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28 The GUIDE to YELLOW SPRINGS 2019 – 20 YELLOW SPRINGS NEWS More information 767-9490 or www.tecumsehlandtrust.org Protecting local farmland, water, and natural areas forever. O nly 3% of the earth’s surface is ideally suited for food production — prime soils and plentiful, safe water. Over half the land right here in the Miami Valley fits that description! T he Tecumseh Land Trust is ready to preserve those special lands that make Ohio our home. By preserving and conserving land and water, we help to ensure that whatever the future may hold, generations to come will be able to enjoy the rural and natural environment that we know and love today. W ant to help us protect local farmland, water and natural areas forever? There are many ways to help — please get in touch! THE 365 PROJECT CONTAC T: John Gudgel, EMA I L : the365projectys@gmail.com WE B : the365projectys.org The 365 Project is a local volunteer organi- zation that serves as a catalyst organization that challenges and supports the people of Yellow Springs and Miami Township to en- gage critically and respectfully in dialogue and action that promotes and sustains di- verse African-American heritage and culture and educational equity, 365 days a year. The 365 Project meets monthly and has spon- sored the annual Elaine Comegys Film Fest, community conversations and myriad other activities. For more information, contact John Gudgel at jwgudge@sbcglobal.net or P.O. Box 165, Yellow Springs, OH 45387. AACW CONTAC T: Karen Patterson, 716‑0377 WE B : www.aacw.org AACW (African American Cross-Cultural Works) is a grass-roots community organi- zation operating under Ohio guidelines for nonprofit organizations. Its activities focus on celebrating cultural diversity and work- ing with other organizations to develop understanding of diversity in Yellow Springs, Wilberforce, Springfield, Xenia and neigh- boring communities. The group has held more than 50 events at various times of the year, including the annual Blues Fest, which was successful, in part, because of the increasing collaborative efforts of many individuals and organizations in Yellow Springs and the surrounding area. AFRICAN-AMERICAN GENEALOGY GROUP CONTAC T: Robert L. Harris, 767‑1949 EMA I L : rharris25@woh.rr.com WE B : www.aaggmv.org The African-American Genealogy Group of the Miami Valley is a nonprofit service and educational organization devoted to the pro- motion of African-American genealogy and the study of black and family histories. The organization’s main goals are to search for ancestors, their identification and their documentation. Activities include lectures, networking, workshops and field trips for genealogical purposes. The organization also encourages the writing of personal fam- ily histories and historical and genealogical societies. Membership is open to everyone. Meetings are held monthly at various loca- tions throughout the Miami Valley and south- western Ohio. The current officers of the AAGGMV: President, Thomas D. Jordan; Vice-President, Judith Casey; Treasurer, Sandra Ricker; Sec- retary, Rosalyn Givens. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CONTAC T: 222‑2211 EMA I L : centraloffice@aadaytononline.org WE B : www.aadaytononline.org Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who meet to attain and maintain sobriety. The only requirement for COMMUN I TY ORGAN I ZAT IONS membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no membership dues or fees. The schedule of meetings in Yellow Springs is as follows: • Sundays, 8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church — Yellow Springs Group; • Mondays, 8 p.m., United Methodist Church — Jackson Road Group; • Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., United Methodist Church — The Step Heads; • Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., Unitarian Uni- versalist Fellowship — Agnostic AA; • Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Rockford Chapel — Young People’s/Beginners; • Thursdays, 7 p.m., Rockford Chapel — No Name Group. ARTHUR MORGAN INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS CONTAC T: Susan Jennings, Box 243, Yellow Springs, 767‑2161; Agraria Address: 131 E. Dayton Yellow Springs Road, Yellow Springs EMA I L : info@communitysolution.org WE B : www.communitysolution.org The Arthur Morgan Institute for Com- munity Solutions — AMICS — was founded in 1940 as Community Service, Inc. AMICS hosts conferences and educational events focused on our mission areas of Resilient Communities, Regenerative Land Use, Com- munity Economics, Energy Democracy, and Being the Change. In 2017, AMICS bought a 128-acre farm on the outskirts of Yellow Springs to develop Agraria: The Arthur Morgan Institute Center for Regenerative Agriculture. The Nature Conservancy is restoring the Jacoby Creek, which traverses the property, and AMICS is developing an agroforestry plan for the acreage which has been conventionally farmed. Main goals are to conduct research and education about the importance of carbon sequestration in soils and healthy watersheds. ENHANCE WORLDWIDE CONTAC T: Ashley Lackovich‑Van Gorp, 937‑708‑0144 EMA I L : enhanceworldwide@gmail.com WE B : www.enhanceworldwide.org Enhance Worldwide envisions communi- ties where girls and women have the skills to lead meaningful, dignified lives and where each individual has agency, autonomy and aspirations. Working toward this vision, Enhance Worldwide helps girls, women and their communities discover strategies to navigate the challenges to their well-being in order to develop as individuals in their own right. The organization currently serves 150 direct beneficiaries across three pro- grams in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Activities focus on minimalizing the risk of child mar- riage, forced labor, violence and trafficking through family support, access to education and life skills development. FEMINIST HEALTH FUND CONTAC T: 767‑8949; P.O. Box 323, Yellow Springs EMA I L : info@feministhealthfund.org WE B : www.feministhealthfund.org For more than 30 years, The Feminist Health Fund, a Yellow Springs-based non- profit, has raised funds to help women in Greene County pay for traditional and alter- native medical-related expenses. For more information, to make a donation or to apply for a grant, please give us a call or visit our website, www.feministhealthfund.org. FOOD CO-OP/ BUYING CLUB CONTAC T: Luan Heit, 767‑1823 The Yellow Springs Food Co-op is a local buying club. The group orders natural and organic food and other household products at affordable prices, with a minimum of work for its members. Members place orders online from a wide selection of products. Delivery is every four weeks on Wednesday afternoon. FRIENDS CARE COMMUNITY CONTAC T: 150/170 E. Herman St., 767‑7363 WE B : www.friendshealthcare.org Friends Care Community has a single goal: the affirmation of life. Friends Care’s continuous care community has succeeded in meeting the needs of seniors who seek secu- rity and quality care, first with extended care, then with assisted living and independent living homes. Friends Care is located on a 22- acre campus. Friends is owned and operated by the Friends Health Care Association and has been a nonprofit community since 1977. Friends Care is a 66-bed skilled and long- term nursing facility. In August of 2011, Friends completed construction on a new, 16-private-room rehabilitation center, provid- ing a distinct unit for care of short-term stay rehab and nursing services. Friends Assisted Living Center is a li- censed 20-unit facility designed to enhance independence, security and socialization in a quiet setting. Friends Independent Living Homes are senior living duplexes. Buyers can choose between two- and three-bedroom units and two building design plans. Each duplex fea- tures a garage, appliances and maintenance- free living. GREAT BOOKS CONTAC T: Ken Huber, 767‑1160 EMA I L : kenneth.huber@att.net Currently, meetings are held September through June on the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the fireplace room of the YS Senior Center, 227 Xenia Ave. The group brings together people whose love of reading is part of their quest for life- long learning. The group uses a method rec- ommended by the Great Books Foundation, a pioneer of book discussion. This approach of shared inquiry encourages participants to look to their own experiences, rather than to outside sources of expertise, in their discus- sion of a work. GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION CONTAC T: P.O. Box 553 EMA I L : gec@greenlink.org WE B : www.greenlink.org The Green Environmental Coalition, or GEC, is a grass-roots activist group founded in 1990. The coalition’s mission is to have a positive impact on local, state and regional environmental issues. Currently we are focused on local efforts to combat climate change.