PAtownhall.com
Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
PAtownhall.com
Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
Pennsylvania's Marketplace of Ideas
by Newsletter
February 2008
Mission
Urban Family Council exists to build healthy families by providing education about, and advocating for, life, mariage and family.
A Word from the President
We Are Moving to West Philadelphia.
by Christopher A. Pender, Sr.
"I am not here by chance, but by God's choosing to fulfill His special purpose for this generation." -- Roy Lessin
Urban Family Council will leave its office in Cheltenham and move to a larger facility at 49th and Parkside Ave., in West Philadelphia on February 28, 2008. We plan to be back in business, by Monday, March 3rd. The move will be short, traveling only about ten miles, but the new urban environment will offer UFC the opportunity to work closer to communities we serve.
As our organization grows, the need for a bigger office is apparent. UFC is one of the few agencies that delivers its services to schools, businesses, and churches in the Philadelphia area. Our Building Healthy Families Program offers relationship, leadership and parent education, as well as other specialized services to youth in grades K-12, parents, and college age adults.
Moving to West Philly legitimizes us as an urban organization, and provides the opportunity for deeper penetration and impact. We will have a place where kids can come after school, which is the next step in helping youth. Our services are free to the local community including parenting and fatherhood workshops.
The new 6,000 square ft. facility is located on the fourth floor of a five story office building and has been renovated to accommodate our growing staff with ample office space, multipurpose meeting facilities, a training room, and a game room.
Our mission - to build healthy families by providing education about, and advocating for, life, marriage, and family - is the impetus for all we do. It is time that West Philadelphia and other surrounding communities get to know UFC on a more intimate level. Friday, April 4, 2008 will be the official open house for our supporters to come take a tour of the new office. For more information about the open house event, please call 215-663-9494.
In This Issue
A Word from the President
Now This Is Renewed Virginity!
Making a Difference!
Quick Links
Spring Banquet
Services
Partners
GoodSearch
Spring Fundraising Banquet and Silent Auction
Thursday, March 27, 2008
6:00PM Reception & Auction
7:00PM Dinner & Program
Presidential Caterers
2901 DeKalb Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
Cost: $25 per person
Reserve early by calling:
215-663-9494
or email: tmahan@urbanfamilycouncil.org
or register and pay online at www.urbanfamilycouncil.org
Checks can be mailed to: Banquet, POB 11415
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Help UFC
Donate used goods to
New Life Thrift Shop
www.newlifethriftshop.org
Matching Gift Program
Call 215-663-9494 for details.
Donate used goods to
Impact Thrift Stores
www.impactthrift.org
Give through United Way. UFCs Donor Choice Number for Southeastern PA is 08393. Call 215-663-9494 for more location numbers.
Now This Is Renewed Virginity!
by Tad Mahan, Director of Development
I recently had breakfast with an old friend who reported that his relationship with another old friend has progressed to the point where they are actually discussing marriage. They have been single for years, both graduates of difficult marriages, and have maintained their sexual integrity.
As committed Christians in a church that takes marriage seriously, they understand the need to thoroughly discuss the many issues they face as a couple. These include their children, all with their own feelings about the relationship, and their extended families with different personalities and views of their union. They also have different commitments to the church and community, and homes that are very different.
But among the really important matters they agree on is that they will hold to the biblical standard of sexual purity until the day of their marriage. They do so with the joy of innocence and being faithful and it is wonderful to see.
Making a Difference!
by Carla Wertz, Intern, Mass Communications, Bloomsburg University
Working with Urban Family Council, I realized just how important education about life, marriage, and family is to the youth of this generation.The 2006 Department of Health Abortion Statistics show an increase of 5.2% from 2005.That is 1,822 more abortions in the past year. Urban Family Council introduces a healthy lifestyle to students, while teaching them the importance of being a good role model to family and peers.The future is bright as Urban Family Council continues to reach out to more and more youth and families each year.Our message is being diffused slowly but surely, and we are in fact making a difference.
GoodSearch is Great!
What if Urban Family Council had a penny for every time you searched the Internet? Search the web with www.goodsearch.com and money from Yahoo advertisers will go to Urban Family Council without you spending a dime!
Help raise hundreds of dollars for Urban Family Council (UFC) each year just by searching the internet. www.goodsearch.com is powered by Yahoo!, so you get proven search results. When you go to www.goodsearch.com, type in Urban Family Council in the "WHO DO YOU GOODSEARCH FOR?" bar. Click VERIFY on the right. From there, search the database as you usually would and a percentage will come directly to UFC! Use this website for all of your research needs at home and in the office. Please consider making GoodSearch a part of your daily activities. To make www.goodsearch.com your default page, go to internet options under the tools menu of your browser.
On average:
100 supporters - searching through GoodSearch TWICE a day - raise an estimated $730 revenue/year.
1,000 supporters - searching through GoodSearch TWICE a day - raise an estimated $7,300 revenue/year.
You get the idea. Many of us search the web AT LEAST 5 times a day. Together, let's try to raise $2,000 in 2008 for Urban Family Council through GoodSearch.
This innovation is truly a blessing to Urban Family Council, the children and families that benefit from our programs, and non-profits everywhere. All YOU have to do is search the Internet. If you would like to further promote GoodSearch and UFC by adding a GoodSearch icon to your myspace page or home page, please call Carla at 215-663-9494.
Urban Family Council | 518 Ryers Ave. | Cheltenham | PA | 19012
