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One Church One Child Challenges Communities To Seriously Consider Adopting Or Mentoring
One Church One Child of Florida is reaching out to families and individuals in local communities across the state in efforts to help share the truth that chil- dren are waiting for a permanent home and/or mentor.
Daily, over 700 children are in need of a family to call their own; many of them are minorities.
Churches are asked to partner with One Church One Child, Inc., in sharing information with congregations and ex- tending Watch-Care Ministries to chil- dren. Rev. Beverly Hills Lane, State President for One Church One Child of Florida and Vice-President for National One Church One Child, is challenging fellow Pastors to get involved and en- couraging families to open their hearts and homes to children in foster care. These children have no family identified to adopt them.
October’s child is “Tommie” who says, “I’m a leader.”
Tommie is an active, inquisitive kid
TOMMIE
who loves family and having fun. He’s a diligent student who strives for good grades, and he especially enjoys reading.
Tommie likes sports of all kinds, but he’s particularly good at football and dodgeball.
He’s a natural leader and would make a great coach or mentor one day. As it is, Tommie looks forward to being a dad and having a family of “all boys plus a girl.” Family is incredibly impor- tant to him, and he’s eager to become part of one.
If you are interested in knowing more about Tommie and other chil- dren in foster care available for adop- tion, or if you would like to become a foster parent, mentor, partner or volun- teer, please contact LaKay Fayson, Re- cruitment Coordinator for One Church One Child of Florida’s SunCoast Region, at (813) 740-0210 or lakay_fayson@ococfl.org. T h e website for One Church One Child of Florida is www.ococfl.org.
(Photo credit: Children’s Board Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay, by Pezz Photo)
2nd Annual
Riverwalk
Trick Or
Treat
The event is FREE and open to the public.
Friends of the Riverwalk will be hosting its 2nd Annual Riverwalk Trick or Treat event on Saturday, October 28th from 4-7 p. m. all along the Tampa Riverwalk.
There will be 40 locations hosted by local businesses and organizations handing out candy and/or treats to children in costume. At the conclusion of the event there will be a free family Hal- loween movie in Water Works Park, hosted by Friends of Tampa Recreation as well as a Halloween themed Tampa Bay Light- ning Watch Party in Thunder Alley at Amalie Arena both at 7 p. m.
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