Friends’ Current Activities

This list was first compiled in November 2023. Updated February 2024.
We want to know what you are doing!
The information helps the Peace and Social Concerns Committee with decisions
about the distribution of Corporate Witness funds.
Please contact Ann Benner
(ann.b.benner@gmail.com) if you would like to add information about your activity.

African Peace Partners — works with victims of genocide in Rwanda
Jim Mustin, mustin3000@yahoo.com

Baby Birth Sisters — birth doulas
Dianne Bearinger, diannebearinger@gmail.com


Beloved Community Charlottesville — working for racial justice here in Charlottesville
Elizabeth Shillue, eshillue@gmail.com


Common Ground — wellness practitioners
Dianne Bearinger, diannebearinger@gmail.com


Cville100, 350.org — organizations working to combat climate change
John Surr, jvsurr@gmail.com


Farm Radio International — farmers sharing agricultural information
Marcia Geyer, Marcia.geyer@yahoo.com


Friends Peace Teams
Richard Thayer, Richardeventhayer@gmail.com


IMPACT
Nancy Elizabeth Nimmich, nen1730@yahoo.com


IRC (International Rescue Committee)
Jim Webb, jlwebb@colby.edu


JABA (Jefferson Area Board for the Aging) — administration and research
Linda Goldstein, lbgold57@gmail.com

Law, Consumer — pro bono work
Ed Wayland, edwayland@yahoo.com


Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville Albemarle — tutoring in English as a second
language, and teaching reading/writing to native English speakers
Ann Benner, ann.b.benner@gmail.com and Melissa Elliott, melissae999@gmail.com


Moms Demand Action — gun control advocacy
Melissa Elliott, melissae999@gmail.com


NICU, UVA Hospital — holding babies
Linda Goldstein, Lbgold57@gmail.com


PACEM — winter shelter for unhoused people
Erin Wise Ackenbom, ewiseackenbom@yahoo.com


Teen Seed — works with victims of sexual violence and for women’s empowerment in Kenya
Georgia Wilcoxson, gwilcox1@aol.com


Uhuru Foundation — Mens’ re-entry program
Alison Webb, ajwebb@colby.edu