This is a big birthday year for us – Quaker Center is turning 75.

Over Labor Day weekend, from August 30th to September 2, 2024, we will hold a series of events and celebrations to mark this special occasion. Please join us as we recall Quaker Center’s extraordinary history, celebrate its current life and witness, and look ahead together towards the future.

All are welcome to attend these events!

Please consider joining us for any part of this celebration. It is not necessary to register in order to attend any of these daytime events. Please see event schedules below, and get in touch with us with any questions at (831) 212-2631.

Friday, August 30th – Welcome friends!
We’ll open up the long weekend with a celebratory dinner, followed by an evening in the Orchard Lodge.
Registration begins at 4:00 p.m.
Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Singing and fun at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 31st – Long live Quaker Center work camp
A one-day work camp to help get our center ready for this gathering. Whether you’ve come to 30 workcamps, or if this is your first one, come get a taste of Family Work Camp. Work together through the morning, and have fun in the afternoon and evening.
9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Work crews around Quaker Center.
12:30 p.m. Lunch
a variety of afternoon activities including a scavenger hunt

Sunday, September 1st – The Center is Quaker
Come one and all from far and wide to attend a very special Meeting for Worship on the Occasion of Quaker Center’s 75th in the Redwood Circle. Followed by, of course, a celebratory potluck, and an afternoon rededication ceremony.
This event will be open to all – newcomers welcome.
11:00 a.m. Meeting for Worship in the Redwood Circle
12:30 p.m. Potluck lunch at Casa de Luz
2:00 p.m. The next 75 years

Monday, September 2nd (Labor Day) – Open House and Birthday Party (10 am – 5 pm)
On Monday, we’ll invite our town, neighbors, community, valley, and the whole world to come visit Quaker Center and help us celebrate this anniversary and kick off the next 75 years. We’ll have lunch, music, guided tours, games and activities, and of course, a really big cake. Not to be missed. All are welcome.
10 a.m. Come over, say hello take a tour, relax in the orchard
12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Lunch is served!
3:00 p.m. Cake cutting and birthday celebration

Want to join the party, but can’t attend? Whether you can be here in person or not, your support and participation are essential to keeping Quaker Center going. Please consider making a generous donation to mark this occasion. Read more about our 75th here.

Want to get involved and help plan and bring off these events? This will be a community effort, and your participation is welcome and needed! We’ll need lots of community help, especially at the Open House. Want to pitch in? Have an idea? Send an email to nico@quakercenter.org to get involved.