Farley Center Essays

ESSAY CONTEST

As part of Natural Path Sanctuary’s 10th anniversary celebration in 2021,
everyone was invited to submit a short writing on:
What does the Farley Center and/or NPS Mean to Me or My Family or My Community.

THE ESSAYS

1st Place Winner
IAN ALEY: Listening When the Land Speaks
Betsy Bazur-Leidy
2nd Place Winner
BETSY BAZUR-LEIDY: Untitled
Megan Miller
3rd Place Winner
MEGAN MILLER: The Farley Center: A Sense of Hope and Community

HONORABLE MENTION

GLENN HOOVER
What does the Natural Path Sanctuary Mean to Me?

NANCY JOHNSON
A Place of Peace

LINDA JOSHEFF
Untitled

KATRINA KRUEGER
Community Through Connection

TANYA MUDRICK
Return

CLARE ANN RADTKE
Circle Unbroken 

BOBBETTE ROSE
Thinking Creatively About Peace, Justice and Sustainability

SUE SCHUETZ
Farley Essay

ANN MARIE WATERHOUSE
What Does the Farley Center/Natural Path Sanctuary Mean to Me?
THE JUDGES

Farley Center
Gil Halsted
Farley Center Board Chair

Natural Path Sanctuary
Steve Ventura
Past NPS Board Chair

The Farley family
Grace Mitsuye Farley
Linda and Gene’s granddaughter

NPS Board Chair & Coordinator
for the Essay Contest
Penn Engebose

Thank you to Natural Path Board Chair Penn Kipp Engebose for coordinating this essay contest. If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to programs@farleycenter.org with the subject line: Att: Penn Kipp Engebose