We invite you to join us in Ashland Ohio for this year’s annual meeting June 12-15, 2025. This gathering offers a space to reflect on the brokenness we encounter—within ourselves, our communities, and the world—and to consider how we might repair, restore, and reweave the fabric of our lives with intention and grace. 

Our theme is "Mending Our Nets: The Power of Becoming Whole." Our plenary presenter will be Pamela Haines from Central Philadelphia Friends Meeting. Pamela is a Quaker writer, activist, earthcare advocate and workshop leader, focused on community building and economic justice.

Drawing inspiration from our Quaker heritage we will delve into the spiritual and practical work of healing, guided by worship, workshops, and meaningful dialogue. This year, our Bible Study will be led by Douglas Gwyn, a well-published scholar and lecturer on Quaker Theology. Together, we’ll seek to understand how we can be instruments of wholeness in a fractured world. Whether you’re a longtime Friend or new to Quakerism, we welcome you to this opportunity for renewal and connection.

Annual Meeting is returning to Ashland University. The university is located in the  small town of Ashland, Ohio, about halfway between Cleveland and Columbus. Participants noted their appreciation for the compact campus, easy parking, centralized space for meeting and socializing, a children's program that was close to the action, and good food prioritizing local sources. We also greatly enjoy partnering with the Ashland Center for Nonviolence, founded by the late LEYM Friend John Stratton. The address for the Ashland University John C Myers Convocation Center where LEYM check-in will happen is 638 Jefferson St, Ashland, OH 44805

We invite all members, attenders, and acquaintances of LEYM to join in the fun and worship June 12-15, 2025.

LEYM wants to encourage wide participation in our Annual Meeting. We provide a number of discounts to support attendance. These include:

•  First Time Attenders (over age 18) get a 33% discount off total costs
• Free meals for children under age 3
• 40% meal discount for children ages 3-13
• General Registration Fee waived for anyone under age 36
• Costs waivers for certain assigned program workers (you know who you are)

Questions can be directed to our registrar, Sally Weaver Sommer, via [email protected]

Financial Assistance: We do not want anyone to stay away because of cost. Those desiring financial assistance should first contact their monthly meetings. If needs cannot be met by the monthly meeting please contact the registrar. 

The registration form is dynamic and will show or hide registration fees based on your selected information. In the name of transparency, it shows credit-card processing and RegFox service fees that come from using this service. We are also using "coupons" applied at the end of the form for certain discounts. Note that T-shirt orders are not eligible for discounts. 

Children and Youth: Registrations for youth and children must be postmarked by Friday, May 9 for each child to assure a place in the Youth & Children’s Program. Children do not need to be toilet trained to participate in the program. A parent or guardian must complete the LEYM Parent or Guardian Consent & Permission Form (docx) for all children and youth ages 0–18. This form also enables your child to get a free T-Shirt!

Housing fees at Ashland University are per room rather than per individual. Overnight attendees may stay in Kem Hall, a non-air conditioned building adjacent to the Convocation Center where meetings and meals take place or in air-conditioned Clayton Hall which is a  building a five-minute walk from the Convocation Center. Room charges in non-AC Kem Hall are $40 per night for a double room and $45 per night for a limited number of triple rooms. Room charges in air-conditioned Clayton Hall are $55 per night for a double room. In Kem, double rooms have two non-bunked twin beds and triple rooms have three.  In Clayton, double rooms have two bunked beds. Spare mattresses are not available, but sleeping on the floor is permitted.

If you are planning to stay on campus, you'll need at least one member of your group to select a room during registration.

Additional Registrants: During this registration process you can add additional registrants who may be sharing your room by selecting "add registrant" near the end of this form.  You'll be able to provide their contact information including an email address for the Daily News Email and select their meal and linen options. If they plan on paying their own fees, they will need to either register for themselves (noting you are their roommate) or arrange to reimburse you later.

Attenders will share meals in the cafeteria located on the ground floor of Convocation Hall. Food choices include vegan and gluten-free options. Children under the age of 3 do not need to register for meals. A 40% discount on meals for children between the ages of 3 to 13 is available by using a coupon during their registration.

The Yearly Meeting runs on volunteer power. If you think you'd like to lend a hand, please let us know what sorts of work interests you.

Discounts: LEYM seeks to encourage attendance by all member of our broader community. One way that we do this is via discounts. Here's a list of discount coupon codes that may be used if they apply to you. Type Bold print exactly, no space between words.

• FirstTimer - First time attenders over age 18 are entitled to a discount of 1/3 off total costs.
• YoungsterMeals - Children under the age of 13 get 40% off on the cost of their meals.
• ProgramWorkers - If you are staffing the youth program or running the bookstore or serving in another staff roll, you'll need to use this code to get your fee waiver.