Secular Humanists of Western Lake Erie
Building community through compassion and reason for a better tomorrow.
May 21 @ 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
Our Humanist Happy Hour has evolved into a quarterly Humanist Happy Time at the Fortune Inn restaurant. Join us at the big table for great Chinese food and merriment. RSVP below just to let us know you plan to attend.
Here is a link to find the restaurant’s menu:
https://fortuneinnrestaurant.com
Seating is limited so RSVP so we can make sure we have seat for you
June 20 @ 11:00 am — 3:00 pm
Join us for our annual summer picnic. We will provide hamburgers and hot dogs, condiments and drinks. Just bring a side dish or desert to share with the group if you are able. Feel free to bring your own food to grill yourself if you wish. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the event.
Kids, games, and animals welcome.
We will get together rain or shine. The only bad weather that might cancel this event is severe weather active in the area at the time.
The Sycamore Shelter is at the eastern portion of the park where the Farmhouse and Ward Pavilion are located. The Shelter is close to the exit drive to Corey Rd.
Just let us know you are coming so we can look for you
April 4 @ 10:00 am — 12:00 pm
Join our book club. Unlike most book clubs, we don’t name a book all should read to discuss later. Come to the club to share with us a book you are reading now or have read and tell us why we should read it. You can also share any interesting newspaper or magazine articles you’ve read.
We will be in The ‘Making Room’
This event is FREE and open to the public
*Side Note* Monroe Street over US 23 is closed for 150 days.
Westbound to southbound detour: US 23 north to Sterns Road (Michigan Exit 1) to southbound US 23 to Monroe Street (Exit 234).
Eastbound to northbound detour: US 23 south to Dorr Street (Exit 11) to northbound US 23/I‑475 to Monroe Street (Exit 234).
Westbound Alexis Road ramp to northbound US 23 is permanently closed.
Acres Road between Alexis Road and Monroe Street will remain open during construction, except for two weeks for pavement tie-ins in mid-summer.
Acres Road, north of Alexis Road, will close for intersection reconstruction in late April/early May for approx. 30 days.
Of course if you are from the area or live in the area you will know some other ways of crossing US 23 to get to the Sylvania Branch Library.
Your Host:
August 8 @ 3:00 pm — 9:00 pm
Join us for a late summer social event as we have a bonfire at the Farnesworth Metropark. Bring a camp chair or other seat and bring snacks or treats you would like to share.
There is no formal program. This is just a time to relax and enjoy a social activity out in the country.
Farnsworth is south of Waterville on S. River Rd. Enter at the Farnesworth Boat Launch drive and jog to the right. We will be at Group Campsite #1
FREE and open to the public. This event is weather dependent so if it rains we may have to cancel.
Just let us know to look for you
September 13 @ 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm
Come out Sunday afternoon and meet Fish Stark, the Executive Director of the American Humanist Association. Find out some the plans for the organization and projects they are working on. He will also take questions. We will have refreshments.
Fish Stark is an organizer, educator, social entrepreneur, and lifelong humanist. Fish has spent his career turning big ideas into bold action in service of belonging, flourishing, and social justice for all people.
Prior to joining the AHA as Executive Director, Fish was the Head of Program + Curriculum at Legends, an educational technology startup, where he led research and implementation teams to create products that helped children build self-confidence, positive mental health, and critical thinking skills.
Previously, Fish served as the Director of Programs at Peace First, a global nonprofit that provides training and funding to youth social justice activists, where he led a global team of organizers who empowered thousands of youth grantees in 140+ countries to make lasting change in their communities, and worked with organizations such as the Red Cross and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation to develop youth leadership programs.
Fish’s other professional experiences include managing progressive political campaigns, leading a mentorship program in the West Virginia coalfields with the American Friends Service Committee, building a nationally recognized peer-to-peer bullying prevention program, and teaching students from pre-school to high school.
A self-proclaimed developmental psychology nerd who is passionate about giving everyone the tools to live lives of meaning, service, and self-determination, Fish holds a Master’s in Education with a concentration in child development and psychology from Harvard University, and a Bachelor’s from Yale University with a certificate in Education Studies. While at Yale, Fish served as a student board member of the Yale Humanist Community and received a Dean’s Prize for his work to build a stronger relationship between Yale and New Haven.
Fish lives in Annapolis, Maryland, where he is President of the Speaker Mike Busch District 30 Democratic Club, is a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, and serves on several nonprofit boards. He moonlights as an award-winning stand-up comedian and has performed in 13 states.
This event is FREE and open to the public. We will pass a hat for donations to support the group.
Seating is limited
February 26 @ 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm
Our Humanist Happy Hour has evolved into a quarterly Humanist Happy Time at the Fortune Inn restaurant. Join us at the big table for great Chinese food and merriment. RSVP below just to let us know you plan to attend.
Here is a link to find the restaurant’s menu:
https://fortuneinnrestaurant.com
February 14 @ 12:00 pm — 2:00 pm
What’s the best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day AND Charles Darwin’s birthday? A Chili Cook Off. Sign up today to enter the cook off and share your best chili recipe at our February meeting. Participants and guests will be voting on the best chili for a prize to be announced soon.
General Rules
This event is FREE and open to the public to attend
Note this meeting is at a special time of 12 PM to 2 PM since no one really wanted to have chili for breakfast.
*The image of the guy eating chili was generated using AI and is not known to be Charles Darwin*
Only fill out the form if you plan to enter the cook-off:
February 7 @ 10:00 am — 12:00 pm
Join our book club. Unlike most book clubs, we don’t name a book all should read to discuss later. Come to the club to share with us a book you are reading now or have read and tell us why we should read it. You can also share any interesting newspaper or magazine articles you’ve read.
We will be in The ‘Making Room’
This event is FREE and open to the public
Your Host:
March 21 @ 1:00 pm — 2:30 pm
What do you do in the privacy of your own home behind closed doors? We want to know hobbies and/or crafts you like to do when you are outside SHoWLE. Bonus points if your hobby and/or craft helps express your Humanism.
Feel free to bring in any examples of your work or efforts and explain them to us. If it works out you might find a fellow traveler in your adventures.
This is the event originally scheduled in January.
FREE
We we will be meeting in Meeting Room A (in the basement)
This meeting or event is subject to our Winter Weather Meeting Policy. If there is a storm forecast or in progress please check back here before you travel to attend our meeting or event. Should Lucas County be put on a Level 3 snow emergency then consider our meeting or event canceled.
We now have a potluck sign up form for the picnic on June 21st. This just to avoid duplicate food but feel free to bring whatever you want to share.
SHoWLE will have a limited number of hamburgers and hot dogs as well has cold soda and water to drink and plates and utensils to use. Feel free to bring any games you want to share.
More information about the picnic can be found the events page.