complications and contradictions that beset the experience. It is hoped that examining the past can inform the tough discussions and actions we are engaging in regarding race relations today. Info: program@germantownjewishcentre.org or 215-844-1507, ext. 19.

Monday, Feb. 2, 4-7 p.m.
Try local products and talk to the producers at our every-Monday local samplings.

This week's offering at the Mt. Airy store is for smoked-meat-lovers:

Ashbell Smokehouse in Brooklyn, NY, makes their bacon and pastrami from free-range, Lancaster-raised turkeys, for a healthier, hormone- and antibiotic-free product.

 

Tuesday, Feb. 3, 7 p.m.
Join the Board for its February gathering in the Parlor Room at Summit Church, 6575 Greene St. RSVP to Board Administrator Julie Jurash, boardadmin@weaversway.coop or 215-843-2350, ext. 118, so we'll know how many chairs to put out! See the agenda.

Thursday, Feb. 5, 7-9 p.m.
Mt. Airy Read & Eat, 7141 Germantown Ave.
Join us on the first Thursday of every month to view and discuss documentary films. This month’s movie is “Food for Change” (www.foodforchange.coop), the history of the modern American retail cooperative movement. It was made with the help of co-ops nationwide, including Weavers Way. We screened it at the last General Membership Meeting; if you missed it, here’s another chance! Seating is limited — RSVP to outreach@weaversway.coop or 215-843-2350, ext. 118.

Saturday, February 7, 10 a.m.
Weavers Way member Martha From presents “Five Wishes,” a workshop intended to help adults legally declare how they want to be cared for in case at some point they can’t speak for themselves. A free "Five Wishes" workbook is included for each attendee. In the Community Room, 555 Carpenter Lane (adjacent to the Mt. Airy store). RSVP with your member number to  outreach@weaversway.coop or 215-843-2350, ext. 118.