The Trustees of Urantia Foundation have traveled extensively over the past 10 years meeting with readers for input and to exchange ideas. These efforts to remain in touch with the readership continue. During the month of June 2000, Richard Keeler, Tonia Baney, and Cathy Jones traveled to eight North American cities to meet with readers about Urantia Foundation's past accomplishments, its current efforts, and its plans for the future as outlined in the Matthew Project. They were joined by Trustees Gard Jameson and Mo Siegel, Foundation staff, and Matthew Project Task Force members at various stops along the way. The Task Force members included Bill and Sharron Beasley, Dorothy Elder, Tom and Carolyn Kendall, Nancy Shaffer, Mary Snider, and Bryan Snowden.
Meetings were held in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; League City, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles and San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; and Vancouver, British Columbia. Local groups or individuals in each area hosted the meetings. We received a warm welcome and enjoyed the opportunity to exchange ideas with so many interested readers around the country.
We learned from this experience that, in addition to International Urantia Association members, there are many unaffiliated readers who are genuinely interested in what the Foundation is doing, and their response to the visit was positive.