Thursday, February 17, 2011

Dust Off Your Sneakers!

Join Team CHLOE!
5K Run and 1Mile Fun Walk 
at the Columbus Zoo!
May 21, 2011

There will be a lot of  charities there,  making for a fun and festive day!

If you live in the Columbus, OH area be a runner or walker with Team CHLOE.
If you live a distance, sponsor a runner or walker!

Here is what to do:

  1. Click here to open the Walk 4 Faith website; under Main Menu click on ‘register to walk/run’   ($20.)... follow the link
  2. Select CHLOE, Inc as the ministry you will be supporting; complete the other required fields
  3. Set up a Pledge Page according to directions (see Main Menu)
  4. Invite your friends, sorority, business associates, grandma, heart throb, and stylist to walk/run with you... get them registered!
  5. Invite your friends, family and fan club to sponsor you. 
  6. Prepare for a fun and rewarding event!   
Free Parking, Free Zoo pass (for participant), T shirt, & goodies bag

Keep me posted on your recruiting results... I’d love to hear how it is coming along 
We have established priorities for the use of funds raised through this event to enhance our Chloe’s Moms Connection program: 

~ Health Education Teaching models i.e.: Shaken Baby simulation doll ... is an effective,though expensive, tool in demonstrating the devastating physiological impact of shaking a baby or young child. This single piece of equipment when used in training or community event settings will quite literally save lives!
~ Books and Educational toys for the tots in our program 
~ Cold Weather Bundles...Coats, mittens, & boots for the families we serve, as needed for next winter’s blast.
~ Class supplies...interactive  supplies and equipment

As we are just getting our feet wet in the fund raising pool we are thankful for such an opportunity as this!  We are grateful as well for your interest and support as we break cycles of poverty by equipping young single moms!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Such a Time as This

This being Valentines Day and all, I was planning to write a sweet and clever post, perhaps wax a bit sentimental. Then on Saturday while reading the Columbus Dispatch I was drawn to an article : ‘Teens must be aware there are risks to dating’ by Cheryl Pentella, Co-President of the National Council of Jewish Women, Columbus Section. I was reminded; February is National Teen Dating and Violence Awareness and Prevention Month. The notion to be clever or sentimental seemed less appealing, at such a time as this.
“• 1 in 5 teens in a relationship they termed serious reported being hit, slapped or pushed
• 1 in 3 girls who have been in a serious relationship say they’ve been concerned about being physically hurt by a partner.
• 1 in 3 high-school or college students will become a victim of an abusive dating relationship by the time they graduate.
• Nearly 1 in 4 teen girls reported pressure to go further sexually than she wanted as a result of peer pressure.”

I have accepted a calling on my life to serve young women caught in the throws of parenting, before they are adequately equipped to do so. As a community health nurse, I observed the brokenness in lives, of scores who had been victimized by others and/ or their own naive beliefs about love and intimacy. I am a trainer for advocates for victims of abuse. I have studied these issues earnestly. The outlook is not encouraging! Our young people are being duped in to believing power, control, and sex rule! Now is the time to move forward with compassion, courage, and truth.
I found quite a few websites that offer facts, insights and informed opinions for both adults and teens. I’m providing links to a few of them. Click on the titles to learn more:

Dispatch Article (referenced above)
Women’s Policy, Inc.
Family Education
Stay Teen