Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/06/2016
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

May Friendship Day dates back to May, 1933, when two independent groups planned luncheons to focus on “Child Health” and “Children of Migrant Families”.  In 1939, the two groups merged under the National Council of Church Women, which called for an annual observance “to strengthen a growing sense of unity, the joy of Christian fellowship, and the power of Christianity in the day of need.”  In May 1945, a few years after the founding of Church Women United, the celebration was formalized as May Fellowship Day.  In 1999, the movement of Church Women United changed the name of the celebration to May Friendship Day, as “we continue to celebrate unity in our journey toward wholesomeness in communities.”

This year, UUYO has the honor of hosting Church Women United’s annual May Friendship Day luncheon May 6, 2016 from 9am to 2pm.  There will be a light breakfast from 9-9:30am, a meeting from 9:30am-12:30pm, and a light lunch following the meeting. Please consider volunteering to help set up, serve and clean up after this event.  Please call Eugenia at 330-953-3086 or 330-503-4039 to volunteer.  For event information or a registration form, please contact Janet Smart at 330-799-0303.