We are rejoicing in every drop of rain as this front moves slooooowly through St. Louis, trusting that God's going to give us a glorious day for our 10th Annual Run&Walk 4 Life on Saturday, May 10...wet or dry!
THERE IS STILL TIME to register, volunteer or donate so you don't miss being a part of this energetic celebration of living abundantly! Questions? Call Erin at 314-783-3040 x224.
Amid shopping for last minute supplies, picking up the FABULOUS t-shirts from the printer, assembling goodie bags for all participants, printing check-in lists, counting out incentive tickets, setting up tables and booths and getting signs in place, we're also gearing up for our television appearance this afternoon during the Windows segment of Show Me St. Louis on KSDK NewsChannel 5. As of this morning, we have 420 registrants and have raised over $86,000!
Come to the city on Saturday and experience the Run&Walk - it's a great opportunity to enjoy fellowship, food and fun and to partner with us in our mission to empower life-affirming and healthy decisions about sex, pregnancy and relationships. If you can't be with us in person, please hold all participants in prayer!
One of the key programs through which we deliver our mission is our Best Choice sexual integrity program, a series of participatory classes offered in school and to youth groups throughout the metropolitan area. Best Choice - and our Community Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) grant application for this year - received an enormous affirmation this week when a large, key school district agreed - in writing! - to provide meeting space, adult monitors, and access to announcements to support Best Choice organized and led abstinence clubs in middle and high schools throughout the district. This is part of the Model Program currently under construction and for which we will seek federal funding. We heartened by the district's support and by other elements of the Model which include parent education components and also builds community support structures for young people who choose to remain or return to abstinence. While we believe the Model, strengthened by a recognized curriculum, memorandums of understanding from three school districts, and measurable outcomes based on increased developmental assets presents an attractive package to qualify for funding, we believe that even if not funding through CBAE, the Model does identify the best method for Best Choice programming.
An additional allotment of $100,000 in pregnancy resource center tax credits has lent a boost to our spring major gift solicitation. We're making personal contacts to move credits as quickly as possible in order to secure another allocation before the end of the fiscal year on June 30, 2008.
To all mothers and those who have been like mothers, Happy Mother's Day! We also remember mothers and grandmothers who are no longer with us in this life but who wait for us in the Life that is to come. And we thank our friends and supporters who help us empower mothers every day of the year!
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