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Leadership

President: Martha Knox
Vice President: Joe Fox
Treasurer: Frank Klein
Secretary: Jim Childress
Book Club Moderator: Eileen Childress
Movie Night Coordinator: Peter Gagliardi 
Meetup Organizer:
Bob Lennon 
Facebook Administrator:
James Taylor  

Other Board Members: 
Elaine Oxman 
Brian Bohmueller 
Ric Hopkins 
Rosemary Horstman 

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Upcoming Events

February 11, Sat. Noon: Casual Luncheon 
Food Court at the Willow Grove Park Mall (3rd Floor)
2500 West Moreland Road, Willow Grove, PA 
map and directions 

February 18, Sat. 7pm: Book Club Discusses The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot 
Barnes and Noble 
102 Park Ave., Willow Grove, PA 
map and directions 

February 26, Sun. 1:30pm: Program Meeting, Drexel Professor Stacey Ake will speak on Bioethics and the evolution of consciousness
Upper Moreland Library 
109 Park Avenue Willow Grove, PA
map and directions

March 3, Sat. 7pm: Movie Night views and discusses Waiting For Superman
Giant Superstore, 2nd Floor Community Room 
315 York Road, Willow Grove, PA  
map and directions  


What is Humanism?

Humanism is a rational philosophy informed by science, inspired by art, and motivated by compassion.

Affirming the dignity of each human being, it supports the maximization of individual liberty and opportunity consonant with social and planetary responsibility.

It advocates the extension of participatory democracy and the expansion of the open society, standing for human rights and social justice.

Free of supernaturalism, it recognizes human beings as a part of nature and holds that values--be they religious, ethical, social, or political--have their source in human experience and culture. 

Humanism thus derives the goals of life from human need and interest rather than from theological or ideological abstractions, and asserts that humanity must take responsibility for its own destiny.
-- The American Humanist Association

For a more complete explanation of humanism, click here. 

HumanLight/Winter Solstice Party

HumanLight, December 23rd, is a new Humanist winter holiday and events were held in many cities across the US in 2006, with momentum growing each year. For more information, visit www.humanlight.org

HAGP held its first annual HumanLight/Winter Solstice Party on December 17th in Hatboro, PA. The event sold out one week beforehand due to overwhelming interest and the capacity of the banquet hall holding only 60 people. Since then we've continued the tradition at the Williamson Restaurant in Horsham with high attendance, top notch family entertainment, and prominent keynote speakers such as Tony Hileman and Jennifer Michael Hecht. 

Summer Unity Picnic 

In July (usually the last Sunday of the month) HAGP hosts a summer picnic. These events are always well attended and fun for members and friends of all ages. In 2007 HAGP co-sponsored our picnic with the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia (now the Freethought Society) and called it the "Unity Picnic." In 2008 and 2009, PhillyCoR (the Greater Philadelphia Coalition of Reason) members all co-sponsored the "Unity Picnic," increasing attendance even further. 

Click here for info about the July 31, 2011 Unity Picnic.