City News
Participation in DeLand’s Juneteenth Celebrations—Donations of Banned Books Needed!
On June 19, 1865, Union troops delivered the belated news to slaves working on plantations in Texas that they had been declared free by the Emancipation Proclamation issued two years earlier by President Lincoln. Since then, Black communities across America have...
Post Election Recommendations from Braver Angels
From a recent email from Braver Angels: Visit their website for more election-related information and events. (Braverangels.org) “You only know you have a virtue when it’s tested.” That’s what the leaders at my Christian Brothers high school used to tell us. We’re...
Donations of Banned Books Needed
Once again, we are collecting (and saving!) books which have been banned by the state of Florida’s Anti-Woke Act. Check this link for banned titles and either order them through the Family Book Shop (1301 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32720) in DeLand or search for them...
Who Knew Folding Paper Could Be Such Fun!
Each year during DeLand’s Fall Festival of the Arts, held the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, DeLand Quakers have a booth in the children’s area to teach the ancient art of origami - folding paper to make forms representing animals and flowers. Our favorite creation is...
Annual Empty Bowls Dinner
On November 14 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at DeLand High School (800 N Hill Ave, DeLand), we will be joining the community for the annual fundraising event for The Neighborhood Center, DeLand’s foremost agency for giving assistance to the unhoused. The food is good, the...