Spring 2012 Alternative Answers to Abortion Pregnancy Resource Center AAA Pregnancy Resource Center’s Race For Life & 1 Mile Walk Special Fundraising Event Saturday, May 19th at Hines Park 16755 Middlebelt Road Livonia, MI 48154-3317 734-425-8060 . Join us for our first ever chip timed 5K/10K Race for Life on Saturday May 19th at the Nankin Mills Recreation Area in Westland! Race schedule is as follows: www.aaaprc.org 8 – 9 a.m. Pick up your race packet . Mission 9:15 a.m. 5K and 10K races commence Annual Fundraising Banquet is September 27th Our celebration banquet comes early this year! Abby Johnson, Pro-Life Advocate (former Planned Parenthood Director), will be our guest speaker and Bob Dutko of WMUZ will be our MC for the evening. We are looking forward to a memorable event as we celebrate what God is doing—please mark your calendars and plan to attend! (Please note: Due to the nature of Abby’s message, this event is not recommended for younger audiences) 10:30 a.m. 1 mile walk statement The AAA Pregnancy Resource Center is a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to the sanctity of human life. We provide resources to promote life, teach God’s design for sexuality, and provide counseling for postabortion healing. . For complete information or to register, go to www.aaarace4life.com. Also, if you or someone you know may be interested in becoming a race sponsor, please let us know! We are looking for local business owners, big and small—company logos of every sponsor will be printed on the back of our race t-shirts! Please contact Beth Swicker at 734.634.0011 or email her at [email protected] Attention Walkers! Enclosed in this newsletter is your pledge form for the 1 Mile Walk. Attention Runners! Please feel free to use So far this year… 533 services provided 318 clients served 119 new clients this year 87 pregnancy tests performed 19 free ultrasound exams performed the enclosed form to gather pledges as well. All pledges support the ministry at AAA PRC. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Baby Bottle Campaigns Sunday, May 13, 2012 through Sunday, June 17, 2012 Here’s a great opportunity for your church or school to help moms and their babies. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day provide the perfect “Start & End Dates” for a baby bottle campaign! Simply hand out the bottles for Mother’s Day and have fun filling them for a month and collect them on Father’s Day. To reserve your bottles, call Beth Swicker at 734-634-0011 or email her at [email protected] Thank you! IMPORTANT NOTE: Pledge forms can NOT be turned in the day of the event. Please plan to turn your pledge forms in to the center prior to the event by Friday, May 18th or after the event beginning Monday, May 21st. Thank you! pg 1 Spring 2012 Alternative Answers to Abortion Pregnancy Resource Center Client Corner Here are some of the things clients are saying about their experience at AAA PRC: “My experience was very welcoming. Advocates were concerned about my well-being and made great strides to assure me they were here for me and wanted to help. When I left I felt I had someone to turn to.” “I would not change a thing. This was altogether a wonderful experience. You all are doing a wonderful job. Everyone is polite and helpful and you truly do help.” What some of our clients like best about AAA PRC: “How helpful and sweet everyone was” “That the center is faith based” “That you sat down and talked with me and shared everything I needed to know” “The kindness that was shown towards me” “The conversation about God and prayer” Special Thanks to the Knights of Columbus! The Ultrasound Machine Fundraiser hosted by Knights of Columbus on Saturday, February 11th at St. Priscilla’s Church in Livonia was a great success! We gathered with friends and family for a delicious Olive Garden dinner and a fun evening of fellowship and raffles. The fundraising efforts of the Knights of Columbus and generous donors provided $5300 toward the purchase of our new ultrasound machine! Thank you to St. Priscilla’s Church, Glen Graham, Greg Keough & Mark Parkins of the Knights of Columbus, Olive Garden, and every person who participated in the event through serving, attending, and giving to this cause! THANK YOU to all the churches who participated in the SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SUNDAY Baby Bottle Campaign! Together, over $10,650 was raised to support the work of the center in helping moms, dads and babies—thank you! pg 2 Bell Creek Community Church Bethany Bible Church Bethel Baptist Church Calvary Missionary Church Canton Friendship UMC Christ Church of Redford Cornerstone Worship Center Covenant Community Church Dearborn Christian Fellowship Dunning Park Bible Chapel Fair Haven Assembly of God Grace Baptist Canton Grace Christian Fellowship Harvest Bible Chapel Hosanna-Tabor Lutheran Church Life Church Livonia Church of Christ Memorial Church of Christ Plymouth Baptist Church Praise Baptist Church Solid Rock Bible Church Warren Road Light & Life Free Methodist Church Please support Our Pro-Life Sponsors! pg 3 Thank you to the Adventurers Sunday School Class from Crosspointe Community Church! This group collectively donated $500 toward the purchase of our ultrasound machine—what an awesome way to come together and show your support! We are humbled and grateful for your thoughtfulness and generosity—thank you! Shop online using iGive and help raise money for the center! iGive really is as simple as it sounds…you can generate donations for AAA PRC simply by shopping online at any of iGive’s registered 900+ stores…there are no costs, obligations, or hidden fees…and it’s all automatic! Go to www.igive.com for more information and to sign up. We recently received another check from iGive in the amount of $39.36 bringing our total raised to date to over $187! Creative ways parents are getting their kids involved with AAA PRC! Help AAA PRC through A mom from CrossPointe Community Church wanted to teach her kids the importance of donating to support the moms, dads and babies helped through AAA PRC. She had the kids go through their belongings and sort out what they could sell. She helped the kids sell the clothes and toys they selected, and then took them shopping to buy baby items to give to the center! Simply change your search engine to www.goodsearch.com and every time you log in and search the web, a donation will come to us. From the Good Search website, just choose AAA Pregnancy Resource Center in Livonia, MI as your charity. So simple and so helpful…thank you! We also received a special donation through our recent Baby Bottle Campaign. Inside one of the returned bottles was a special note, which came from a parent of an 8 year old boy and his 11 year old sister. The young siblings together donated $17.75 and the note read, they each “have been saving 10% of their small allowance for months to help the center.” What a couple of great ways to teach kids and bless others at the same time…thank you! Other ways to help AAA Pregnancy Resource Center: Calling All Kroger Shoppers: Make Your Krogering Count for AAA PRC! Kroger’s Community Rewards program is one of the simplest ways to contribute to AAA PRC. Beginning in mid-April, simply visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com and enroll your existing Kroger Plus card. It’s so easy…then just shop, swipe your card & you automatically earn for AAA PRC! Please note: All participants must re-enroll each year to continue earning awards during the coming year. pg 4 your search engine everyday! Handyman Ministry We are always looking for handymen who will volunteer to help AAA with their time and talents—painters, carpenters, handymen, or even just two extra hands. AAA PRC has two buildings that need attention and a couple of decent sized projects that need to be taken on. Please contact Ted Braboy at 734-564-4594 or email [email protected] if you can help out from time to time…thank you! Want to help the center, but don’t have enough cash? You can help by donating: n Long-term capital gain property—this way you receive a tax deduction and no taxes on existing gains! n Ordinary income property n Tangible personal property n Future interests in property—buy a life insurance policy with the center as the beneficiary, and receive a tax deduction for the premiums! Please contact your CPA or financial advisor for more information about donating property to the AAA Pregnancy Resource Center. From the Director God continues to do some mighty things in this ministry. He does them through so very many servants that give of their time so freely. If you have attended the various fundraisers over the years, you may have seen me or heard me speak on behalf of the center. I assure you, that the REAL work is done behind the scenes by the 30+ volunteers each week. We are grateful for the donation of time and spiritual gifts offered in His name. Below are comments from some of these volunteers that describe the effect this ministry has on their walk with God: “I sense the need to hold the parents up with prayer taking each one and their baby to God” “I have seen how God provides for the needs of the center” “I have definitely drawn closer to our Lord” “I have had to depend on the Lord giving me ideas and material” “The staff has helped me stay connected and heal through a difficult season in life…their mentoring has been a blessing” “Every time I’m here it is a blessing to my life, I LOVE coming here” “I am reminded to be thankful for what I have, and it helps me to see people the way God does and avoid judgment because everyone comes from a different place…it keeps me praying for others” “God led me to this ministry to further my journey in faith and purpose in life” “I feel closer to God...I notice a big difference when I don’t come that I am missing something” “I get to see how God is working in the lives of others” It is my pleasure and a blessing to me to serve in this ministry with these women (and men) and the many more each week that give of themselves for the glory of His name. Thank you all for your support and partnership. Together we can accomplish all that He has called us to do! For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Eph. 2:10) Serving together in Christ, Peggy Board News Thank you to Maureen Zack who has faithfully served on the board of directors and as a counselor for many years, to use her words: “since dirt.” Maureen has held the position of board secretary and has served this ministry with a great heart and ambition. We will miss her but know that God will continue to use her in the pro-life ministry. Blessings on all that God has for you, Maureen! pg 5 Spring 2012 Alternative Answers to Abortion Pregnancy Resource Center 16755 Middlebelt Road • Livonia, MI 48154-3317 734-425-8060 • www.aaaprc.org Address Service Requested Volunteer Opportunities Available! NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID Livonia, MI permit #110 n Receptionists n Class Instructors n Baby Shop Clerks n Material Goods Sorters n Many Other Opportunities We offer volunteer orientations monthly. Please visit our website at www.aaaprc.org or contact the center at 734-425-8060 for more information! Diapers of any size and baby wipes are always needed! Upcoming 2012 AAA PRC Events: Race for Life/Walk for Life – May 19th Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Baby Bottle Campaigns – Sunday, May 13th through Sunday, June 17th Wash for Life – Saturday, July 21st (rain date: August 11th) – Visit www.washforlife.org for details! Annual Fundraising Banquet – Thursday, September 27th National Life Chain – Sunday, October 7th Marathon Mission – Detroit Free Press Marathon or ½ Marathon – Sunday, October 21st Name AAA PRC as your charity – visit www.marathonmission.net for details! National Adoption Month Baby Bottle Campaign or make us your Thanksgiving Project – November 2012 Christmas Giving Project – December 2012 STAFF Peggy Roberts Executive Director Janet Rozenboom Client Services Coordinator Beth Swicker Development Director Paula Campbell Bookkeeper Lisa Eggleston Administrative Assistant BOARD OF DIRECTORS Peggy Roberts Executive Director Teri Temby Chairman Charles Threadingham Vice Chairman We are always looking for new ways to be wise stewards of the resources that are provided by our generous donors. Rather than receiving a hard copy of our newsletter, could you receive it via e-mail—saving both printing and postage costs? If you are able to help us in this effort, please send your name and e-mail address to [email protected] and enter E-mail Newsletter in the Subject Line. Thank you! Donna Perkins Treasurer FYI, current and archived newsletters are also available to read and/or download from our website at www.aaaprc.org. 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