Archive | President’s Column

22 May 2013 ~ President's Column

Friends and Allies

by Emil Volcheck, BES President   The community of Humanists will thrive in Baltimore if our city develops a healthy ecosystem of humanist and nontheistic organizations. The Baltimore Ethical Society promotes the growth of this ecosystem by supporting our partners in the Baltimore Coalition of Reason (CoR). This is the right thing to do. It [...]

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07 April 2013 ~ President's Column

Fulfilling Humanism’s Promise in Baltimore

by Emil Volcheck, BES President   Build ethical communities that embody Reason, Compassion, and Hope. These communities advance human progress and thereby fulfill the promise of humanism. This is the inspirational message that James Croft delivered to our society in his recent platform address “Building the Temple of the Future: Fulfilling the Promise of Humanism.” During his visit to Baltimore [...]

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01 March 2013 ~ President's Column

Time To Help Refugees

BES President, Emil Volcheck

by Emil Volcheck, BES President   As a member of the Baltimore Ethical Society, I take pride in our work to advance human dignity and to build a more ethical culture in Baltimore. The diversity of our city continues to amaze me. A few years ago I learned that Baltimore is home to communities of [...]

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13 February 2013 ~ President's Column

The Inspiring Example of “Partners in Care”

BES President, Emil Volcheck

by Emil Volcheck, BES President Partners in Care Maryland (PIC) is a community nonprofit organization that provides support services to older adults to allow them to remain independent in their homes. Members of PIC exchange services with each other through a time bank. Three years ago, PIC’s president Barbara Huston gave a platform address at [...]

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16 January 2013 ~ President's Column

Time and Talent

BES President, Emil Volcheck

by Emil Volcheck, BES President The Baltimore Ethical Society asks us, its members, for our “time, talent, and treasure” to support the mission of the Society and the community we have built. Our recent pledge campaign focused on the “treasure” needed to allow our society to keep a roof over our heads and afford the [...]

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